Genetic and Genomic Studies of Important Traits in Cereal Crops

Dear Colleagues,

The production and end-use quality of cereal food crops require further improvement in order to meet the demands of the growing population worldwide. The technological advancements in genetics and genomics and related data analyses have led to great improvements in the last decade. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from various platforms including DNA genotyping-by-sequencing, skimseq, whole-genome sequencing, pan genomes, RNA sequencing, exome capture, and their related data analyses have advanced our knowledge in their applications in practical breeding. The goal of this Special Issue is to summarize some of the progress in genomic-assisted breeding for germplasm and cultivar development. We are soliciting papers describing advances in knowledge and progress in the application of these techniques, and how they can be used to improve crop production, resistance, and end-use quality through increasing the resilience of germplasm and cultivars.

Prof. Dr. Shuyu Liu
Dr. Shisheng Chen
Prof. Dr. Fa Cui
Prof. Dr. Cheng Liu
Guest Editors

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