Plant Breeding and Genetics: New Findings and Perspectives
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 September 2025 | Viewed by 338
Special Issue Editor
2. Departamento de Ciencias Forestales, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia—Sede Medellín, Medellín 050034, Colombia
Interests: plant genomics; plant breeding; genetics of adaptation; population genomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
The Special Issue entitled “Plant Breeding and Genetics: New Findings and Perspectives” in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences focuses on exploring the latest advancements in the field of quantitative genetics for plant improvement. This Special Issue aims to bridge critical research gaps in the development and deployment of advanced breeding approaches to meet the growing global food security demands, while facing in a sustainable manner more extreme climate change events.
The scope of this Special Issue spans cutting-edge original research and systematic reviews that explore the theoretical and practical aspects of quantitative genetics and plant breeding. The issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest methodologies, technologies, and innovations that are driving the field forward, enabling more rapid and precise selection schemes. Diverse disciplines that orbit the plant breeding spectrum are encourage to collide in this Special Issue, a much-needed modern synthesis between the basic and applied genetic arenas to boost the utilization of plant resources and the effectiveness of crop improvement schemes.
By integrating traditional and modern breeding techniques, this Special Issue aims highlighting strategies that can significantly enhance the efficiency and precision of plant breeding programs. This way, the current collection is expected to make significant contributions to the scientific community by providing conceptual frameworks and practical approaches capable to modernize and integrate in innovative manners the fields of plant breeding and quantitative genetics, ultimately supporting global efforts to secure food production, climate change adaptation, and sustainable agricultural practices.
Dr. Andrés J. Cortés
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantitative genetics
- classical plant breeding
- marker-assisted selection
- genomic selection
- speed breeding
- gene editing and biotechnology
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