Plants show remarkable developmental plasticity owing to their high regeneration capacity. A totipotent plant cell is one that can grow autonomously into embryos and whole plants in vitro. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) and plant regeneration are the developmental reprogramming of somatic cells towards embryogenesis and they form the cornerstone of asexual reproduction. When combined with conventional sexual reproduction methods and modern molecular biotechnology, asexual reproduction provides an optimal method for elucidating the entire process of cell differentiation, cell fusion, genetic engineering, and somaclonal variation.
A series of events occurred during plant embryogenesis, such as somatic dedifferentiation, cell division initiation, metabolism changes, and gene expression pattern reprogramming, revealing the underlying cellular processes and molecular basis would strengthen our understanding of plant cell engineering. The goal of this Research Topic is to present an overview of the fundamental discoveries in asexual reproduction and potential applications in crops.
We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, and methods, including (but not limited to) research on the following sub-themes:
1.Molecular mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis
2.Asexual reproduction and plant regeneration
3.Crop improvement and cell engineering
4.Crop artificial seed and plant factory
Disclaimer: We welcome submissions of different types of related manuscripts, but descriptive studies that are exclusively tissue culture-based lacking significant biological advances would be rejected without peer review.
Plants show remarkable developmental plasticity owing to their high regeneration capacity. A totipotent plant cell is one that can grow autonomously into embryos and whole plants in vitro. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) and plant regeneration are the developmental reprogramming of somatic cells towards embryogenesis and they form the cornerstone of asexual reproduction. When combined with conventional sexual reproduction methods and modern molecular biotechnology, asexual reproduction provides an optimal method for elucidating the entire process of cell differentiation, cell fusion, genetic engineering, and somaclonal variation.
A series of events occurred during plant embryogenesis, such as somatic dedifferentiation, cell division initiation, metabolism changes, and gene expression pattern reprogramming, revealing the underlying cellular processes and molecular basis would strengthen our understanding of plant cell engineering. The goal of this Research Topic is to present an overview of the fundamental discoveries in asexual reproduction and potential applications in crops.
We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, and methods, including (but not limited to) research on the following sub-themes:
1.Molecular mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis
2.Asexual reproduction and plant regeneration
3.Crop improvement and cell engineering
4.Crop artificial seed and plant factory
Disclaimer: We welcome submissions of different types of related manuscripts, but descriptive studies that are exclusively tissue culture-based lacking significant biological advances would be rejected without peer review.