Horticulture Plants Stress Physiology—2nd Edition

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025 | Viewed by 1292

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Dear Colleagues,

Various biotic (fungi, bacteria, viruses, and insects) and abiotic (drought, cold, heat, salinity, heavy metals, and ultraviolet radiation) stresses influence plant development and crop productivity. To cope with these stresses, plants experience varied cellular, molecular, and physiological changes. Understanding the complexity of the physiological factors that contribute to stress tolerance in horticultural crops is essential for maintaining the productivity and quality of these crops. Rapidly determining plant physiological information under different stresses is meaningful for plant growth and development regulation and helps us to understand the plant adaptive mechanism. This Special Issue covers studies focusing on the effects of stresses on horticultural plants and physiological mechanisms of plant adaptation. We encourage scientists to submit their studies of tolerance mechanisms of horticultural crops to various stresses as research articles, review papers, or short communications.

Dr. Hakim Manghwar
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Keywords

  • drought stress
  • salinity stress
  • waterlogging stress
  • nutrient stress
  • heat stress
  • radiation stress
  • insect stress
  • plant–bacteria interaction
  • plant–fungi interaction
  • plant–virus interactions
  • plant physiological adaptation
  • physiological responses to different stresses
  • plant stress signaling networks
  • phytohormones

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The Role of SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-like (SPL) Transcription Factors in Plant Growth and Environmental Stress Response: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Advances
by Runhua Bu, Zongqing Qiu, Jing Dong, Liqin Chen, Yu Zhou, Huilin Wang and Liangliang Hu
Horticulturae 2025, 11(6), 584; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060584 - 25 May 2025
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In plants, SPL is a distinct family of transcription factors. Its protein structure possesses a highly conserved SBP domain comprising two zinc finger structures and nuclear localization regions, and microRNAs (miR156) control the transcriptional expression of the majority of SPL genes. SPLs are [...] Read more.
In plants, SPL is a distinct family of transcription factors. Its protein structure possesses a highly conserved SBP domain comprising two zinc finger structures and nuclear localization regions, and microRNAs (miR156) control the transcriptional expression of the majority of SPL genes. SPLs are key TFs in regulating organ morphogenesis, phase transition/floral induction, and yield-related traits in agronomic and horticultural crops. These biomolecules have been functionally characterized for their role in augmenting plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Present research gaps and viewpoints are addressed herein. Using these extensive data, researchers can more comprehensively understand how SPL genes modulate agronomic features in different ways. Full article
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Interactions of Fe and Zn Nanoparticles at Physiochemical, Biochemical, and Molecular Level in Horticultural Crops Under Salt Stress: A Review
by Jinyang Weng, Lu Xu, Pengli Li, Wei Xing, Saeed ur Rahman, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Jun Lu and Asad Rehman
Horticulturae 2025, 11(4), 442; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11040442 - 21 Apr 2025
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Salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects the growth and yield of horticultural crops. By raising the levels of sodium and chlorine ions in plant cells, salinity disrupts various morphological, physiological, epigenetic, and genetic traits, leading to excessive oxidative stress production. Through [...] Read more.
Salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects the growth and yield of horticultural crops. By raising the levels of sodium and chlorine ions in plant cells, salinity disrupts various morphological, physiological, epigenetic, and genetic traits, leading to excessive oxidative stress production. Through a variety of redox methods, the plants can partially alleviate this disorder and restore the cell to its initial state. At cell level, cellular redox adaptation plays a potential role coping with salinity stress in all plants; however, if the salt dose is excessive, the plants might not be able to respond appropriately and may even perish from salt stress. Scientists have proposed many solutions to this issue in recent years. One of the newest and most effective technologies to enter this field is nanotechnology, which has produced some extremely impressive outcomes. However, the molecular mechanism and interaction between nanoparticles in horticultural crops remains unclear. In order to take a step toward resolving the current doubts for researchers in this field, we have attempted to conclude the most recent articles regarding how iron oxide nanoparticles (FeO-NPs) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO–NPs) could aid salt-stressed plants in restoring cellular function under saline conditions in horticulture crops. Further, different inoculation modes of NPs mediated changes in physiological attributes; biochemical and genetic expressions of plants under salt stress have been discussed. This article also discussed the limitations, risk, and challenges of NPs in the food chain. Full article
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