Harnessing Beneficial Microbes and Water-Saving Strategies for Crop Stress Resilience
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant–Soil Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abiotic stressors such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and nutrient imbalances severely affect plant growth and productivity. In the face of climate change, developing resilient crops is crucial for sustainable agriculture.
This Special Issue focuses on the synergistic role of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and water-saving strategies in enhancing crop resilience to abiotic stresses. PGPR offers significant potential for improving plant growth, stress tolerance, and nutrient uptake. Combined with water-efficient practices such as deficit irrigation, these strategies have the potential to mitigate the impacts of stress on crops.
We invite the submission of research articles and reviews that explore the following topics:
- Mechanisms by which PGPR enhance stress tolerance, including hormone modulation and nutrient cycling.
- The role of water-saving techniques in improving crop productivity and physiology.
- Synergies between PGPR and water-saving strategies for enhanced stress resilience.
- Molecular and physiological responses to combined biotic and abiotic stresses.
- Omics approaches (genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) in understanding stress adaptation.
- Field studies demonstrating the effectiveness of PGPR and water-saving practices in real-world conditions.
This Special Issue aims to highlight innovative solutions for sustainable crop production by integrating microbial biotechnology and water-efficient practices. We welcome contributions that advance our understanding of plant responses to stress, with the goal of developing crops that are resilient to climate change and resource constraints.
Prof. Dr. Lixin Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- PGPR
- water-saving strategies
- stress tolerance
- microbial biotechnology
- sustainable agriculture
- crop resilience
- omics
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