Combined Stresses on Plants: From Mechanisms to Adaptations
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 17
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Interests: waterlogging; abiotic stress; agronomic practices; fertilizer; plant growth regulators
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Interests: waterlogging; abiotic stress; crop breeding; fertilizer; plant growth
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2. College of Agricultural, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plants; abiotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; genetics; evolution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In natural and agricultural ecosystems, plants are frequently exposed to multiple stresses simultaneously, including both abiotic (e.g., drought, heat, cold, salinity) and biotic stresses (e.g., pathogens, herbivores, pests). The interactions between different stresses often result in plant responses that are not predictable from single-stress studies alone, pointing to complex signaling crosstalk, metabolic reprogramming, and trade-offs in resource allocation that affect plant survival and productivity.
Despite extensive research on individual stress responses, our understanding of how plants perceive, integrate, and adapt to combined stresses remains incomplete. Exploring the molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms underlying plant responses to combined stresses is crucial for understanding plant resilience under real-world (multi-stress) conditions.
We invite original research articles, reviews and perspectives on plant adaptation to combined stresses. Studies on abiotic–abiotic, abiotic–biotic, and biotic–biotic stress combinations, particularly those employing integrated physiology, omics, systems biology, field experiments, and mechanistic insights, are especially welcome. Submissions addressing signaling networks, cross-tolerance mechanisms, metabolic reprogramming, plant–microbe interactions under stress combinations, and translational approaches for crop improvement will be prioritized.
Dr. Chenchen Zhao
Prof. Dr. Meixue Zhou
Dr. Wei Jiang
Guest Editors
Dr. Ping Yun
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- stress interaction
- plant physiology, abiotic stress, drought, nutrients, metal and metalloid toxicity
- waterlogging
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