Molecular Plant Sciences
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of plant molecular biology, at gene, protein and metabolite levels, and to help plant scientists exchange knowledge and increase visibility of their studies toward specialists in other molecular aspects of life sciences. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- plant biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology
- plant cell biology
- plant physiology
- plant pathology
- plant computational and system biology
- plant developmental biology
- plant ecology
- plant biotechnology
- plant bioactive phytochemicals
- paleobotany
- forensic botany
- ethnobotany
- plant bioinformatics
- plant genetics and genomics
- plant omics
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Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- The Molecular Research of Plant and Microbial Communities (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Molecular Advance in Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants: Focus on Atmospheric Stressors (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- The Gene, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding in Cruciferae Plants (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Research in Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular and Epigenetic Regulation in Seed Development (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Plant Responses to Heat Stress (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The Contribution of Genetics and Genomics to Crop Breeding for Quantitative/Qualitative Traits (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Research of Tropical Fruit (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Response in Rice (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Phytohormones during Plant Growth, Development and Environmental Stress Adaptation (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Recent Research on the Interaction between Plant and Pathogen (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advances in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance: Experience from Salt Tolerant Algae and Halophyte Plants (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms That Regulate Rice Plant Disease and Immunity (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- RNA Editing in Plant Genomes: 40th Anniversary (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Function and Metabolism of Plant Lipids 2.0 (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Seed Dormancy and Germination 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Melatonin and γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Applied as Pre- or Post-harvest Treatments Affect Vegetable and Fruit Quality Properties and Antioxidant Systems (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Molecular Approach to Fern Development (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Plant Disease Response to High-Impact Phytopathogens: New Approaches and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Regulation of Transcription Factor–Hormone Networks in Plants (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Alternative Splicing: From Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Evolutionary Genomics 2.0 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Mechanisms of Drought and Heat Tolerance in Plants (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Plant Adaptation Mechanism to Stress (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Nitric Oxide Signalling and Metabolism in Plants 2023 (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Advances in Plant–Pathogen Interactions 3.0 (Deadline: 16 April 2024)
- Nitric Oxide Signalling in Plants (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Advanced Research in Plant-Fungi Interactions (Deadline: 23 April 2024)
- Molecular and Metabolic Regulation of Plant Secondary Metabolism (Deadline: 24 April 2024)
- Advances in Molecular Research of Strategic Crops (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Seed Reserve Mobilization: Unveiling Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Discovery of Gene Functions in Crops by Genome Editing and Genomics (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Advances in Plant Virus Diseases and Virus-Induced Resistance (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Molecular Studies on Plant and Plant In Vitro Systems Secondary Metabolism (Deadline: 26 April 2024)
- Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 26 April 2024)
- New Insights into Plants and Insects Interactions (Deadline: 29 April 2024)
- Advances in Molecular Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance in Legume Crops (Deadline: 29 April 2024)
- Selected Papers from the International Conference on Plant Systems Biology (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in the Molecular Diagnostics of Agriculture Pathogens and Pests (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Advances in Resistance and Adaptability of Wheat Crops (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Plant Responses to Heavy Metals: From Deficiency to Excess (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics of Fruit Crops (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Plant Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defence against Abiotic and Biotic Stresses 3.0 (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Recent Advances in Epigenetics in Plant Research (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Physiological and Biochemical Research on Forest Plants to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Breeding and Genetic Regulation of Crops (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Plant Breeding and Resistance (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Tree Plant Genomics: Towards a Future with Evolutionary Significance and Breeding Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Interactions between Plants and Pests (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in the Physiology of Primary and Secondary Plant Metabolism under Abiotic and Biotic Stress (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances of Plant Aquaporins (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- CRISPR Base Editor for Molecular Plant Sciences (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Plant Response to Insects and Microbes 2.0 (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Defense against Abiotic Stress 2.0 (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Advances in Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology for Natural Product Synthesis (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Functional Genomes in Plant Diseases and Pests Management (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Ubiquitin Receptors and Associated Mechanisms Involved in Targeting Proteins Modified with Diverged Ubiquitin Signals to Distinct Cellular Processes (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Molecular Research for Cereal Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Advances in Research on Fruit Crop Breeding and Genetics 3.0 (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- The Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Agriculture (Deadline: 27 May 2024)
