Crop Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress

Dear Colleagues,

Over the summer, the climate crisis dominated the headlines, with food security severely hampered by the increasing world population and the occurrence of severe environmental condition changes and meteorological events.

Abiotic stresses can impact crop yields terribly; thus, understanding the molecular and physiological bases of the tolerance mechanisms triggered during abiotic stresses, together with a deep characterization of contrasting phenotypes, are key aspects for addressing the needs of more tolerant crops. Droughts, heat, cold, salinity, heavy metal pollution, mineral deficiency and ultraviolet radiation limit plant growth and development, leading to yield reductions worldwide.

This Special Issue aims to collect reviews and original paper covering advances in understanding the tolerance to abiotic stresses and focusing on stress mitigation strategies, including novel approaches spanning the characterization of novel genetic materials, the exploitation of genetic resources and the use of novel agrochemical inputs to promote the plant defense response to abiotic stresses.

Dr. Michela Janni
Dr. Francesca Resentini
Guest Editors

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