Tissue Culture Techniques and Molecular Markers of Horticultural Plants

Dear Colleagues,

Micropropagation or in vitro technologies and marker-assisted selection are classic areas of biotechnology that have proven their worth over the past half century and continue to advance today. Different directions of in vitro plant cultivation research are developing, for example, screening in vitro, endophytic microorganisms, biopharming, gene editing and cryopreservation. There are very few in vitro techniques that work well for all genotypes. Often, other, more advanced technologies need to be found for specific recalcitrant genotypes. Here, advances in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics provide significant new opportunities. This demonstrates the interrelationships of different plant systems under various stresses and physiological changes and makes it possible to find new high-throughput genetic markers related to valuable traits. A breakthrough in the use and application of molecular markers for breeding and fundamental research can only be expected when the markers cover the whole genome and different genetic systems in a wide and comprehensive manner.

We are pleased to invite you to submit papers for this Special Issue "Tissue Culture Techniques and Molecular Markers of Horticultural Plants", which aims to present the latest techniques in plant tissue culture and achievements of molecular markers research and applications.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: genetics, genomics, breeding and biotechnology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, horticulture plant propagation, preservation of genetic resources, stress response, effect of stress to nutritional and phytochemical composition.

Dr. Rytis Rugienius
Dr. Audrius Sasnauskas
Dr. Akvile Virsile
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• biotechnology
• breeding
• biopharming
• controlled conditions
• genetics
• genetic resources
• in vitro screening
• micropropagation
• phytochemical composition
• stress resistancea