Towards Understanding Aspects of Plant Development in Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 November 2022) | Viewed by 2644
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding the genetics regulating different aspects of plant development is a prerequisite for improving the yield and other important characteristics of horticultural crops. In many crops, the environmental conditions, especially photoperiod and temperature, have major effects on generative plant development, i.e., floral induction and inflorescence development. On the other hand, environmental conditions also shape the vegetative characteristics of plants by regulating the timing of vegetative growth. A complicating factor in studying photoperiodic and temperature responses related to plant development is the possible interaction between the environmental variables—for example, a plant that appears to flower exclusively under short days at intermediate temperature may behave as a day-neutral plant at a lower temperature. Careful experimental design is required for acquiring interpretable results on plant environmental responses.
Our Special Issue entitled “Toward Understanding Aspects of Plant Development in Horticultural Crops” is open for manuscripts that deal with different aspects of genetic regulation of plant development, especially plant responses to environmental conditions. We welcome studies conducted under either a controlled or field environment, as long as the experimental design allows for estimating the effect of environmental conditions.
Dr. Elli Koskela
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- plant development
- flowering
- vegetative development
- plant architecture
- environmental responses
- genetics
