Integrative Approaches to Understanding and Improving Plant Stress Tolerance
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 381
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant biochemistry and molecular physiology; phytohormones; abiotic stress; stress mitigation; gene regulation; heavy metal toxicity; antioxidant defense; oxidative stress; methylglyoxal; sulphur metabolism; redox balance; nutrient homeostasis; stress signaling
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Interests: photosynthesis; plant–water relations; climate change; elevated CO2; water stress; high-temperature stress; plant adaptation to environment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Integrative Approaches to Understanding and Improving Plant Stress Tolerance”, invites contributions that explore various aspects of plant stress responses and resilience. As global environmental challenges intensify, enhancing plant stress tolerance is crucial for sustainable agriculture and food security.
This Special Issue aims to gather diverse perspectives and innovations from molecular biology, physiology, agronomy, and other disciplines to advance our understanding of how plants cope with stressors. We welcome research articles and reviews addressing integrative approaches to stress tolerance, such as genetic and epigenetic approaches, the development of novel stress-resistant crop varieties, and field applications. Contributions highlighting new methodologies for assessing stress responses and practical applications for improving crop resilience are particularly encouraged.
By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current advances in plant stress tolerance research while facilitating new insights and collaborative opportunities within the scientific community.
Dr. Mohammad G. Mostofa
Dr. James A. Bunce
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plants
- stress tolerance
- stress responses
- integrative approaches
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