- Plant Pathogen Interactions 2.0 (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- The Role of Biostimulants in Stimulating Plant Productivity (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants in 2024 (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Model Organisms in Plant Science: Metal Transport in Tomato (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Plant Defense Response to Microbial, Herbivorous, and Environmental Interactions (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Exploring Signaling, Cellular and Molecular Plant Defense against Viruses (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- The Dynamics of Redox Metabolism in Plants (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Role of Steroids and Triterpenoids in Plant Growth, Development and Stress Response 2.0 (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Melatonin in Plant: From Molecular Basis to Functional Application (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Biostimulants (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Molecular Research on Plant-Associated Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Molecular Breeding for Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Crops (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Plant Omics: Sensing, Signaling, Regulation and Homeostasis (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Molecular Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Genetics and Multi-Omics for Crop Breeding (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Plant Phylogenomics and Genetic Diversity 2.0 (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Plant Genome Editing (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Gene Regulation and Genome Editing: New Insight in Plant Growth, Development, and Adaptation (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- New Insight into Signaling and Autophagy in Plants 3.0 (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Plant Physiology and Molecular Nutrition (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Advances in Tomato Breeding and Molecular Research (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Assimilate Production and Allocation in Plants under Abiotic Stress 2.0 (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Plant Rhizobium Interactions (Deadline: 16 June 2024)
- Advanced Research of Plant Secondary Metabolism 2.0 (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- The Role and Mechanism of Hydrogen Sulfide and ROS in Plants (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Research for Solanaceae Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Wheat Genetics and Genomics 2.0 (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in the Identification and Characterization of Plant Genes (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Genetics and Phylogenomics of Tree (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Genetics- and Genomics-Based Crop Improvement and Breeding 2.0 (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Plant Resilience Mechanisms for Coping with Environmental Stresses: Paving the Path to a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Molecular and Structural Research Advances in Model Plants (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Developing Methods and Molecular Basis in Plant Biotechnology (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Rice Molecular Breeding and Genetics 3.0 (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- Plant-Microbe Interaction: Current Status and Future Directions (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- A New Era of Sustainability: Plant Biostimulants 2.0 (Deadline: 29 June 2024)
- New Insights into Plant Pathology and Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 29 June 2024)
- Molecular Research in Fruit Crop (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Starch: Molecular Structure, Functionalities and Biosynthesis 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Molecular Research for Cereal Grain Quality 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Photosynthetic Reactions: From Molecules to Function and Simple Models to Complex Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Plant Cell Division, Differentiation (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Interactions between Plants and Nematodes (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Research Advances in Ornamental Plants Breeding and Biotechnology 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Research in Plant Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Latest Research on Plant Genomics and Genome Editing (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Boosting the Production of Bioactive Compounds: Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Molecular Trends and Prospects in Plant-Pathogen Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Plant Respiration in the Light and Photorespiration (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Research for Legume Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Crop Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance 3.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Sugar Signaling in Plants and Its Interaction with Phytohormones (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Plant Response to Abiotic Stress—3rd Edition (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Epigenetics in Photosynthesic Organisms (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Functional Genomics of Energy Crops 2.0 (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- New Insights of Fungal and Plant Lipids: Structural Diversity, Metabolism and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- The Transcendental World of Plant Toxic Compounds (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Brassinosteroid (BR) Signal Transduction in Plants (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Plant Oxidative Metabolism and Dynamic Balance of Polyamines (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Recent Advances in Maize Stress Biology (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Secondary Metabolites and Their Synthetic Derivatives as Potential Plant Protection Products (Deadline: 28 July 2024)
- New Insights and Applications from Plant Stem Cell Research (Deadline: 29 July 2024)
