Omics Approaches in Plant Stress Responses
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ongoing global warming and climate change adversely affect plant growth and development, triggering dynamic alterations across multiple biological layers. Recent advancements in omics approaches, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics, have transformed our understanding of the intricate molecular networks that govern plant stress responses and collectively provided a systems-level perspective on how plants perceive, respond, and adapt to environmental stressors. These cutting-edge technologies not only enable comprehensive insights into the genetic and molecular mechanisms of plant stress responses, but also help us to identify stress-responsive genes, regulatory networks, and pathways. By unravelling the complexities of gene regulation, protein dynamics, metabolic pathways, and the resultant phenotype, these multi-omics integrative tools offer a path toward precise crop improvement strategies to develop high-yielding, stress-resilient crop varieties and ensure global food security
We welcome contributions that delve into various aspects of omics approaches in plant stress responses. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Genomics and transcriptomics against abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Proteomics against abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Metabolomics against abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Phenomics against abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Gene regulation in response to abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Genome editing in plants for resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Strategies for improving stress tolerance.
Prof. Dr. Zhi Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- genomics
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- phenomics
- multi-omics integration
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
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