Molecular Regulation of Plant Tolerance to Saline, Alkali, and Combined Stresses
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: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: the linkage between metabolic mechanisms and stress response; the mechanism of plant-growth-promoting bacteria enhancing plant stress adaptability
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Interests: salt-alkali stress; response mechanisms; biosynthesis; pathway analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil salinization and alkalization are global ecological problems. Soils in coastal areas are threatened by saltwater intrusion, while in many arid and soil-degraded inland regions, soil salinization and alkalization occur due to gradual salt accumulation driven by water evaporation and plant transpiration. Meanwhile, inappropriate irrigation and fertilization practices have accelerated the process of soil degradation. Enhancing crop saline- and/or alkali-tolerance and increasing yields have long been key topics in basic research, yet developing saline–alkali tolerant crop varieties applicable to practical agricultural production remains highly challenging. Clarifying the complex regulatory mechanisms underlying the balance between improved saline–alkali tolerance and yield in plants will provide theoretical support for breeding saline–alkali tolerant crops. The objective of this Special Issue is to compile the latest research findings on plant growth, development, and environmental adaptability under saline–alkali or combined stresses; this includes, but is not limited to, the following research directions:
- Regulatory mechanisms of plant development under salt, alkali or combined (e.g., with light, temperature, or water) stresses, including spatiotemporal regulation across different growth stages (e.g., root, stem, and leaf development, germination, flowering, or grain filling);
- The roles of microorganisms in modulating plant salt, alkali or combined stress tolerance;
- Differences between sensitive and tolerant ecotypes, including variations at the physiological, gene expression, and metabolism levels;
- Integrated omics analyses to unravel plant response mechanisms to salt, alkali or combined stresses;
- The role of carbon, nitrogen metabolism, and secondary metabolism, etc., in the process of plants acquiring adaptability to saline–alkali conditions.
Prof. Dr. Lixin Li
Guest Editor
Dr. Yiming Zhang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- saline–alkali stress
- plant's environmental adaptation mechanisms
- metabolism and secondary metabolism
- signal transduction
- plant–microorganism interaction
- omics
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