Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop and Medical Plants Volume II
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: closed (10 January 2024) | Viewed by 40707
Special Issue Editor
Interests: abiotic stress factors; adaptation mechanisms of plants; photosynthesis; photosynthetic apparatus; plant tolerance; oxidative stress; exogenous application of phytoprotectants; chlorophyll fluorescence; electron transport; oxygen evolution; phytoremediation; heavy metals
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Dear Colleagues,
After the successful completion of Volume I of this Special Issue and the great interest in this research topic, we continue with Volume II.
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in clarifying the mechanisms of plant adaptation and tolerance against environmental abiotic stress factors. Many researchers have focused their efforts on exploring the resistance of different crop species (including varieties, cultivars, genotypes, hybrids, and others) to different environmental stressors, alone or in combination. These include high light, UV radiation, oxidative stress, drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal toxicity, etc. Achieving stable crop production in stressful conditions depends largely on the ability of plants to maintain their functions under environmental stress. One of the methods for improving plants’ tolerance to different abiotic stresses includes the application of exogenous phytoprotectants, which can mitigate their effects on plants.
Plant responses to abiotic stress factors are complex and involve a wide array of morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes. Photosynthesis is the primary physiological process affected by abiotic stresses in all its phases. Photosynthetic membranes are very sensitive to environmental stress, as damage of the photosynthetic apparatus occurs at different levels of its organization: chloroplast ultrastructure as well as pigment, lipid, and protein composition. Therefore, knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the response and adaptation of the photosynthetic apparatus to stressful conditions is of great importance for a deeper understanding of plant tolerance under abiotic stress, which can support new strategies for the development of climate-resilient crops.
The current Special Issue also draws attention to medicinal plants (herbs) and the effects of drought, salt, light, temperature, and heavy metals on their adaptation mechanisms and secondary metabolite production.
Scientists from all over the world are invited to submit original research and review articles on topics related to crop and medicinal plants’ tolerance to adverse environmental conditions.
Prof. Dr. Anelia Dobrikova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- adaptation mechanisms
- environmental pollution
- exogenous phytoprotectants
- medicinal plants tolerance
- oxidative stress
- photodamage
- photosynthesis
- photosynthetic apparatus
- phytoprotectants
- plants responses
- reactive oxygen species
- signaling molecules
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