Special Issue "Genetics and Breeding of Fruit Trees"

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: 31 May 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Dong Zhang
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Guest Editor
College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Interests: apple nursery tree propagation and high density cultivation technology; apple rootstock breeding

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Among the plant-based products, wild fruits were a primary source of food for humans prior to agricultural civilization. At present, fruits possess a great deal of importance in a balanced diet and fruit trees are planted as commercial crops worldwide. Fruits have changed dramatically in many traits (e.g., shape, color, taste, aroma, tree form, and environmental adaptation) compared to their wild ancestors, with a long period of intensive domestication and breeding practice. The genetic research and conventional breeding of fruit trees have long been hampered by their perennial nature, long juvenile phase and generation time, large plant size, and high heterozygosity. Encouragingly, recent advancements in genomic analysis and molecular biotechnology have greatly promoted genetic research and accelerated the breeding process of fruit trees. The trends for fruit breeding in the future include diversified cultivars to meet different demands of consumers and processing, better resistance to environmental stresses, and a less labor-intensive culture practice.

This Special Issue of Horticulturae will present a comprehensive overview of the most interesting and significant research on the genetics and breeding of fruit trees. We cordially invite researchers to submit articles to this Issue focusing on the following fields of fruit research: collection and evaluation of germplasm resources, functional gene mining and exploration, theoretical methods and technologies of breeding, new variety breeding, and vegetative propagation. Reviews providing a summary of past works around this theme and forward-looking perspectives will also be appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Dong Zhang
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • fruit trees
  • genetics
  • breeding
  • germplasm resources
  • cultivars

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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