Horticultural Production under Drought Stress
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 6798
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant biotechnology; tissue and organ culture; plant physiology; plant responses to abiotic and biotic stress; oxidative stress; genetic transformation
Interests: plant responses to abiotic stress factors; drought stress; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; antioxidative system defence; molecular biology of plants; gene expression.
Interests: plant physiology; plant biotechnology; plant cell, tissue and organ culture; Agrobacterium mediated plant transformation; abiotic stress tolerance; plant molecular biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to present this Special Issue, titled “Horticultural Production under Drought Stress”. Drought stress is one of the most severe abiotic stress factors, and its negative impact on horticultural production worldwide is enormous. Due to the threat of global climate change, drought is leading to a reduction in the growth, yield, and quality of many important horticultural plants (ornamentals, fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants). Despite the visible morphological changes in plant growth and development under drought, it is crucial to understand the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of plants in order to obtain a comprehensive and clear picture and identify alternative strategies to improve drought tolerance. Depending on the genotype (less or more tolerant), plants use different strategies to cope with drought stress by modulating the shoot–root ratio, osmotic adjustment, biosynthesis of stress proteins, protection by the antioxidant system, and the signaling pathways involved in the stress response.
This Special Issue aims to present novel research papers on horticultural production under drought, along with methods and strategies for enhancing plant drought tolerance. Research papers on various horticultural plants exposed to drought under controlled conditions or in the field can be submitted to this Special Issue. Studies could address the responses of horticultural plants to drought at different levels: morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular. In addition, this Special Issue aims to highlight the importance and benefits of research using different approaches to improve the drought tolerance of horticultural plants. We look forward to receiving research articles and reviews dealing with horticultural production and improvement under drought stress.
Dr. Snežana M. Milošević
Dr. Marija Đurić
Dr. Angelina R. Subotic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil water irrigation
- oxidative stress
- antioxidants
- osmotic adjustment
- photosynthesis
- gene expression
- transcriptomic
- secondary metabolism
- drought-tolerance improvement
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