Special Issue on Plant Genetic Resources

Commercial crops have an extremely narrow genetic base, which makes them vulnerable to environmental threats. The induced mutation technique is becoming increasingly important to bring about heritable changes in plants and offer new genetic varieties to plant breeders. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in this area of Plant Genetic Resources.

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore Plant Genetic Resources. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Genetic pool represents the entire genetic variability or diversity available in a crop species.
• Germplasm consists of land races, modern cultivars, obsolete cultivars, breeding stocks, wild forms and wild species of cultivated crops.
• Germplasm includes both cultivated and wild species and relatives of crop plants.
• Germplasm is collected from centres of diversity, gene banks, gene sanctuaries, farmer’s fields, markers and seed companies.
• Germplams is the basic material for launching a crop improvement programme.
• Germplasm may be indigenous (collected within country) or exotic (collected from foreign countries)

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue –Plant Genetic Resources” should be selected during your submission.

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