Molecular Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization of Economic Crops
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 2026 | Viewed by 243
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As an important pillar of the regional agricultural economy, the development status and technological improvement of characteristic economic crops are increasingly receiving attention. Economic crops such as flax, kenaf, jute, and industrial hemp not only carry traditional planting values, but also demonstrate significant potential for extending the industrial chain in fields such as medicine, textiles, and food processing. However, compared with major crops such as rice and wheat, the research progress on these crops still lags behind, especially in the development of stress-resistant, high-yielding, and high-quality new varieties; modern cultivation techniques; and comprehensive product utilization systems. Despite significant breakthroughs in biological breeding, cultivation management, and product processing technologies in major crops over the past few decades, the innovation and application gap in the field of phloem fiber crops remains prominent.
It is crucial to understand the potential mechanisms and accelerate key technological innovation in order to promote technological research into and industrial upgrading of bast fiber crops, and effectively support the optimization of regional economic structures and rural revitalization strategies. The studies in this Special Issue will provide a theoretical basis and practical guidance for the breeding of new varieties, efficient cultivation, improvements in stress resistance, and deep processing.
We welcome submissions of original research papers and review articles. The themes of this collection include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Breeding strategies for high-quality stress-resistant new varieties of bast fiber crops;
- Efficient cultivation modes and modern production management technologies;
- Molecular mechanisms of response of phloem fiber crops to biotic and abiotic stress;
- Research on plant protection and comprehensive prevention and control of pests and diseases;
- Product deep processing technology and industrial chain extension paths.
Dr. Xia An
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- jute
- kenaf
- flax
- okra
- mustard
- roselle
- chloroplast genome
- transcriptome
- gene cloning
- gene function verification
- molecular mechanism research
- biological stress
- abiotic stress
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