Molecular Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops (Second Edition)
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: closed (28 June 2025) | Viewed by 1561
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant population genetics; plant evolution and domestication; in situ and ex situ conservation of plant germplasm; molecular characterization; molecular markers; molecular evolution; plant breeding
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Dear Colleagues,
There is a crucial need for plant varieties which are resistant/tolerant to abiotic stresses in the face of the consequences of climate change, such as heat waves, drought events, and the rise in saline-cultivated land. Nowadays, molecular tools are very useful for better understanding plant mechanisms in reacting to stresses and for accelerating the process of selecting the best germplasm throughout the different steps of a breeding program, from germplasm characterization to variety registration. This Special Issue titled “Molecular Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops (Second Edition)” aims to bring together the latest research which uses new molecular approaches to improve crop varieties.
This Special Issue attempts to cover all aspects relating to studies of plant responses to abiotic stresses including physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology, in addition to literature reviews of subjects related to this field. Potential papers may focus on the experimental, theoretical, and computational methodologies used in molecular breeding across different plant species, including crops and their wild relatives.
Potential topics include the following:
- Plant response to abiotic stresses;
- Plant breeding;
- Physiology;
- Biochemistry;
- Cell biology;
- Molecular biology.
Dr. Mario A. Pagnotta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant breeding
- advance molecular approach
- molecular characterization
- environmental stresses plant tolerance
- resistant genes
- QTLs
- drought
- salinity
- climatic changes
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