Plant Science
A section of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Section Information
Plants are primary producers capable of synthesising organic material from inorganic components, releasing oxygen in the process, thus representing the basis of life on this planet. Generally lacking a capacity to move, plants have developed an amazing array of adaptations to various biotic and abiotic stresses in their environments. They have been used by humans (ecosystem services, soil and water decontamination, carbon sequestration, food/clothing, medicine, building material), neglected (biodiversity decline, extinctions) and abused (addictive drugs, poisons).
The Section Plants of the journal Biology covers all parts of the plant kingdom (from thallophyta to angiosperms) in natural and managed landscapes as well as in aquatic and controlled environments. This journal section includes topics dealing with the whole range of structural (from subcellular compartments to ecosystems), biochemical (atoms to supramolecules), functional (wild types to transgenics and CASPR/Cas altered) and interactive levels (with other plants, microorganisms, animals and humans). Manuscripts of explanatory/mechanistic nature are particularly welcome as opposed to descriptive ones.
Keywords
- Biodiversity
- Biogeography
- Biotic and abiotic stress responses
- Carbon sequestration
- Ecosystem functions
- Gene–function relationships
- Photosynthesis
- Phytohormones
- Phytoremediation
- Plant interactions with viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals
- Primary and secondary metabolism
- Seed development
- Signalling pathways
- Structure-function simulation modelling
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Crop Pathogens (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Response in Plants under Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Treatment (Volume II) (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Mechanism and Genetic Regulation of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Genetic Engineering and Gene Function Verification in Cotton (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Biosynthesis and Degradation of Plant Anthocyanin (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Genetic Resources and Gene Editing Tools for Plant Resistance: Recent Advancements and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Mechanism of Interaction between Rhizosphere Microbes and Host Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Uncovering the Mechanisms of Plant Salinity Stress Response and Tolerance (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Role of Plant-Fungi Interactions in Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Functioning (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Mining Favorable Alleles for Crop Yield, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Biological Response of Plants to Environmental Changes (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Lipid Metabolism in Plant Growth and Development (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Research on Diseases of Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biology, Ecology and Management of Invasive Alien Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Molecular Genetics in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Adaptation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Pollination Biology (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Multi-omics Approaches in Agricultural Crops to Unravel Responses to Environmental Stresses and Advance Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Biology, Ecology and Management of Aquatic Macrophytes (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
