Research Progress on Grape Genetic Diversity
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Viticulture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 November 2025 | Viewed by 461
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular breeding of horticultural plants; grapes; watermelon; melon and peony
Interests: grape; grape breeding; rootstock; viticulture
Interests: grape; viticulture; physiology; grape breeding
Interests: molecular breeding; grape; watermelon; melon and peony germplasm resources; omics and bioinformatics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Grapes are one of the most widely cultivated and highest-value horticultural crops in the world. About 8000 years ago, people in Georgia and Armenia discovered how to cultivate grapes and make wines using fruits of grapevines. As of now, there are tens of thousands of grape cultivars in the world, with differences in phenomics or genomics. Much research on the assessment of the qualitative and quantitative traits of grapevines has been conducted, including growth, development, stress resistance, architecture, physiology, chemistry, ecology, and yield. Many new techniques have been used in related research; therefore, the research on grape genetic diversity has seen rapid development. In this Special Issue, we intend to publish original research reports and reviews concerning grape genetic diversity. Topics might include, but are not limited to, the analysis of grape trait and grape gene function, the response of grapevines to environmental stress, from genes to physiology, and breeding lines with which to identify the QTLs/genes that can potentially be used in breeding through marker-assisted selection. In addition, this Special Issue also includes the detection of genes using bioinformatic analysis or omics tools.
Dr. Zhaosen Xie
Dr. Bin Han
Dr. Bo Wang
Dr. Dalong Guo
Dr. Diego Rivera-Nuñez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- grape
- genetic diversity
- grape breeding
- germplasm resources
- qualitative and quantitative traits
- growth and development
- grape gene function
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