Reproductive Growth in Perennial Fruit Trees: Importance and Impact of Climate Change
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2)".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pear; floral bud differentiation; dormancy; fruit quality; anthocyanin; climate change
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Dear Colleagues,
Reproductive growth refers to the process by which plants produce offspring, encompassing a series of stages including floral transition, flowering, fertilization, fruit development, and seed formation. This process is critical for the development of reproductive organs in fruit trees.
Recent global climate change has led to abnormal weather patterns, such as higher summer temperatures and milder winters, which significantly affect the reproductive growth processes of deciduous fruit trees. These changes can have a direct impact on both the yield and quality of fruit tree products. Therefore, understanding the theories behind and regulatory mechanisms of reproductive growth in deciduous fruit trees is essential for addressing climate change and ensuring the sustainable development of the fruit tree industry.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions from researchers working in the field of reproductive growth in perennial fruit trees. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Phase transition;
- Yearly floral bud differentiation;
- Dormancy;
- Flowering and pollination;
- Self-incompatibility;
- Fruit development;
- Fruit quality formation.
We welcome research findings, reviews, and discussions that provide new insights into these topics, with the aim of contributing to the sustainable management and productivity of fruit tree systems in the face of ongoing climate challenges.
Dr. Songling Bai
Prof. Dr. Junkai Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reproductive growth
- deciduous fruit trees
- global climate change
- fruit yield
- fruit quality
- dormancy
- pollination
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