Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Brassica Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2)".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vegetable genetics; molecular breeding; Chinese cabbage; microspore culture
Interests: Brassica crops; vegetable genetics; molecular breeding; microspore culture
Interests: vegetable genetic breeding; genomics; genetic resources; molecular breeding
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Dear Colleagues,
Brassica crops, such as Chinese cabbage and cabbage, are important vegetable, oil, and feed crops, holding a significant position in global agricultural production. Studying their genetics and molecular breeding can first deeply reveal the genetic characteristics and gene structure of these crops, providing a scientific basis for understanding their traits such as growth and development, stress resistance, yield, and quality. Through genetic research, the roles of different genes in crop trait formation can be clarified, providing a theoretical foundation for subsequent molecular breeding. Secondly, molecular breeding technology can achieve the precise modification of crop genes, thereby cultivating new varieties with excellent traits. Additionally, with the continuous development of genome sequencing technology, significant progress has been made in the genome research of Brassica crops. This genomic information provides valuable resources for the in-depth analysis of crop genetic variation, discovery of beneficial genes, implementation of marker-assisted selection, and gene editing.
This Special Issue aims to share any knowledge on the genetics and molecular breeding of Brassica crops, providing a scientific basis and technical support for deeply understanding the genetic characteristics and gene structure of Brassica crops; cultivating excellent new varieties; improving the yield, quality, and stress resistance of cruciferous crops; and enhancing agricultural production efficiency.
Dr. Yue Gao
Dr. Yun Zhang
Dr. Jian Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular biotechnology
- molecular markers
- genome sequencing
- genetic improvement
- disease resistance genes
- vegetable germplasm resources
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