The Trade-Offs Between Growth and Development and Stress in Plants—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Due to their sessile nature, plants are often subjected to various stresses. These stresses affect the normal growth of plants to varying degrees. For example, drought often causes plants to grow short, strong winds cause plant stems to break, floods cause plants to log and wilt, and so on. Environmental changes are complicated processes caused by both internal and external factors in which changes to plant-growing environments largely affect the growth and development of plants and even reduce or destroy the yield of crops in agricultural production. Moreover, trade-offs between growth, development, and stress in plants and their interactions with intensive agricultural management constrain human food security at the global scale. However, how plants balance growth and development and stress is still relatively not well understood. Therefore, to gain deeper insight into the stress response mechanisms of plants, it is necessary to explore the perception and transmission links of plants in response to stress stimulations.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the recent advances in our understanding of the trade-offs between growth, development, and stress in plants, with a main focus on physiological, cellular, and biochemical effects, as well as on underlying genetic determinations and molecular control (e.g., stress signaling, pathway activation, and tolerance/resistance mechanisms). Meanwhile, studies on the mechanisms and functions of epigenetic modifications, gene editing techniques, and accumulation-enhanced adaptation to balance growth and abiotic stress tolerance are also warmly welcomed.

Dr. Dayong Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Ni
Dr. Wenfeng Nie
Guest Editors

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