Genetics Improvement and Breeding of Rice
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 657
Special Issue Editor
Interests: starch synthesis; mechanism of rice starch synthesis; crop genetics
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Dear Colleagues,
Rice is one of the most important cereal crops and the staple food of over half of the world’s population, especially in Asian countries. Due to its small genome and simple genetic transformation, rice is considered an ideal model crop. In recent years, technologies such as map-based cloning, high-throughput sequencing, whole-genome association analysis, and gene editing have allowed for the cloning of genes for important agronomic traits in rice and the exploration of a variety of allele variations, providing important references for genetic improvement and breeding. In addition, germplasm resources are the chip of crop breeding, and no breakthrough in crop breeding could have been achieved without the innovation of important germplasm.
In order to promote academic exchange on the latest trends and achievements in rice molecular breeding and germplasm improvement, this Special Issue will focus on rice genetic improvement and breeding, promote collaborative exploration of the latest research trends and directions, and seek opportunities for cooperation in this field. We welcome all original research papers and comments for submission to this Special Issue.
The contributions of this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to, the exploration of new genes for rice molecular breeding and germplasm innovation. Particularly popular topics include the cloning and functional research of rice genes, such as gene cloning, gene editing, whole-genome association analysis, and the identification of significant alleles, as well as the innovative progress of high-yield, high-quality, multi-resistant, safe, and efficient new rice germplasm.
Dr. Long Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rice
- crop genetics
- gene editing
- gene cloning
- allelic variation
- functional analysis
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