Shaping the Future of Horticultural Crops: Omics and Biotechnological Tools for Resilience to Abiotic Stress
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2)".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 284
Special Issue Editors
Interests: horticulture; fruit science; plant physiology; abiotic stress; multi-omics; plant biotechnology; olive
Interests: horticulture; metabolomics; plant physiology; proteomics; abiotic stress; high-throughput sequencing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is characterized by temperature fluctuations and/or extreme climate events. Events, that is, which threaten horticultural crops (e.g., fruits, vegetables, etc.) by negatively affecting yield and fruit quality, leading to substantial economic losses. The integration of omics technologies and advanced biotechnological tools could provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex molecular mechanisms that regulate plants’ responses to abiotic stress conditions, such as extreme temperatures (heat/cold), drought, salinity, and nutrient deficiencies. These advances could create significant opportunities to enhance genetic improvement strategies, with the aim of developing resilient horticultural crops that maintain a high quality and productivity despite environmental challenges.
This Special Issue aims to include cutting-edge research on the bioinformatic integration of omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, epigenetics, etc.) with novel functional approaches—including CRISPR-based genome editing, RNAi, and other biotechnological tools—to characterize the multi-level responses of horticultural crops to abiotic stress conditions, and to uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in their adaptation processes. We invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives focusing on the physiological and molecular profiles of horticultural crops under abiotic stress conditions, including the functional characterization of stress-related genes and proposals of plant breeding strategies that combine basic research with applied solutions to enhance abiotic stress resilience.
Dr. Christina Skodra
Dr. Georgia Tanou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- horticultural crops
- omics technologies
- genome editing
- biotechnology
- horticultural crop breeding
- climate change and agriculture
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