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Breeding of Horticultural Crops for Trait Improvement and Stress Resilience
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Breeding of Horticultural Crops for Trait Improvement and Stress Resilience

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Genotype Evaluation and Breeding".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 June 2024 | Viewed by 4844

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Dr. Evangelia Stavridou

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Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: plant stress physiology; stress tolerance mechanisms; plant development; crop biology; molecular plant breeding; epigenetics; plant identification and genetic diversity
Dr. Panagiotis Madesis

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Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Plants, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, 38446 Volos, Greece
Interests: genomics; plant breeding; CRISP/R; stress tolerance; molecular genetics; population genetics molecular species identification and authentication
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Dr. Irini Nianiou-Obeidat

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Laboratory of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 261, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: tissue culture; stress tolerance; molecular plant breeding; genetic resources; seed breeding omics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The development of stress-resilient horticultural crops with improved traits is critical for ensuring food security, adaptation to the changing climate and improving environmental sustainability towards the promotion of sustainable agriculture. This Special Issue focuses on the understanding of stress-resilience in horticultural crops for improved crop yields and quality with minimal stress-induced damage using cutting-edge technologies and innovative breeding strategies that assist in the understanding of complex biological systems in an integrative and prognostic way and advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying stress tolerance in horticultural crops.

This Special Issue will encompass different aspects of novel approaches to stress tolerance, such as the use of multi-omics tools along with emerging genome engineering tools that can expand our understanding of how plant's physiology is modulated in response to the changing environmental conditions, the molecular mechanisms underlying stress tolerance in plants and our understanding of gene function. The use of such tools in horticultural breeding is expected to revolutionize the trait improvement of horticultural crops. Furthermore, the interaction with beneficial microorganisms to induce stress resilience will offer new insights into targeted breeding programs. Other aspects include the importance of identifying genetic variations in horticultural genetic recourses that can be employed in breeding programs for improved traits and stress resilience.

This Special Issue invites contributions of original research and review/mini-review articles on recent advancements in the field, specifically on trait improvement and stress resilience in horticultural crops, using integrated omics-oriented approaches and modern breeding tools. Contributions highlighting the usefulness of new genotyping, phenotyping and modelling techniques to improve the understanding and prediction of complex traits in breeding programs are welcome.

Dr. Evangelia Stavridou
Dr. Panagiotis Madesis
Dr. Irini Nianiou-Obeidat
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biotic and abiotic stress
  • stress response mechanisms
  • molecular markers
  • marker assisted breeding
  • genetic diversity
  • genomics
  • metagenomics
  • phenotyping
  • gene expression
  • genome editing
  • metabolic engineering
  • epigenetic regulation of stress resilience

