Use of Wild Crop Relatives as Genetic Resources in Crop Breeding
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2021) | Viewed by 52088
Special Issue Editor
Interests: crop genetics and breeding; crop wild relatives; plant genetic resources; wild Triticeae; Aegilops; Lonicera; genebanking and seed science; Flora of Central Asia
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The breeding process requires a wide spectrum of diversity in genetic resources. Resistance breeding is a continual fight between breeders and pathogens, to overcome new and new virulent genes laid by cunning pathogens. The widest diversity is found within crop wild relatives.
The main focus of the Special Issue is on the use of genes from wild germplasm in crop enhancement, increase of resistance to biotic or abiotic stresses, increase of quality, synthesis of desirable or health beneficial compounds, taste and flavor, earliness, etc. Another target is to introduce new crops for the diversification of cultivated plants and markets. Global climate change is setting new requirements for crops and presents challenging goals for breeders.
We will be happy to receive proposals for scientific contributions, first in the form of title and abstract. The topic is clear from the Issue title, the research conducted on any kind of crop ancestral species and crop wild relatives (CWR) used in the breeding process.
Dr. Vojtech Holubec
Guest Editor
Keywords
crop wild relatives;
crop ancestors;
plant genetic resources;
germplasm;
breeding;
biotic stresses;
abiotic stresses;
quality;
new crops;
crop enhancement;