Redox Homeostasis in Plants: Advances and Perspectives
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 347
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic stress tolerance; oxidative stress; antioxidant system; plant biochemistry; plant biotechnology
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Interests: abiotic stress tolerance; redox homeostasis; antioxidants; plant physiology; phytohormones; plant nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crops are constantly subjected to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses, which end up affecting cell homeostasis and impairing essential metabolic chains. Ranging from both abiotic and biotic spectra, those stresses are responsible for the induction of oxidative stress, due to an intracellular imbalance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism. These compounds, often overlooked for their signaling features, are key indicators of plant stress responses, since, once in excess, they may induce protein and lipid oxidation and DNA damage.
To guarantee a fine and tight control between ROS production and scavenging, plants possess an efficient and powerful antioxidant (AOX) system, comprising several enzymes and low molecular weight metabolites. Acting in tandem, the different components of the plant AOX system play a major role in stress responses, favoring redox homeostasis, and improving plant growth and productivity.
This Special Issue aims to gather up new and exciting works (original research articles, perspectives, and reviews) dealing with redox homeostasis, ranging from fundamental biology to applied research. Focus must be given to the interplay between ROS generation and elimination by the AOX system. In particular, we welcome papers addressing:
- The role of the ROS as signaling agents in situations of abiotic and biotic stresses;
- The simultaneous exposure to environmentally relevant stress combinations on plant physiology and redox metabolism;
- Transgenerational and epigenetic events in response to oxidative stress;
- New effective and practical tools (g., biostimulants, plant stress memory, soil amendments) to boost plant tolerance to oxidative challenges.
Dr. Cristiano Soares
Dr. Fernanda Fidalgo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- redox homeostasis
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- oxidative stress
- antioxidant system (AOX)
- epigenetics
- transgenerational
- biostimulants
