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Assoc. Prof. Gaiping Wang
Email: wanggaiping@njfu.edu.cn
Affiliation: College of Forestry and Grassland, College of Soil and Water Conservation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Research Interests: economic forest cultivation, timber forest management, plant stress physiology, light quality regulation, bioactive compound accumulation
Assoc. Prof. Xiaoming Yang
Email: xmyang@njfu.edu.cn
Affiliation: Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Research Interests: molecular and comparative genomic mechanisms underlying secondary metabolism in forest trees, phenomics-based high-throughput phenotyping
Summary
Economic forest trees are valuable sources of bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, terpenoids, and saponins. The accumulation of these secondary metabolites is regulated by genetic background, environmental factors, and cultivation practices. However, the regulatory networks linking environment to biosynthesis remain poorly understood, limiting the targeted improvement of forest product quality. This Special Issue aims to advance understanding of the physiological and molecular mechanisms governing secondary metabolism in economic forest trees, bridging fundamental research with practical cultivation strategies.
Suggested themes include:
- Physiological mechanisms of secondary metabolite accumulation under abiotic stresses (drought, salinity, temperature extremes)
- Light quality regulation of photosynthesis, carbon-nitrogen metabolism, and secondary metabolite accumulation
- Molecular regulatory networks and signaling pathways in secondary metabolism
- Multi-omics approaches in secondary metabolism research
- Hormonal signaling and stress adaptation in relation to bioactive compound accumulation
- Germplasm evaluation and elite genotype screening for stress tolerance and quality traits
- Targeted cultivation practices including nutrient management and growth regulator application
This Special Issue welcomes interdisciplinary contributions combining physiology, molecular biology, and agronomy to promote sustainable quality improvement of economic forest products.
Keywords
economic forest trees, secondary metabolism,bioactive compounds, abiotic stress, light quality regulation, molecular mechanisms, cultivation practices
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