Latest Research on Multiple Stress Tolerance in Maize

Dear Colleagues,

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important crops globally. For this reason, increasing the quantity and quality of its yield is a primary focus in crop production. Maize production is affected by various abiotic and biotic stressors worldwide, posing a challenge for farmers to achieve successful yields in the given crop year. Stresses of various environmental (drought stress, heat stress, nutrient accumulation phenomena) and biotic natures (pests, pathogens, weeds) have a significant impact on the physiological processes and parameters, as well as the development dynamics of maize and, most importantly, on the quantity, quality, and stability of yields due to changing climatic conditions. In addition to various environmental factors, soil–plant interactions and the complex nutrient and water use during the growing season are the main factors that determine plant health.

As a result of genetic advances, the increased stress tolerance of new genotypes, technological improvements, and breeding results will facilitate the successful implementation of climate-adaptive farming. In addition to these factors, precision farming and the related technical improvements are becoming increasingly widespread in crop production practices as climate change and climate variability increases. Altogether, stress tolerance is a complex parameter in plants. For this reason, determining stability and adaptability to different environments and technologies is of primary importance. The improvement of tolerance to single or multiple stress factors may be rooted in various scientific areas, ranging from the molecular level to different crop production techniques, resulting in a complex research topic.

This Special Issue aims to discuss various stress detection methods, research on single and multiple environmental and biotic stress tolerance, as well as the adaptability of different stress tolerant genotypes to crop production. Manuscripts focusing on climate adaptive agriculture and early stress detection, as well as mitigation and stress tolerance improvements of laboratory and field experiments, are invited for submission.

Prof. Dr. János Nagy
Dr. Csaba Bojtor
Dr. Árpád Illés
Guest Editors

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• abiotic stress
• advances in stress detection technology
• climate adaptive agriculture
• biotic stress
• early stage stress detection
• environmental stress factors
• genetic improvement in stress tolerance
• maize production improvement
• natural tolerance capacity
• plant stress mitigation
• single and multiple stress tolerance