Effect of Carbon/Nitrogen Balance on Photosynthetic Organisms: From Lab to Natural Environment
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 5415
Special Issue Editors
Interests: C and N availability; plant–environment interactions; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress physiology; photosynthesis; leaf gas exchange; microalgae; urban forest; stable isotopes; acclimation; adaptation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In plants, as in other organisms, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) are essential factors for various cellular functions, and their availability (referred to as C/N balance) must be tightly coordinated for optimal growth and development. Plants have developed mechanisms to sense and respond to different C/N levels, which then regulate the expression of genes and the activities of key enzymes coordinating C and N assimilation, transport, and metabolism. Moreover, C/N balance changes in response to environmental conditions, nutrient status, anthropogenic pollutants, microbial activity, and biotic stress, or under situations defined by species, cell type, developmental stage, and metabolic status.
Due to the importance of C/N balance, much effort has been made to understand the intricate regulatory machinery that controls C and N interactions in plants. In recent years, important progress has been made at laboratory level and under natural environments; however, there is still much to uncover. Therefore, this Special Issue of Plants aims to assemble contributions from researchers working in C/N balance effects that explore the metabolism and development of photosynthetic organisms and help to maximize our understanding about plant mechanisms from a collaborative, multidisciplinary perspective. Authors are invited to submit original research, reviews, communications, and opinion articles.
Dr. Thais Huarancca Reyes
Dr. Antonio Pompeiano
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- algae
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- climate change
- environmental pollution
- microbiome
- photosynthesis
- primary metabolism
- plant–atmosphere–soil system
- secondary metabolism
- species interaction
- stress physiology
- volatile compounds
- protein activity
- gene expression
- signaling/sensing pathways
- membrane trafficking
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
