About this Research Topic
In this research topic, we invite manuscripts to explore emerging approaches for enhancing crop yield through either traditional breeding or genetic engineering. While descriptive manuscripts that report changes in yield without providing any mechanistic insight into the biological system will not be in scope for this manuscripts collection, we invite manuscripts in the following areas:
1. Analysis of yield-defining traits using the candidate-gene approaches
2. Identifying new candidate gene(s) for crop yield increase
3. Gain/Loss-of-function study of candidate gene(s) for crop yield increase, for example:
o Flowering pathway gene(s) that has impact on inflorescence formation, fertility, and flowering time
o Phytohormone related gene(s) that has a broad impact on shoot and root traits
o Photosynthesis related gene(s) that can enhance biomass formation and affect biomass partition
o Gene(s) that can enhance nutrient acquisition and use efficiency
o Abiotic resistant genes
o Biotic resistant genes
o Other genes that can regulate metabolite pathway
4. Field test of genetically engineered (GE) crops
5. Gene network analysis of GE crops for yield increase
Keywords: Crop yield, Genetic Approaches, Field testing, Genetic engineering, Plant breeding
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.