Submission deadline: 31 October 2025

Submissions of forward-looking Review Article and original Research Article/Resources/Methods reporting new findings/methods are welcomed. The Special Issue welcomes, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Important genetics or genomics resources

• Functional characterization of genes and pathways regulating complex agronomic traits

• Interaction with environment and adaptation

• Heterosis and applications

• New strategies for designed breeding

Guest editors:

Prof. Xiangdong Fu,
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Prof. Peng Qin,
Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.

Prof. Hongning Tong,
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.

Prof. Hong Yu,
Yazhou Bay National Laboratory, Sanya, China.

Manuscript submission information:

Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jgg/default.aspx

Please select “SI: Rice Breeding by Design” when submitting your manuscript to this special issue and indicate the actual article type in the cover letter.

Keywords:

• Rice 

• Complex agronomic traits

• Environmental adaption

• Heterosis

• Genomics

• Designed breeding

The portfolio will be open for incoming manuscripts until Oct 31, 2025.

For further information, please contact us: jgg@genetics.ac.cn. We look forward to receiving your submission.