Roles of Phytohormones in Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Response
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 644
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytohormones; plant growth; plant development; drought; salinity; heat; heavy metals; abiotic stress response
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phytohormones serve as master regulators coordinating plant growth, developmental plasticity, and environmental adaptation. With climate change exacerbating abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, and heavy metal toxicity, understanding phytohormone signaling networks has become crucial for developing stress-resilient crops. This Special Issue explores the integrative roles of classical and emerging phytohormones—including auxins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, ethylene, gibberellins, brassinosteroids, strigolactones, jasmonates, and salicylic acid—through three interconnected perspectives:
- Growth regulation: Hormonal coordination of meristem activity, cell elongation, and shoot-root growth dynamics;
- Developmental programming: Hormonal control of phenological transitions (e.g., vernalization, flowering time), root system architecture, and organogenesis;
- Abiotic stress response: Hormone-mediated stress perception, adaptation, and recovery.
Original research and reviews addressing these three research themes are welcome.
Dr. Changxi Yin
Dr. Fei Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytohormones
- plant growth
- plant development
- drought
- salinity
- heat
- heavy metals
- abiotic stress response
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