Special Issue "Selenium in Horticultural Crops"

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xiaohu Zhao
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Guest Editor
College of Resources & Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: plant nutrition and fruit quality; trace elements and plant health; agricultural eco-environmental security; plant–microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress
Prof. Dr. Linxi Yuan
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Guest Editor
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
Interests: selenium; heavey metals; plant microbiota; Se hyperaccumulator; one health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals, but not for plants. Although recent studies demonstrated that Se could be a beneficial trace element for staple crops, including growth promotion, abiotic/biotic stress tolerance (e.g., cold, drought, pathogens, pest diseases), and nutrition improvement, few studies have been performed on horticultural crops. In fact, since horticultural plants are nutrition-rich and have high economic value, it would be significant to study if Se could have a positive influence on growth, stress tolerance, nutritional value, and even the economic value of horticultural plants. Thus, we propose a Special Issue on “Se in Horticultural Crops” and call for more comprehensive studies on horticultural crops from around the world. The following topics will be welcomed (not an exhaustive list):

  • Se analysis methods in horticultural crops;
  • Se distribution in horticultural crops;
  • Se role in plant growth in horticultural crops;
  • Se role in stress tolerance in horticultural crops;
  • Se functions in horticultural crops;
  • Interactions between Se and heavy metals in horticultural crops;
  • Interactions between Se and microbiota in horticultural crops;
  • Se biofortification in horticultural crops;
  • Metabolism of Se in horticultural crops.

Prof. Dr. Xiaohu Zhao
Prof. Dr. Linxi Yuan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • selenium
  • horticultural crops
  • plant growth
  • stress tolerance
  • Se functions
  • Se metabolism
  • Se biofortification

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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