Advances in Genetic Diversity and Germplasm Evaluation for Rootstock Breeding in Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 87
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetic diversity; quantitative genetics; genetic improvement and breeding of rootstocks; germplasm evaluation; genome-wide association
Interests: plant physiology and genetic improvement of landrace rootstock in tomato on productivity and fruit quality; phyto-remediation; plant biotechnology; horticulture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rootstocks in vegetable crops play a significant role by diversifying the utilized germplasm and the new system orchard, providing tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, etc. Rootstock resources correspond to plants used for grafting in horticulture, which are valuable for fruit and vegetable production, including wild species, landraces, varieties, cultivated species and cultivars, etc. Genetic diversity and germplasm evaluation by using biotechnological tools of new rootstock materials is a necessary activity that contributes significantly in the breeding of horticultural plants. During the last ten years, significant progress has been achieved in the research area of rootstock breeding due to the rapid development and utilization of advanced technologies, such as genomics, phenomics, and enviromics.
This Special Issue focuses on the collection, conservation, evaluation, and utilization of rootstock germplasm resources, genetic diversity research, and the application of biotechnology tools in germplasm resource evaluation, showing the latest research achievements in the rootstocks of vegetable crops. We welcome novel research, reviews, communications, opinions, methods, etc., covering all the related topics, including germplasm evaluation, genetic diversity, genetics, genomics, and phenotyping of rootstocks in environmentally adverse conditions.
Dr. Rodrigo Contreras-Soto
Dr. Juan Pablo Martinez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genetic diversity
- biotechnology tool
- germplasm evaluation
- rootstock
- breeding
- horticultural plant
