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Advances in Jujube Research, Second Edition

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 1325

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Shengrui Yao

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Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: jujube cultivar trials; cultivar selection; genotyping; nutrition; metabolomics
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Dr. Zhihui Zhao

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Chinese Jujube Research Center, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
Interests: nutrition and processing of jujube
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Jujube Research, Second Edition”, is dedicated to research on the biology, genetics and breeding, ecology, post-harvest treatment, and nutritional status of jujube, but will also cover other aspects of the life of these plants.

Jujube (Ziziphus) is an outstanding multipurpose economic plant with great potential in drought-prone and marginal districts. Chinese jujube (Z. jujuba Mill.) and Indian jujube or ber (Z. mauritiana Lam.) are the two main economically valuable species. The commercial and experimental cultivation of jujube takes place mostly in China, Pakistan, India, Iran, Korea, Japan, Australia, the USA, Italy, Romania, and Israel. However, jujube is still a relatively unknown and underutilized horticultural plant.

This Special Issue aims to gather current knowledge on various aspects of jujube research. We invite researchers to submit review articles, full-length original papers, communications, short overviews, or comments that cover various aspects of jujube’s biology, genetics and breeding, ecology and post-harvest treatment, nutrition, and so on.

Dr. Shengrui Yao
Dr. Zhihui Zhao
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • jujube
  • biology
  • breeding
  • genotyping
  • metabolomics
  • nutrition
  • post-harvest treatment

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Geospatial Metabolomics Unravel Regional Disparities in Sedative Compounds and Volatile Profiles of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen Across Chinese Production Areas
by Jia Tian, Shujuan Hou, Hanbing Zhu, Ruirui Dao, Junguang Ning, Peixing Ren, Fuxu Pan, Mengjun Liu and Zhihui Zhao
Plants 2025, 14(17), 2739; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172739 - 2 Sep 2025
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Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS) has significant medicinal value, and its growing environment critically influences medicinal component accumulation. We analyzed 10 ZSS samples from six major Chinese production areas, identifying 2994 metabolites while exploring tranquilizing constituents and volatiles. Lipids and amino acids were the [...] Read more.
Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS) has significant medicinal value, and its growing environment critically influences medicinal component accumulation. We analyzed 10 ZSS samples from six major Chinese production areas, identifying 2994 metabolites while exploring tranquilizing constituents and volatiles. Lipids and amino acids were the primary nutrients, while terpenoids were the most abundant class of secondary metabolites. Volatile profiling revealed characteristic sour-fruity-herbaceous flavors, with GS-QY samples showing the highest volatile content. HB-XT and LN-CY samples accumulated the most sedative compounds (jujubosides A/B, spinosin). These findings demonstrate production regions significantly influence ZSS’s medicinal/aromatic profiles, supporting targeted product development. Full article
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Research Progress on the Application of Plant Growth Regulators in the Rapid Propagation of Jujube by In Vitro Culture
by Bochao Yang, Zhi Luo, Xingyu Zhu, Yinzhong Ji, Quanhui Ma and Fenfen Yan
Plants 2025, 14(19), 3012; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14193012 - 29 Sep 2025
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Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is an important economic fruit tree in China, and its in vitro culture technology is the key to achieving large-scale seedling cultivation. PGRs (Plant growth regulators) play a central regulatory role in all stages of jujube micropropagation, including [...] Read more.
Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is an important economic fruit tree in China, and its in vitro culture technology is the key to achieving large-scale seedling cultivation. PGRs (Plant growth regulators) play a central regulatory role in all stages of jujube micropropagation, including explant initiation, proliferation, and rooting. This article provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in in vitro culture of jujube, with a focus on the recommended exogenous phytohormone ratios, their effects, and underlying regulatory mechanisms across distinct varieties during the key stages such as in vitro culture, shoot proliferation, and root formation. The primary culture of most jujube varieties usually employs the MS medium, and it is recommended that auxin and cytokinin be used in combination. During the initial cultivation stage, the use of NAA (1-naphthaleneacetic acid) or IBA (indole butyric acid) is recommended at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/L. At the same time, 6-BA (6-benzylaminopurine) is suggested, with a concentration range of 0.5 to 2.5 mg/L. In the subculture multiplication of most jujube varieties, MS medium is used, and auxin (such as NAA, IBA), and TDZ (thidiazuron) and cytokinin (e.g., 6-BA) are used in combination. The recommended concentration range for auxin remains between 0.1 and 1.0 mg/L, and for cytokinin 6-BA between 0.5 and 2.5 mg/L, while the recommended concentration of TDZ is suggested to be below 0.01 mg/L. Rooting induction for most jujube varieties has predominantly been achieved using 1/2 MS medium, with growth regulator concentrations typically ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 mg/L. Full article
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