Advanced Research and Perspectives on Tree Functional Genomics
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 129
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant biology; plant physiology; agricultural and biological sciences; biochemistry
Interests: plant nitrogen metabolism; biosynthesis of phenolic compounds; transcriptional and biochemical regulation of plant metabolism; chloroplast biochemistry; evolution of amino acid biosynthetic pathways
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Dear Colleagues,
Tree functional genomics is a rapidly evolving field that integrates genomic data with tree biology to understand the complex functions and adaptations of trees. Recent advances have leveraged high-throughput sequencing technologies, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), to decode the genomes of various tree species. These efforts have provided insights into gene functions, regulatory networks, and the evolutionary processes that govern traits such as growth, stress resistance, and disease response. This field also explores the ecological and environmental implications of tree genomics, aiming to address challenges such as climate change, deforestation, and sustainable forest management. Future perspectives involve improving computational tools and databases, fostering collaborative research, and translating genomic discoveries into practical applications for forestry and conservation.
Key areas of focus include, but are not limited to, the following:
- genomic mapping and annotation;
- functional characterization;
- systems biology approaches;
- application of genomics in tree breeding;
- genomics in tree breeding;
- epigenomics;
- comparative genomics;
- transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics;
- phenotyping and genotyping;
- bioinformatics and computational genomics.
Dr. Vanessa Castro Rodriguez
Prof. Dr. Fernando de la Torre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genomic mapping
- functional genomics
- epigenomics
- comparative genomics
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- phenotyping
- bioinformatics
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