Functional Characterization of Key Agronomic Trait Genes in Soybean
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
Interests: soybean; ideal plant architecture; circadian rhythm; light signaling; biological nitrogen fixation; abiotic stress; epigenetics regulation; regional adaptability regulation; seed quality regulation; biotic stress; gene editing; molecular mechanism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soybean is not only an important crop serving as food, oil, and animal feed, but also one of the crops with the highest biological nitrogen fixation capacity globally, playing a crucial role in the nutritional supply, resource efficiency, and global food security for all humanity. As a typical short-day crop, soybean's yield, quality, wide adaptability, and nitrogen fixation efficiency are influenced by various environmental factors such as photoperiod, biotic stress, and abiotic stress. However, the multigene coordinated regulatory mechanisms between these traits and environmental factors have not been fully elucidated. With the emergence of cutting-edge technologies such as spatial transcriptome sequencing, researchers are now able to more effectively identify key genes associated with high yield and superior quality in soybeans. Investigating the functions of these genes will offer valuable genetic resources and theoretical foundations for molecular breeding efforts. These insights will facilitate the development of new soybean varieties characterized by ideal plant architecture, increased yield, enhanced quality, improved adaptability, and optimized balancing between carbon and nitrogen metabolism.
The aim of this Special Issue is to solicit articles focusing on genes related to the regulation of soybean traits, including plant architecture, stress resistance, nitrogen fixation, yield, etc.
Prof. Dr. Jun Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stress
- adaptability
- nitrogen fixation
- architecture
- quality
- yield
- molecular mechanism
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