Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Plant tissue culture is a foundational tool that has facilitated core discoveries in plant biology as well as the application of biotechnologies for crop improvement. It is commonly used for mass-propagation of crops and more recently for innovating plants as bioreactors. Tissue culture is also central to the ex situ preservation of recalcitrant species that cannot be seed-banked. More and more, tissue culture technology is being innovated for difficult plant species including high value tree crops in order to support crop improvement, germplasm conservation and propagation for industry growth and sustainability. However, for many species, tissue culture remains a significant research and development bottleneck.

In this forthcoming Special Issue we aim to explore recent advances and applications of plant tissue culture. We welcome both critical reviews of literature as well as original research of either descriptive or applied nature. A wide range of topics will be considered including propagation, in vitro speed breeding, mutagenesis breeding, gene editing and transformation, cryopreservation, bioreactor innovations, protoplast and doubled haploid production and more. As the world faces increasing challenges for plant and crop production, new innovations in plant tissue culture will have an important role to play in supporting more sustainable, productive and closed-loop production systems.

Dr. Alice Hayward
Dr. Chris M. O'Brien
Guest Editors

Dr. Eveline Kong
Dr. Albert Chern Sun Wong
Guest Editor Assistants

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• plant cell culture
• transcriptomics
• genome/gene editing
• cryopreservation
• molecular breeding
• CRISPR
• RNAi

• Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture in Plants (16 articles)