Exploring Plant Growth and Development: From Molecular Mechanisms to Environmental Adaptations
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 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phenotyping (calorespirometry) applied to plant breeding programs; proteomics and metabolomics involved in plant plasticity upon biotic/abiotic stresses
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Interests: plant morphogenesis (adventitious rooting and somatic embryogenesis); in vitro plant propagation; abiotic stress response (transcriptomic/proteomic approach); plant breeding (marker-assisted selection)
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Interests: plant tolerance to stress; plant symbiosis; plant epigenetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant growth and development are dynamic and highly coordinated processes shaped by the integration of intrinsic genetic programs and environmental factors. To fully understand the complexity of plant development, it is essential to unravel the molecular mechanisms that regulate this intricate biological system. Recent advances in molecular biology, high-throughput omics technologies, genome editing tools, and advanced phenotyping platforms have significantly expanded our knowledge of the regulatory networks controlling cell division, differentiation, organogenesis, and developmental transitions.
Key molecular pathways involving phytohormone signaling, transcriptional regulation, epigenetic modifications, post-translational regulation, and signaling crosstalk orchestrate developmental plasticity in response to environmental cues. Understanding how plants integrate environmental signals into developmental programs is crucial for improving crop resilience and productivity under rapidly changing climatic conditions.
This Special Issue aims to highlight innovative research that advances our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying plant growth and developmental adaptation to environmental challenges. We welcome submissions of original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, and methodological papers addressing, but not limited to, the following:
- Molecular regulators of plant growth and developmental transitions.
- Hormonal crosstalk and signaling networks.
- Transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and epigenomic analyses of plant responses to environmental stress.
- Gene editing and functional genomics approaches.
- Molecular markers and marker-assisted selection strategies.
- Systems biology and integrative multi-omics studies.
- Developmental plasticity and stress adaptation mechanisms.
By integrating fundamental and applied perspectives, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current advances in plant growth regulation and environmental adaptation, fostering interdisciplinary dialog and supporting the development of climate-resilient crops.
Dr. Lénia Rodrigues
Dr. Hélia Cardoso
Dr. Catarina Campos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant growth and development
- molecular pathways
- phytohormones
- genome editing
- high-throughput
- omics
- crop resilience
- plant stress responses and adaptations
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