Integrated Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Mitigation in Horticulture
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 2026 | Viewed by 927
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrophysiology; water stress; plant adaptability; irrigation
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Interests: stress physiology; photosynthesis; water metabolism; electrophysiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Horticultural crops, characterized by their high economic value and nutrient density, play a crucial role as a complementary aspect of food production systems. Biotic stresses (such as insect pests, bacterial infections, and weed competition) and abiotic stresses (such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, heavy metals, and nutritional imbalance) may cause a severe reduction in crop yield when they are beyond the ability of the crop to acclimatize or recover. In view of this, it is necessary to make efforts to enhance stress tolerance in plants, with the primary goal being to enhance yield under stress conditions.
Consequently, systematically elucidating the stress resistance mechanisms of horticultural crops and formulating green and efficient mitigation strategies have emerged as a priority area in horticultural scientific research. Notably, environmental stress mitigation in horticultural crops has shifted from single-measure approaches to a comprehensive system involving “genetic improvement, environmental regulation, exogenous physiological intervention, and microbial association”. Such an integrated approach represents a major advancement in horticultural science, enabling more effective and sustainable management of biotic and abiotic stress challenges.
The purpose of this Special Issue, “Integrated Strategies for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Mitigation in Horticulture”, aims to present innovative studies, mechanisms, tools, approaches, and techniques that have been successful in addressing some of the challenges mentioned above. Scientists from all over the world are invited to submit original research and review articles that relate to such topics.
Dr. Deke Xing
Prof. Dr. Yanyou Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agronomic practices
- bio-based agrochemicals
- electrophysiology
- genotype
- metabolisms
- morphology
- mycorrhizal fungi
- plant growth regulators
- photosynthesis
- yield
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