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Recent Advances in Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops
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Recent Advances in Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 12293

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Dr. Hongjian Wan

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1. State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
2. Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
Interests: molecular marker; QTL mapping; marker-assisted selection
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Dr. Robert L. Jarret

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Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit Research Horticulturist, 1109 Experiment St, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
Interests: biodiversity; genetic resources; genetics/genomics; genebank/collection management
Dr. Minghui Lu

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College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: pepper; tomato; abiotic stress; protein quality control system

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Vegetable crops, one of the components of horticultural crops, play a vital role in people’s lives. In the past decade, the rapid development of sequencing technology has made it possible to quickly explore the genome of vegetable crops. However, genomic information has not been fully utilized in the genetic breeding of vegetable crops. This Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of or Vegetable Crops” covers papers on basic and applied research, highlighting fundamental discoveries in the field of genetics, genomics, and breeding which can improve yield and quality as well as resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Dr. Hongjian Wan
Dr. Robert L. Jarret
Dr. Minghui Lu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • molecular marker
  • QTL mapping
  • genetic diversity
  • functional genes
  • interspecific hybridization
  • marker-assisted selection
  • breeding methods
  • genomics
  • transcriptomic
  • GWAS

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Fruit Morphology and Ripening-Related QTLs in a Newly Developed Introgression Line Collection of the Elite Varieties ‘Védrantais’ and ‘Piel de Sapo’
by Miguel Santo Domingo, Carlos Mayobre, Lara Pereira, Jason Argyris, Laura Valverde, Ana Montserrat Martín-Hernández, Jordi Garcia-Mas and Marta Pujol
Plants 2022, 11(22), 3120; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11223120 - 15 Nov 2022
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Melon is an economically important crop with widely diverse fruit morphology and ripening characteristics. Its diploid sequenced genome and multiple genomic tools make this species suitable to study the genetic architecture of fruit traits. With the development of this introgression line population of [...] Read more.
Melon is an economically important crop with widely diverse fruit morphology and ripening characteristics. Its diploid sequenced genome and multiple genomic tools make this species suitable to study the genetic architecture of fruit traits. With the development of this introgression line population of the elite varieties ‘Piel de Sapo’ and ‘Védrantais’, we present a powerful tool to study fruit morphology and ripening traits that can also facilitate characterization or pyramidation of QTLs in inodorous melon types. The population consists of 36 lines covering almost 98% of the melon genome, with an average of three introgressions per chromosome and segregating for multiple fruit traits: morphology, ripening and quality. High variability in fruit morphology was found within the population, with 24 QTLs affecting six different traits, confirming previously reported QTLs and two newly detected QTLs, FLQW5.1 and FWQW7.1. We detected 20 QTLs affecting fruit ripening traits, six of them reported for the first time, two affecting the timing of yellowing of the rind (EYELLQW1.1 and EYELLQW8.1) and four at the end of chromosome 8 affecting aroma, abscission and harvest date (EAROQW8.3, EALFQW8.3, ABSQW8.3 and HARQW8.3). We also confirmed the location of several QTLs, such as fruit-quality-related QTLs affecting rind and flesh appearance and flesh firmness. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops)
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of eIF Family Genes from Brassica rapa in Response to TuMV Resistance
by Wenyue Huang, Shaoxing Wang, Shifan Zhang, Fei Li, Hui Zhang, Rifei Sun, Shujiang Zhang and Guoliang Li
Plants 2022, 11(17), 2248; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11172248 - 30 Aug 2022
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Brassica rapa is one of the most important leafy vegetables worldwide, and has a long history of cultivation. However, it has not been possible to completely control the damage of turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), a serious virus in B. rapa, to production. [...] Read more.
