Abiotic Stresses in Plants: From Molecules to Environment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 53466
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular biology; bioinformatics; plant sciences
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to invite you to publish your innovative research in this Special Issue, focusing on abiotic stresses in plants. In the modern world, there is an urgent need to broaden our knowledge of molecular mechanisms involved in abiotic stress-related responses, to facilitate the development of novel approaches in agriculture, plant-based medicine, forestry, food production, and other fields. My intention is to provide a friendly and open forum for sharing high-quality manuscripts that address every possible aspect of this complex problem. Full research papers, impactful communications, comprehensive systematic reviews, or featured opinions are particularly welcome. The main Special Issue topics are as follows:
- Molecular responses to a variety of ‘classic’ abiotic stresses (drought, temperature-dependent stress, salinity, micro/macronutrient deficiency or excess, etc.);
- Spectral quality of incident light affecting plant development and/or stress responses;
- Nanoparticles as a new type of plant stressor;
- Bioinformatic studies of proteins and/or nucleic acid structures related to abiotic stress responses in plants (docking, molecular dynamics, etc.);
- miRNAs and other noncoding RNAs involved in abiotic stress in plants;
- Novel methods for abiotic stress research in plants;
- Age-dependent abiotic stress in plants;
- Interdisciplinary approaches for abiotic stress research in plants.
Dr. Martin Bartas
Guest Editor
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