Regeneration by Totipotency/Pluripotency in Forest Trees: From the Basis to Its Applications
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 250
Special Issue Editors
Interests: somatic embryogenesis; plant regeneration; tree breeding; development biology
Interests: bioreactors; conifers; genetic modification; phytohormones; in vitro cultures; plant propagation; plant reproduction; somatic embryogenesis; woody plants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest trees can be regenerated through various methods, such as cutting, grafting, organogenesis, and somatic embryogenesis. Through regeneration, trees can achieve large-scale clonal propagation, long-term germplasm preservation, and genetic transformation or genome editing. Establishing regeneration systems, improving regeneration efficiency, and promoting their industrialization in forest trees are of great importance, with cellular totipotency and pluripotency being the molecular bases for plant regeneration. While detailed systematic studies on model plants like Arabidopsis thaliana have gradually unraveled the molecular mechanisms underlying plant regeneration, the fundamental mechanisms and principles underlying forest tree regeneration remain unclear. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide selected contributions on advances in the basis of tree regeneration and its biotechnological applications.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Establishment and application of efficient tree regeneration systems;
- Bioreactor application in tree regeneration;
- Gene expression and regulation in tree regeneration;
- Muti-omics in tree regeneration;
- Epigenetics in tree regeneration;
- Chemical reprogramming in tree regeneration;
- Genetic transformation or genome editing through tree regeneration.
Dr. Jian Zhao
Dr. Lisheng Kong
Dr. Tianqing Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest trees
- regeneration
- cutting
- organogenesis
- somatic embryogenesis
- molecular mechanisms
- biotechnology applications
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