Peanut Genetics and Omics

Dear Colleagues,

Peanut (also known as groundnut) is one of the most important economic oil crops in the world, supplying oils and proteins for human nutrition. Approximately 50 million tons of peanut is produced globally per year. The availability of several reference genomes for peanut and its wild relatives in genus Arachis is helping researchers to unpack the genetic and molecular basis of important traits related to yield, quality, flavor, nutrition and resistance to pathogens or other environmental stresses, which will accelerate the genetic improvement of peanut varieties.

This Special Issue aims to document the cutting edge of applied and basic research on peanut genetics and omics on a global scale, uniting research developments that utilize the peanut reference genome and related technologies. We seek papers using population genomics, genetics, molecular biology, or other omics, particularly those that discover novel loci/genes and address the underlying molecular and evolutionary mechanisms of the abovementioned traits.

Dr. Liying Yan
Dr. Huaiyong Luo
Guest Editors

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