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Advances in Stress Biology of Horticultural Plants

A Special Issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524) belonging to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2027 | Viewed by 537

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Dr. Tao Xu

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Key Lab of Phylogeny and Comparative Genomics of the Jiangsu Province, School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
Interests: plants; crop; gene function; epigenetic; RNA modification; abiotic stress; development
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Prof. Dr. Yingchun Zhu

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Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
Interests: watermelon; abiotic stress; breeding; cultivation; haploid technology
Dr. Yang Liu

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College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: pathogen-plant interaction; plant disease resistance; pathogenicity of pathogens; sustainable management of pathogens; disease resistance breeding of horticultural crops

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Horticultural crops are increasingly threatened by climate-driven abiotic stresses (e.g., drought, salinity, temperature extremes) and biotic stresses (e.g., pathogens and pests), endangering global food security and nutritional quality. Recent multi-omics and molecular advances have greatly expanded our understanding of the regulatory networks governing stress perception, signaling, and adaptation in horticultural plants.

This Special Issue, "Advances in Stress Biology of Horticultural Plants," showcases cutting-edge research on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying stress tolerance and resistance. Understanding how stresses affect crop cultivation and alter quality traits is key to developing adaptive management strategies. We welcome original research, reviews, and short communications on topics including, but not limited to: stress-responsive gene regulation and signaling networks; phytohormonal crosstalk; epigenetic mechanisms; multi-omics dissection of stress pathways; biostimulant and elicitor applications; cultivation practices for stress mitigation; and biotechnological strategies for enhancing stress resilience.

We invite researchers worldwide to share their latest findings, advancing collective knowledge toward sustainable horticultural production under changing environmental conditions.

Dr. Tao Xu
Prof. Dr. Yingchun Zhu
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • abiotic stress
  • biotic stress
  • horticultural crops
  • stress tolerance
  • stress resistance
  • molecular mechanisms
  • physiological responses
  • transcription factors
  • phytohormonal signaling
  • epigenetics
  • multi-omics
  • transcriptomics
  • metabolomics
  • stress signaling pathways

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Physiological Evaluation and Selection of Cold-Tolerant Individuals in Zoysia japonica ‘Zenith’ Based on Electrolyte Leakage, Cell Death, and ROS Accumulation
by Eun Ji Bae, Jenna Jung, Ji Hyeon Lee, Do Hyun Kim, Kwan Been Park, Seung A Cha, Seon A Kim, Jun Hyuck Yoon and Myung Suk Choi
Horticulturae 2026, 12(9), 1170; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae12091170 - 18 Sep 2026
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This study evaluated cold tolerance and selected superior individuals from 100 Zoysia japonica ‘Zenith’ plants. Following pre-cold treatment at 4 °C for 24 h, candidates were screened using electrolyte leakage (EL) with a 10% selection intensity. Selected candidates and cold-sensitive controls were exposed [...] Read more.
This study evaluated cold tolerance and selected superior individuals from 100 Zoysia japonica ‘Zenith’ plants. Following pre-cold treatment at 4 °C for 24 h, candidates were screened using electrolyte leakage (EL) with a 10% selection intensity. Selected candidates and cold-sensitive controls were exposed to 0, −5, and −10 °C for 24 h and assessed using visual injury, EL, Evans blue staining, and 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining. Visual injury increased with decreasing temperature but did not clearly distinguish cold tolerance. Individual 11 exhibited the lowest lethal temperature causing 50% injury (LT50) based on both EL (−10.4 °C) and Evans blue staining (−11.0 °C). The two LT50 estimates were strongly correlated (r = 0.996) and concordant (Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient = 0.909). DAB-based recovery analysis showed effective hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) clearance in individuals 5, 11, 21, 23, and 40, with individual 23 exhibiting the lowest reactive oxygen species area under the curve (121.5). A modified Generalized Value Index integrating visual injury, mean LT50, oxidative stress, and recovery slope identified individuals 5, 11, 18, 23, and 30 as superior cold-tolerant selections. Therefore, combining membrane-damage and oxidative-recovery indicators can provide a robust framework for selecting cold-tolerant Z. japonica ‘Zenith’ for field validation and breeding. Full article
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