Genetic Breeding and Germplasm Resources of Fruit and Vegetable Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Vegetable Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 630
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genomics and genetics; bioinformatics; evolution; comparative genomics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: CRISPR; vegetable breeding; disease resistance
Interests: abiotic stress; gene function; Solanaceae breeding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Genetic breeding is the ultimate goal of horticultural research, and the germplasm resources of a variety of horticultural crops can contribute in various ways. However, environmental issues and the diverse needs of humanity are becoming increasingly pertinent challenges for breeders. How to breed high-resistance and high-quality varieties has become a priority of horticultural scholars.
The purpose of this Special Issue, titled “Genetic Breeding and Germplasm Resources of Fruit and Vegetable Crops”, is to present innovative studies, tools, approaches, and techniques that could contribute to genetic breeding, such as the deep mining of germplasm, gene function, breeding marker development, new breeding methods or technologies, and any other innovations that relate to genetic breeding or germplasm mining.
Dr. Yi Wang
Dr. Meixia Wang
Dr. Haiyang Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genetic breeding
- germplasm
- gene function
- breeding marker and technologies
- population genetics
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