Integrating Environmental, Genetic, and Management Factors for Climate-Resilient Crop Production
A Special Issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) belonging to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 12
Editors
Interests: wheat breeding; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; drone-based phenotyping
Interests: oat breeding; abiotic stress resistance; plant water cycle analysis; water utilization capacity; root development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges driven by climate change, environmental degradation, increasing food demand, diminishing natural resources, and the growing frequency of extreme weather events. Heat stress, drought, salinity, flooding, nutrient limitations, emerging pests and diseases, and declining biodiversity threaten crop productivity, quality, and sustainability. Ensuring global food security requires a comprehensive understanding of how Environmental, Genetic, and Management (E × G × M) factors interact to determine crop performance under both current and future climatic conditions.
This Special Issue aims to bring together interdisciplinary research that bridges scales from gene to field, combining molecular genetics, functional genomics, physiology, root biology, precision agriculture, remote sensing, and sustainable crop management to enhance crop resilience, resource-use efficiency, and productivity under changing environmental conditions.
Recent advances in molecular genetics, genomics, high-throughput phenotyping, and digital agriculture have greatly improved our ability to identify adaptive traits and accelerate crop improvement. However, translating discoveries from genes to field performance remains a major challenge. Future crop production depends on integrating molecular mechanisms with physiological processes, root system architecture, soil–plant interactions, precision crop management, and data-driven decision-support systems.
We particularly welcome studies addressing the interaction of Genotype × Environment × Management (G × E × M) and the development of innovative strategies for climate-smart agriculture through the integration of breeding, biotechnology, agronomy, and digital technologies.
Dr. Judit Bányai
Dr. Balázs Varga
Dr. Klára Mészáros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic and biotic stress
- yield stability
- smart breeding
- genetic improvement
- remote sensing
- root phenotyping
- crop management strategies
- precision agriculture
- climate change adaptation
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