Ethylene Signalling and Biosynthesis: Impacts on Plant Adaptation and Productivity
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 15
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit your latest research to this Special Issue of Plants. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 October 2025.
Ethylene, a gaseous phytohormone, plays important roles in plant growth and developmental processes, including cell division and expansion, tissue differentiation, seed germination, fruit ripening, and root hair formation, as well as in response to various biotic and abiotic stresses, including pathogen infection, salinity, drought, cold, and heat. The ethylene signal transduction and biosynthesis pathway and the crosstalk between ethylene and other plant hormones have been extensively investigated and found to regulate plant growth and development and plant adaption to various stresses, including abiotic and biotic stresses. Unraveling ethylene signaling and biosynthesis is a major challenge in plant science. It is crucial to improve plant adaptation and productivity, thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture and food security.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of ethylene signaling and biosynthesis and the crosstalk between ethylene and other plant hormones involved in plant adaptation and productivity.We invite the submission of original research papers and reviews. We look forward to your contributions to this exciting field of research.
Dr. Liangyu Jiang
Dr. Ping Lan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ethylene signaling
- ethylene biosynthesis
- plant hormone
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- plant adaption
- plant productivity
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