Power Up Plant Genetic Research with Genomic Data: 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 2002
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: climate-smart and sustainable agriculture; plant and agricultural biotechnology; genomic studies on crop–environment interaction
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Interests: molecular genetics; breeding, whole genome sequencing; digital phenotyping
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Interests: genome; domestication; quantitative trait loci; growth and development; agriculture; Arabidopsis; soybean
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Developments in plant genetics and genomics research often lag behind those in mammals and humans, largely due to the complexity of plant genomes and limitations in research resources. However, with advances in sequencing technologies, building high-quality genomes and sequencing large plant populations are no longer as technologically challenging or resource-intensive as they once were. Significant progress has also been made in epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics, offering new opportunities in plant genomics research. Although generating genome sequencing data is no longer a primary limitation, vast amounts of genomic data are now deposited in public databases. The new challenge in the genomic era lies in navigating this vast sea of data to extract meaningful insights. Each plant genome consists of hundreds of millions to trillions of bases, containing tens of thousands of genes and numerous non-coding elements. To date, only a small fraction of plant genomes, even in model species like /Arabidopsis/, has been fully characterized. In this Special Issue, we invite dedicated scientists to submit their recent research and review articles on plant genomics and genetics, supported by functional analyses, in order to promote further exploration and conversation regarding these subjects.
Prof. Dr. Hon-Ming Lam
Dr. Sachiko Isobe
Dr. Man-Wah Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genome sequencing
- optical mapping
- genome editing
- population genomics
- genome-wide
- association mapping
- functional genomics
- epigenomics
- genetic interaction
- chromatin
- biodiversity
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