Investigation of Environmental Stress Tolerance and Physiology in Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 9180
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cucumber; drought stress; photobiology; CO2 enrichment
Interests: vegetables and environment; microorganisms and vegetables; low-temperature response; low-light response; leaf fertilizer; increasing production technology
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Dear Colleagues,
Environmental stress is one of the major limiting factors for horticultural crops productivity worldwide. Crops are closely associated with the environment where they grow, and adapt to the varying conditions brought about by the environmental factors resulting in abiotic stress. Abiotic factors or stressors include high or low temperature, drought, flooding, salinity, mineral nutrient deficiency, radiation, gaseous pollutants, and heavy metals. Among these, drought stress is the most common, which alters molecular and morphological parameters in crops and thus has detrimental effects due to environmental injury and physico-chemical disturbances. The negative impact of drought stress is the alteration in the plant metabolism, growth, and development and, in severe cases, crop death. Thus, understanding drought stress physiology will help in achieving the long-term goal of horticultural crop improvement, therefore minimizing the loss in crop yield to cope with increasing food requirements. Effective crop water management methods will provide best management practices to combat drought conditions for sustainable horticultural production.
In this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of original research papers, reviews, mini reviews, methods, opinions, and perspective articles on topics related to “Investigation of Environmental Stress Tolerance and Physiology in Horticultural Crops”, including but not limited to growth and development, stress physiology, gene expression, multi-omics, biosynthesis of metabolites and antioxidants, nutritional quality and water-saving crop management methods, etc. of fruits, vegetables, and fresh flowers under environmental stress.
Prof. Dr. Qingming Li
Prof. Dr. Yansu Li
Dr. Dalong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drought stress
- irrigation
- fertigation
- horticultural production
- crop water management
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