New Knowledge, Breakthroughs, and Challenges for the Next Generation Flower Development Community

In this Research Topic, we hope to collect research that advance our understanding of flower development in both model and non-model species. In particular, we welcome contributions from the participants of the “Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Flowering”, to be held in Italy in 2024.

Flower development is one of the most complex molecular and genetic processes in biology. It involves the activation of various molecular, signaling and hormonal pathways through developmental stages, from floral transition to fruit ripening. Thus, we anticipate including works that employ multidisciplinary approaches and cutting-edge technologies like live-cell imaging, single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, or NGS. These works should aim to understand how cellular processes are integrated for guiding flower and fruit development, as well as ovule and seed formation.

The aim of this Research Topic is to cover key fields such as, but not limited to the following:
- Floral transition
- Floral meristem development
- Evolutionary development of floral organs
- Inflorescence development, flower development
- Sexual reproduction
- Seed and fruit formation

We encourage contributions that study the aforementioned topics at different scales: sub-cellular, single cells, tissues, organs, as well as whole plants and their interactions with the environment and other organisms. All submissions should cover current significant developments and scientific advances.

This Research Topic welcomes submissions of the following article types: Original Research, Correction, Editorial, Hypothesis & Theory, Methods, Mini Review, Opinion, Perspective, Review, Systematic Review.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review

Keywords: Flower, ovule, seed, fruit, flower development, plant tissue differentiation, floral stem cells, reproductive structure, hormones, genetic regulation, organ identity, cell developmental biology, omics, evo-devo, Gymnosperm, Angiosperm

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.