Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiology: Mechanisms, Responses, and Environmental Adaptation
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pollution ecological process; phytoremediation; emerging contaminants; pollution ecotoxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is altering plant–environment interactions in terrestrial ecosystems, exacerbating abiotic stressors such as drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures. Plants employ sophisticated physiological, molecular, and ecological strategies to acclimate to these challenges, balancing immediate survival with adaptive evolution. Deciphering these mechanisms is essential for advancing sustainable agricultural practices and ecosystem resilience.
Emerging tools, including omics technologies, CRISPR-based gene editing, and systems biology, have advanced our understanding of stress perception, signaling pathways, and adaptive traits. Parallel ecophysiological research demonstrates how plants optimize resource allocation, photosynthetic efficiency, and microbial symbioses to adapt to resource scarcity or environmental contamination.
This Special Issue highlights cutting-edge research on plant stress responses, focusing on their role in mitigating climate impacts and improving productivity under environmental constraints. We welcome original research, reviews, and perspectives addressing stress priming, phenotypic plasticity, and multidisciplinary data integration to advance climate-resilient solutions.
Dr. Jing An
Dr. Zhouli Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stress physiology
- ecophysiology
- adaptation
- ecology
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