Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Tolerance upon Abiotic Stress—3rd Edition
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: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 663
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Interests: abiotic stress; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthesis; adaptation of plants; lipid–protein interactions; mechanisms of plant tolerance
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Dear Colleagues,
Plants in their development are exposed to various abiotic stress factors that have negative effects on plant growth and crop productivity. Stress-induced damage in proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids leads to an increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which cause oxidative damage. One process in plants that is strongly affected under stress is photosynthesis. The impact of stress factors on plants depends on their intensity, frequency, and duration, as well as the plant species. Plants evolve different adaptation mechanisms to survive the harmful effects of the environment. Studies in past years have revealed that plants have different sensitivities to stress factors. Despite many studies working to elucidate the mechanisms of plant tolerance to abiotic stress factors, the exact mechanisms are not fully understood. Therefore, the study of the influence of abiotic stress factors on the growth, physiology, biochemistry, and photosynthesis of different plant species is of great importance in order to clarify the mechanisms of tolerance in plants.
This Special Issue aims to show the molecular mechanisms associated with plant tolerance upon various abiotic stresses, such as salinity, drought, temperature, ultraviolet radiation, and heavy metals.
Scientists from all over the world are invited to submit original research and review articles on topics related to plant defense mechanisms.
Prof. Dr. Emilia Apostolova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- antioxidant activity
- chlorophyll fluorescence
- environmental pollution
- photosynthesis
- photosynthetic machinery
- plant responses to abiotic stress
- plant tolerance
- reactive oxygen species
- thylakoid membranes
- photosynthetic machinery
- signal molecules
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