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Plant Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Longxing Tao

and

Tingting Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 14296

Keywords: climate change and crop production; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses; molecular mechanism; physiological responses; plant hormones; carbohydrate metabolism and transport; molecular signaling; reactive oxygen species (ROS); calcium ions; photosynthesis; respiration; energy metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Approach to Fern Development

edited by

Helena Fernández

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12753

Keywords: apomixis; apogamy; asexual reproduction; fern; proteomics; genomics; plant development; evo-devo; plant biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Functional and Structural Genomics Studies for Plant Breeding

edited by

Andrea Cavallini

, Tommaso Giordani and Alberto Vangelisti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8430

Keywords: plant transcriptomics; genome sequencing; plant gene function; molecular plant breeding; structural genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Modern Plant Cell Biotechnology: From Genes to Structure, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Kurczyńska

and

Alexander Betekhtin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6161

Keywords: genetic engineering techniques; gene modification; gene editing; regulation of gene expression; plant cell biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Tea Tree Metabolism and Genetics

edited by Xiaoling Sun

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5392

Keywords: tea tree; secondary metabolite; genetic transformation; genetic breeding; tea germplasm improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advancing Climate Resilience in Horticultural Crops Through Omics Technologies

edited by

Yonghua Qin

and

Guibing Hu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3560

Keywords: horticultural crops; climate change; omics technologies; stress responses; abiotic stresses; food security; agricultural sustainability; genomics; transcriptomic; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advance in Plant Abiotic Stress: 3rd Edition

edited by

De-Guo Han

and

Xingguo Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3036

Keywords: abiotic stress; cold; drought; salt; heat; nutrient deficiency; secondary metabolism; stress resistance; plant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Genetics and Breeding Research in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Hui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1824

Keywords: horticultural crops; genomic sequencing; multi-omics technologies; molecular biology; gene editing; plant breeding; function of genes; molecular marker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stresses in Crops

edited by

Yousef Alhaj Hamoud

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 557

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant physiology; signaling pathways; plant molecular biology; resistance; crop yield and quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Solanaceae Biology: From Genetics to Metabolism

edited by

Pengxiang Fan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 486

Keywords: Solanaceae; nightshade family; tomato; potato; tobacco; eggplant; genetics; metabolism; crop improvement; specialized metabolite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Insights into Fruit Crops Development

edited by

Xingguo Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 357

Keywords: fruit crops; fruit tree; proteomics; genomics; metabolomics; biotic stress; abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

The Role of Melatonin in Plants: 3rd Edition

edited by

Małgorzata M. Posmyk

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 343

Keywords: melatonin; phytomelatonin; plants; seed germination; seasonal and circadian rhythms; flowering; fruit ripening; plant immunity; abiotic stresses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Biology of Plant Disease Resistance

edited by Heewan Kang

submission deadline 28 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bacillus subtilis; antifungal activity; amino acids; defense genes; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Plant-Microbe Interaction: Current Status and Future Directions

edited by

Juan Manuel Ruiz Lozano

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial micro-organism; climate change; crop productivity; environmental stress; food production; plant growth; stress mitigation; yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Plants Redox Biology

edited by

Xin Li

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– environment interaction; stress physiology; plant redox signaling; plant hormones; plant– pathogen interaction; reactive oxygen species (ROS); reactive nitrogen species (RNS); ascorbate; flavonoid; glutathione

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Trees Genetics, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Hengfu Yin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: trees genetics; genomics; molecular; regulatory mechanism; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Research on Plant Breeding

edited by

Hélia Cardoso

, Sandra Correia and

Isaura Castro

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; proteomics; metabolomics; epigenomics; gene editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Chemical Elicitors and Microbial Metabolites: Synergistic Mechanisms in Plant Systemic Resistance Induction

edited by Heewan Kang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical elicitors; Bacillus spp.; microbial metabolites; amino acids; defense induction; resistance mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Chessboard: How Plants and Insects Outsmart Each Other

edited by

Mateusz Labudda

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: acarology; biotic stress; entomology nitric oxide; oxidative stress; phytopathology; reactive nitrogen species; reactive oxygen species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Plant Genomics and Genome Editing, 3rd Edition

edited by

Hikmet Budak

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation sequencing; structural and functional genomics; SNPs; miRNA; LncRNA; CRISPR/Cas9; TALEN; genome editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

New Advances in Plant Genetic Research

edited by

Ming Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant generative genomics; plant– microbe interaction gene-editing; single-cell omics in plants; plant non-coding RNAs; AI in plant science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Regulatory Mechanism and Network of Abiotic Stress-Response in Plants 2.0

edited by

Yong-Hwan Moon

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 32247 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress response; osmotic stress; temperature stress; transcriptional regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; regulatory mechanism; gene regulatory network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael Moustakas

