Effects of Abiotic Stress on Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2024) | Viewed by 18257
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit tree abiotic stress tolerance; fruit tree propagation; fruit tree cultivation management; cultural practices on fruit tree yield, quality and functional properties
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Interests: photosynthesis and photoprotection under stress; plant tissue optics; role of secondary metabolites in plant stress tolerance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In a changing environment due to climate crisis, horticultural crops often experience one or more severe stresses, resulting in physiological and biochemical disorders that cause yield reduction or, under critical stress, even plant loss. Due to the prediction of climate perturbations during recent decades, an intense interest in the effects of abiotic stress on plant physiology, biochemistry and overall production and survival has arisen. This Special Issue focuses on the effects of abiotic stress on horticultural crops (fruit trees, grapevine, vegetables and ornamental plants) on a morphoanatomical, physiological and biochemical basis. Alleviation strategies powered by plant adaptation and acclimation mechanisms, as well as cultivar tolerance, are all within the scope of this Special Issue. There is also a special interest on the effects of abiotic stress on yield and yield components, i.e., quality, phytochemical content and functional product properties. In this context, this Special Issue welcomes high-quality, interdisciplinary studies within the framework of horticultural crops. Original research manuscripts and reviews are accepted.
Prof. Dr. Peter A. Roussos
Dr. Georgios Liakopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horticultural crops
- drought
- salinity
- temperature extremes
- irradiance extremes
- flooding
- heavy metal toxicity
- ozone toxicity