Regulation of Flowering and Development in Ornamental Plants
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: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic stress response; chlorophyll fluorescence; controlled environment agriculture; plant physiology
Interests: genetics; evolutionary biology; molecular biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The regulation of flowering and development in ornamental plants is a central theme in horticultural science, shaping plants’ architecture, aesthetic quality, and adaptability to diverse environments. Flower initiation, floral induction, organogenesis, pigment biosynthesis, and senescence are tightly controlled by hormonal pathways and molecular signaling networks, and these processes are further influenced by environmental cues such as light, temperature, and water availability.
This Special Issue will highlight recent advances in understanding how internal and external factors coordinate to regulate flowering and developmental traits in ornamental species. We particularly welcome studies on hormonal regulation (e.g., gibberellins, cytokinins, auxins, and ethylene), the transcriptional, molecular, and physiological control of floral development, and the integration of environmental stress signals into developmental timing. We also welcome genomics, transcriptomics, and gene-editing approaches that contribute to improving flowering time, plant architecture, and ornamental quality.
We invite the submission of original research articles, reviews, and communications that provide novel insights into the regulatory basis of flowering and development, aiming to foster innovation and progress in ornamental horticulture.
Dr. Jae Hwan Lee
Prof. Dr. Yoon-Jung Hwang
Prof. Dr. Ki-Byung Lim
Guest Editors
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Publisher’s Notice
The Special Issue has been shifted from Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2) to Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology on 9 September 2025. At the time of the move, there were no publications in this Special Issue.
Keywords
- developmental plasticity
- flowering regulation
- floral induction
- ornamental plant development
- hormonal signaling
- molecular control
- gene expression
- plant architecture
- pigment biosynthesis
- abiotic stress response
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