Signaling and Stress Adaptation in Plants: 2nd Edition
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 May 2026
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Dear Colleagues,
As sessile organisms, plants must cope with environmental stresses such as soil salinity, drought, pathogen attack, and extreme temperatures. Consequently, plant-specific and elaborate mechanisms have evolved to perceive and respond to stress conditions. Current stress-signaling pathways involve reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), calcium (Ca2+), protein kinases, and other components. These stress signals and responses are increasingly understood to interact with energy-signaling pathways, as any growth-limiting factor alters plant’s energy status. Advancing our understanding of stress signaling and responses will enhance our ability to improve stress resistance in crops, contributing to agricultural sustainability and food security. However, how plants sense stress signals and adapt to adverse environments remain fundamental biological questions.
This Special Issue focuses on studies that highlight recent advances in stress signaling and adaptative and acclimation mechanisms underlying plant responses to environmental stimuli. We welcome original research articles and reviews aimed at elucidating the molecular mechanisms and physiological roles of stress signals and their interacting systems under stress and non-stress conditions.
Dr. Kangdi Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plants
- environmental stress
- stress signaling
- reactive oxygen/nitrogen species
- calcium
- protein kinases
- stress resistance
- adaptive mechanisms
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