Advances and New Perspectives for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 7989
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mineral nutrition; water stress tolerance; photosynthesis; plant biochemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental conditions affect the production and quality of cultivated plants, among which cereals are of major importance in securing human needs for food and fodder. The challenge to improve abiotic stress tolerance as well as to increase crop yield should be addressed with a vivid insight into the coping strategies of plants and their ability to grow in constantly changing environments. This SI aims to highlight advances and new perspectives in scientific research on sustaining plant productivity under stressful conditions and the development of tolerance mechanisms at the cellular, organ, and whole organism levels. We invite contributors proficient in all areas of plant and agricultural sciences dealing with physiology and crop breeding, including ecological, molecular, and genetic research approaches. Original papers, short communications, reviews, and methodical reports are welcome that contribute to extending current knowledge about stress tolerance mechanisms and their manifestation in cereal crops, along with agronomical and interdisciplinary works focused on improving yield under suboptimal environmental conditions.
Dr. Konstantina Kocheva
Dr. Tania Kartseva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- barley
- corn
- drought
- einkorn
- genetic resources
- high temperatures
- low temperatures
- maize
- oats
- rice
- rye
- sorghum
- salinity
- triticale
- UV
- wheat
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