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It is our great honor to present the feature papers published in Horticulturae (ISSN: 2311-7524) in 2022, for the Section “Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2)”. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding individuals and team members whose work inspires fellow researchers and profoundly influences the field of horticultural science. We invite you to read the outstanding papers listed below.

1. “Insights into Factors Controlling Adventitious Root Formation in Apples”
by Muhammad Mobeen Tahir, Jiangping Mao, Shaohuan Li, Ke Li, Yu Liu, Yun Shao, Dong Zhang and Xiaoyun Zhang
Horticulturae 2022, 8(4), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8040276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/4/276

2. “Integrated Volatile Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal the Influence of Infection TuMV to Volatile Organic Compounds in Brassica rapa”
by Xinxin Lu, Lei Zhang, Wenyue Huang, Shujiang Zhang, Shifan Zhang, Fei Li, Hui Zhang, Rifei Sun, Jianjun Zhao and Guoliang Li
Horticulturae 2022, 8(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/1/57

3. “QTL Mapping of Resistance to Bacterial Wilt in Pepper Plants (Capsicum annuum) Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS)”
by Soo-Young Chae, Kwanuk Lee, Jae-Wahng Do, Sun-Cheul Hong, Kang-Hyun Lee, Myeong-Cheoul Cho, Eun-Young Yang and Jae-Bok Yoon
Horticulturae 2022, 8(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/2/115

4. “Tomato Response to Fusarium spp. Infection under Field Conditions: Study of Potential Genes Involved”
by Joana A. Ribeiro, André Albuquerque, Patrick Materatski, Mariana Patanita, Carla M. R. Varanda, Maria do Rosário Félix and Maria Doroteia Campos
Horticulturae 2022, 8(5), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050433
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/5/433

5. “Pigment-Related Mutations Greatly Affect Berry Metabolome in San Marzano Tomatoes”
by Gabriella Dono, José Luis Rambla, Sarah Frusciante, Eleonora Fabene, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas, Antonio Granell, Gianfranco Diretto and Andrea Mazzucato
Horticulturae 2022, 8(2), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/2/120

6. “Micropropagation of Vaccinium corymbosum L.: An Alternative Procedure for the Production of Secondary Metabolites”
by Doina Clapa, Silvia-Amalia Nemeș, Floricuța Ranga, Monica Hârța, Dan-Cristian Vodnar and Lavinia-Florina Călinoiu
Horticulturae 2022, 8(6), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8060480
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/480

7. “Onion Germplasm Possesses Lower Early Season Thrips Numbers”
by Seyed Shahabeddin Nourbakhsh and Christopher S. Cramer
Horticulturae 2022, 8(2), 123; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/2/123

8. “In Vitro Propagation and Phytochemistry of Thymol-Producing Plants from a Horticultural Form of Thymus × josephi-angeli Mansanet & Aguil. (Lamiaceae)”
by Esther Asensio, Roberto de Medinacelli Juan-Méndez and Jorge Juan-Vicedo
Horticulturae 2022, 8(12), 1188; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8121188
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/12/1188

9. “Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics of Ornamental Plants”
by Krishna Bhattarai and Johan Van Huylenbroeck
Horticulturae 2022, 8(2), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/2/148

10. “Onion Plant Size Measurements as Predictors for Onion Bulb Size”
by Seyed Shahabeddin Nourbakhsh and Christopher S. Cramer
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080682
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/8/682

11. “Identification and Characterization of Two Putative Citrus Phosphomannose Isomerase (CsPMI) Genes as Selectable Markers for Mature Citrus Transformation”
by Hao Wu, Michel Canton, Lamiaa M. Mahmoud, Katherine R. Weber, Gillian Z. Michalczyk, Manjul Dutt and Janice M. Zale
Horticulturae 2022, 8(3), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/3/204

12. “Key Determinants of the Physiological and Fruit Quality Traits in Sweet Cherries and Their Importance in a Breeding Programme”
by Viola Devasirvatham and Daniel K. Y. Tan
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 694; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080694
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/8/694

13. “Transfer of Self-Fruitfulness to Cultivated Almond from Peach and Wild Almond”
by Thomas M. Gradziel
Horticulturae 2022, 8(10), 965; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8100965
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/10/965