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Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants
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Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 2433

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Dr. Wenfeng Nie

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Department of Horticulture, College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interests: DNA demethylation; abiotic stress; fruit ripening; fruit quality
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Prof. Dr. Fan Zhang

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Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Interests: plant senescence; flower senescence; petal senescence; cut flower; ethylene signaling; transcriptional regulation; epigenetic regulation; postharvest
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Dr. Ping Wang

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Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: brassinosteroid signaling; autophagy; Feronia; plant growth and stress responses; protein degradation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Horticulture plants and their products are necessary nutritional and functional components in human society. The growth and development of horticulture plants are complicated, and they are not only inevitably regulated by environmental factors but also largely dependent on genetic and epigenetic interactions. Moreover, the balance between growth and stress is essential for the quality and yield of horticultural crops. In recent years, although increasing studies have revealed that epigenetic regulations are of importance to fruit ripening, how the epigenome of horticulture plants is dynamically modulated in response to development, growth, and stress stimulations is not fully known.

This Special Issue aims to investigate the growth, development, and stress response of horticulture plants through the methods of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and bioinformatics, providing perspectives on the potential challenges in horticulture crop production. This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts that use horticulture plants as the experimental material to conduct analyses on the genetic and epigenetic molecular mechanisms that are involved in the regulation of growth and the development and abiotic/biotic stresses.

Dr. Wenfeng Nie
Prof. Dr. Fan Zhang
Dr. Ping Wang
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Manuscript Submission Information

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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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • horticulture
  • growth and development
  • biotic stress
  • abiotic stress
  • epigenetic modification
  • temperature
  • light quality

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The Identification and Analysis of the Self-Incompatibility Pollen Determinant Factor SLF in Lycium barbarum
by Jiali Wu, Xiongxiong Nan, Xin Zhang, Wendi Xu, Haijun Ma, Zijun Yang and Cuiping Wang
Plants 2024, 13(7), 959; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13070959 - 26 Mar 2024
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Self-incompatibility is a widespread genetic mechanism found in flowering plants. It plays a crucial role in preventing inbreeding and promoting outcrossing. The genes that control self-incompatibility in plants are typically determined by the S-locus female determinant factor and the S-locus male determinant factor. [...] Read more.
Self-incompatibility is a widespread genetic mechanism found in flowering plants. It plays a crucial role in preventing inbreeding and promoting outcrossing. The genes that control self-incompatibility in plants are typically determined by the S-locus female determinant factor and the S-locus male determinant factor. In the Solanaceae family, the male determinant factor is often the SLF gene. In this research, we cloned and analyzed 13 S2-LbSLF genes from the L. barbarum genome, which are located on chromosome 2 and close to the physical location of the S-locus female determinant factor S-RNase, covering a region of approximately 90.4 Mb. The amino acid sequence identity of the 13 S2-LbSLFs is 58.46%, and they all possess relatively conserved motifs and typical F-box domains, without introns. A co-linearity analysis revealed that there are no tandemly repeated genes in the S2-LbSLF genes, and that there are two pairs of co-linear genes between S2-LbSLF and the tomato, which also belongs to the Solanaceae family. A phylogenetic analysis indicates that the S2-LbSLF members can be divided into six groups, and it was found that the 13 S2-LbSLFs are clustered with the SLF genes of tobacco and Petunia inflata to varying degrees, potentially serving as pollen determinant factors regulating self-incompatibility in L. barbarum. The results for the gene expression patterns suggest that S2-LbSLF is only expressed in pollen tissue. The results of the yeast two-hybrid assay showed that the C-terminal region of S2-LbSLFs lacking the F-box domain can interact with S-RNase. This study provides theoretical data for further investigation into the functions of S2-LbSLF members, particularly for the identification of pollen determinant factors regulating self-incompatibility in L. barbarum. Full article
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Comprehensive Analyses of Four PhNF-YC Genes from Petunia hybrida and Impacts on Flowering Time
by Jing Bin, Qinghua Tan, Shiyun Wen, Licheng Huang, Huimin Wang, Muhammad Imtiaz, Zhisheng Zhang, Herong Guo, Li Xie, Ruizhen Zeng and Qian Wei
Plants 2024, 13(5), 742; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13050742 - 6 Mar 2024
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Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) is a class of heterotrimeric transcription factors composed of three subunits: NF-A, NF-YB, and NF-YC. NF-YC family members play crucial roles in various developmental processes, particularly in the regulation of flowering time. However, their functions in petunia remain poorly [...] Read more.
Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) is a class of heterotrimeric transcription factors composed of three subunits: NF-A, NF-YB, and NF-YC. NF-YC family members play crucial roles in various developmental processes, particularly in the regulation of flowering time. However, their functions in petunia remain poorly understood. In this study, we isolated four PhNF-YC genes from petunia and confirmed their subcellular localization in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. We analyzed the transcript abundance of all four PhNF-YC genes and found that PhNF-YC2 and PhNF-YC4 were highly expressed in apical buds and leaves, with their transcript levels decreasing before flower bud differentiation. Silencing PhNF-YC2 using VIGS resulted in a delayed flowering time and reduced chlorophyll content, while PhNF-YC4-silenced plants only exhibited a delayed flowering time. Furthermore, we detected the transcript abundance of flowering-related genes involved in different signaling pathways and found that PhCO, PhGI, PhFBP21, PhGA20ox4, and PhSPL9b were regulated by both PhNF-YC2 and PhNF-YC4. Additionally, the transcript abundance of PhSPL2, PhSPL3, and PhSPL4 increased only in PhNF-YC2-silenced plants. Overall, these results provide evidence that PhNF-YC2 and PhNF-YC4 negatively regulate flowering time in petunia by modulating a series of flowering-related genes. Full article
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SmRAV1, an AP2 and B3 Transcription Factor, Positively Regulates Eggplant’s Response to Salt Stress
by Junjie Ding, Bowen Yao, Xu Yang and Lei Shen
Plants 2023, 12(24), 4174; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244174 - 15 Dec 2023
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Salt stress is a lethal abiotic stress threatening global food security on a consistent basis. In this study, we identified an AP2 and B3 domain-containing transcription factor (TF) named SmRAV1, and its expression levels were significantly up-regulated by NaCl, abscisic acid (ABA), and [...] Read more.
Salt stress is a lethal abiotic stress threatening global food security on a consistent basis. In this study, we identified an AP2 and B3 domain-containing transcription factor (TF) named SmRAV1, and its expression levels were significantly up-regulated by NaCl, abscisic acid (ABA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment. High expression of SmRAV1 was observed in the roots and sepal of mature plants. The transient expression assay in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves revealed that SmRAV1 was localized in the nucleus. Silencing of SmRAV1 via virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) decreased the tolerance of eggplant to salt stress. Significant down-regulation of salt stress marker genes, including SmGSTU10 and SmNCED1, was observed. Additionally, increased H2O2 content and decreased catalase (CAT) enzyme activity were recorded in the SmRAV1-silenced plants compared to the TRV:00 plants. Our findings elucidate the functions of SmRAV1 and provide opportunities for generating salt-tolerant lines of eggplant. Full article
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