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Progress in genomics, transcriptomics and breeding of crops

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The world is facing problems with climate change and a rapid increase in population. These problems are contributing heavily to the security of food for present and upcoming generations. Climatic conditions are becoming more adverse and unpredictable and thus contributing significantly to the loss of agriculture production. The agriculture production system is under heavy pressure to produce sufficient quantity and better quality food under these changing climatic conditions. Under these circumstances, plant molecular breeding, plant genomics, biotechnology, and genome engineering approaches can play an important role in crop improvement. We are pleased to introduce a special issue and open a CALL FOR PAPERS in the area of genomics, transcriptomics and breeding of crops. In this call for papers, we invite the scientific community to submit their original research studies or their review papers in the following areas: - phenotypic and molecular characterization of germplasm, - phylogenetic analysis, - development of genetic markers, - progress in the genomics of crops plants, - uncovering the genetic basis for traits of agricultural interest, - genetic engineering, - high-throughput phenotyping, - genetic transformation, - genomic selection, - genome editing, and marker-assisted breeding activities in crops.

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  • Dr. Muhammad Azhar Nadeem Dr. Muhammad Azhar Nadeem , 

    Dr. Muhammad Azhar Nadeem

    Dr. Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, an Assistant Professor at Sivas University of Science and Technology, Turkey has documented great skills and expertise in crop science, plant genomics and molecular plant breeding. Dr. Nadeem has been actively engaged in research activities involving the assessment of genetic diversity, population structure and performing genome-wide association studies for the identification of genomic regions, and their validation through KASP assay for marker-assisted breeding. He has a good number of publications and running a number of projects about the marker-assisted breeding of legumes (azharjoiya22@gmail.com).

  • Dr. Faheem Shehzad Baloch Dr. Faheem Shehzad Baloch  &

    Dr. Faheem Shehzad Baloch

    Dr. Faheem Shehzad Baloch is an Associate Professor at Sivas University of Science and Technology, Turkey. Dr. Baloch research activities mainly focused on the use of Next generation sequencing, DNA molecular markers for germplasm characterization, identification of genomic regions for traits of agricultural interest, development and validation molecular markers for marker assisted selection and genomic prediction particularly in cereals and legumes. Dr. Baloch has completed many projects as leader and researcher funded by national and international organizations and is currently running a European Union project (balochfaheem13@gmail.com).

  • Dr. Ephrem Habyarimana Dr. Ephrem Habyarimana

    Dr. Ephrem Habyarimana

    Dr. Ephrem Habyarimana, Ir, MS, MS, MASt, PhD, is a Research Scientist/Chief Scientist at CREA, Italy, with more than 25 years' skills and expertise in agronomy, crop science, genetics and plant breeding integrating diverse technologies i.e., agroecological and genomic modelling, big data analytics e.g., phenomics, genomics for the sustainable crop improvement. He trained in North and Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, authored many scientific papers; participated in Big Data DeepTech innovations, European DataSci & Artificial Intelligence Awards finalist, and co-author of several sorghum varieties (ephrem.habyarimana@crea.gov.it).

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