Advances in Legume Crop Breeding, Genetics, and Genomic Approaches
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: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 104
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant breeding; legume genetics; abiotic/biotic stress tolerance; interspecific hybridization; genetic diversity; molecular breeding; crop improvement
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Legume crops play an important role in agriculture due to their high nutritional value and their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Given the ongoing impacts of climate change, enhancing the productivity, resilience, and adaptability of legume species has become increasingly important. Advances in plant breeding and genetics offer new opportunities to accelerate the development of high-yielding and stress-tolerant cultivars. Therefore, research in legume crop breeding and genetics is essential for sustainable crop production and future food security.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in legume crop breeding and genetics. It focuses on genetic, molecular, and biotechnological approaches for crop improvement and highlights strategies to improve the yield, stress tolerance, and adaptation of legume crops under changing environmental conditions.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Legume breeding and genetics;
- Molecular breeding and genomic approaches;
- Genetic diversity and germplasm resources;
- Abiotic/biotic stress tolerance;
- Climate change and crop adaptation;
- Root system architecture;
- Interspecific hybridization and wild relatives;
- QTL mapping and quantitative traits;
- Crop improvement and sustainable agriculture.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Duygu Sari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- legume breeding
- plant genetics
- crop improvement
- molecular breeding
- genomic approaches
- genetic diversity
- abiotic stress tolerance
- root system architecture
- interspecific hybridization
- sustainable agriculture
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