Resistance-Related Gene Mining and Genetic Improvement in Crops—2nd Edition
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026 | Viewed by 1522
Special Issue Editors
Interests: potato; drought; ABA; cadmium stress
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Interests: germplasm conservation; genetics and molecular biology; gene function; gene family; alfalfa; maize
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on crop stress resistance is a crucial topic in the field of agriculture. With climate change and environmental degradation, crops are facing increasingly severe non-biological stressors such as drought and salinity. Scientists are exploring drought-resistant genes through genetic improvement to enhance crop adaptability and yield stability. In recent years, utilizing molecular biology and genomics technologies has led to the successful discovery of multiple key drought-resistant genes, which have been introduced into crops through transgenic or hybrid breeding methods, achieving some breakthroughs. However, challenges remain, including insufficient depth in gene exploration, incomplete understanding of gene functions, and concerns about the safety of transgenic crops, thus impeding the progress of stress-resistance research. Future efforts should focus on strengthening fundamental research, delving deeper into drought-resistance mechanisms, exploring new genetic improvement approaches, and prioritizing ecological risk assessments to propel greater advancements in crop stress-resistance research.
In this Special Issue, we are soliciting research articles on novel and underexplored crop stress-resistance-related genes, as well as comprehensive reviews offering unique insights into resistance against non-biological stressors in major crops.
Dr. Panfeng Yao
Dr. Chen Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agriculture
- plant science
- staple crops
- abiotic stress
- plant breeding
- genetic improvement
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