Molecular Biology of Fruit Development
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 219
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit crop; watermelon; physiological traits; drought tolerance; gene family; functional gene
Interests: vegetable genetic breeding and biotechnology; creation of mutants and development of molecular markers; genetic characteristics and molecular mechanisms; functional characterization of key genes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit development is a complex and highly regulated process encompassing fruit set, growth, maturation, ripening, senescence, and abscission. It is governed by sophisticated molecular networks involving genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, and environmental signals. Understanding the molecular basis of fruit development is critical for improving fruit yield, quality, nutritional value, shelf life, and stress resistance, and provides a theoretical foundation for molecular breeding of horticultural crops.
This Special Issue aims to collect cutting-edge research on the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying fruit development. It focuses on revealing gene functions, non-coding RNA regulation, epigenetic modifications, hormone signaling crosstalk, transcription factor networks, and responses to environmental cues during fruit growth and ripening. We welcome studies covering model plants, horticultural fruit crops, and other fruit-bearing species, and we strive to publish high-quality original research and review articles that advance the field.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Molecular regulation of fruit set and early development.
- Cell division and expansion during fruit growth.
- Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of fruit development.
- Epigenetic regulation (DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin remodeling).
- Phytohormone signaling and crosstalk in fruit development.
- Molecular mechanisms of fruit ripening and senescence.
- Fruit quality formation and nutritional metabolism.
- Environmental and stress responses in fruit development.
- Genomic and transcriptomic studies of fruit development.
- Molecular breeding for fruit quality and yield improvement.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Xuezheng Wang
Dr. Guoxin Cheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit development
- molecular regulation
- fruit ripening
- hormone signaling
- transcription factor
- epigenetic modification
- gene function
- fruit quality
- horticultural crop
- molecular breeding
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