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Molecular Plant Sciences

A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).

Section Information

This section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of plant molecular biology, at gene, protein and metabolite levels, and to help plant scientists exchange knowledge and increase visibility of their studies toward specialists in other molecular aspects of life sciences. Topics include, but are not limited to:

plant biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology
plant cell biology
plant physiology
plant pathology
plant computational and system biology
plant developmental biology
plant ecology
plant biotechnology
plant bioactive phytochemicals
paleobotany
forensic botany
ethnobotany
plant bioinformatics
plant genetics and genomics
plant omics

Keywords

biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; host–pathogen interaction; plant–microbe interaction; plant–insect interaction; plant–animal interaction; plant–environment interaction; photosynthesis; primary and secondary metabolism and metabolites; phytohormones; cellulose; plastids; lignin; bioactives; phytochemicals; nutrition and nutraceuticals; membranes and membrane proteins; traffic and transport; ions and heavy metals; hydro-mineral; signaling and crosstalk; detoxification; redox status; homeostasis; epigenetics including DNA methylation and small RNAs; molecular farming; vascular plants; model plants; crops; bryophytes; algae; bioenergy; phytoremediation; functional foods; markers assisted selection; ecotypes; compartmentalization; bioreactors; proteomics/transcriptomics/metabolomics; omics; biotechnology; tissue culture; climate change; water, air and soil pollution; immunity; coevolution;

Editorial Board

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Topical Advisory Panel

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Special Issues

Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:

