Guest Editors
Khalid Mahmood Khavar
Hemp Research Institute, Capanoğlu Mah. Cemil Çiçek cad. Atatürk Yolu 8. Km. Erdoğan Akdağ Doğu Kampüsü Merkez/Yozgat 66900, Turkiye
Khalid Mahmood Khavar completed his Ph.D. in 2001from the department of Field crops of Ankara University, Thereafter, he was inducted in the Department of Basic Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology until Dec. 2006. From where, he moved to the Faculty of Agriculture of the same university until 2011, and was promoted as a professor. Now he is working in the Department of Agriculture and Food, Hemp Research Institute of Yozgat Bozok University. He is the author of more than 132 scientific and technical papers in the journals cited by Web of Science and book chapters, in the books published by Sense Ranking Of Academic Publishers. His research focus is on plant breeding and biotechnology of legumes, cereals, bulbous and medicinal plants, etc. He acted as a consultant to develop a new synthetic species Tritipyrum in 2021-22 in Project Number 121C036 jointly sponsored by the European Union and, Tubıtak (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye) within the 2021 call of the Co-Circulation Scheme-2 program for a duration of 24 months”. He has his research focus on environment-friendly approaches to breeding new crops suitable for temperate zones.
Nevzat Aydın
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi, Yunus Emre Yerleşkesi, 70200 KARAMAN / TÜRKİYE
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Aydın is currently working as Vice-rector of Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University. He received his PhD with distinction in 2003. He has acquired excellent skills in wheat breeding, molecular breeding of cereal crops with active participation teaching and research. He has woked/is working on several projects on wheat breeding. He has published a large number scientific articles in WOS cited journals explaining cutting edge innovative techniques. He has two patents about measuring root angle and coleoptile in wheat.
Uğur Başaran
Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture Capanoğlu Mah. Cemil Çiçek cad. Atatürk Yolu 8. Km. Erdoğan Akdağ Doğu Kampüsü Merkez/Yozgat 66900, Turkiye
Professor Dr. Uğur Başaran is a qualified professor of plant breeding and agronomy since 2018 at the Yozgat Bozok University in the Department of Agronomy He is the author of more than 184 scientific papers and book chapters and has four patents. His research focus is on plant breeding in annual leguminous crops, and on the dynamics of the mutualistic relationship of different biotic and abiotic stresses associated with crop yield and breeding. He has his research focus on cutting edge environment-friendly approaches to breed new crops suitable for temperate zones. Moreover, he holds advisory positions in many nationally funded research projects at various levels.
Mortaza Hajyzadeh
Sirnak Üniversitesi, Aşağı Mah. Hükümet Cad. No: 130 73300 İdil/ ŞIRNAK, TÜRKİYE
Mortaza Hajyzadeh is an Associate Professor of Plant Breeding in the Department of Agronomy and plant breeding at Sirnak University Türkiye. He completed his Ph.D in 2014 by working on Transformation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) with drought gene-related MİR408 gene using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Thereafter, he has published many research papers in scientifically and technically strong Web of Science-accepted journals. His main research interests include plant breeding against Ascochyta blight in chickpeas. He has also studied molecular biology of many forage and medicinal plants. He has presented many of his findings at various local and international conferences and symposiums. As an Associate Professor, Dr. Hajyzadeh has successfully completed many projects on plant microRNA roles against pathogen, EST-SSR, and wild genome transcription factor with cutting-edge research.
Collection Overview
Plant breeding is the process of developing new plant varieties by manipulating their existing characteristics. Plant breeders work with different parameters to increase the frequencies of desired alleles. They also study a large number of quantitative and qualitative traits and understand their interaction with the environment. This understanding is crucial as it provides a holistic view of plant breeding and its impact on human life. New cultivars are constantly being bred using variegated methods to meet the challenging and ever-changing requirements of customers and segmented market needs.
The rediscovery of Mendelian genetics in the 20th century laid the foundation for modern plant breeding, greatly expanding our knowledge of genetic diversity and breeding methods. Techniques such as interspecific and intraspecific crossbreeding and haploid production are widely used in crop breeding. Recent advancements in biotechnology and molecular genetics are creating new opportunities and revolutionizing our understanding of trait inheritance in crops.
This Methods Collection aims to cover a comprehensive range of traditional and modern plant breeding topics, providing a one-stop learning source with essential insights and translational shifts from traditional to modern techniques. The collection will allow growers, teachers, students, and readers to understand the mechanisms involved in cross-pollinating, self-pollinating, and clonally propagated crops. The articles in this Methods Collection will also explain statistical techniques used for cultivar breeding and development.
Articles
Abstracts
Evaluating Local Grass pea Varieties for Agricultural Sustainability, Yield and Agronomic Characteristics
Ugur BASARAN*1
1Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Türkiye
Shoot Regeneration from Hypogeal and Epigeal Explants of Samsun Vezirkopru Line of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
Parisa Pourali Kahriz*1
1Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University 06110
Effects of Different Irrigation Water Levels and Biochar Applications on Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) Grain Yield and Quality
Murat Karaer*1
1Bilecik Seyh Edebali University Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Department of Biosystems Engineering
Effectiveness of Drone-Based Herbicide Applications in Silage Corn Production
BAHADIR SIN*1
1bahadirsin@subu.edu.tr
Determining Effects of Foliar Application of Zinc Fertilizers on Leaves of Some Exotic Potato Varieties Under Greenhouse Conditions
NILUFER KOCAK SAHIN*1
1DEPARTMENT OF FIELD CROPS, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, ANKARA UNIVERSITY 06110 DISKAPI ANKARA TURKIYE