Genetic Innovation and Breeding in Ornamental Plants
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: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 761
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Interests: ornamental horticulture; molecular breeding; abiotic resistance; plant architecture
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Interests: ornamental trees and shrubs; germplasm resources; plant genome; molecular mechanisms; molecular design breeding
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Interests: plant biodiversity; biostatistics; ecology; genetics and plant breeding
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the world moves towards an era marked by economic globalization and a growing awareness of environmental stewardship, the quest for ornamental plants has gone beyond mere esthetic appeal. Today, there is a burgeoning demand for ornamental plants that not only attract people with their vibrant colors, striking forms, and captivating fragrances, but also embody the principles of sustainability and resilience. This has spawned a quest for new ornamental plant varieties that are not only fast-growing and resource-efficient, but that also have strong resilience and positive environmental impacts. While traditional breeding remains the cornerstone for breeding new plant varieties, the advent of molecular breeding techniques has revolutionized the situation, bridging interspecific differences and accelerating the breeding of unique exotic varieties. This Special Issue will explore the convergence of conventional wisdom with cutting-edge innovations, highlighting the transformative potential of these advances to improve product quality and promote industrial competitiveness.
This Special Issue aims to provide an accessible collection of research that shares the latest innovative results from the research field of ornamental plants to aid further studies on ornamental and resistant traits in plants.
At the forefront of ornamental plant science, researchers are unraveling the complex mechanisms behind the key traits that determine the attractiveness and vitality of these plants. Advances in new technologies and strategic approaches are not only reshaping our understanding of ornamental plant biology, but are also driving the development of cutting-edge breeding techniques.
Topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Origin and evolutionary analysis of ornamental plants; new and innovative results in ornamental woody plant genetics and breeding; the function of key genes for ornamental and resistance traits in ornamental plants; the genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics of ornamental plants; the epigenetic regulation of ornamental and resistant traits; transcription factor and regulatory networks in ornamental plants; and novel technologies and strategies for ornamental plants studies.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Forests.
Dr. Lulu Li
Dr. Ping Li
Prof. Dr. Adriana F. Sestras
Guest Editors
Dr. Yiqian Ju
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- high-throughput sequencing
- regulatory mechanisms
- genes
- transcription factors
- epigenetic regulation
- origins and evolution
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