Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Breeding for Improved Fruit Quality and Biotic Stress Resistance
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 4866
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant genetics and genomics; plant breeding; tomato; fruit quality; molecular quantitative genetics; landraces and crop wild relatives; mapped genetic resources; transgenics
Interests: plant genetics; genomics; plant breeding; Solanaceae; biodiversity exploitation; fruit quality; plant biotechnology; metabolic engineering
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern agriculture is called to face increasingly demanding challenges, posed by a growing world population and a rapidly changing climate, which need to take into account sustainability and quality of production. Biotic stresses are a major cause of losses in agriculture, and climate change is one factor exacerbating their threat. Moreover, the market is demanding fruit with better quality in its broadest sense of nutritional, sensorial, and technological quality.
In this scenario, plant breeding is expected to play a central role, with a clear need for innovative approaches that can accelerate the rate of genetic improvement required to sustainably meet an unprecedented demand for high-quality food.
For this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of original research articles or comprehensive reviews relating to different aspects of fruit quality and/or pest and disease resistance improvement by means of conventional and advanced breeding approaches, including omics-assisted breeding and new breeding technologies. Potential topics cover but are not limited to:
- Identification of molecular markers linked to key genes/QTL underlying fruit quality and/or pest resistance;
- Plant–pathogen/pest interactions;
- Physical, chemical, and sensory evaluation of fruit quality;
- Exploitation of natural biodiversity for the traits of interest;
- Introgression breeding.
Dr. Silvana Grandillo
Dr. Maria Cammareri
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- fruit nutritional and antinutritional factors
- fruit sensory quality
- fruit post-harvest behavior
- plant diseases
- insects
- biodiversity
- biotechnology
- genomics-assisted breeding
- genome editing
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