Plant Genetic Diversity and Genomics (Deadline: 27 May 2022)
Molecular Research in Arabidopsis thaliana (Deadline: 27 May 2022)
Nitric Oxide Signalling and Metabolism in Plants (Deadline: 28 May 2022)
Heavy Metals Accumulation, Toxicity and Detoxification in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 30 May 2022)
Molecular Mechanisms of Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Plants (Deadline: 30 May 2022)
New Insight into Signaling and Autophagy in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Role of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Response to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Hydrogen Sulfide and Reactive Oxygen Species, Antioxidant Defense, Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Chloroplast and Stress Signaling (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Molecular Research in Maize (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Molecular Approach to Fern Development (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Biological Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Light Reactions and Oxidative Stress in Photosynthesis (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Mechanisms of Plant Salt Resistance (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Identification and Application of Natural Genetic Resources for Plant Improvement (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Tropisms: Dynamic Growth Control via a Continuous Integration of Multiple Environmental Stimuli (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Light as a Growth and Development Regulator to Control Plant Biology (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
Genetics and Novel Techniques for Soybean Yield Enhancement (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
Genetics and Genomics-Based Crop Improvement and Breeding (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
Signal Conversion and Auxin Transport in Plant Tropism (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
Response to Environmental Stress in Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
RNA Interference-Based Tools for Plant Improvement and Protection (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Plant Non-coding RNAs in the Era of Biological Big Data (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Wheat Genetics and Genomics (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Alternative Splicing: From Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Evolutionary Genomics (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
New Breeding Technologies in Grasses (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Plant Responses to Heavy Metals (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Crop Genome Editing (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Plant-Microbe Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Molecular Aspects of Plant Salinity Stress and Tolerance (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Pollen-Pistil Interaction (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
A Commemorative Issue in Honor of 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Gregor Johann Mendel: The Genius of Genetics (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins Functions in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Plant Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases in Sickness and in Health 2.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
State-of-the-Art Molecular Plant Sciences in Brazil (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Ubiquitylation in Plant Developmental and Physiological Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Cotton Molecular Genomics and Genetics (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Molecular Research in Rice: Genetics and Breeding (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
The Role of Sugars in Plant Responses to Stress and Their Regulatory Function during Development Volume 2 (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Advances and New Perspectives in Plant-Microbe Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Hormones and Animal-Derived Compounds of Plants (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
The World of Plant Non-coding RNAs (Deadline: 25 July 2022)
Plant-Insect Interactions 2022 (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
Plant-Derived Biologics and Other High-Value Compounds (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
Gene Transcriptional Regulation in Crops during Postharvest 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Plants: An Extraordinary Arsenal of Antioxidant Defenses (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Plant Adaptations to Environmental Changes (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Plant Disease Resistance 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Yield Traits and Their Genetic Pathway in Crop (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
ROS Regulation during Plant Abiotic Stress Responses (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Role of Silicon and Biochar in Plant Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Study on the Molecular Adaptation Mechanisms to Environmental Stresses in Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Bacteria Present in Nitrogen-Fixing Nodules (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
New Horizons in Plant Cell Signaling 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Plant Genetics and Breeding Research Progress in Genomics to Post-genomics Era (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Health Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Immune, Antioxidant and Metabolic Effects (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Advances in Research for Sunflower Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Carnivorous Plant Biology: From Gene to Traps (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Biochemical Studies on Bioactive Single Constituents Extracted from Plant against Human or Phyto-Pathogens (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Function and Metabolism of Plant Lipids (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Plastids (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Regulatory Mechanism of Transcription Factors in Plant Morphology and Function (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Structural and Functional Genomics for Plant Development and Stress Tolerance (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Genetic Analysis Based on CRISPR/Cas9 Technology (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Responses in Trees (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
Plant Polyphenols for Improving Human Health (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
Communication and Interaction between Plant Roots and Rhizosphere (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
Advances in Research for Legume Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding (Deadline: 18 August 2022)
Molecular Research in Plant Secondary Metabolism 2022 (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
Genetics and Breeding of Wheat 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Genetic Control of Plant Drought Tolerance (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Regulation of Development and Abiotic Stress Response by Zinc Finger Proteins in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Vegetable Genetics and Genomics (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Transposable Elements and Phenotypic Variation in Plants 2021 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding of Biotic- and Abiotic-Stress Tolerance in Trees (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Transcription Control Mechanism for Plant Stress Responses (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Micronutrient Homeostasis and Crosstalk in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Metabolic Processes during Seed Germination 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
The Role of Biostimulants in Stimulating Plant Productivity (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Plant Responses and Tolerance to Salt Stress: Physiological and Molecular Interventions 2.0 (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Light-Dependent Control of Metabolism in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Plants Responses to Climate Change (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Plant Pathogen Interactions (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Frontiers in Plant Pharmacology: The Role of Medicinal Plants in Health Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Plant Genome Dynamics (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Molecular Plant–Fungal Interactions (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Genetic Regulation of Fruit Pigmentation (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Molecular Research for Cereal Grain Quality (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Pigments and Volatiles in Flowers (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Crop Genome Editing and Plant Breeding Innovation (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Phytohormones and the Regulation of Stress Tolerance in Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
Sensing, Regulation, and Signalling of Ascorbate in Plants (Deadline: 26 September 2022)
Advances of Plants-Pathogen Interaction (Deadline: 28 September 2022)
How Rice Plants Response to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 29 September 2022)
Underground Mechanism to Enhance Sustainable Rice Production (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Structural/Functional Characterization of Plant Proteins 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Plant Pathogen Diagnosis, Fungal Diversity, and Molecular Interaction with Host (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Functions of Transcription Factors in Plant Growth, Performance and Responses to Environmental Stresses 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Terpenes and Terpenoids in Plants: From Biosynthesis and Structural Identification to Ecological Functions and Biotechnological Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Advances in Research for Fruit Crop Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signalling in Plant (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Circadian Rhythms in Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Single Cell Multiomics in Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
New Advances in Plant and Algae Molecular Farming (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Phosphorus Efficiency in Plants: Genetics, Molecular Mechanisms and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Meristem and Stem Cells and Stem Cell Regulation in Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Plant Proteomic Research 5.0: From Data to Insights (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Abiotic Stress in Plant: From Gene to the Fields (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Long- and Short- Distance Signaling in Plant Defence (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Modern Plant Cell Biotechnology: From Genes to Structure (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
From Functional Genomics to Biotechnology in Ornamental Plant (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Interaction between Plants, Microorganisms, and Soils in Different Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Function and Mechanism Analysis of Plant Stress Resistance Genes (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Advances in Breeding and Genetics of Wheat Crops (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Epigenomics and Crop Improvement (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Role of Microbes in Plant Abiotic Stress: Focus on Drought and Salt Stress (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Morphology and Physiology of Seeds and Other Plant Storage Tissues 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Regulation of Organellar Gene Expression in Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Regulatory Mechanism and Network of Abiotic Stress-Response in Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Fruit Crops (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
Molecular Genetics of Rice Disease Resistance (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
Plant Cytoskeleton: Advances and Novel Functions (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Plant Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defence against Abiotic and Biotic Stresses 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Systemic RNA Signaling in Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Environmental Stress and Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Mitoribosomal Proteins in Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Physiological and Molecular Studies on Plant Bioactive Compounds under Environmental Stresses (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Iron and Sulfur in Plants 3.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins Functions in Plants 3.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Flowers (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Crop Stress Biology and Molecular Breeding (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Research Advances in Rice Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Impact of Biotic/Abiotic Stress Factors on Plant Specialized Metabolites (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Rice Molecular Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
ROS in Plant Cell Polar Growth (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Biotic and Abiotic Stress Effects on Plant Structure and Physiology 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Biofortified Plants and Fungi as a Strategy to Reduce Micronutrient Deficiencies (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Metal Stress in Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Plant Response to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Recent Advances in Plant Somatic Embryogenesis: Where We Stand and Where to Go? (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Advances and Innovations in Maize Genetics and Breeding Research (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
Silicon-Based Solutions for the Mitigation of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses in Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Nitrogen with Plant Growth and Development (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
UV-B Signaling and Its Molecular Control in Plant (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Plant Genomics and Genome Editing 2.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Defense against Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Plant Response to Insects and Microbes (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Drought-Stress Induced Physiological and Molecular Changes in Plants 2.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Phytochrome A in Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Genomics of Crops and Its Wild Relatives (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Advances in Revealing Starch Molecular Structure, Functionalities and Biosynthesis (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
Biotechnology for the Valorization of Plant Resources Using Plant Cells, Tissues and Organs (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Function during Plant Immunity (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
New Advances in Plant Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
Latest Research on Plant Steroids (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
The Comparative Genomics and Functional Genomics Analyses in Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Functional Genomics of Energy Crops (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Research on Plant Bioactive Phytochemical (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Regulatory Mechanisms of Auxin in Plant Growth and Development (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Advances of Plant Aquaporins (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
Recent Advances in Plant Molecular Science in China 2022 (Deadline: 15 April 2023)
Recent Advances in Molecular Breeding for Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Crops (Deadline: 31 May 2023)

Topical Collections

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Papers Published

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