Plant Challenges in Response to Salt and Water Stress, 2nd Edition
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: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 413
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic stresses; salinity; physiological and biochemical changes in plants; salt stress tolerance; reactive oxygen species (ROS); ion homeostasis; ion toxicity; agricultural challenges in arid and semi-arid regions
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Interests: plant physiology; abiotic stresses; salt and draught stress tolerance; phytohormones; antioxidant system enzymes; reactive oxygen species; biostimulants; horticulture; vegetables; edible flowers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abiotic stress, more specifically, saline and water, poses a significant threat to plant survival and productivity, causing substantial losses in global crop yields. The adverse effects caused by water stress (drought and flood) and saline stress are maximized with environmental conditions. Consequently, there's a pressing need for comprehensive research delving into the molecular, cellular, tissue, anatomical, morphological, and physiological mechanisms underlying plant resilience to salt and water stress.
This Second Edition of the Special Issue in Plants aims to aggregate extensive insights into plant responses to salt and water stress and propose innovative strategies for enhancing their resilience. By synthesizing a wealth of information, we aspire to advance our understanding of plant adaptation mechanisms and foster the development of effective solutions to mitigate the impact of salt and water stress. We invite research articles that address the following topics: ROS; salinity; drought; flood stress; signaling molecules; antioxidants; and oxidative stress. Finally, we are particularly interested in understanding how these combined stresses impact plant responses and adaptations, rather than studying individual stress factors in isolation.
Dr. Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim
Dr. Toshik Iarley da Silva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidant defense
- lipid peroxidation
- oxidative stress
- phytohormones
- stress signaling
- physiological and biochemical changes in plants
- salt stress tolerance
- reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- drought stress responses
- ion toxicity
- redox and ROS balance
- enzymes
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