Molecular Genetics of Ornamental Plants Under Abiotic Stress: Current Insights and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; abiotic stress; abiotic tolerance; high-throughput sequencing
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Dear Colleagues,
Ornamental plants are widely valued for their aesthetic and economic significance, yet they frequently face threats from abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures. These stresses severely impair their growth, ornamental quality, and post-harvest longevity, posing major challenges to the horticultural industry. Recently, with the development of modern biotechnologies, gene editing, high-throughput sequencing, and even artificial intelligence (AI) have been increasingly applied to investigate plant adaptation to abiotic stress, facilitating the exploration of the genetics of their tolerances.
This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring molecular mechanisms of ornamental plant response to various abiotic stresses, including cold, drought, salt, or other abiotic stresses, even the complex abiotic stress. Studies improving our understanding of ornamental plant adaptation to abiotic stresses are welcome, particularly those involving advanced biotechnology, AI technology, and other cutting-edge technologies to investigate ornamental plant response to abiotic stresses.
Prof. Dr. Yong-Jun Shu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genomics
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- abiotic stress
- abiotic tolerance
- high-throughput sequencing
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