Mechanisms of Plant Regulation against Environmental Stress

Dear Colleagues,

Plants are exposed to ever-changing environments to which they must adjust. Abiotic stresses include drought, extreme temperature, UV radiation, strong light, high salinity, low soil nutrient levels, etc., which can affect plant growth at all phenological developmental stages, from the morphological to the molecular level. On the other hand, plants have evolved special methods, including stress avoidance and tolerance, and undergo various morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular modifications in order to cope with different abiotic stresses. Due to the continuous climate change and environmental deterioration caused by human activity, environmental stresses have become a key threat to plant growth and development. Drought stress, salt stress, nutrient imbalances (including mineral toxicity and deficiencies), and temperature extremes represent significant environmental factors that limit the productivity of plants around the world. Therefore, it is important to understand the mechanisms that control different processes and that underlie abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This Special Issue will focus on the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular modifications of plants under various abiotic stresses. With the maturity of biotechnology, especially gene editing and transgenic technology, it has become increasingly easy to change plant traits. An increasing number of researchers are successfully creating stress-tolerant plants using biotechnology. The identification and characterization of candidate genes associated with stress resistance in plants is also of interest. Through this Special Issue, we hope to increase our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of plants to abiotic stresses, and provide guidance for establishing stress-resistant plant varieties.

Dr. Weibing Zhuang
Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. Peng Wang
Guest Editors

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• abiotic stress
• physiological mechanisms
• molecular mechanisms
• plant growth and development
• stress-resistant plants
• genes associated with stress resistance