Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
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: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant signaling responses to biotic and abiotic stresses; proteomics genetic diversity quantitative proteomics; marker-assisted breeding; crop improvement
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are regularly exposed to dynamically changing environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, water, nutrients, and other environmental conditions that can cause abiotic stress. These adverse conditions trigger a series of complex molecular and physiological responses in plants, which are crucial for their survival and adaptation. Therefore, gaining an in-depth understanding of these molecular and physiological response mechanisms is of great significance for enhancing plant adaptability under abiotic stress.
This Special Issue, titled “Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants”, aims to synthesize high-quality research results in this field and explore the core mechanisms underlying plant responses to abiotic stress, inclusive of, but not limited to, salt stress, drought stress, temperature stress, and heavy metal stress.
We welcome original research papers and review articles on the effects of abiotic stress on plants.
Prof. Dr. Ramesh Katam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- stress tolerance
- drought
- waterlogging
- salinity
- temperature stress
- cold
- UV and light stress
- heavy metals
- oxidative stress
- tolerance mechanism
- crop plants
- model plants
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