Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Improvement of Olive
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: 10 November 2024 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: olive diversity; fruit breeding; fruit wild relatives; plant genetic resources conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The olive is one of the oldest and most valuable fruit crops in the world. The challenges in olive cultivation posed by climate change, new cultivation systems, and abiotic and biotic stress have urged us to find new sources of variability. New insights into the genetic resources of species is an important first step towards their evaluation, conservation, and sustainable utilization. In this sense, the Special Issue titled "Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Improvement of Olive" aims to present the latest research and advances in the field of olive genomics and breeding.
The Special Issue aims to showcase innovative studies exploring the genetic diversity of olives (including olive wild relatives; advances in breeding techniques; and new approaches to improving the quality of the olive trees, fruit, and oil). Contributions may include, but are not limited to, research on conservation and breeding strategies, genome sequencing, phenotypic trait mapping, molecular marker development, cross-breeding outcomes, improved pest and disease resistance, and the impact of genetic improvements on the sensory properties and nutritional value of olives and olive oil.
Dr. Tatjana Klepo
Prof. Dr. Zlatko Šatović
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Olea europaea L.
- wild olive
- olive diversity
- domestication
- genotyping
- phenotyping
- morphometry
- quality traits
- QTLs
- prospecting studies
- in situ evaluation
- gene banks
- breeding techniques
- resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
- fruit quality improvement
