Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Plant Senescence
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plants; crop; genomics; molecular biology; bioinformatics
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Interests: plant physiology; crop ecophysiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant senescence is a complex process regulated by genetic and molecular networks, impacting agricultural productivity and environmental adaptation. Understanding its molecular basis offers potential for enhancing sustainability and food security. Advances in high-throughput omics, single-cell sequencing, and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing have revealed key regulators, including non-coding RNAs, protein turnover mechanisms, and redox signaling pathways.
This Special Issue highlights cutting-edge research on senescence regulation, from chromatin remodeling and alternative splicing to post-translational modifications and organelle–nucleus communication. Submissions on leaf, flower, fruit, and stress-induced senescence using multi-omics, CRISPR-based gene editing, and systems biology are encouraged.
Dr. Paula Del Carmen Fernández
Dr. Edmundo Leonardo Ploschuk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant senescence
- molecular mechanism
- genetic
- systems biology
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