Advances in the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecology Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 1857
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular biology of vegetables; vegetable growth and development; ideotype; sex differentiation; plant biotic and abiotic stresses; mineral element absorption
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Dear Colleagues，
With the development of adverse environmental conditions, the process of making the rapidly growing global population hunger-free and malnutrition-free is confronted with numerous challenges. On the one hand, humans need to develop processes to ensure that the existing plants cope with environmental degradation and enhance their performance, especially as relates to their yield and stress tolerance characteristics. On the other hand, we must explore new functions and mechanisms involved in the production of new plants that will be needed will need in the future, like biosensing or synthesizing plants. Both solutions are based on molecular biology and biotechnology. Therefore, having an understanding of the advances in the molecular biology and biotechnology of plants will help to meet the abovementioned needs and expectations in plant science and agriculture.
In recent years, the molecular biology and biotechnology of plants have witnessed a rapid development. Research and application areas are mostly concentrated in the development of plant–self, plant–pathogen and plant–environment interactions. Advanced technological means have aided the study of plants, from genomes to phenotypes, using different approaches, such as omics analysis, genetic tools for plant biotechnology, developed detection means of specific indicators, etc. This Special Issue, entitled “Advances in the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Plants”, welcomes the submission of review and research papers or short communications on the following topics: mechanisms of plant growth and development, the tolerance of plants to the environment or pathogens, and the biotechnology applied to the improvement of plants. Advances in these research fields are applicable to basic research in plant science, and promote the application of these tools to plant biotechnology.
Prof. Dr. Huasen Wang
Guest Editor
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