Beyond Survival: Engineering Crops for Extreme Climate Adaptation
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodiversity conservation; plant biotechnology; in vitro techniques; threatened plants; medicinal plants species; urban lakes; environment
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, we are witnessing the huge impact of climate change on planet Earth. Most affected is biodiversity, and the trend of species decline to extinction is higher than ever. Following this is agriculture, which highly depends on stable climate conditions. Under extreme climate change effects, such as record-breaking heat waves on land, drenching rains, severe floods, long and severe droughts, extreme wildfires, and the outbreak of pests and diseases, of most importance today seems to be the adaptation to climate change of all plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA). Also, adapting agriculture technologies to climate change effects as well as innovations in developing new production systems will be of upmost importance in the coming years in our fight to ensure food security at the global level for all people. It will be also important to develop new strategies for PGRFA conservation, and new incentive measures should also be put in place to ensure their conservation on farms as well as their continuing cultivation, including currently neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
This Special Issue, titled “Beyond Survival: Engineering Crops for Extreme Climate Adaptation”, aims to highlight impactful research on crop adaptation to extreme climate challenges. Topics will encompass genetic adaptations, the enhancement and preservation of genetic diversity, equitable access to these resources through the Multilateral System, climate-smart farming practices, and the vital role of farmers and households in ensuring the long-term use and conservation of PGRFA.
We invite submissions of all types, including original research, opinions, and reviews, to this Special Issue.
Dr. Rodica Catana
Dr. Anush Kosakyan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crops
- modern biotechnology tools
- heat tolerance
- drought resistance
- soil microbes
- plant breeding
- abiotic stress
- sustainable agricultural practices
- plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
- neglected and underutilized species
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