Effects of Genotype, Environment and Management on Yield and Quality Traits of Wheat and Forage Crops

Dear Colleagues,

The interaction between genotype, environment, and management (G×E×M) represents a central framework for understanding wheat and forage crop performance under increasingly variable climatic and production conditions. As the global demand for wheat continues to rise alongside pressures from climate change, soil degradation, and resource limitations, there is a critical need to optimize yield stability, quality traits, and resilience through integrative approaches. Stable production of quality forage feed for livestock, especially in times of climate change, has become one of the key strategic goals of many countries, and ensuring self-sufficiency in production is the foundation for the society of the future. Advances in breeding, precision agriculture, and data-driven crop management now enable a more comprehensive analysis of these interactions, offering new opportunities to enhance sustainable wheat and forage crop production systems.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate recent advances related to the combined effects of genetic potential, environmental variability, and agronomic practices on wheat and forage crop yield and nutritional quality. We consider contributions addressing physiological, agronomic, phenotypic, genetic, and modeling perspectives of G×E×M interactions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: (i) genotype performance across diverse environments; (ii) climate change impacts on wheat and forage crop productivity; (iii) precision and sustainable management practices; (iv) novel management practices and grain and forage quality traits; (v) advanced statistical and modeling approaches for G×E×M analysis; and (vi) the evaluation and utilization of genetic resources for improving elite breeding materials and cultivars of wheat and forage crops, with particular emphasis on traits relevant to adaptation to changing climatic conditions.

Dr. Sonja Petrović
Dr. Sonja Vila
Dr. Marijana Tucak
Guest Editors

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