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Bioengineering for Improving the Stress Tolerance of Plants
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Bioengineering for Improving the Stress Tolerance of Plants

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 7769

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Galina N. Veremeichik

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Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
Interests: Agrobacterium; plant genetics; transgenics; plant tissue culture; plants; plant biotechnology; Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation; plant molecular biology; plant biology; genetic engineering; agricultural biotechnology; in vitro culture; transgenic technology; plant physiology; molecular plant physiology; callus culture; abiotic stress tolerance; plant biochemistry; plant cell biology; plant environmental stress physiology; plant metabolism; expression studies; plant secondary metabolism; protein localization; plant proteomics
Dr. Dmitrii S. Makhazen

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Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
Interests: bioscience; gene expression; cloning; electrophoresis; genetic engineering; molecular biotechnology; nucleic acid isolation; rDNA technology; reverse transcription; bacterial transformation; cell culture; plant tissue culture

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Different stresses, exacerbated by human activity, are the primary causes of crop loss worldwide. The molecular mechanism of network cascades involved in stress perception, signal transduction, and the expression of specific stress-related genes and metabolites regulates plant adaptation to environmental stresses.

The present Special Issue focuses on all types of bioengineering research, such as the overexpression or loss of function of specific stress-related genes, or investigations into the function of new and promising stress-related genes and their role in stress perception. Of particular interest for this issue is new research into the role of such natural “bioengineers” as Agrobacterium and its own genes of the transferred DNA. Agrobacterium-transformed plants are known to have some advantages, such as in architectures, productivities and in their tolerance to different types of stress, such as biotitic and abiotic. In addition, advances in new bioengineering methods such as CRISP-Caas9 and related are of high importance in this area.

Dr. Galina N. Veremeichik
Dr. Dmitrii S. Makhazen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • plant genetics
  • transgenics
  • plant tissue culture
  • plants
  • plant biotechnology
  • plant molecular biology
  • plant biology
  • genetic engineering
  • agricultural biotechnology
  • transgenic technology
  • molecular plant physiology
  • abiotic stress tolerance
  • plant biochemistry
  • plant environmental stress physiology
  • expression studies
  • plant secondary metabolism
  • protein localization
  • omics technology
  • Agrobacterium T-DNA genes

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Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Response to Cadmium Stress: Morpho-Physiological Traits and Mineral Concentrations
by Murat Tunçtürk, Younes Rezaee Danesh, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Erol Oral, Solmaz Najafi, Lütfi Nohutçu, Arshad Jalal, Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira and Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho
Life 2023, 13(1), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010135 - 03 Jan 2023
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Cadmium is a widely distributed heavy metal in agricultural soils that affects plant growth and productivity. In this context, the current study investigated the effects of different cadmium (Cd) doses (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg L−1 of CdSO4) [...] Read more.
Cadmium is a widely distributed heavy metal in agricultural soils that affects plant growth and productivity. In this context, the current study investigated the effects of different cadmium (Cd) doses (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg L−1 of CdSO4) on the growth and physiological attributes of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) including plant height (cm), root length (cm), fresh weight (g) of root, stem, and leaves, leaf number, macro and micro-nutrients, Se, and heavy metal (Cd, Cr, and Pb) content. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design (CRD) with four replicates. The results showed that Cd stress significantly negatively affected all growth indices, macro- and micro-nutrients, and heavy metal content. In addition, it increased the MDA and APX activities. The highest amounts of Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, K, Na, Cd, Cr, and Cu were determined in plant roots, while the highest values of Ca and Mg were detected in plant stem tissues. High Cd doses decreased the content of Ca, K, Mg, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn in safflower plant tissues by 45.47%, 39.33%, 79.28%, 68.21%, 37.06%, 66.67%, 45.62%, 50.38%, 54.37%, 33.33% and 65.87%, respectively, as compared to the control treatments. Full article
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Tissue Culture—A Sustainable Approach to Explore Plant Stresses
by Akila Wijerathna-Yapa and Jayeni Hiti-Bandaralage
Life 2023, 13(3), 780; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030780 - 14 Mar 2023
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Plants are constantly faced with biotic or abiotic stress, which affects their growth and development. Yield reduction due to biotic and abiotic stresses on economically important crop species causes substantial economic loss at a global level. Breeding for stress tolerance to create elite [...] Read more.
Plants are constantly faced with biotic or abiotic stress, which affects their growth and development. Yield reduction due to biotic and abiotic stresses on economically important crop species causes substantial economic loss at a global level. Breeding for stress tolerance to create elite and superior genotypes has been a common practice for many decades, and plant tissue culture can be an efficient and cost-effective method. Tissue culture is a valuable tool to develop stress tolerance, screen stress tolerance, and elucidate physiological and biochemical changes during stress. In vitro selection carried out under controlled environment conditions in confined spaces is highly effective and cheaper to maintain. This review emphasizes the relevance of plant tissue culture for screening major abiotic stresses, drought, and salinity, and the development of disease resistance. Further emphasis is given to screening metal hyperaccumulators and transgenic technological applications for stress tolerance. Full article
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