Genetic Diversity
Dr. Halil Ibrahim OZTURK
Dr. Muhammad Qadir Ahmad
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Dear Colleagues,
The world is currently facing a growing population, food insecurity and climate change. The world's population is increasing very rapidly. Feeding the growing population is a big challenge and the world needs to increase food production by 110%. Industrialization brought economic prosperity; it has also resulted in a larger population and urbanization. However, it has also played an important role in climate change. Global climate change is taking the global food supply to a dangerous level by negatively affecting the plant pattern and reducing the yield of the crops by reducing their resistance to biotic and biotic stress. Researchers have applied plant breeding as the most effective tool to deal with these problems. However, the role of plant breeding in genetic erosion is also universally accepted. Therefore, our current plant varieties do not perform well in these unserved climatic conditions due to shrinking genetic diversity. In order to reduce all these problems, it becomes necessary to take advantage of plant genetic diversity. The collection, conservation and characterization of genetic resources is an important strategy in reducing these problems. Uncovering and identifying genetic resources is helpful in identifying genotypic and phenotypic variations that can be used effectively. The narrow genetic basis of our crops can be extended by considering local varieties, wild relatives of plants, and underutilized and neglected plant species. The development of new crop varieties that are resistant to various biotic and abiotic stresses, with improved yield and nutritional quality, can be accelerated by the application and combination of new and old breeding technologies. By using plant diversity to improve the nutritional patterns and health of the population, a new generation of foods and ingredients with improved intrinsic nutritional quality and taste can be developed.
This section will focus on emphasizing the importance of biodiversity and genetic resources for a sustainable ecology and agricultural production system. We welcome original research articles, reviews, perspectives, insights and modeling approaches on genetic diversity; reclamation, ohmic and biotechnological technologies; and conservation of biodiversity of plant species.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim ÖZTÜRK
Section Editors