Diversity, Conservation and Restoration of Ornamental Plants
A Special Issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524) belonging to the section "Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 573
Editors
Interests: ecology and botany; natural and urban grasslands; heritage plant species
Interests: horticulture; precision agriculture; circular economy; biodiversity
Interests: horticulture; biodiversity; bioconservation; biostatistics; sustainability
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Dear Colleagues,
Ornamental plants enrich human environments—from parks and gardens to green roofs, balconies, and urban landscapes. Their diversity encompasses not only wild relatives and landraces, but countless cultivars and heritage varieties selected over centuries for their aesthetic, morphological, and functional traits. This diversity, however, is threatened by habitat loss, climate change, and shifting land uses, making conservation efforts urgent. Conservation can take multiple forms: ex situ collections in botanic gardens and gene banks, in situ protection of wild populations, and maintenance of living collections in historical or contemporary landscapes.
Restoration, in turn, may involve the re-introduction of heritage plants to preserve cultural authenticity (historical restoration) or the integration of ornamentals into rewilded meadows, pollinator-friendly strips, or climate-adaptive plantings (ecological restoration). Beyond restoration, this Special Issue also welcomes research on broader aspects of ornamental plant science, including but not limited to:
- Landscape design and aesthetic functionality.
- Genotype evaluation for ornamental traits (e.g., flower color, phenology, shape, longevity).
- Performance under biotic and abiotic stressors (drought, salinity, pests, diseases).
- Propagation, micropropagation, and breeding for improved ornamental value.
- Morpho-anatomical, physiological, or genetic characterization of ornamental taxa.
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital tools applied to ornamental plant phenotyping, identification, monitoring, and conservation.
By bridging fundamental and applied perspectives, this Special Issue aims to showcase global scientific work on the diversity, conservation, and restoration of ornamental plants. We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies that advance knowledge in these interconnected fields.
Prof. Dr. Mihaela Ioana Georgescu
Dr. Ana Cornelia Butcaru
Prof. Dr. Radu E. Sestras
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ornamental plant diversity
- conservation genetics
- landscape design
- biotic and abiotic stress tolerance
- heritage cultivars
- ecological restoration
- propagation and breeding
- morpho-anatomical characterization
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