Regulatory Network of Crop to Environmental Stress: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 87
Special Issue Editor
Interests: crop abiotic stress response; genome-wide association mapping; molecular biology
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Dear Colleagues,
Abiotic stresses, including heavy metals, salinity, aluminum, drought, waterlogging, and extreme temperature, constitute significant limiting factors for both crop productivity and quality. Enhancing crop tolerance to abiotic stress is of great significance in ensuring global food security. Consequently, strategies are needed for crops to improve their adaption to these environmental pressures. Therefore, this Special Issue entitled “Regulatory Network of Crop to Environmental Stress: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization” aims to highlight a range of reviews, perspectives, and research articles on the following:
- The elucidation of genetic architecture and the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with abiotic stress tolerance;
- The exploration of mechanisms through which crops effectively balance resistance, yield, and quality under abiotic stress conditions;
- The identification of key genes conferring abiotic stress tolerance and the elucidation of their regulatory mechanisms;
- The identification of critical physiological processes and metabolites essential for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance;
- The application of big data analytics to gain deeper insights into plant–environment interactions and stress management strategies.
Considering your expertise in the field, we would like to invite you to submit related papers to the above topics.
Dr. Fangbin Cao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crop
- abiotic stress
- yield
- quality
- key genes
- molecular methods
- QTL
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