Plant Biotechnology and Breeding Strategies to Improve Crop Quality
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025 | Viewed by 76
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background and history of this topic: Recent research in the areas of plant biology, genetics, and engineering has suggested that there is significant potential to improve crop processing and nutritional quality by using biotechnological and molecular-assisted breeding approaches. Exploiting these new strategies has considerable potential to meet the growing global demand for food, fiber, and bioenergy, while also minimizing the environmental impact and improving the sustainability of crop production in line with consumer demands.
Aim and scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue on "Plant Biotechnology and Breeding Strategies to Improve Crop Quality" aims to showcase the latest research advancements and innovations in the field of plant biotechnology and molecular-assisted breeding, particularly as they relate to enhancing the quality of crop plants. The aim is to promote a comprehensive understanding of the biological, genetic, and molecular mechanisms underlying processing, sensory, and nutritional quality parameters in crop plants, and to explore novel biotechnological and molecular-assisted breeding approaches for improving these traits in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.
Cutting-edge research: genetic engineering and gene editing; transgenic technology; biotechnological approaches for enhancing crop quality; molecular mechanisms underlying crop quality; and sustainable agricultural practices.
The kinds of papers we are soliciting: articles, comminications (e.g., focused on describing new methods and interdisciplinary research approaches or case reports), and reviews.
Prof. Dr. Jingjun Ruan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crop plant quality improvement
- plant biotechnology
- genetic engineering
- transgenic crops
- marker-assisted selection
- genomics and functional genomics
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