Enhancing Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops Under Future Climate Scenarios
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quality formation and regulation of small berries; postharvest storage and preservation of small berries; cultivation physiology of small berry crops; molecular biology of small berry stress resistance
Interests: quality formation and regulation of small berries; cultivation physiology of small berry crops; evaluation and utilization of small berry germplasm resources
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Dear Colleagues,
Future climate scenarios are profoundly impacting the global horticultural industry, including rising temperatures, extreme droughts and heavy rainfall, soil degradation, intensified heavy metal pollution, and altered pest and disease dynamics. As crops highly sensitive to environmental changes, horticultural species face severe challenges in maintaining yield stability, fruit quality formation, and ecological adaptability. How to sustain horticultural production under multiple concurrent stresses has become a central concern in global agricultural research. This Special Issue, titled, “Enhancing Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops Under Future Climate Scenarios”, focuses on the physiological, metabolic, molecular, and ecological responses of horticultural crops to various environmental stresses, including drought, heat, salinity, cold, heavy metals, and pests and diseases.
This Special Issue encourages research employing cross-scale and interdisciplinary approaches, including multi-omics integration, microbiome regulation, gene-editing breeding, precision cultivation, and smart agricultural technologies, to provide innovative theoretical and practical strategies for enhancing stress tolerance. We welcome original research, reviews, and technological advances on a wide range of horticultural crops, including fruit trees, vegetables, ornamental plants, and medicinal plants. By consolidating cutting-edge research, this Special Issue aims to advance the frontiers of horticultural stress tolerance mechanisms and provide robust scientific support for global food security, horticultural biodiversity conservation, and sustainable agricultural production under climate change.
Dr. Huixin Gang
Prof. Dr. Dong Qin
Dr. Huanhuan Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horticultural crops
- stress tolerance
- climate change
- heavy metal stress
- plant physiological response
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