Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Stress Tolerance in Ornamental Plants
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 August 2026 | Viewed by 130
Editor
Interests: genetic engineering; molecular mechanism; genetic regulation network
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
The optimization of stress tolerance in ornamental plants through the elucidation of underlying molecular and physiological mechanisms is essential to enhancing landscape resilience and expanding practical application under increasing environmental challenges. Consequently, mechanistic research into stress tolerance has emerged as a scientific cornerstone for advancing stress-resilient breeding and adaptive horticultural management. This Special Issue aims to provide a timely and authoritative forum for original research articles and comprehensive reviews focuses on molecular mechanisms of ornamental plants in response to biotic stresses (such as diseases and pests) and abiotic stresses (such as drought, high temperature, salinity and heavy metal pollution), covering the regulation of signal transduction pathways and the functional analysis of key transcription factors and functional proteins, as well as the multi-level regulatory mechanisms in transcription, translation and post-translational modification. Submissions presenting original research or authoritative reviews that advance the mechanistic understanding of stress tolerance in ornamental plants are strongly encouraged.
Dr. Haizhen Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- biotic stresses
- abiotic stresses
- signal transduction pathways
- transcription factors
- functional proteins
- transcription
- translation
- post-translational modification
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