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Genetic Characterization of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis Genotypes Derived from Seeds and Selection Based on Their Morphological Traits and Flower Aromatic Substances
by Vasiliki Anastasiadi, Stefanos Hatzilazarou, Emmanouil-Nikolaos Papadakis, Aikaterini-Angeliki Kotoula, Nikolaos Tsalouchos, Taxiarchis Labis, Athanasios Economou and Stefanos Kostas
Agriculture 2024, 14(5), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14050650 - 23 Apr 2024
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Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is an evergreen shrub with white fragrant flowers, and it is cultivated for its ornamental, aromatic and medicinal value. The present study aimed to select desirable genotypes for potential commercial exploitation as pot plants or use in perfumery. Thus, 32 [...] Read more.
Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is an evergreen shrub with white fragrant flowers, and it is cultivated for its ornamental, aromatic and medicinal value. The present study aimed to select desirable genotypes for potential commercial exploitation as pot plants or use in perfumery. Thus, 32 genotypes of G. jasminoides plants derived from seedlings, whose seeds were obtained from Australia and the USA, were evaluated for their genetic diversity in relation to four commercial cultivars (‘Pelion’, ‘Joy’, ‘Grandiflora’ and ‘Kimberly’, used as reference cultivars) using ISSR and SCoT markers. A cluster analysis separated the gardenia genotypes into the following three clusters: one cluster comprised the 16 genotypes originating from Australia, one included the 16 genotypes originating from the USA, and the third cluster contained the four reference cultivars. In other words, there was a clear demarcation of the genotypes investigated according to their geographical origin. In addition, the gardenia genotypes were evaluated for their morphological and chemical characteristics. Thus, flower- and leaf-related traits with ornamental value were measured, while the volatile compounds of flower extracts were identified with GC-MS analysis. Genotype 29-5 was selected for its acceptable morphological traits and genotype 51-8 for its rich volatile compounds. The major volatile compounds responsible for the floral aroma of the various gardenia genotypes examined were α-farnesene, benzyl tiglate, cis-3-hexenyltiglate, jasminelactone and linalool. Full article
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Yield Adaptability and Stability in Field Pea Genotypes Using AMMI, GGE, and GYT Biplot Analyses
by Xin Yang, Alaa A. Soliman, Chaoqin Hu, Feng Yang, Meiyuan Lv, Haitian Yu, Yubao Wang, Aiqing Zheng, Zhengming Dai, Qiong Li, Yongsheng Tang, Jiangu Yang, Yurong Zhang, Wenwu Niu, Liping Wang and Yuhua He
Agriculture 2023, 13(10), 1962; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13101962 - 08 Oct 2023
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Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a vital leguminous crop farmed worldwide. Pea plays an essential role in China’s crop rotation system, but the major restrictions to its cultivation are stability and low yield. Breeding for promising cultivars with a significantly high yield [...] Read more.
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a vital leguminous crop farmed worldwide. Pea plays an essential role in China’s crop rotation system, but the major restrictions to its cultivation are stability and low yield. Breeding for promising cultivars with a significantly high yield will impact the sustainability of pea production. Additionally, diverse environment trials are crucial in determining the best genotype. The new cultivar “Yunwan 52” was developed by hybridization and subsequently evaluated through yield trials among six pea genotypes across 14 environments during the 2016–2018 growing seasons. The results showed that the average yield of “Yunwan 52” for all tested environments was 2.64 t ha−1 compared to the control cultivar (Yunwan 18, 1.83 t ha−1). Analysis of AMMI variance showed significant differences (p < 0.01) between genotypes, environments, and their interaction. Based on the GGE biplot, some genotypes possessed wide and narrow adaptability to environments, such as Yunwan 52 was considered the most stable and ideal gen-otype across all tested environments. GYT biplot analysis also revealed that this realized cultivar was a superior and stable genotype that can be identified visually by combining all characters in breeding programs. Yunwan 52 distinguishes with purple blossoms and seed coat peas. It is possible to infer that the newly released cultivar “Yunwan 52” has outstanding yield performance and wide adaptability to multiple environmental conditions (resilience to abiotic stress). It will contribute to developing nutritional pea genotypes and increase pea production in irrigated areas. Full article
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Adaptation Mechanisms of Olive Tree under Drought Stress: The Potential of Modern Omics Approaches
by Georgia-Maria Nteve, Stefanos Kostas, Alexios N. Polidoros, Panagiotis Madesis and Irini Nianiou-Obeidat
Agriculture 2024, 14(4), 579; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14040579 - 05 Apr 2024
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Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a crop of enormous economic and cultural importance. Over the years, the worldwide production of olive oil has been decreasing due to various biotic and abiotic factors. The current drop in olive oil production resulting from climate [...] Read more.
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is a crop of enormous economic and cultural importance. Over the years, the worldwide production of olive oil has been decreasing due to various biotic and abiotic factors. The current drop in olive oil production resulting from climate change raises concerns regarding the fulfillment of our daily demand for olive oil and has led to a significant increase in market prices. In the future, there will be a higher chance that we will face a severe shortage of olive oil, which could harm both the economic sector and the food supply. As olive groves cover more than 5 million hectares in the European Union alone, the need to preserve the crop in the context of extreme climatic events is imperative. As drought is considered one of the most limiting factors in agriculture, drought-resistant varieties and sustainable irrigation strategies are being developed to mitigate the impact of drought on crop productivity and secure the future supply of olive oil. This review focuses on recently gained insights into drought stress in olive trees through omics and phenomics approaches to unravelling mechanisms that may lead to developing new varieties that are tolerant against drought elicited by changes in growing systems. Full article
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Echoes of a Stressful Past: Abiotic Stress Memory in Crop Plants towards Enhanced Adaptation
by Georgios Lagiotis, Panagiotis Madesis and Evangelia Stavridou
Agriculture 2023, 13(11), 2090; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13112090 - 02 Nov 2023
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Plants can develop stress memory as a response to various abiotic stresses, but the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Most of the knowledge concerning the mechanisms of stress memory development and inheritance in plants is primarily based on research in the [...] Read more.
Plants can develop stress memory as a response to various abiotic stresses, but the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Most of the knowledge concerning the mechanisms of stress memory development and inheritance in plants is primarily based on research in the model plant Arabidopsis. While shared mechanisms exist across plant species, it is crucial to expand our understanding of epigenetic regulation in crops. Stress priming, or prior exposure to mild stress, can enhance a plant’s adaptation to future stress events and the development of stress memory. During stress priming, plants undergo physiological, biochemical, molecular, and epigenetic changes that can be transient or maintained throughout their lifespan, and in some cases, these changes can also be inherited by the offspring. In this review, we present the current state of knowledge on the development of priming-induced stress memory in agronomically important crops towards stress resilience. The most prominent abiotic stresses, namely, heat, cold, salt, drought, and waterlogging, are highlighted in relation to stress cis-/trans-priming and memory development at the intra-, inter-, and transgenerational levels. The cost for developing stress memory in plants along with the duration of these memory imprints and stress memory fading are also discussed. This review is particularly important in the era of climate change, which necessitates the development of agricultural sustainability strategies. Full article
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