Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 December 2024) | Viewed by 1570
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular breeding; genomics; biology; gene cloning; functional analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forests are among the most vital ecosystems on earth, offering a multifunctional environment that provides a wide array of goods and services benefiting human society. They not supply only timber and non-timber commercial products but also serve to prevent soil erosion, protect water sources, regulate climate, sequester carbon, improve water quality and quantity, protect biodiversity, and provide habitats. Therefore, genetic research plays a crucial role in the conservation and assessment of forest biodiversity, as well as in understanding population genetic structures and genetic adaptability. In addition, the study of forest genetics and plant physiology has major economic impacts: many plants are genetically modified to increase yields and provide resistance to stress. Transcription factors have the ability to respond to changes in the external environment by regulating their own expression and employing the spatiotemporal specificity of gene expression to activate target genes. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies accelerate forest improvement methods by enabling the rapid and cost-effective sequencing of entire genomes and transcriptomes.
This Special Issue aims to collect original research and review articles focused on topics of forest genomics, genetics, and breeding programs, including, but not limited to, genomic characterization, genetic dissection of various traits (growth, development, abiotic stress, etc.), gene cloning, and gene function study using genome editing and over-expression. New theories and technologies related to forest genetics and plant physiology are also within the scope of this issue.
Dr. Yaodong Yang
Dr. Lixia Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant genetics
- genomics
- molecular biology
- biochemistry
- stress tolerance
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