Germplasm Resources Conservation and Propagation Breeding of Horticultural Crops

Dear Colleagues,

In horticulture crops, the conservation and utilization of plant germplasm resources are critical to safeguard food and nutrition security, now and in the future. It is well known that there are two approaches to conservation of plant germplasm resources: ex situ and in situ. Ex situ conservation  generally includes seed storage, field genebanks, in vitro storage, cryopreservation, etc. In situ conservation involves using protected areas. The germplasm resources that are conserved are not only used for research activities, but also for pre-breeding and applied plant breeding. The improving propagation method should result in shortened culture periods and reduced production costs, allowing for future breeding. Over the years, horticulturists and plant scientists have developed new conservation methods for plant germplasm resources and innovated them in plant propagation breeding.

The purpose of this Special Issue“Germplasm Resources Conservation and Propagation Breeding of Horticultural Crops”aims to gather the main recent advances in new methods for germplasm resources’ conservation and the propagation breeding of any fruit, vegetable and ornamental species. High-quality manuscripts related to the above-mentioned topics are welcomed in this Special Issue, which may include basic and applied studies.

Dr. Jinmei Zhang
Prof. Xiaoling Chen
Guest Editors

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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. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• conservation
• genebanks
• seed
• field
• in vitro
• cryopreservation
• propagation
• breeding