Physiological and Anatomical Responses of Crops to Environmental Factors

Dear Colleagues,

Crop species are often exposed to unfavorable environmental factors, such as drought, flooding, insufficient or excessive light intensity, UV radiation, nutritional imbalance, and others. Predictive scenarios of climate change warn of further increases in unfavorable environmental events affecting plants, resulting in an urgent need to investigation into how different environmental factors affect the physiology and anatomy of cultivated plants. The objective of this Special Issue is to bring together novel and relevant studies on how unfavorable environmental factors impact crop species. We welcome contributions both in controlled conditions (greenhouse, protected environments, urban agriculture, etc.) and also field experiments. Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue may focus on any physiological (photosynthesis, water relations, nutrition, metabolism, etc.) or anatomical (leaf anatomy, root anatomy, etc.) traits, and combinations of both physiological and anatomical changes under unfavorable environmental conditions are particularly encouraged. Prospective contributions may focus on any plant species, from large agricultural to minor crops. Cutting-edge contributions with new and exciting information that could help real-world producers or could lay the foundations for future research work will have a decisive advantage.

Dr. Fabrício José Pereira
Guest Editor

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