Omics-Driven Approaches for Crop Improvement
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 240
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetics; genomics; crop quality; secondary metabolism; abiotic stress
Interests: epigenetics; seed development; plant nitrogen use efficiency; seed proteins
Interests: seed development; abiotic stress; epigenetics; plant development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Feeding an ever-growing global population poses a grand challenge in light of the declining availability of cropland under changing climate conditions under which it has become more challenging to breed climate-resilient cultivars. Multiomics approaches, including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics, have been developed as successful technologies to provide valuable aspects for crop improvement at genetic and molecular bases. These high-throughput technologies have enabled an in-depth analysis of the genetic, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms that drive plant growth, development, and stress responses. These advancements facilitate the identification of key genes, proteins, and metabolites that contribute to desirable traits such as yield, nutritional quality, disease resistance, and tolerance to abiotic stress. Omics-driven approaches are transforming crop improvement by providing a deeper insight into the complex biological systems that govern plant traits. Omics-assisted breeding has emerged as a potential means by which to increase the genetic gain in crop improvement by identifying, fixing, and selecting favourable alleles with more precision and rapidity in breeding populations. This will aid in the development of crops that are high-yielding, climate-resilient, and more nutritious, thus addressing the challenges of food security in the face of a growing global population and a changing climate. This Special Issue welcomes submission of manuscripts in omics-based plant research and aims to publish original research articles and reviews involving any aspect of crop improvement using omics-based approaches.
Dr. Bianyun Yu
Dr. Yuhai Cui
Guest Editors
Dr. Jingpu Song
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- omics
- genomics
- epigenomics
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- phenomics
- crop improvement
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