Plant Stress Biology Under Biotic and Abiotic Environment
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant, Algae and Fungi Cell Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biotic and abiotic stress, fungal pathogens, plant defense response; plant senescence
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Interests: agrobiotechnology; transgenesis; biotic and abiotic stress; plant disease resistance
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Dear Colleagues,
Like all living organisms, plant growth and development are influenced by their environment, including biotic and abiotic factors. Environmental constituents such as water, temperature, soil, and light affect organisms like sessile plants at all developmental stages. Additionally, pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and pests attack plants, shaping and re-programming various aspects of their biological processes during complex interactions. Moreover, mechanisms of various stress signals perceived by plants and responses to them at the microscopic, physiological, and molecular levels are investigated separately or in parallel, which are contemporary approaches in plant stress biology.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research papers and comprehensive or precise reviews on broad-spectrum topics in plant stress biology, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Induction of signal transduction by abiotic or biotic stress;
- Changes in plant physiology under biotic and abiotic environments;
- Plant–pathogen/pest interactions;
- Plant transcriptomics and metabolomics re-programming;
- Plant senescence under changing environments;
- Plant cell damage and recovery during heavy metal uptake.
Dr. Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek
Prof. Dr. Andrzej K. Kononowicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- microscopy
- molecular biology
- photosynthesis
- phytohormnes
- plant-pathogen interaction
- plant physiology
- plant biology
- transcriptomics
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