Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress—2nd 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 April 2026 | Viewed by 51
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Interests: climate change; agricultural sustainability; circular economy; soil, water and biodiversity conservation; remote sensing; plant breeding; ecosystem services; olive growing
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Interests: olive pollination; biochemical and anatomical characterization of the olive abscission zone in fruits and leaves; olive breeding program; the effects of climate change on olive productivity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The agricultural industry is currently undergoing a marked transformation to address economic and climatic challenges. Global climate change has been identified as a major threat to the survival of natural ecosystems. It involves a series of dynamic alterations in environmental conditions that affect both abiotic and biotic components of the world. These changes, induced by heat waves, varying rainfall intensity and increasing CO2 concentration and temperature, can lead to a rise in new pests, weeds and pathogens, thus affecting plant physiology. Abiotic stresses cause interrelated changes in morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular properties that adversely affect plant growth and productivity, ultimately leading to a reduced yield. Additionally, it has been proven that the sexual reproductive phase in plants is vulnerable to the negative effects of abiotic stress.
The aim of this Special Issue is to compile the latest research advances on the effects of climate change on crop yield and quality. We welcome original research papers, perspectives, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches and methods that explore how to adapt agriculture to current and future environmental challenges.
Dr. Georgios Koubouris
Dr. Giora Ben-Ari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- stress
- plant physiology
- resilience
- plant phenotyping
- drought
- water
- soil
- biodiversity
- ecosystem
- ecology
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