Oleaceae Genetics

Dear Colleagues,

The Oleaceae are a family of angiosperms containing 25 genera and 620 species, including the olive tree, taking its botanical name from the Latin word “Olea”. The family includes ornamental and crop plants. All of them are diploids with a chromosome number ranging from 22 to 48. Different members of the family are economically important: the olive (Olea europaea) is important both for fruits and for the extracted olive oil. The ashes (Fraxinus) are valued for their tough wood. Forsythias, lilacs, jasmines, osmanthuses, privets, and fringe trees are valued as ornamental plants in gardens and landscaping.

Despite its importance, there is a lack of molecular phylogenetic studies on the family, limited to only a few species for noncoding chloroplast loci. Recently, many studies have tried to focalize the attention on important traits and related coding genes for the members of the family that are more relevant. However, a deeper knowledge of genetics of the Oleaceae family, not limited to few major species, could increase the available information about genetic diversity, molecular markers, phylogenetic studies, gene functions, molecular pathway characterization, and molecular mechanisms involved in plant adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress.

The forthcoming Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Oleaceae genetics, both for the most important like olive and Fraxinus, as well as ornamental ones like jasmines, lilacs, and others.

Prof. Dr. Cinzia Montemurro
Guest Editor

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