Abiotic Stress Responses in Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 92
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying plant stress tolerance
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Interests: physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying plant stress tolerance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural sustainability is threatened by abiotic stress, contributing to crop failure worldwide and reduced crop productivity. Major abiotic stresses include extreme temperature, drought, salinity, and heavy metal contamination. To overcome abiotic stresses, plants have developed a repertoire of mechanisms to counteract these stresses. Therefore, more research is needed to explore the different mechanisms plant species exploit in response to abiotic stresses on the cellular, morphological, physiological, and molecular levels. Horticultural crops, such as fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, aromatic plants, and medicinal plants, offer essential nutrients, biologically active compounds, and aesthetic appeal. The Topic Editors encourage you to contribute to this Special Topic with research articles or reviews deciphering the physiological, biochemical, cellular, or molecular mechanisms underlying abiotic stresses in horticultural crops. This Special Issue will cover, but is not be limited to, the following topics:
- Providing fundamental insights into the response of horticultural crops to abiotic stress;
- Elucidating the underlying mechanisms of resistance/tolerance of horticultural crops to abiotic stresses;
- Using biotechnological and other strategies to improve the resistance/tolerance of horticultural crops to abiotic stresses.
Dr. Xiaoyong Xu
Dr. Lijuan Jiang
Dr. Lun Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cold stress
- low-temperature stress
- high-temperature stress
- drought stress
- salt stress
- heavy-metal stress
- stress signaling
- transcriptomics
- metabolomics
- proteomics
