Advances in Vegetable Breeding and Molecular Research
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 1198
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant growth regulators; circadian clock; plant biotechnology; plant genetics and breeding
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Interests: vegetable genetics and functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress response; biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, significant advancements have been achieved in vegetable breeding and molecular research. Researchers have employed gene editing, molecular marker-assisted breeding, and other cutting-edge technologies to enhance disease resistance, tolerance, yield, and quality in vegetable crops. Furthermore, the rapid advancement of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other high-throughput sequencing technologies has provided deeper insights into the genetic foundations of crucial vegetable traits. These developments not only facilitate the understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying complex traits such as growth and development, quality formation, and stress resistance, but also offer enriched genetic resources and a theoretical framework for precision breeding.
This Special Issue “Advances in Vegetable Breeding and Molecular Research” aims to advance vegetable research by presenting original research articles and reviews focused on vegetable breeding and molecular research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the latest findings on vegetable variety improvement through gene editing technology, the application of molecular marker-assisted selection to expedite the breeding process, and recent progress in the genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenetics of vegetable crops, as well as practical explorations of improving vegetable stress tolerance through molecular means. We are looking forward to seeing manuscripts with innovative, cutting-edge, and practical values, which will jointly promote the rapid development of vegetable breeding and molecular biology.
Prof. Dr. Ai-Sheng Xiong
Dr. Mengyao Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vegetable breeding
- gene editing
- omics
- molecular breeding
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