Recent Advances in Genomics, Genetic Resources Evaluation and Breeding of Rice
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rice biotic and abiotic stress; gene identification; genetic resource evaluation; genomic selection; omit study; genomic breeding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rice is one of the most important staple crops in the world. With the increase in the global population and worsening climate change, rice yield should largely be increased to meet consumer demand. Moreover, in line with increases in living standards, rice quality also should be improved. In recent years, significant advances have been made in rice genomics and genetics, including whole-genomic sequencing, bioinformatics, genomic selection, molecular technologies, marker-assisted selection, and genetic resources development, resulting in the identification of many important genes essential for rice yield and quality, and a series of green, higher-yield, and superior quality varieties have been bred and cultivated worldwide. This Special Issue of Agronomy will highlight the latest advances in genetic resources evaluation; the mining of rice genes important for rice yield, quality biotic and abiotic stress, and other traits via QTL mapping and genome-wide association studies; gene function analysis; novel genetic resource development; whole-genomic sequencing; bioinformatics studies; omics studies; and rice variety breeding.
Dr. Kai Chen
Dr. Xianjin Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rice yield and quality
- rice biotic and abiotic traits
- genetic resource evaluation development
- gene identification
- gene function analysis
- omics study
- whole-genome sequencing
- bioinformatics study
- genomic selection
- novel variety breeding
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