Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems—3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, 10 % of the Earth's area can be described as karst landform, and 13% of China's land area is karst. Karst soils, with the characteristics of drought, high pH, and high bicarbonate, etc., strongly affect the growth and development of crops. Accordingly, improving crop productivity in karst areas is of vital importance for maintaining ecosystems (carbon neutral), ensuring food supply and promoting sustainable social development.

This Special Issue aims to present studies on the following topics: the adaptive mechanisms of karst-adaptable crops (physiological, genetic, ecological and geochemical mechanisms, etc.); screening principles and technologies of karst-adaptable crop varieties; the allocation and regionalization of karst-adaptable crops in karst areas; and interactions between karst-adaptable crops and biotic or abiotic environments. Cutting-edge research on the following topics is especially welcome: interactions between karst-adaptable and biotic or abiotic environments; utilization strategies for inorganic carbon, nitrogen, and nutrition of karst-adaptable crops; and rapid screening technologies for karst-adaptable crops based on plant electrophysiology.

Previously, we successfully published two editions of the Special Issue on “Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems”. Additionally, we propose the third edition of the same topic for a broader range of applications.

Scientists from all over the world are invited to submit both original research and review articles on these topics.

Prof. Dr. Yanyou Wu
Guest Editor

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