Advances in Molecular Breeding of Vegetable Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Vegetable crops provide the vast majority of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and bioactivity substances that are necessary for humans—they are insufficient in grains or meat. With the demands for better and healthier diets, consumers require more vegetables and fruits. The increasing genome data and breeding technology facilitate the genetic improvement of vegetables on yield and tolerance to disease and abiotic stress. Nowadays, consumers demand more nutrition and taste from vegetables. Genes and genomes underlying the important horticultural traits—e.g., yield, quality, disease resistance, and stress tolerance—have been extensively investigated, which paves the way for the molecular breeding of vegetable crops.

Therefore, in this Special Issue of “Molecular Breeding of Vegetable Crops”, we aim to provide an updated review of recent advances in genes and genetics, and the molecular breeding of vegetables. Indeed, molecular breeding technology has been widely applied in vegetable improvement. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts (reviews and research articles) and are eager to share your knowledge within the research and industry communities.

Prof. Dr. Yuyang Zhang
Guest Editor

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