Genomic Analysis of Growth and Stress Adaptation in Forest Trees

Dear Colleagues,

In forests, physiological and molecular patterns of stress resilience and adaptation associated with favorable environmental and phytohormone cues are postulated to collectively affect survival and evolution. Tree growth and development, stress adaptation, defense priming, and immunity are mounted with recent innovations in techniques in the genome, genetics, and synergetic muti-omics network underlying fine-tuned regulatory mechanisms. An extensive perception and exploration of cellular and metabolic processes are expected to pave the way toward novel strategies based on the reorientation of tree growth and stress acclimation.

This Special Issue aims to stimulate fundamental research and collect the latest discoveries within genomic and genetic regulatory mechanisms in tree growth, tolerance, and defense immunity to various stress cues. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Novel findings of genome sequencing (e.g., plastomes and mitogenomes), strategies in genome editing, genetic transformation, and the innovation in forest tree performance;
• Multi-omics studies to characterize candidate genes/families impacting tree growth, biomass, adapted environment;
• Development of high-efficiency transformation and genome editing systems for tree species;
• Applications of synthetic biology to generate valuable bioactive constituents in engineered plants.

All types of submissions, including original research, high-quality reviews, methodologies, perspectives, and opinion articles in this field, are welcome.

Dr. Tao Su
Prof. Dr. Liming Yang
Prof. Dr. Fansuo Zeng
Dr. Hongbin Wei
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. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• genomics
• functional analyses
• tree growth
• stress acclimation
• multi-omics