Agro-Environmental Sustainable Exploitation of Halophyte, Medicinal and Aromatic Species from Marginal Areas—2nd Edition
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant breeding; crop genetics; tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses; molecular markers; genetic maps; in vitro tissue culture
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Interests: abiotic stresses; halophytes; plant physiology; reactive oxygen species; salt stress
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crop scientists are working to overcome the challenge of adapting agricultural systems to low-input requirements, all the while ensuring high productivity, quality, and food security in an unceasingly changing climate. Traditional crops are severely affected by environmental changes, causing yield and quality losses; however, most plant species from marginal areas are able to withstand adverse conditions, ensuring productivity and supplying a wide range of applications such as animal feed or traditional/gourmet/functional foods. This Special Issue aims to gather together the most valuable research on the exploitation of spontaneous species and landraces from marginal areas, including medicinal, aromatic, and halophyte plants. We welcome reviews and research papers on the following topics: micropropagation; biodiversity; the fingerprinting of genetic resources; the molecular basis of trait adaptation to stress; soil–microbe–plant interactions for reductions in chemical fertilizers input; the evaluation of the antimicrobial/antifungal activity of medicinal and halophyte plant extracts; the production of low-environmental-impact bio-stimulants and bio-pesticides for plant growth promotion and sustainable pathogen control; the nutritional characterization of marginal species and their use in fortified healthier foods for the valorization of local unexploited resources and traditional production; and sustainable nature-based solutions for soil/water management and remediation in marginal areas.
Dr. Angelica Giancaspro
Dr. Pedro Garcia-Caparros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marginal species
- halophytes
- salt tolerance
- stress adaptation
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