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EDITORIAL article

Front. Plant Sci.

Sec. Plant Biophysics and Modeling

This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging Methodologies in Genotype-Phenotype Models for Crop ImprovementView all 8 articles

Editorial: Emerging Methodologies in Genotype-Phenotype Models for Crop Improvement

Provisionally accepted
  • 1l'institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Angers, France
  • 2Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

The research topic on genotype-phenotype models (GPM) of crops aimed at compiling articles contributing to advance our understanding of the intricate relationship between genetic information and (eco)physiological processes in plants. We are pleased to ascertain that this topic has fulfilled its objectives by successfully gathering seven diverse contributions (Table 1), reflecting a variety of approaches, disciplines, and hierarchical scales at which the models were implemented. Collectively, these works enhance GPM research by integrating genetic architecture, environmental dynamics, trait interactions, and multi-scale processes, improving predictions of plant performance and accelerating breeding efficiency.

Keywords: Breeding, Genotype, Method, modelling, phenotype

Received: 01 Dec 2025; Accepted: 04 Dec 2025.

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* Correspondence: Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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