Fruit Germplasm Resource Conservation and Breeding
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 December 2024 | Viewed by 209
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit tree; germplasm; breeding; biotechnology; fruit quality improvement
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Germplasm resource conservation and breeding are very important for fruit germplasm innovation and bio-industry development. The collection, creation, evaluation, and utilization of the fruit germplasm are essential for breeding.
Aim and scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue is mainly focused on exploring methods and techniques from molecular biology for use in breeding and traditional germplasm resource conservation and breeding. Scope： (1) The assessment of genetic diversity and the mining and utilization of elite genes in the fruit germplasm; (2) the molecular genetic analysis of important fruit quality and economic traits related to stress resistance in fruit trees; (3) the establishment and application of transgenic technology systems with high efficiency in fruit trees; (4) the breeding and application of innovative and excellent fruit cultivars.
We welcome submissions on the following topics:
- The evaluation of genetic diversity and reconstruction of phylogeny in fruit trees;
- Fruit germplasm creation, such as ploidy breeding;
- The exploration of elite genes associated with important economic traits;
- The development of MAS breeding techniques, especially those related to the selection of cross parents and the early selection of progeny;
- The establishment and application of genetic transformation systems in gene functional research, to provide an academic basis for genetic improvement.
Dr. Zhike Zhang
Prof. Dr. Xianghui Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit germplasm
- conservation
- breeding
- fruit quality
- genetic transformation
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