Turfgrass Biology, Genetics, and Breeding
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2018) | Viewed by 14555
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Turfgrasses provide humans with a unique source of physical wellness and emotional well-being and, as such, are enjoyed and utilized by hundreds of millions of people world-wide. Today’s turfgrasses are highly adapted to turf management regimes due, in large part, to breeding efforts that transformed “wild” pasture and forage grasses into commercial turfgrass products through the application of sound biological and genetics knowledge; for example, the use of fungal endophytes, manipulating apomixis, effecting wide-species hybridization, and methods of breeding for improved performance, enhanced biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and profitable seed yield.
Continued efforts to modify turfgrasses are necessary in order to meet the demands of an ever-changing climate, reduced water quality, preferences for reduced fertilizer and pesticide inputs, and for continued adaptation to specific management regimes. As a commodity, turfgrasses comprise dozens of different grass species, each with their own distinct genomic organization, physiological adaptations, and associated pests, and therefore each species requires specialized knowledge for continued improvement.
This Special Issue will focus on “Turfgrass Biology, Genetics, and Breeding”. We welcome novel research, review and opinion pieces covering all related topics including biology, genetics, breeding, genomics, biotechnology, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, herbicide resistance, physiological stress response, host-microbe interactions, phenotyping, management solutions, case-studies from the field, and policy positions.
Prof. Dr. David R. Huff
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- turfgrass genomics
- turfgrass breeding
- plant physiology
- phenotyping
- host-microbe interactions
