Plant Stress Responses: Molecular Genetics and Enzyme Regulation
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
2. Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
Interests: abiotic/biotic stresses; gene/gene family evolution; metabolism of crop quality under adverse conditions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are continuously exposed to a wide array of environmental stresses, including drought, salinity, temperature extremes, nutrient deficiencies, and attacks from pathogens and pests. These stress factors threaten global agricultural productivity and food security. To survive and adapt, plants have evolved intricate stress response mechanisms that involve precise regulation at the molecular, genetic, and enzymatic levels.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for advancing our understanding of how plants perceive and respond to environmental stresses through molecular genetics and enzyme regulation. We welcome contributions that explore the identification and functional analysis of stress-responsive genes, transcription factors, signal transduction pathways, and the role of enzymes in modulating metabolic and physiological responses under stress.
Special emphasis will be given to studies that elucidate regulatory networks involved in hormonal signaling, reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, and epigenetic modifications. We also encourage research that integrates multi-omics technologies—genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics—with the aim of unravelling complex stress adaptation strategies.
Through this Special Issue, we seek to foster the development of novel molecular tools and strategies for breeding stress-resilient crops, thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change. Researchers working on model and non-model plants are invited to submit original research articles and reviews that align with the scope of this Issue.
Dr. Hongjian Wan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant stress responses
- molecular genetics
- enzyme regulation
- abiotic and biotic stresses
- transcription factors
- signal transduction
- hormonal crosstalk
- reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- gene expression regulation
- crop stress tolerance
- epigenetic modifications
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