Genetic Studies of Crop Breeding

Dear Colleagues,

Food security is confronted by great threats from crop yield stagnation; growing demand for high quality crops; and global climate change in the form of frequent extreme weather events, increasing occurrence of various pests and diseases, and shortage of water and other resources. The benefits of genetic studies of crop breeding globally are thought to be imperative for realizing high-yielding crop production. Breeding practices for modern crops are critical in facing these challenges, and a deep understanding of these practices is crucial to uncover how to identify genetic improvements for productive crops. This Special Issue explores the basic mechanism of the breeding of high yield and high-quality crops. It is expected that development and integration of new technology into established breeding schemes will contribute significantly to crop genetic improvements, for instance, with the breeding of varieties with better quality and improved disease resistance, improving yield potential, and enhancing resistance or tolerance to biotic stress such as drought and heat. This Special Issue gives priority to articles that are of direct relevance to plant breeders, inviting original research, technology reports, opinion articles, perspectives, reviews, and mini reviews. This publication also welcomes studies on cereals, beans, potatoes, fiber, oilseeds, sugar, seasoning, medicinal, green manure, and aromatic crops.

Prof. Dr. Depeng Wang
Guest Editor

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• agronomy
• plant protection
• biological sciences
• plant breeding
• genetics
• molecular biology
• biotechnology
• plant pathology
• plant biochemistry