New Insights into Hormonal Control of Plant Growth and Development
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 850
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phytohormones; auxin and auxin herbicides; ubiquitin mediated protein degradation; growth and development; stress response
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Dear Colleagues,
The growth and development of plants are regulated by a genetic program that is fine-tuned by a myriad of extrinsic environmental signals and several endogenous plant hormones (phytohormones). These phytohormones comprise a group of diverse small molecules that include auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, ethylene, brassinosteroids, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, and peptide hormones. These hormones, which are small molecules, act at very low concentrations but virtually control almost every aspect of growth and development, including adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. Thus, plant hormone response pathways are attractive sites for biotechnological modifications to improve crop productivity. In recent decades, knowledge regarding the hormonal control of plant growth and development has increased significantly; however, our understanding is still far from complete.
In this Special Issue, we encourage investigators to contribute high-quality original research, short communications, and review articles that focus on the implications of plant hormones in growth and development, their role in adaptation to the environment, including to abiotic and biotic stresses, the cross-talk between plant hormones and other cell signaling systems, and the influence of soil microorganisms on plant growth.
Dr. Nihal Dharmasiri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant hormones
- auxins
- cytokinin
- gibberellins
- ethylene
- abscisic acid
- jasmonic acid
- salicylic acid
- peptide hormones
- growth and development
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