Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change
A section of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Section Information
The “Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change” Section of the journal Plants deals with all aspects of plant (and/or other photoautotrophs, including lichens, algae and cyanobacteria) response to abiotic stress and climate change, as regards molecular, biochemical, physiological, morphological, (ultra)structural, cellular, histo-anatomical, morphogenetic, organismic, community and ecological aspects. Both basic and applied research manuscripts are very welcome, as long as they are strictly related to the Section topics and based on clear mechanistic hypotheses. In addition, high-level review papers which are relevant to the Section will also be taken into consideration, provided they contain commented/critical aspects of interest and not just mere summaries of the previous literature. Last but not least, Special Issue proposals by distinguished scientists are very welcome, given formal and substantial coherence with the Section aims.
All submitted manuscripts will be subject to a thorough peer-reviewing process.
In particular (but not exclusively), this Section welcomes high-level manuscripts related to interactions between plants (and/or the above-mentioned photoautotrophs) and:
- Elevated temperature and/or low temperature (chilling and freezing);
- Salinity stress;
- Excess (flooding) and/or lack of water (drought);
- Hypoxia and/or anoxia;
- Excess and/or lack of light, with the impact on photosynthesis and other primary processes;
- Mineral nutrient excess and/or shortage;
- Oxidative stress;
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx) stress, including N2O as a greenhouse gas;
- Tropospheric ozone and/or photochemical smog;
- Acid rain or marine aerosols;
- Elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO2;
- Heavy metals and/or metalloids;
- Liquid or solid particulate matter, including nanoparticles;
- Microplastics;
- Organic pollutants, with particular reference to dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), furans, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH);
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC);
- Biomonitoring and/or bioaccumulation;
- Bioremediation and/or phytoremediation;
- Global change.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Traditional Cultivars as a Genetic Source of Stress Tolerance and Quality Enhancement (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Salinity Stress and Tolerance (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Mechanisms of Crop Response to Salt Stress (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Abiotic Stresses on Oliviculture: Impact and Adaptation Strategies (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Tolerance Response Mechanisms to Abiotic Stress in Woody Crops (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Abiotic and Biotic Stress of the Crops and Horticultural Plants (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Induced Resistance of Plants Volume II (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Mechanism of Phytohormones Regulating Crop Root Development and Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biodiversity Conservation and Stress Biology of Plants in Arid Regions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Wild Halophytes: Tools for Understanding Salt Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants and for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Plant Foods and Climate Change (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Dissecting Plant-Environment Interactions with Modern Tools and Techniques: In the Climate Change Era (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Photosynthetic Acclimation under Environmental Stress: Insights from Biophysics and Physiology (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Responses of Extreme Environment Plants to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Heavy Metal Stress (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Abiotic Stress of Crops: Molecular Genetics and Genomics (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Key Technologies and Adaptive Cultivation of Food Crops to Cope with Climate Change (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Tolerance upon Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- The Effect of Abiotic Stress on Grapevine: A Physiological, Transcriptional and Metabolic Perspective Volume II (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Multi-Omics Approaches for Plant Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular Signaling Events in Algae in Response to Abiotic Factors and Biotic Interactions (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular and Physiological Responses of Kiwifruit to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Rare Tree Species Response to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Abiotic Stress Signaling in Cereals, Especially Wheat (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Plant-Soil Interaction Response to Global Change (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Role of Microbes in Alleviating Abiotic Stress in Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Mitigation Strategies and Tolerance of Plants to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 9 August 2024)
- Carbon Management during Plant Acclimation to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Mastering Resilience: A Comprehensive Exploration of Plant Stress Responses through Omics Profiling (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms Regulating Vegetable Crops Growth under Stressful Conditions (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Stress-Resilient Maize for Climate-Vulnerable Environments (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Mechanisms of Plant Regulation against Environmental Stress (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Morphological, Physiological and Carbon Balance Response of Trees under Water Stress (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Fruit Quality Formation and Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Plant Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Physiological Responses of Olive Trees under Different Environmental Conditions (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- The Physiology of Abiotic Stress in Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Regulation of Plant Responses to Heat and Drought Stress II (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Effects of Environmental Factors on Nutritional Quality of Plant Seeds and Other Edible Plant Parts (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Drought and Poaceae Crops (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- The Role of Abscisic Acid (ABA) Machinery in Stress Response (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Physiological Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Responses and Adaptations of Bryophytes to a Changing World (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Physiological Response and Molecular Mechanisms of Plants to Heavy Metal/Loid Toxicity (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Nanomaterials on Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Physiological and Molecular Responses for Stress Tolerance in Rice (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plant Ecophysiological Adaptation to Environmental Stress II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Dendrochronology and Wood Anatomy: Revealing How Plants Respond to Changing Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plant Genes and Salt Tolerance (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Proteomics Research on Plant Resistance to Abiotic and Biotic Stress (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The Role of Signaling Molecules in Plant Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Signal Transduction in Plants in Response to Environmental Stresses (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Genetic Analysis of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Phenotypic Plasticity, Genetic and Epigenetic Response of Plants to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: