Evaluating Extreme Temperature Impacts on Crop Growth and Physiology
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crop cultivation; physiology of rice cultivation under stress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change has exacerbated the frequency and intensity of extreme temperature events, posing unprecedented challenges to global agricultural systems. The historical record shows that extreme temperature events, including heat waves and unusual frosts, have caused crop yield losses on numerous occasions since the advent of modern agriculture. While early research in the 20th century focused on the empirical observations of yield losses, advances in plant physiology, genomics, and climate modeling have deepened our understanding of the mechanisms by which temperature fluctuations affect crop metabolism, development, and resilience over the past two decades. Temperature extremes threaten the food security of billions of people by impairing photosynthesis, accelerating senescence, interfering with pollination, and altering nutrient partitioning. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary perspectives on extreme temperatures affecting crop growth and physiology, as well as crop molecular and ecological mechanisms, to bridge the gap between basic science and practical applications, in addition to promoting innovations that enhance crop resilience under extreme temperature.
Dr. Yan Jia
Prof. Dr. Hualong Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extreme temperature stress
- crop physiology
- crop yield
- stress tolerance
- sustainable agriculture
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