Advancing Fruit Tree Breeding: Exploring Cutting-Edge Techniques in Genome Editing, Genetic Transformation, and In Vitro Culture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2024 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetic resources; genetic transformation; molecular markers; nut and fruit tree species; biotechnologies; CRISPR/Cas9; protoplasts; in vitro culture
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Interests: breeding; biotechnologies; embryogenesis; fruit quality; genetic resources; genetic transformation; molecular markers; nut and fruit tree species; in vitro culture; post-harvest; sustainable cultivation
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Interests: fruit trees; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; phenotypic and molecular characterization; biodiversity and conservation; fruit quality; tree physiology; conventional and unconventional breeding; micropropagation and plant tissue culture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Using traditional breeding techniques for woody plant species is still challenging due to their long biological and reproductive cycles; thus, the advent of New Plant Breeding Technologies (NPBTs), along with the CRISPR/Cas9 system, represents a viable solution for speeding up the breeding process, allowing for the precise mutation of target genes. However, until now, the use of these techniques in woody species has remained limited due to the significant occurrence of regeneration and transformation events. For these reasons, the main aims of this Special Issue are focused on setting up protocols for woody plant's genetic engineering, transgene-free methodology, and in vitro culture and regeneration.
Dr. Vera Pavese
Prof. Dr. Roberto Botta
Dr. Cristian Silvestri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genome editing
- protoplast
- transgene-free editing
- in vitro culture
- recalcitrance
