Strategies of Forest Trees Against Drought Stress
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genetic improvement; cultivation; forest trees; evaluation; innovative utilization; forest genetic resources
Interests: flower crops; woody ornamental plants; flower development; abiotic stress; molecular genetics; genomics; molecular breeding
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Interests: functional genome; signaling in seed dormancy; transcriptional regulation of cold and salinity stress in trees
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of intensifying global climate change, drought stress has become a primary factor restricting the stability and productivity of forest ecosystems. To deeply analyze the mechanisms of tree drought resistance and promote innovations in adaptive management technologies, this Special Issue on "Strategies of Forest Trees Against Drought Stress" invites scholars in the fields of ecology, forestry, molecular biology, and environmental science to contribute papers and jointly explore this cutting-edge interdisciplinary field. Research hotspots and topics for inclusion include but are not limited to physiological and molecular regulatory networks; structural and functional adaptive evolution; multi-scale technology integration and application; ecosystem services and restoration practices, etc.
Dr. Shengji Wang
Dr. Tangchun Zheng
Dr. Su Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drought stress
- forest ecosystem
- tree drought resistance mechanisms
- adaptive management technologies
- Physiological and molecular regulatory networks
- structural and functional adaptive evolution
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