New Achievements in Gene Mining, Germplasm Innovation, Cultivation Technologies in Rice

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Dear Colleagues,

Rice is one of the most important crops, feeding half of the population worldwide; however, under the sustained pressure of population growth, achieving a further increase in rice yield is of particular importance.

In recent years, rice has been recognized as a model crop for gene mining and molecular biology research. To date, at least 2000 genes controlling important agronomic traits and disease resistance have been isolated, and their molecular biological mechanisms have also been partially characterized. This poses a great foundation for generating new varieties with improved yield, quality and stress resilience via molecular technologies including gene editing, genome selection and transgene expression.

In addition, with the rapid development and application of rice cultivation technologies including precision quantitative cultivation; one-time fertilization with slow- and controlled-release fertilizer; unmanned cultivation; and cultivation techniques for the coordinated improvement of yield, quality and efficiency, the production of high-yield, good-quality and stress-resilient varieties is undergoing a new transformation, and accordingly, the corresponding physiological mechanisms are being elucidated.

The International Journal of Molecular Sciences has had increasing influence on the molecular genetics of key traits in agronomy, plants and crops, particularly in rice. In this Topic of IJMS in collaboration with Agronomy, Plants, Crops and CIMB, we aim to highlight new achievements in the following areas:

• The screening and development of new rice germplasms with special characteristics;
• The breeding of high-yield and stress-resilient rice cultivars through marker-assisted selection and genome editing;
• The mapping and cloning of genes controlling economically important traits in rice (GWAS, etc.);
• Molecular biology research on stress resistance or tolerance and yield-associated traits;
• New methods for stress phenotyping;
• New cultivation technologies and underlying physiological mechanisms towards achieving high yield, good quality and stress resistance or tolerance

Prof. Dr. Shimin Zuo
Prof. Dr. Yongmei Bao
Dr. Yajie Hu
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
International Journal of Molecular Sciences ijms	4.9	9.0	2000	20.5 Days	CHF 2900	Submit
Agronomy agronomy	3.4	6.7	2011	17.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Plants plants	4.1	7.6	2012	17.7 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Crops crops	1.9	2.4	2021	23.5 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Current Issues in Molecular Biology cimb	3.0	3.7	1999	17.8 Days	CHF 2200	Submit

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