Biostimulant-Mediated Crop Stress Tolerance: From Physiological Mechanisms to Yield Improvement
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biostimulants; enhancing plant growth; fruit cracking mechanisms; plant biochemistry; plant physiology; stress mitigation; sustainability
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Interests: biostimulants; diseases incidence and severity; elicitors; molecular responses; plant (a)biotic stress mitigation; plant biochemistry; plant physiology; plant-pathogen interactions; sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biostimulants emerge as a promising strategy to enhance crop tolerance to (a)biotic stress, improve nutrient use efficiency, and boost physiological performance, yield, and quality. Climate change is leading to increasingly dry and warm conditions, as well as more frequent and intense weather extremes, all of which impact crop physiology and yield. As a short-term adaptation strategy, biostimulants play a crucial role in mitigating the detrimental effects of environmental stresses on crops. They are able to improve quality and yield by modulating molecular, physiological, and biochemical processes.
This Special Issue aims to elucidate how biostimulant applications influence plant stress responses from physiological mechanisms and how these responses translate into improved crop yield and quality. We encourage the submission of original research, reviews, and short communications, particularly interdisciplinary studies integrating agronomical, physiological, biochemical, and molecular approaches. Topics of interest include physiological adaptations, photosynthetic efficiency, stress signaling pathways, and mechanisms underlying biostimulant-induced improvements in crop performance and resilience.
Dr. Berta Gonçalves
Guest Editor
Dr. Eliana Monteiro
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- (a)biotic stress
- climate change
- crop physiology
- plant vigor
- sustainability
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