Studies on Molecular Mechanism of Horticultural Crop Yield

Dear Colleagues,

The yield of horticultural crops is affected by the external environment, including biotic and abiotic stresses, and is also impacted by gene regulation and the endogenous phytohormones present in genetic characteristics. It is important that plant science analyze the environment and the genetic molecular regulation network of horticultural crop yield. Although academic researchers have made great contributions to the analysis of molecular regulatory network of model plants, the molecular mechanism of horticultural crop yield still requires further promotion. Therefore, there is an urgent need for ideas and methods for the molecular regulation of architecture and yield traits of horticultural plants. This Special Issue plans to summarize the latest progress in the field of horticultural crop yield control and its application in different fields. We invite researchers to contribute studies, articles and reviews contributions to improve the molecular regulation and genetic improvement of horticultural crop yield.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• molecular regulation mechanism of architecture such as plant height and branching of horticultural crops;
• physiological and molecular mechanisms of phytohormone regulating the yield of horticultural crops;
• the regulation mechanism of the external environment on the yield formation of horticultural crops;
• the regulation of important transcription factors on the yield of horticultural crops;
• application of gene editing technology in yield regulation of horticultural crops.

Dr. Zhongming Fang
Guest Editor

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• architecture
• phytohormone
• growth and development
• transcription factor
• yield