Special Issue "New Crop Mutants: Genome Editing and Integrated Genomics Analysis"
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Genotype Evaluation and Breeding".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2023 | Viewed by 452
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genome editing; rice breeding; tissue culture; integrative omics; biotic and abiotic stress
Interests: rice breeding; brown plant hopper; wild rice resources; QTL identification; genome editing; disease resistance
Interests: rice breeding; grain quality; RNA-seq; NGS; QTL mapping; bioinformatic; molecular genetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crop breeding has recently benefited from knowledge of plant genetics and genomics, as well as the development of modern tools for breeding. Several recent studies have reported that genome-editing techniques have produced mutants with improved yields and nutritional value, as well as tolerance to various abiotic and biotic stressors. Different CRISPR/Cas systems and integrative omics technologies are currently used across plant species, not only for gene function studies but also for crop improvement. In addition, new bioinformatics tools have been developed to find genome-wide key genes for use in molecular breeding. To improve yield and overall performance under different conditions, it is imperative that researchers explore the molecular players that use bioinformatics approaches, as well as their genetic basis and the molecular mechanisms underlying plants’ developmental and growth processes.
This Special Issue, “New Crop Mutants: Genome Editing and Integrated Genomics Analysis”, welcomes reviews, research papers and methods related to the latest fundamental discoveries in plant biotechnology, as well as the potential utilization of bioinformatics and integrative omics technologies in crop genetic improvement.
Dr. Babar Usman
Prof. Dr. Rongbai Li
Dr. Chunfang Zhao
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- genome editing
- gene regulation
- omics analysis
- bioinformatics
- stress tolerance
- plant physiology