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9363 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation; drought; salinity; pesticides; high– low temperature; high– low light intensity; nutrient deficiencies; heavy metals; UV radiation; photosynthetic efficiency; ROS; antioxidant mechanisms; redox regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Boosting the Production of Bioactive Compounds: Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Katarzyna Hnatuszko-Konka

and

Izabela Grzegorczyk-Karolak

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8549 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant tissue culture; elicitors; metabolic engineering; gene expression; medicinal plants; metabolic pathway; plant biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

The Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology Beyond Flowers

edited by

Isabel Marques

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7612 | Submission Open

Keywords: flowers; homeotic genes; MADSBox; molecular expression; pollination; stress; transcription factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Research for Legume Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding, 2nd Edition

edited by

Naoufal Lakhssassi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7526 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; genomics; plant breeding; seed composition; gene function; biotic and abiotic stress; legume pathogen resistance/mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Genetic, Epigenetic and Microbiota Molecular Insights for Crop Resilience to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Aliki Kapazoglou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3849 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; tolerance; crop resilience; crop sustainability; environmental conditions; climate change; gene regulation; epigenetic mechanisms; microbiota communities; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Genetics, Breeding, and Multi-Omics Approaches in Rice Research

edited by

Zakaria Prodhan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice genetics and breeding; molecular breeding of rice; rice genomics and proteomics; genes related to abiotic stress tolerance in rice; molecular biology and multi-omics in rice research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Insights into Flower Gene Regulation

edited by Wen‑Chieh Tsai

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2211 | Submission Open

Keywords: floral gene regulation; flowers; homeotic genes; MADSBox; pollination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Advances in Olive and Its Derivatives

edited by

Fabrizio Carbone

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive; structural and functional genomics; genomic variation; breeding; biotechnologies; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Phytochemical Dynamics: Plant Metabolite Responses to Environmental Factors

edited by

Ivana Sola

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolites; phytochemicals; biotic and abiotic factors; environmental influences; biochemical pathways; interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Plant Breeding and Genetics: New Findings and Perspectives

edited by

Andrés J. Cortés

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative genetics; classical plant breeding; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; speed breeding; gene editing and biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Complex Interactions of Plants with Other Organisms: Particular Attention to Carnivorous and Parasitic Plants

edited by

Bartosz Płachno

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: carnivorous plants; parasitic plants; mycotrophic plants; hosts; phytochemistry; molecular biology; genome evolution; organ structure; cellular; genomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Fiber Plants: Genetics and Genomics, Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Applications—Novel Materials, Functional Foods and Beyond

edited by

Jian Zhang

and

Michael Deyholos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber plant; genetics; genomics; bioactive products; natural fibers; fatty acids; medical products; environmental and ecological effects of fiber plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

From Plant Genomics Investigations to Plant Biotechnology Exploitation

edited by

Maria R. Ercolano

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: sequencing; plant genomes; biotechnological applications; translational genomics; new discoveries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Forest Tree Genetics, Breeding and Environmental Adaption

edited by

Jingli Yang

and

Huiyu Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; biotic stress; abiotic stress; tree physiology; gene regulation; genetic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Damage to Plants and Microorganisms Caused by Heavy Metal Toxicity

edited by

Xiaomeng Chen

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal; oxidative stress; stress response; molecular function; gene regulation; metabolic regulation; signaling pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Plant Breeding: High-Yield and Quality, Stress-Resistant Trait Genetic Improvement and Application

edited by Juwu Gong

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; crop genetic improvement; gene editing; stress resistance; crop quality; crop yield; gene resource utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Rice Molecular Breeding and Genetics: 3rd Edition

edited by

Deyong Ren

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5563 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular genetics and breeding; cell biology; genetic resource innovation; gene cloning; genome editing; abiotic stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Mechanism and Breeding of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in Crops

edited by

Waltram Ravelombola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1616 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; abiotic stress; biotic stress; genetic mechanism; molecular markers; crop variety improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Genetic Engineering for Stress Tolerance in Crops

edited by

Muhammad Waseem

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Plant Biotechnology: From Pathogen Diagnostics to Disease Management

edited by

Abdul Kader Jailani Amirudeen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogens; diagnostic; isothermal; biosensor; RNAi; CRISPRi; QTL mapping; GWAS; MAS or MABC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding: 3rd Edition

edited by

Zhiyong Li

Jian Zhang

and

Dawei Xue

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene cloning and function; genetic engineering; molecular genetics; genome editing; regulatory mechanisms; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Relationship Between Plant Microbiome and Immunity

edited by