Molecular Regulation of Flowering and Development 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: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flower color; anthocyanins; carotenoids; gene; ornamental plants
Interests: flowering; abiotic stress; low temperature; gene; ornamental plants
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Dear Colleagues,
Ornamental plants are a broad category of plants valued for their esthetic appeal. Flowers are important reproductive organs of angiosperm, as well as the most important organs of many ornamental plants. Ornamental plants possess a high market value as their flowers exhibit a diverse array of colors, delightful fragrances, distinctive flower shapes, varying sizes, different flowering periods, and abundant availability. Due to these characteristics, ornamental plants hold significant importance in human life, encompassing ecological value, psychological benefits, health advantages, and economic contributions.
To enhance the development and utilization of the important characteristics of ornamental plants, it is essential to conduct relevant research aimed at elucidating the mechanisms underlying the formation of flower traits. This includes investigating the physiological processes, hormone levels, secondary metabolisms, gene expression profiles, and gene regulatory networks involved in flowering and development in ornamental plants. By elucidating these mechanisms, this research can be effectively utilized in production practices and for the targeted breeding of ornamental plants.
This Special Issue focuses on revealing the regulatory mechanisms of physiological, biochemical, and phenotypic changes during the flowering processes of various ornamental plants, with the aim of achieving innovation in plant varieties through biotechnological approaches. We invite researchers to contribute original studies and reviews that cover one or more of the abovementioned aspects related to ornamental plants.
Dr. Yiguang Wang
Dr. Bin Dong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- flower traits
- flowering
- development
- physiological processes
- hormones
- secondary metabolism
- genes
- molecular mechanism
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