Effects of Water Stress and Climate Warming on Crop Growth, Physiology and Yield
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 November 2025 | Viewed by 263
Special Issue Editor
Interests: olive crop production; water stress; global warming
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As precipitation patterns are altered and air temperatures rise due to climate change, maintaining agricultural crop yields is becoming a considerable challenge for many growers around the world, with greater year-to-year variability in yields and profit. How increasing water stress due to regular drought and rising air temperatures will ultimately affect vegetative growth, physiology, and yield is still a largely open question in many regions. This Special Issue will contribute knowledge based on experimental studies, modelling, or reviews to further our understanding of this field. Manuscripts covering a wide range of topics related to crop water stress and/or climate warming are welcome. The evaluated crops may include annual field crops, horticultural crops, or fruit trees. Evaluations integrating various aspects of growth, physiology, and yield or that address water stress in combination with high temperatures are particularly relevant for advancing our scientific knowledge. Novel studies that provide technological solutions to water stress and alleviate high-temperature stress are also suitable for this Special Issue.
Dr. Peter S. Searles
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water stress
- drought
- high temperature
- global warming
- plant growth
- plant physiology
- yield
- field crops
- fruit trees
- horticultural vegetables
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