Molecular Genetic Mechanism of Stress Resistance in Plants
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 June 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are continually exposed to diverse environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, cold extreme temperatures, and nutrient imbalances, as well as pathogen attacks, all of which severely affect their growth, productivity, and ecosystem stability, and thus ultimately pose significant threats to global agricultural productivity and economy. To survive under these challenging conditions, plants have evolved highly sophisticated molecular and genetic mechanisms that govern stress perception, signal transduction, and the activation of adaptive physiological responses. These mechanisms involve intricate crosstalk among hormonal pathways, transcriptional networks, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and epigenetic regulation, enabling plants to dynamically modulate their defense strategies in response to fluctuating environments.
Recent advances in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics have significantly accelerated discoveries of novel stress-responsive genes and regulatory pathways that contribute to stress resilience. Furthermore, emerging tools, such as genome editing, synthetic biology, and systems-level modelling, are providing new opportunities to dissect and engineer stress-response networks with unprecedented precision. Understanding the genetic mechanisms controlling stress tolerance is essential for developing resilient crop varieties to ensure global food security in the face of climate change. Therefore, molecular genetic research on plant stress resistance remains an urgent and rapidly expanding scientific field.
With a particular focus on novel regulatory mechanisms, technological innovations, and translational applications, we are pleased to invite you to contribute original research articles and comprehensive reviews to this Special Issue to advance fundamental knowledge and support the development of resilient crops for sustainable agriculture.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nurul Matin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stress response and resistance
- environmental adaptation
- abiotic and biotic stress
- gene regulation network
- functional genomics
- molecular signalling pathways
- CRISPR/cas systems
- epigenetic regulation
- transcriptome profiling
- metabolic reprogramming
- stress-responsive genes
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