Plant Breeding

Aims & Scope

PLANT BREEDING publishes full-length original manuscripts and review articles on all aspects of plant improvement, breeding methodologies, and genetics to include qualitative and quantitative inheritance and genomics of major crop species.

PLANT BREEDING provides readers with cutting-edge information on use of molecular techniques and genomics as they relate to improving gain from selection.

Since its subject matter embraces all aspects of crop improvement, its content is sought after by both industry and academia.

Fields of interest: Genetics of cultivated plants as well as research in practical plant breeding.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.504

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11518

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	525

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Stability Analysis in Plant Breeding

  Citation: 630

  Authors: H. C., J.

• Types and components of resistance to <i>Fusarium</i> head blight of wheat

  Citation: 594

  Authors: A.

• QTL mapping and marker‐assisted selection for <i>Fusarium</i> head blight resistance in wheat: a review

  Citation: 586

  Authors: H., T., J. A.

• Drought stress adaptation: metabolic adjustment and regulation of gene expression

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Sujata, Kshitija

• Nature of wheat resistance to <i>Fusarium</i> head blight and the role of deoxynivalenol for breeding

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Á., T., C. G., R.

• Molecular markers and their applications in wheat breeding

  Citation: 337

  Authors: P. K., R. K., P. C., B.

• Cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i>): Genetics, genomics and breeding

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Ousmane, Nouhoun, Siva, Abou, Joseph, Emmanuel, Mohammed, Sory, Muhammed Lawan, Olusoji, Christian

• Strategies for increasing the yield potential of cereals: case of rice as an example

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Gurdev S.

• A new DNA extraction method for high‐throughput marker analysis in a large‐genome species such as <i>Triticum aestivum</i>

  Citation: 220

  Authors: N., G., B.

• Present and future of quantitative trait locus analysis in plant breeding

  Citation: 218

  Authors: M. J.

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