Domestication and Genetics of Horticultural Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit germplasm; genetic improvement of fruit plants; viticulture
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Interests: physiology; agroecology; stress; soil; vines; fruit tree crops; yield trait
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We know well the fundamental role that the horticultural plants play in the lives of humans, by providing fruits and vegetables that can be consumed fresh or in a transformed form. In this context, a precise knowledge of the genetic diversity and domestication history of horticultural plants will have a beneficial impact for the set-up of (i) appropriate strategies for the conservation of genetic resources, (ii) studies aimed at the elucidation of the evolutionary history of a species, and (iii) novel breeding plans. In particular, the study of the origin and domestication of cultivated species has become a topic of great interest and has made important progress by combining approaches from different disciplines. In this context, the advent of high-throughput sequencing technologies enabled the simultaneous interrogation of hundreds of thousands of polymorphisms, providing an unprecedented tool for the study of the genetic diversity within and between species.
This Special Issue of Plants will highlight relevant research papers, as well as research communication and review articles, that are focused on the following themes: the domestication, conservation, evaluation, and utilization of germplasm resources of horticultural plants; the identification and application of strategies and tools for the utilization of plant genetic resources; phylogeny and trait evolution; genetics and modern breeding tools; and crop genetics improvement.
Dr. Elisabetta Nicolosi
Dr. Filippo Ferlito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- origin
- evolutionary relationships
- genetic diversity
- germplasm resources
- selection and breeding
