Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant under the Abiotic Stress
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Abiotic stress; physiological mechanism; molecular mechanism; gene regulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: Crop physiology; root; nutrient management; abiotic stress
Special Issue Information
Global warming and extreme climatic events such as high temperatures, low temperatures, droughts, floods, ultraviolet or strong light, and persistent strong winds have always been hot topics and have increasingly attracted the attention of scientific researchers. Furthermore, seawater intrusion in coastal areas may lead to soil salinization, and organic and heavy metal pollution caused by anthropogenic activities is increasing worldwide. The imbalance of mineral elements in soil also has a serious impact on plant growth. The above-mentioned natural disasters and soil pollution have caused serious damage to the growth, development, and reproduction of various plants. How plants deal with adverse environments is a fundamental biological issue that needs to be better understood. Through long-term evolutionary processes, plants have evolved to possess a series of specific regulation pathways in physiological and molecular mechanisms to deal with adverse environments.
This Special Issue on abiotic stress, physiological mechanisms, molecular mechanisms, and gene regulation aims to compile comprehensive reviews and original research articles that cover the latest novel discoveries on the interactions between plants and abiotic stresses such as droughts, floods, salt, heavy metals, light, mineral nutrition, microplastics, extreme temperatures, and mechanical damage.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Molecular and physiological mechanisms on plant abiotic stress tolerance.
(2) Integration of transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in abiotic stress response.
(3) The genetic transformation of plants adapting to severe abiotic stresses.
(4) The breeding of plant varieties with strong stress resistance.
Dr. Xiaojiao Han
Dr. Yikai Zhang
Prof. Dr. Huizhe Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- physiological mechanism
- molecular mechanism
- woody plants
- crops
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