Biology of Ornamental Bulbous Plants (Published)
Scope
Many bulbous plants are grown as ornamental crops in the garden or landscape and used as cut flowers and potted plants indoors. In addition to producing true bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, or rhizomes for propagation, these diverse plants display a wide range of growth habits, unique flower colors and characteristics, and pleasing fragrance, not only for the beauty and serenity, but also playing critical roles in maintaining ecological health and diversity. Despite their high popularity and long history of cultivation, their biology has not been well studied.
This special issue calls for review and original research papers on the biology of this special group of ornamental plants. The topics may include, but is not limited to:
● evolution and domestication
● characterization of diverse germplasm
● genome sequencing
● transcriptomes
● metabolomes
● floral characters
● dormancy and flowering mechanisms
● interactions with environment and biotic organisms.
The crops may include those from the following genera: Allium, Alstroemeria, Amaryllis, Anemone, Anigozanthos, Begonia tuberosa, Caladium, Convallaria, Crocus, Dahlia, Eucomis, Freesia, Fritillaria, Gladiolus, Hippeastrum, Hyacinthus, Incarvillea, Ipheion, Iris, Ixia, Leucojum, Lilium, Lycoris, Muscari, Narcissus, Nerine, Oxalis, Polianthes, Ranunculus, Scilla, Tulipa, and Zantedeschia.
Guest Editors
Xiang Gao, Northeast Normal University, China
Iris Yedidia, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcano Center, Israel
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