Physiological Responses of Maize to Abiotic Stress
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 510
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Interests: heat and drought stresses; adaptation to stress; yield formation; physiology; regulation
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Dear Colleagues,
As the climate changes, the frequency, intensity, and co-occurrence of abiotic stresses such as drought, heat, and flooding are projected to escalate and become more severe. Maize, a vital global crop, faces yield losses from intensifying abiotic stresses, severely threatening food security. To confront escalating abiotic stresses, maize has evolved integrated physiological mechanisms for resilience. A deeper and more comprehensive understanding of maize’s physiological dynamics under abiotic stresses and the underlying resilience mechanisms is of crucial importance to breed climate-resilient varieties and develop stress adaptive agronomic practices.
This Special Issue compiles advances in maize stress physiology to decode adaptation mechanisms that sustain growth and yield under abiotic stress. It aims to present deeper physiological investigation of maize under stress responses, including but not limited to cellular redox regulation, osmotic adjustment, stomatal regulation and photosynthesis, omics response (metabolic shifts, transcriptomic changes, microbial community variations, etc.), and regulatory measures. These insights will support physiology-driven crop adaptation strategies and advance climate resilient breeding efforts. All types of articles, such as original research articles, opinions, and reviews, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ruixin Shao
Dr. Yongchao Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- maize
- abiotic stress
- physiological responses
- biochemical responses
- transcriptomics
- stress tolerance and adaption
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