Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation and Quality Control in Horticultural Plants
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 146
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Stress response and quality control mechanism for horticultural products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Horticultural plants face relentless challenges in the form of abiotic stresses (drought, salinity, temperature extremes) and biotic stresses (pathogens, pests), reducing yield and quality essential for global food security and economic value. Therefore, enhancing stress adaptation and improving quality control in horticultural plants requires reliable and precise orchard management based on up-to-date knowledge.
This Special Issue explores into the intricate molecular networks underpinning plant stress adaptation and quality control, including signaling cascades, phytohormones, gas signaling, downstream adaptive responses, transcription factor activation, and crucial epigenetic and post-translational modifications.
It aims to collect cutting-edge research papers on the stress response and quality improvement practices of horticultural plants, providing advanced technical insights for increasing the yield and quality of horticultural crops.
Dr. Lijuan Wei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- horticultural plants
- yield and quality control
- stress response
- gas signaling
- phytohormones
- post-translational modifications
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