Metabolomics Approaches to Enhancing Crop Tolerance Against Abiotic Stresses
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue focuses specifically on metabolomics insights into crop tolerance to abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, heat, heavy metal toxicity, and flooding. These stresses disrupt plant cellular metabolism, ion homeostasis, redox balance, and gene regulation, posing significant challenges to crop productivity. This collection invites research that employs advanced metabolomic profiling combined with complementary omics and biotechnological tools to unravel the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying crop resilience. Topics include identification of metabolite biomarkers, metabolic pathway reprogramming, integration of metabolomics with transcriptomics and proteomics, and functional validation of metabolites involved in stress tolerance. Studies that explore metabolite-mediated signaling, antioxidant responses, osmoprotectant accumulation, and the role of plant-microbe interactions in enhancing stress adaptation are highly encouraged. Contributions highlighting metabolomics-based approaches in major crops, innovative analytical methodologies, and multi-omics integration for systems-level understanding are welcome. Studies addressing both controlled and field conditions to support translational applications in crop biotechnology are also welcomed. Original articles and comprehensive reviews advancing metabolomics-driven strategies to improve abiotic stress tolerance in crops are invited.
Prof. Dr. Paulo R. Ribeiro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- crop tolerance
- drought
- heavy metal toxicity
- heat stress
- metabolic biomarkers
- metabolomics
- multi-omics integration
- plant-microbe interactions
- salinity
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