Molecular and Physiological Strategies for Plant Drought Resilience
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: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 62
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is supervised by Dr. Mariapina Rocco and assisted by Dr. Ilva Licaj (Università degli Studi del Sannio, Benevento, Italy).
Drought stress is one of the most critical abiotic factors limiting plant growth and productivity worldwide. It occurs when water availability drops below the optimal level required for normal plant function, leading to a cascade of physiological and molecular responses. This Special Issue of Plants aims to provide a comprehensive platform for recent findings in the field of drought stress physiology and molecular biology. It will include the physiological effects of drought on plant development, identification and functional analysis of drought resistance genes, and the molecular and hormonal signaling pathways involved in stress adaptation. Additionally, contributions exploring breeding strategies and biotechnology-driven solutions to mitigate drought effects in the context of global climate change are highly encouraged. The ultimate goal of this Special Issue is to foster an updated and holistic understanding of plant responses to drought stress, thereby contributing to the development of climate-smart, high-yielding, and stress-resilient crops for future agriculture.
Dr. Mariapina Rocco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- reactive oxygen species
- oxidative stress
- adaptive response
- signaling pathways
- phytohormones
- physiological adaptation
- molecular adaptation
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