Microbiota-Mediated Crop Stress Resistance against Abiotic Constraints
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 222
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant-growth-promoting bacteria; biostimulants; metabolomics; oxidative stress
Interests: biochemical and metabolomics approaches in different organisms; primarily bacteria and plants; subjected to drought and temperature stresses; promotion of plant growth by organic compounds (volatile and non-volatile) synthesized by rhizobacteria; increased tolerance of plants to abiotic (temperature, drought, metals) and biotic (biocontrol of fungal infections in crops like maize and soya) stresses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Several techniques are used to enhance plant productivity, such as the selective breeding of varieties that provide the highest yields. However, abiotic stressors, such as drought, salinization, floods, soil pH, or nutrient depletion, exert additional pressure on agricultural systems. Therefore, breeding for yield may not be enough, highlighting the need for strategies that integrate productivity in abiotic stress contexts.
The use of beneficial microorganisms to improve plant productivity under these conditions is the focus of various researchers and, due to the economic and environmental sustainability potential of this approach, has attracted significant attention from the agricultural industry and society.
This Special Issue invites the submission of research and review manuscripts that exploit the use of beneficial microbes to enhance crop productivity, such as bacteria and fungi applied alone or in consortia, resulting in visible effects on the yield of different crops in different abiotic conditions, such as drought, flooding, temperature, light, contaminants, etc. Studies that provide novel information on plant-growth-promoting traits and plant–microbe interactions, as well as those that provide data derived from omics approaches or new materials, are particularly welcomed.
Dr. Paulo Cardoso
Dr. Etelvina Figueira
Dr. Cátia Venâncio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biostimulants
- plant-growth-promoting bacteria
- fungi
- mycorrhizae
- metagenomics
- transcriptomics
- metabolomics
- volatilomics
- climate change
- nanomaterials
