Recent Developments in Molecular Genetic Breeding of Forest Trees
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 780
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Interests: functional genome; signaling in seed dormancy; transcriptional regulation of cold and salinity stress in trees
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Dear Colleagues,
Forests represent a crucial terrestrial component of the Earth's biosphere. The vast genetic diversity among global forest tree species harbors traits of economic, ecological, and societal significance. The increasing availability of genomic resources, coupled with advances in gene editing and high-throughput phenotyping, has opened new avenues for forest tree improvement. The integration of genomic selection, marker-assisted breeding, and biotechnology has accelerated the development of varieties with enhanced growth, wood quality, stress resistance, and climate adaptability. These advances are especially pertinent as forests face unprecedented challenges from global environmental change, emerging pests and diseases, and growing demand for sustainable wood products and ecosystem services.
This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in molecular genetic breeding of forest trees, from fundamental genomics to practical applications. We welcome submissions of all types, including original research articles, reviews, and perspective papers addressing topics including, but not limited to: novel genomic tools and resources for tree breeding, applications of CRISPR-Cas9 and other gene editing technologies in forest trees, advances in marker-assisted selection and genomic prediction, identification and characterization of genes controlling important traits, molecular mechanisms of stress resistance and adaptation, development of biotechnology-based breeding strategies, and case studies of molecular breeding applications in different tree species.
Dr. Su Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- tree genetics
- tree breeding
- molecular breeding
- genetic improvement
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