Sustainable Practices in Ornamental Horticulture Through Biotechnology
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 132
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Interests: ornamental horticulture; biotechnology; ornamental plant physiology and molecular biology; application of ornamental plants
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Interests: horticulture; urban farming; leafy greens; controlled environment agriculture
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Interests: abiotic stress; ornamental plant physiology and molecular biology; hydrogen biology; floriculture; germplasm preservation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable practices are an important issue in ornamental horticulture. Biotechnology is widely used in ornamental plants, which include genetic engineering, micropropagation, breeding, sustainable nutrient management, biological pest and disease control, and stress resilience, among others. It aims to explore the potential and challenges of biotechnology in promoting sustainable development in this field by utilizing biotechnology to enhance the growth, resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability of ornamental plants to environmental changes.
This Special Issue, entitled “Sustainable Practices in Ornamental Horticulture Through Biotechnology”, will focus on a wide range of topics, such as the application of genetic engineering in improving ornamental plant traits, the use of micropropagation techniques for rapid propagation of valuable ornamental species, and the exploration of tissue culture methods for conserving endangered ornamental plants. Ultimately, it will focus on the application of biotechnology in ornamental horticulture to ensure sustainable practices.
We invite researchers to contribute both original research articles and reviews to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Lifei Chen
Dr. Haijie Dou
Dr. Hongmei Du
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- technologies
- germplasm resources
- genetic engineering
- micropropagation techniques
- tissue culture
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