Flower Crops Breeding
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2021) | Viewed by 3372
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular breeding; plant reproduction; genome editing; tissue culture; transcriptome analysis; gene regulators; epigentics
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Interests: plant flower color modification; genetic transformation; genome editing; mutagenesis; postharvest physiology; tissue culture; plant stress physiology
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Dear Colleagues,
The floriculture and landscape industries are continuously expanding due to the global demand for cut flowers, potted plants, and bedding plants. Traditionally, breeding tools including genetic selection, hybridization, somaclonal variation or mutagenesis have improved floral crops for flower colors, scents, morphology, etc. In addition, abiotic stresses are becoming increasingly extreme worldwide because of the continuing deterioration of the global climate, and which negatively plant growth and flower quality. Recent advances in transformation techniques in ornamental crops have been applied to overcome genetic barriers or reproduction huddles, within or among species. As genomic information has been widely available and uncovered gradually, diverse breeding methods such as molecular breeding, genome-assisted breeding, genetic maps and precise gene editing allow more efficient and target-specific modification of brand new flower traits for breeders, as well as diverse choices of cultivars for users. Therefore, flower breeding techniques are important for the creation of potential commercial cultivars for the advancement of the floriculture and landscape industries.
Prof. Dr. Geung-Joo Lee
Dr. Chang Kil Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hybridization
- genome editing
- genetic resource
- molecular breeding
- mutation breeding
- tissue culture
- transformation
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