Molecular Genetics of Plant Stress Resistance

Dear Colleagues,

Due to their immobility, plants living on earth inevitably suffer from various abiotic stresses, including drought, extreme temperatures, salt, ultraviolet radiation, and heavy metal stresses. At the same time, plants also suffer from various biological stresses, such as insect, fungal, bacterial, and viral stresses. For survival and reproduction, plants have evolved a set of molecular genetic strategies forming a complex network. For instance, after sensing the stress signal, plants can change the abundance of the stress-related factors or components through gene expression and regulation. During the past few decades, plant stress has been widely studied. However, some parts of genetic network still need to be revealed.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect recent research insights into plant stress studies in physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Studies that focus on bioinformatics and multiple omics design to explore plant responses to stresses are encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Tao Xu
Prof. Dr. Xiaoshuang Li
Guest Editors

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• abiotic stress
• biotic stress
• genetics
• omics
• gene function
• gene expression