Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 104
Special Issue Editor
Interests: physiological and molecular basis of plants’ adaptation to abiotic stresses; plant nutrition uptake and transport
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Dear Colleagues,
Vegetables are important horticultural crops and provide essential nutrients for humans in their daily lives. However, during their growth and development, vegetables are frequently subjected to various environmental stresses, such as extreme temperatures, drought, salinity, and heavy metal pollution, causing yield and quality reductions as well as food safety concerns. Like other plants, when vegetable crops first sense external environmental stimuli, they trigger signaling pathways, leading to alterations in gene expressions. These consequently cause adaptive responses such as morphological, physiological, and biochemical modifications. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in our understanding of the responses and adaptation mechanisms of vegetable crops to various abiotic stresses.
Prof. Dr. Haijun Gong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vegetable
- drought
- salinity/salt stress
- heavy metal pollution
- cold/freezing stress
- heat stress
- light stress
- adaptive response
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- Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops in Horticulturae (12 articles)
