Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops
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: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 191
Special Issue Editor
Interests: vegetable; root microorganisms; stress tolerance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vegetables are crucial for human health. As the global population continues to grow, the importance of vegetable crops is becoming increasingly prominent. Currently, vegetable cultivation is mainly carried out in two ways: open-field cultivation and protected-environment cultivation. In open-field cultivation, due to the immobile nature of plants, vegetable crops are forced to face various biotic (e.g., soil- and air-borne diseases) and abiotic stresses (e.g., salt and alkali stress, drought, and heavy metal toxicity). In protected-environment cultivation, although more suitable growing conditions are artificially created, vegetable crops still face various biotic and abiotic stresses (e.g., high or low temperatures) due to the limitations of control methods and high costs. In the context of increasingly extreme global climate conditions, these stresses on vegetable crops have become more commonplace. Deciphering the biotic and abiotic stress responses of vegetable crops is essential for improving the resistance of vegetable crops, ensuring the stability and sustainability of agricultural production. This Special Issue aims to focus on the biotic and abiotic stress responses of vegetable crops, covering multidisciplinary content from molecular biology to field management, including (1) the physiological, molecular, and genetic mechanisms of vegetable crops in response to biotic stresses (e.g., the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, and viruses, damage caused by insects and other pests, and plant–plant competition or synergistic interactions) and abiotic stresses (e.g., drought, salt–alkali stress, extreme temperatures, and heavy metal stress); (2) resistance breeding and biotechnology (such as transgenic and gene editing technologies, molecular marker-assisted breeding, development and application of stress-tolerant varieties); and (3) ecology and management strategies for stress adversity (such as crop rotation, use of natural enemies, rational fertilization, irrigation management, etc., to reduce the degree of stress on crops).
Prof. Dr. Yongqiang Tian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vegetable crops
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- physiological responses
- molecular mechanisms
- genetic mechanisms
- resistance breeding
- resistance biotechnology
- management strategies
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