Brassica rapa is one of the most important leafy vegetables worldwide, and has a long history of cultivation. However, it has not been possible to completely control the damage of turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), a serious virus in B. rapa, to production. In this study, the genome-wide identification and expression detection of eIF family genes from B. rapa in response to TuMV resistance were analyzed, including the identification of eIF family genes, chromosomal distribution, three-dimensional (3D) structure and sequence logo analyses, and the expression characterization as well as differential metabolite analysis of eIF family genes in resistant/susceptible lines, which may further prove the whole-genome tripling (WGT) event in B. rapa evolution and provide evidence for the functional redundancy and functional loss of multicopy eIF genes in evolution. A qRT-PCR analysis revealed that the relative expressions of eIF genes in a susceptible line (80461) were higher than those in a resistant line (80124), which may prove that, when TuMV infects host plants, the eIF genes can combine with the virus mRNA 5′ end cap structure and promote the initiation of virus mRNA translation in the susceptible B. rapa line. In addition, the metabolite substances were detected, the differences in metabolites between disease-resistant and disease-susceptible plants were mainly manifested by altered compounds such as flavonoids, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ketones, esters, etc., which inferred that the different metabolite regulations of eIF family genes and reveal the resistance mechanisms of eIF genes against TuMV in brassica crops. This study may lay a new theoretical foundation for revealing eIF family gene resistance to TuMV in B. rapa, as well as advancing our understanding of virus–host interactions. Full article
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Integrated Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals New Insights into the Formation of Purple Leaf Veins and Leaf Edge Cracks in Brassica juncea
by Kaijing Zhang, Dekun Yang, Yuchao Hu, Martin Kagiki Njogu, Jingjing Qian, Li Jia, Congsheng Yan, Ziang Li, Xing Wang and Liping Wang
Plants 2022, 11(17), 2229; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11172229 - 28 Aug 2022
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Purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks comprise the typical leaf phenotype of Brassica juncea; however, the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways of the formation of purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks remain unclear. In this study, transcriptome and metabolome analyses [...] Read more.
Purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks comprise the typical leaf phenotype of Brassica juncea; however, the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways of the formation of purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks remain unclear. In this study, transcriptome and metabolome analyses were conducted to explore the regulation pathway of purple leaf vein and leaf edge crack formation based on four mustard samples that showed different leaf colors and degrees of cracking. The results showed genes with higher expression in purple leaf veins were mainly enriched in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. Integrating related genes and metabolites showed that the highly expressed genes of ANS (BjuA004031, BjuB014115, BjuB044852, and BjuO009605) and the excessive accumulation of dihydrokaempferol and dihydroquercetin contributed to the purple leaf veins by activating the synthetic pathways of pelargonidin-based anthocyanins and delphinidin-based anthocyanins. Meanwhile, “alpha-farnesene synthase activity” and “glucan endo-1, 3-beta-D-glucosidase activity” related to the adversity were mainly enriched in the serrated and lobed leaves, indicating that the environmental pressure was the dominant factor controlling the change in leaf shape. Overall, these results provided new insights into the regulation pathways for formation of purple leaf veins and leaf edge cracks, which could better accelerate the theoretical research on purple leaf vein color and leaf edge cracks in mustard. Full article
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Miracle Tree Moringa oleifera: Status of the Genetic Diversity, Breeding, In Vitro Propagation, and a Cogent Source of Commercial Functional Food and Non-Food Products
by Hemasundar Alavilli, Yugandhar Poli, Kumar Sambhav Verma, Vikram Kumar, Swati Gupta, Vigi Chaudhary, Anupam Jyoti, Shivendra V. Sahi, Shanker Lal Kothari and Ajay Jain
Plants 2022, 11(22), 3132; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11223132 - 16 Nov 2022
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Moringa oleifera Lam. (MO) is a fast-growing drought-resistant tree belonging to the family Moringaceae and native to the Indian subcontinent and cultivated and/or naturalized worldwide with a semi-arid climate. MO is also popularly known as a miracle tree for its repertoire of nutraceutical, [...] Read more.
Moringa oleifera Lam. (MO) is a fast-growing drought-resistant tree belonging to the family Moringaceae and native to the Indian subcontinent and cultivated and/or naturalized worldwide with a semi-arid climate. MO is also popularly known as a miracle tree for its repertoire of nutraceutical, pharmacological, and phytochemical properties. The MO germplasm is collected, conserved, and maintained by various institutions across the globe. Various morphological, biochemical, and molecular markers are used for determining the genetic diversity in MO accessions. A higher yield of leaves and pods is often desirable for making various products with commercial viability and amenable for trade in the international market. Therefore, breeding elite varieties adapted to local agroclimatic conditions and in vitro propagation are viable and sustainable approaches. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of MO germplasm conservation and various markers that are employed for assessing the genetic diversity among them. Further, breeding and in vitro propagation of MO for various desirable agronomic traits are discussed. Finally, trade and commerce of various functional and biofortified foods and non-food products are enumerated albeit with a need for a rigorous and stringent toxicity evaluation. Full article
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