Integrated Approaches to Enhancing Crop Productivity: Molecular, Hormonal, and Agronomic Perspectives
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 January 2026 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cytokinin; metabolism; signaling; rice
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background and history of this topic: Hormonal signaling is central to plant development, enabling dynamic responses to environmental stimuli and resource availability.
Aim and scope of this Special Issue: This Special Issue explores the multifaceted roles of plant hormones in driving crop growth, stress adaptation, and yield optimization. It focuses particularly on innovative and integrative research approaches. By bridging fundamental discoveries with translational research, this Special Issue aims to publish novel insights into the development of sustainable agricultural practices and the cultivation of resilient crop varieties. Ultimately, it addresses global challenges in food security and environmental sustainability.
Cutting-edge research: This Special Issue will focus on the application of advanced methodologies such as high-resolution multi-omics, single-cell transcriptomics, and precision agricultural technologies in order to study hormone-mediated processes.
What kind of papers we are soliciting: This Special Issue aims to shed light on emerging and underexplored areas of hormonal regulation. These include noncanonical signaling pathways, interactions between hormones and epigenetic modifications, and their potential for crop improvement. We encourage contributions that delve into the integration of hormonal crosstalk with molecular pathways, uncovering the mechanisms by which plants optimize resource use under biotic and abiotic stresses. Additionally, research leveraging AI-driven modeling to predict and manipulate hormonal pathways for crop resilience and productivity is of particular interest.
Prof. Dr. Chengqiang Ding
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant hormone signaling
- crop stress resilience
- hormonal crosstalk
- yield optimization
- sustainable agriculture
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