Molecular Research on Orchid Plants: 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 134
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Interests: plant evolutionary development; genomics; molecular biology
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Dear Colleagues,
Constituting approximately 10% of flowering plant species, orchids display unique flower morphologies, possess an extraordinary diversity in lifestyle, and have successfully colonized almost every habitat on Earth. Comparison of orchid genomes could improve our understanding of their origins. The diversity and specialization in orchid floral morphology have fascinated botanists for centuries. The complex flower organization of orchids offers an opportunity to discover new variant genes and different levels of complexity in the morphogenesis of flowers. Orchids have been used as a source of medicine to treat different diseases, including tuberculosis, tumors, and inflammation. Some novel compounds and drugs, both in phytochemical and pharmacological points of view, have been reported from orchids. The secondary metabolites present in medicinal orchids possess a vast array of biological activities. To discover the medical value of novel components in orchid plants is potential for investment.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for molecular mechanistic research on orchids, with a special focus on exploring the orchid genomes with genomics tools, molecular development of orchid floral morphogenesis, and medicinal properties. We welcome your submissions of original papers and reviews based on results from molecular viewpoints.
This Special Issue is supervised by Prof. Dr. Wen‑Chieh Tsai and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Shijiang Cao (College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China).
Prof. Dr. Wen‑Chieh Tsai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- orchid
- genomics
- genome
- genes
- tumor
- inflammation
- drug
- transcriptomics
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