Special Issue "Plant Biodiversity with Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Prashant Kaushik
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Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: climate change; plant stress; crop wild relatives; crop modelling; agronomy; genomics; priming; rationing; salinity; transgenics; stability analysis; growth regulators
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Dear Colleagues,

The plant kingdom has an extensive wealth of biodiversity in cultivated varieties, landraces and wild species. Moreover, plant species also shape our food habits and ecosystem. Due to increased pressure of climate change and the development of noval strains of insect pest and diseases, it has become more apparent to agriculturalists and researchers the urgent need to conserve plant biodiversity. In this direction, several developments have taken place in the last century, but the targets remain unachieved as challenges arise frequently. Available plant biodiversity can solve many problems. But plant biodiversity has to be recognised based on proper experimentation, and after that, adequate conservation should take place in the gene banks. Sustainable use and the conservation of plant biodiversity are studied extensively. Various approaches are developed regarding the conservation plant biodiversity, like establishing methods for species investigating and state monitoring. Moreover, conservation practices depend on both in situ and ex situ techniques. In this Special Issue, prominent researchers are invited to communicate their original research and review articles that explore the “Plant Biodiversity for Sustainable Use”. The Special Issue critically follows the policies of Sustainability concerning submission, publication, review process, etc.; kindly review these before attempting a submission.

Dr. Prashant Kaushik
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • plant conservation
  • wild species
  • biodiversity
  • gene banks
  • breeding
  • stress tolerance

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Germplasm Conservation: Instrumental in Agricultural Biodiversity—A Review
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6743; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126743 - 15 Jun 2021
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Germplasm is a valuable natural resource that provides knowledge about the genetic composition of a species and is crucial for conserving plant diversity. Germplasm protection strategies not only involve rescuing plant species threatened with extinction, but also help preserve all essential plants, on [...] Read more.
Germplasm is a valuable natural resource that provides knowledge about the genetic composition of a species and is crucial for conserving plant diversity. Germplasm protection strategies not only involve rescuing plant species threatened with extinction, but also help preserve all essential plants, on which rests the survival of all organisms. The successful use of genetic resources necessitates their diligent collection, storage, analysis, documentation, and exchange. Slow growth cultures, cryopreservation, pollen and DNA banks, botanical gardens, genetic reserves, and farmers’ fields are a few germplasm conservation techniques being employed. However, the adoption of in-vitro techniques with any chance of genetic instability could lead to the destruction of the entire substance, but the improved understanding of basic regeneration biology would, in turn, undoubtedly increase the capacity to regenerate new plants, thus expanding selection possibilities. Germplasm conservation seeks to conserve endangered and vulnerable plant species worldwide for future proliferation and development; it is also the bedrock of agricultural production. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Biodiversity with Sustainability)
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