Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Horticultural Plants: 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: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 452
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular biology of vegetable quality regulation and stress response
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Interests: stress physiology of vegetables and regulation of fruit quality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the tremendous success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Horticultural Plants” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/B0K917NYDS), we are eager to further advance research in this area.
Plants are continuously affected by a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses. Biotic and abiotic stress, such as increased periods of water shortage, the presence of heavy metals, higher temperatures, salinity, nutrient availability, increased CO2 concentrations, and diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and herbivores, can affect the growth and development of most horticultural plants. Currently, many investigations have highlighted the positive aspects of gas signal molecules as well as plant hormones, such as hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide, auxins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, cytokinins, ethylene, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid, under biotic and abiotic stresses. The advent of genomic studies and gene discovery has also presented an excellent opportunity to improve the stress tolerance of horticultural plants. This Special Issue will consider the biotic and abiotic stress responses of horticultural plants. Under stress, horticultural plants generate some appropriate regulatory mechanisms, including gas signal molecules, plant hormones, genomics, metabolomics, etc., which are welcome submission topics.
Dr. Changxia Li
Dr. Yue Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant hormones
- gas signal molecules
- plant growth and development
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