Potato Physiology, Genetics and Breeding
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 172
Special Issue Editor
Interests: physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms of plant responses to abiotic stress; stress-protective proteins; antioxidant enzymes; priming for abiotic stress tolerance; plant biotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the leading vegetable crop in the world, and produces more food per unit of production area than any cereal crop. It has been recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a food security crop for the future; however, the genetic complexity of commercial potato cultivars represents a problem for breeders in selecting genotypes with multiple desirable traits, such as high yield potential, resistance to pathogens, and abiotic stress. In addition, the genetic base for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in cultivated potato is narrow. Advances in understanding potato physiology, genetics, and the omics approach can greatly help conventional and molecular breeding create more productive and stress-tolerant genotypes. Moreover, desirable traits can be found in landraces and wild relatives of potatoes, and significant effort has been made to identify and utilize genes/alleles from this source. This Special Issue of Plants aims to provide an overview of current research and knowledge regarding potato physiology, as well as genetics, genomic research, and achievements in conventional and molecular breeding in creating new genotypes. Submissions of original research articles, reviews, minireviews, and short communications are welcome.
Dr. Ivana Momčilović
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Solanum tuberosum
- photosynthesis
- photoassimilate partitioning
- tuberization
- stress tolerance
- marker-assisted selection
- germplasm
- potato breeding
- potato biotechnology
