Soybean, as one of the world's most essential oilseed crops, provides human dietary nutrition. Soybean was grown globally and sustainably in the last century owing to the increased demand for soybean in the global market and advances in agricultural equipment. Due to climate change, Soybean development is now subject to abiotic stresses such as flooding, drought, and extreme temperatures. Furthermore, soybean yield has been affected by pathogens and pests such as Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Fusarium virguliforme, Phytophthora sojae, soybean cyst nematode, soybean mosaic virus, and soybean aphids. Indeed soybean genetic improvement can greatly increase yield, but most soybean innovations have concentrated on increasing disease/pest resistance. Improving the nutritional quality of soybean, which is a good source of vegetable proteins and oil, should also be investigated.
To increase the quality and yield of soybean, developing new cultivars with desired characteristics is becoming a priority. This requires applications of advanced technologies. Currently, the production of many crop species has benefited from advanced technologies including genome editing, genomic selection, speed breeding, and breeding by design. However, the use of new technologies is limited in soybean. The Research Topic will cover plant tech-oriented studies that support and facilitate the improvement of soybean. We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, and methods, including (but not limited to) research on the following sub-themes:
• Genome editing for soybean improvement.
• Innovative methods for genomic selection/prediction.
• Phenomics and breeding technologies.
• Novel strategies for mapping and pyramiding genes for soybean improvement.
• New methods for improvement of seed quality and/or nutritional quality traits.
• Novel strategies for genetic improvement of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Disclaimer: We welcome submissions of different types of related manuscripts, but descriptive studies lacking significant biological advances would be rejected without peer review.
Soybean, as one of the world's most essential oilseed crops, provides human dietary nutrition. Soybean was grown globally and sustainably in the last century owing to the increased demand for soybean in the global market and advances in agricultural equipment. Due to climate change, Soybean development is now subject to abiotic stresses such as flooding, drought, and extreme temperatures. Furthermore, soybean yield has been affected by pathogens and pests such as Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Fusarium virguliforme, Phytophthora sojae, soybean cyst nematode, soybean mosaic virus, and soybean aphids. Indeed soybean genetic improvement can greatly increase yield, but most soybean innovations have concentrated on increasing disease/pest resistance. Improving the nutritional quality of soybean, which is a good source of vegetable proteins and oil, should also be investigated.
To increase the quality and yield of soybean, developing new cultivars with desired characteristics is becoming a priority. This requires applications of advanced technologies. Currently, the production of many crop species has benefited from advanced technologies including genome editing, genomic selection, speed breeding, and breeding by design. However, the use of new technologies is limited in soybean. The Research Topic will cover plant tech-oriented studies that support and facilitate the improvement of soybean. We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, and methods, including (but not limited to) research on the following sub-themes:
• Genome editing for soybean improvement.
• Innovative methods for genomic selection/prediction.
• Phenomics and breeding technologies.
• Novel strategies for mapping and pyramiding genes for soybean improvement.
• New methods for improvement of seed quality and/or nutritional quality traits.
• Novel strategies for genetic improvement of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Disclaimer: We welcome submissions of different types of related manuscripts, but descriptive studies lacking significant biological advances would be rejected without peer review.