Anatomy and Physiology of Fruit Trees
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 1862
Special Issue Editors
Interests: anatomy; physiology; reproductive biology evolution
2. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón—IA2, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, Calle Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: dormancy; climate change; modelling; fruit production; physiology of reproduction
2. Laboratory of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avda Reina Mercedes, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: hydraulics; soil–plant–atmosphere water relations; stomatal regulation; drought; anatomy of the xylem
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit crops are vital sources of vegetal foods that ameliorate carbon over time and serve as models for the study of tree forest species. While the physiological status of trees is directly dependent on the structure, development, and plasticity of the vascular tissues, there is a gap in our knowledge regarding the anatomical variations present in fruit trees. Understanding the anatomy of fruit trees and its association with their response to biotic and abiotic stresses is pivotal to developing more sustainable crops. This Special Issue of Plants will highlight the anatomy of fruit trees at different stages of development, from dormancy to fruit set, tissue levels, from roots to fruits, and their physiology in relation to environmental factors that alter crop productivity.
Dr. Juan M. Losada
Dr. Erica Fadón
Dr. Celia M. Rodríguez Domínguez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit trees
- anatomy
- physiology
- hydraulics
- xylem
- phloem
- carbon dynamics
- water relations
- stomata
- dormancy
- phenology
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