Sustainable Agriculture: Genetics and Mechanism for Crop Improvement

Dear Colleagues,

Crop improvement has been continuously driven by the demand for food security and sustainability. With advances in genomic sequencing, genetic improvements for various crops in yield, quality, and tolerance to stresses have been rapidly developed during the last decade. Meanwhile, the molecular mechanism controlled by key genes in crop improvement has been intensively revealed using novel techniques in molecular biology such as gene editing and protein crystallization. Therefore, relative studies on genetics and mechanism for crop improvement are important for the development of sustainable agriculture.

This Special Issue aims to present an overview of genetics and mechanism for crop improvement. Recent advances in genomics and other high-throughput “omics” techniques associated with this subject may provide fundamental resources for further revealing the genetic bases and molecular mechanism of crop improvement. Identification of novel genetic loci controlling yield, quality, and tolerance to stresses in various crops is critically important for sustainable agriculture. Functional genomics and molecular mechanisms of key components involved in crop improvement are still largely unknown and remain to be explored.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Exploitation of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and epigenomics approaches to the understanding of crop improvement;
• Exploration of genetic loci controlling yield, quality, and tolerance to stresses in crops;
• Characterization and molecular mechanism of key genes involved in crop improvement.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Xiaodong Wang
Dr. Shisheng Chen
Prof. Dr. Hao Li
Guest Editors

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