Metabolic Responses to Abiotic Stress in Plants: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1303
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metabolite damage and repair mechanism in plants; comparative genomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Metabolites focuses on the metabolic changes in plants in response to abiotic stress. The global environment is changing rapidly, and extreme temperatures, drought, salinity and heavy metal toxicity are constantly challenging plant growth. The potential topics of relevance to this SI cover various aspects of abiotic stress metabolism, including the accumulation of compatible sol-vents, activation of the antioxidant system, regulation of energy metabolism and changes in lipid metabolism. Understanding these metabolic changes will be crucial to developing strategies for enhancing plant stress tolerance and increasing productivity in challenging environments. This Special Issue aims to provide valuable insights into the complex mechanisms underpinning the metabolic response to plant biosecurity.
Dr. Ghulam Hasnain
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- plant metabolism
- compatible solutes
- antioxidant systems
- energy metabolism
- lipid metabolism
- osmotic stress
- drought stress
- heat stress
- salinity stress
- heavy metal stress
- crop productivity
- stress tolerance
- gene expression
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- signaling pathways
- transcription factors
- reactive oxygen species
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