Genetic Basis of Yield and Yield Stability in Major Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Feeding the earth´s growing population in the face of climate change while meeting Sustainable Development Goals is a major challenge for mankind. To achieve this, on the one hand yield increase is needed but also improvements in yield stability. All plant production starts with seeds, so plant breeding is of prime importance to meet these challenges, i.e., to increase yield and yield stability by improving resistance to biotic and abiotic stress.

To achieve this, a deeper understanding of the genetic determinants of yield-forming and yield-securing traits is indispensable. With the availability of genome sequencing data, new phenotyping approaches, and the advent of modern data analysis tools, breeding researchers can better understand genotype to phenotype relationships in different environments.

In this context, this Special Issue focuses on studies designed to contribute to our genetic knowledge of yield and yield stability in cereals, oil and protein crops, as well as root and tuber crops. This includes studies on abiotic and biotic stress factors and methodologically comprises the full spectrum of forward and reverse genetics, including state-of-the-art approaches of genomic prediction and genome editing.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Friedt
Prof. Dr. Frank Ordon
Dr. Andreas Stahl
Guest Editors

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