Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Oilseed Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Oilseed crops, which are rich sources of oils, proteins, minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, are industrially important with a high economic value for domestic use and many export potentials throughout the world. However, numerous factors influencing oil composition, quality, and yield have challenged the genetic and molecular studies of major grain crops. A better understanding of the biotechnologies widely used in oilseed crops will allow for a breakthrough for the sustainable development of oil crops.

This Special Issue aims to describe the studies dissecting the genetic, fine-mapping and cloning genes that are responsible for economically important traits, exploring genotype–phenotype correlations, the development of diagnostic biomarkers used for marker-assisted selection (MAS), analyzing the molecular regulating mechanism of causal genes for resistance, etc., in oilseed crops. To progress in the knowledge of such intricate issues, contributions by experts in these field in the form of research papers and critical reviews are requested.

Prof. Dr. Xingguo Zhang
Dr. Xingli Ma
Guest Editors

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• oilseed crops
• marker-assisted breeding
• fine mapping
• QTL
• genetics
• genomics