Adaptive Physiological and Molecular Responses to Environmental Stresses in Tree Species
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 December 2026 | Viewed by 306
Editors
Interests: tree species; molecular; stress; breeding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures trigger multilayered regulatory networks in plants, including photosynthetic modulation, stress sensing, signal transduction, and long-term adaptive remodelling. These stresses not only restrict plant growth but also profoundly influence forest productivity and the geographic distribution of tree species. This Special Issue highlights two research areas: the regulation of leaf plasticity and molecular breeding, with particular emphasis on the unique value of woody plants in stress-adaptation studies. Trees possess unique characteristics, including longevity, structural complexity, and heightened environmental sensitivity. These traits lead to distinctive response patterns, such as photosynthetic regulation and stress memory, which establish trees as ideal models for investigating long-term adaptation. Advances in genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and high-throughput phenotyping have greatly accelerated the dissection of stress-response networks, offering new opportunities for photosynthesis optimization, discovering stress‑adaptive genes, and intelligent breeding strategies.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research on photosynthesis dynamics, physiological and molecular mechanisms, and breeding innovations in woody plants under abiotic stresses. By integrating photosynthesis research, ecological physiology, and molecular breeding, we seek to provide scientific insights supporting sustainable forestry in a changing climate.
Prof. Dr. Qi Yang
Prof. Dr. Junhong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tree species
- photosynthesis
- stress
- breeding
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