Molecular Genetics of Stress Response in Crops
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cell wall remodeling; programmed cell death; protein ubiquitination; plant hormones
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change has led to increasingly severe abiotic stresses such as drought, extreme temperatures, and aluminum, which have led to a considerable reduction in crop yields. The cultivation of crops with increased stress adaptation is extremely important for ensuring food security in the world. As a consequence, plants have evolved a set of perception and signaling mechanisms to respond or adapt to adverse environmental conditions via gene expression regulation and protein translation, modification, and degradation. Better understanding of the physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of crops in response to stresses is pivotal for enhancing stress resistance/tolerance.
This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality articles uncovering the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying crop responses to stresses, including studies that involve the following:
- Exploring the underlying mechanisms contributing to crop stress resistance/tolerance;
- Developing novel methods and biotechnological strategies for improving crop stress resistance/tolerance.
Original research papers, reviews, and short communications can be submitted to the Special Issue.
Dr. Jie Zhan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crop
- abiotic stresses
- protein translation
- regulation
- molecular mechanism
- plant hormones
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