Research on Grape Stress Resistance Cultivation and Genetic Breeding

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Viticulture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 1131

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College of Enology and Horticulture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Interests: viticulture; stress physiology; genetic breeding

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College of Enology and Horticulture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Interests: viticulture; stress physiology; cultivation techniques; fruit quality

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1. College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
2. China Wine Industry Technology Institute, Yinchuan 750021, China
3. Engineering Research Center for Viti-Viniculture, National Forestry and Grassland Adminisration, Xianyang 712100, China
Interests: viticulture; stress physiology; enology; wine chemistry

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Dear Colleagues,

Grapes are among the most important economic crops in the world and are widely used in various fields, such as fresh fruit production, wine making, and preserved fruit processing. With the changing global climate, grapes are vulnerable to both biological and abiotic environmental pressures. Therefore, the cultivation of grapes under adverse conditions and the breeding of resistant grapes are becoming increasingly important. 

The purpose of this Special Issue, "Research on Grape Stress Resistance Cultivation and Genetic Breeding", is to introduce innovative research, tools, methods, and technologies that have achieved success in addressing these issues. For instance, the stress resistance of grapes can be enhanced through techniques such as biofilms and cultivation management. In addition, new breeding methods, the collection and evaluation of grape germplasm resources, the development and application of molecular markers, the discovery and validation of resistance function genes, as well as any other innovations to enhance the resistance and sustainability of horticultural crops, all contribute to the production of high-quality products.

Dr. Zhilei Wang
Dr. Tingting Xue
Prof. Dr. Hua Wang
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Keywords

  • germplasm resources
  • stress resistance
  • genetic breeding
  • new techniques for viticulture
  • innovation for breeding

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Mining Minor Cold Resistance Genes in V. vinifera Based on Transcriptomics
by Junli Liu, Yihan Li, Zhilei Wang, Hua Li and Hua Wang
Horticulturae 2025, 11(12), 1538; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11121538 - 18 Dec 2025
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Cold resistance is an important characteristic of sustainable development in the grape industry. The intraspecific recurrent selection in the Vitis vinifera (V. vinifera) method uses high-quality varieties as breeding materials and the substitution and accumulation of minor resistance genes, breeding high-quality [...] Read more.
Cold resistance is an important characteristic of sustainable development in the grape industry. The intraspecific recurrent selection in the Vitis vinifera (V. vinifera) method uses high-quality varieties as breeding materials and the substitution and accumulation of minor resistance genes, breeding high-quality grapes with cold resistance. This study was conducted to identify and genetically analyse the cold resistance of a V. vinifera hybrid population (Ecolly × Dunkelfelder), screen for highly resistant and sensitive plant samples, and use high-throughput sequencing to perform transcriptome sequencing and related differential gene expression analysis on each sample. The results revealed that the cold resistance of the hybrid offspring population was characterised by continuous quantitative trait inheritance, with 38 differentially expressed genes (7 upregulated genes and 31 downregulated genes) between the high resistance and high-sensitivity types. Analysis of genes related to various pathways, related to cold resistance, revealed that CYP76F10, Dxs, GERD, NMT, GDE1, glgC, and DHQ-SDH, as well as transcription factor MYB, HB, and MADS family genes, are key candidate genes for V. vinifera cold resistance research. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to investigate the expression characteristics of the six genes that were differentially expressed genes, the results of which were essentially consistent with the results of RNA-seq. Specifically, NMT may enhance cold resistance by enhancing membrane lipid stability. The synergistic expression pattern of CYP76F14 and Dxs suggests its key role in terpene synthesis. By exploring potential genes related to micro effects, a theoretical foundation for further exploration of new high-quality cold-resistant grape varieties has been provided. Full article
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