Advances in Forage Stress Biology: Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forges stress biology; forage germplasm resources and genetic breeding; forage genome and gene function; medicinal plant cultivation and development and utilization
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Interests: grassland ecosystem restoration effect and mechanism; ecosystem carbon nitrogen water cycle and its coupling process; biodiversity and ecosystem service function
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Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; breeding; Ca2+ signaling; calmodulin-like protein; forage legume; receptor-like protein kinase; ROS homeostasis; turfgrasses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forage crops play a crucial role in global food production, since they serve as a primary source of nutrition for livestock; however, they also face numerous environmental stressors, including drought, temperature fluctuations, soil salinity, and pest infestations. Understanding the mechanisms involved in the response, tolerance, and adaptation of forage species to these stressors is crucial to enhancing their productivity, quality, and resilience.
This Special Issue aims to explore the fascinating world of the ways in which forage crops adapt and respond to environmental stresses. We welcome, therefore, contributions that explore the physiological, biochemical, molecular, and genetic aspects of stress responses in forage crops, and submissions related to the identification and characterization of stress-responsive genes, the elucidation of signaling pathways, and novel strategies for enhancing stress tolerance are especially encouraged.
By deepening our understanding of forage stress biology, we can pave the way toward sustainable forage production, improved animal nutrition, and environmental resiliency.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Agriculture.
Dr. Peizhi Yang
Dr. Wei Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhenfei Guo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- forges
- stress biology
- germplasm resources
- genome and gene function
