Genetic Engineering for Stress Tolerance in 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: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 55
Special Issue Editor
2. School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, China
Interests: stress; fruit development; bioinformatics; gene family; transcriptome; hormones; non-coding genes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The goal of this Special Issue is to explore advancements in genetic engineering techniques that enhance stress tolerance in crops. With the increasing pressure of climate change and environmental stresses (drought, salinity, heat, and pest resistance) on global food production, genetic engineering presents an effective solution to develop crops with enhanced resilience. This Special Issue will focus on novel genetic strategies, breakthroughs, and applications of gene editing technologies like CRISPR/Cas9, RNA interference (RNAi), and transgenic crops in improving stress tolerance mechanisms.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Genetic engineering for drought tolerance in crops;
- Understanding the genetic basis of salt stress resistance;
- Molecular and genetic strategies to improve heat resistance in crops;
- The impact of heat tolerance traits on global crop productivity;
- Pest and disease resistance through genetic engineering;
- Using genetic modification to enhance plant immunity;
- Gene editing and CRISPR/Cas9 in crop stress tolerance;
- CRISPR applications in modifying stress-responsive genes;
- The ethical, regulatory, and economic implications of gene-edited crops;
- The application of synthetic biology to create crops with enhanced resilience to abiotic stresses;
- Gene circuits for stress tolerance in crops;
- The integration of synthetic biology in agricultural systems;
- Multi-trait genetic engineering for combined stress tolerance (e.g., drought, heat, and salinity);
- Biotechnological advances in crop protection;
- New methods for plant transformation in major crop species;
- Efficient protocols for regenerating transgenic crops under stress conditions;
- Advances in gene delivery systems for crop engineering;
- Societal, environmental, and regulatory challenges of genetically engineered crops.
Dr. Muhammad Waseem
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genetic engineering
- stress tolerance
- crop improvement
- drought resistance
- salt tolerance
- heat stress
- CRISPR
- RNAi
- genetic modification
- synthetic biology
- pest resistance
- crop transformation
- abiotic stress
- environmental resilience
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