- Advances in Research for Horticultural Crops Breeding and Genetics 2.0 (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Functional and Structural Genomics Studies for Plant Breeding (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Horticultural Crop Improvement: A New Era for Plant Molecular Research 3.0 (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Phytohormones: Important Participators in Plant Growth and Development 2.0 (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Epigenetic Regulatory Aspects in Plant Growth and Development (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Crop Stress Biology and Molecular Breeding 4.0 (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Molecular Advances in Plant Plasticity upon Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Plant Meristem Structure and Function (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Molecular Research in Rice, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Biosynthesis and Regulatory Mechanism of Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Genetics and Novel Techniques for Soybean Pivotal Characters (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- New Insights into Photosystem I (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses of Gene-Edited Crop Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Plant Hormone Signaling (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Signal Transduction Mechanism in Plant Disease and Immunity 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular Characterization of Plant-Virus Interactions (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Genomic Perspective on Forest Genetics and Phytopathobiomes (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular Mechanism of Pollen and Pollen Tube Development (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- State-of-the-Art Molecular Plant Sciences in Australia (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular Research in Abiotic Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Radiation Hormesis in Plants (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Advance in Plant Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Adaptations of Plant Metabolism and Their Consequences on Nutritive Potential and Bioactivity (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Molecular Research on Orchid Plants (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Plant Biodiversity and Molecular Marker Technology: Discovery and Application of DNA Polymorphisms (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Plant Metabolomics: Uncovering the Hidden World of Plant Secondary Metabolites (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Gene Mining and Germplasm Innovation for the Important Traits in Rice (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Vegetable Genetics and Genomics 2.0 (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- The Role of Cytokinins and Other Phytohormones in Plant Life (Deadline: 29 August 2024)
- New Insights into Environmental Stresses and Plants (Deadline: 29 August 2024)
- Cultivated Plants and Tissue Cultures: The Cellular and Biological Bases Associated with Secondary Metabolism (Deadline: 29 August 2024)
- Advances in Forest Tree Physiology, Breeding and Genetic Research 2.0 (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- New Horizons in Vegetable Genetics and Genetic Breeding 2.0 (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Plant Resistance and Tolerance to Salt–Alkaline Stress: Current Status and Future Directions (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Crop Molecular Breeding: Current Status and Future Directions (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- The Role of Non-coding RNA in Plant Response to Stress (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Modern Plant Cell Biotechnology: From Genes to Structure 2.0 (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Latest Research on Plant Cell Wall (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Molecular and Cellular Characterizations: Reproductive Development in Plants (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Biotic and Abiotic Stress Effects on Plant Structure and Physiology 2024 (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Phytohormones: From Physiological Response to Application (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Regulatory Mechanism and Network of Abiotic Stress-Response in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Genetic, Epigenetic and Microbiota Molecular Insights for Crop Resilience to Abiotic Stress in Times of Climate Change (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Molecular Breeding of Plants: From CRISPR/Cas9 to Transcriptomics and MABc (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Molecular Metabolisms and Regulations of Algae (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Plant Development and Hormonal Signaling (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Molecular Insight into Oxidative Stress in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Recent Advances in Plant Molecular Science in China 2024 (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances of the Pentatricopeptide Repeat (PPR) in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Transcription Factors in Plant Gene Expression Regulation (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- The Role of Sugars in Plant Responses to Stress and Their Regulatory Function during Development-3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Plant Chloroplasts and Mitochondria: Key Organelles for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Plant Nitrogen Metabolism: Current Status and Future Directions (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- New Insights into Plant–Microbe Interactions (Deadline: 29 September 2024)
- Transcriptional Regulation in Plant Development: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Light 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Molecular Mechanism Underlying Plant Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Uncovering the Basis of Plant Nutrient Uptake, Interactions and Homeostasis: Molecular Mechanisms and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Genetics, Epigenetics and Postharvest Biology of Fruits (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Molecular Insights into Plasma in Seed and Plant Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Autophagy and Programmed Cell Death in Plants and Algae (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Long Non-coding RNAs in Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Insights in Plant Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biostimulant Regulation of Stress Tolerance in Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Crop Genome Editing 2.0 (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Molecular Plant Sciences
- Advances in Plant Cell and Organism Development
- Feature Papers in Molecular Plant Sciences
- Genetics and Molecular Breeding in Plants
- Photosynthesis in Plants and Algae: Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Perspectives (Closed)
- Recent Advances in Plant Molecular Science in China 2021 (Closed)
- The Plant Cell Walls and Their Impact on Plant Physiology (Closed)