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Dr. Sikandar AmanUllah
Email: sikandaraman@yahoo.com
Affiliation: Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River, USA
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Research Interests: agriculture, horticultural sciences, molecular genetics, MAS, plant biology
Summary
Crops are vital for human health, diet, and environment, but their complex genetics and various stressors (e.g., drought, pests, climate change) hinder improvement. Recent biotechnological and biological strategies, including OMICS approaches, have enhanced crop yield and quality. However, genetic diversity studies are limited, and the genetic basis of key traits remains underexplored. It is essential to investigate genetic, genomic, phenomic, and physiological variations to understand regulatory mechanisms, identify novel genetic resources, and develop superior crop varieties for sustainable production.The multi-direction studies (not restricted to particulars) on the genetics, genomics, breeding, pathology, and physiology aspects of agricultural plant species are the focus of this special issue. We warmly invite manuscripts that emphasize useful biological applications and cutting-edge biotechnological techniques for enhancing crop productivity under broad scenarios.
Scope of the Special Issue:
· Emerging research on breeding, physiology, genetics, and genomics of crop plants.
· Application of improved biological methods for crop cultivation.
· Emerging OMICS and genome editing tools for crop improvement.
· Implementation of modern plant breeding and genetic engineering techniques.
· Usage of plant growth regulators to promote crop productivity under various stresses.
· Genetic mapping, QTL, marker-assisted selection (MAS), and GWAS.
· Transcriptomic (RNA-Seq) and Metabolomics Studies for DEGs validation.
· Genome-wide bioinformatics analysis for gene families and functional verification.
Keywords
crop production, sustainable agriculture, plant growth regulators, plant biotechnology, biotic and abiotic stress resilience, plant pathology, molecular genetics and breeding, molecular markers, marker-assisted selection
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