About this Research Topic
Genetic diversity is the key to crop improvement and food security. There are more than 1500 gene banks around the world, and genetic resources are maintained in nature reserves and on farms. Genetic diversity serves as the starting point for breeding crops with improved nutritional quality, higher yields, and better tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, genetic diversity also provides opportunities for diversifying farm and food systems. Utilization depends on access to material and information. However, many gene banks experience backlogs in characterization, evaluation, regeneration, viability tests, plant health monitoring, and information sharing. This research topic focuses on advances in plant genetic resource conservation and utilization.
Innovations in technology could improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks. This also includes novel issues related to collaboration and strategic development. Our research aims to demonstrate recent progress and achievements. This can be both theoretical and practical and presented in the form of perspective papers, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or traditional research papers. The outcomes should be novel or point to future directions, either in the form of advances in characterization and evaluation, strategies to improve gene bank operations and collaboration, new tools for managing and sharing information, or novel knowledge of conservation gaps, underutilized crops, crop wild relatives or in situ conservation.
Our Research Topic focuses on progress and achievements in plant genetic resource conservation and use. Breeding crops with improved nutritional quality, higher yields, and better tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses begins with such diversity. In addition, it provides an opportunity for farm and food diversification. Utilization depends on access to material and information. However, many gene banks experience challenges in characterization, evaluation, regeneration, viability tests, plant health monitoring, and information sharing. This Research Topic explores advances in plant genetic resource conservation and utilization. We welcome perspective papers, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or traditional research papers.
Examples of themes are, but not limited to, the below:
- Advances in the characterization and evaluation
- Strategies to improve gene bank operations and collaboration
- New tools for managing and sharing information
- Novel knowledge of conservation gaps, underutilized crops, wild relatives of crops, or in situ conservation
Innovations in technology could improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks. This also includes novel issues related to collaboration and strategic development. Our research aims to demonstrate recent progress and achievements. This can be both theoretical and practical and presented in the form of perspective papers, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or traditional research papers. The outcomes should be novel or point to future directions, either in the form of advances in characterization and evaluation, strategies to improve gene bank operations and collaboration, new tools for managing and sharing information, or novel knowledge of conservation gaps, underutilized crops, crop wild relatives or in situ conservation.
Our Research Topic focuses on progress and achievements in plant genetic resource conservation and use. Breeding crops with improved nutritional quality, higher yields, and better tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses begins with such diversity. In addition, it provides an opportunity for farm and food diversification. Utilization depends on access to material and information. However, many gene banks experience challenges in characterization, evaluation, regeneration, viability tests, plant health monitoring, and information sharing. This Research Topic explores advances in plant genetic resource conservation and utilization. We welcome perspective papers, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or traditional research papers.
Examples of themes are, but not limited to, the below:
- Advances in the characterization and evaluation
- Strategies to improve gene bank operations and collaboration
- New tools for managing and sharing information
- Novel knowledge of conservation gaps, underutilized crops, wild relatives of crops, or in situ conservation
Keywords: conservation, plant genetic resources, food security, crop wild relatives, abiotic, biotic stress
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