Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Response to Environmental Stress
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "ROS, RNS and RSS".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4650
Special Issue Editors
2. Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cédria (CBBC), Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
Interests: biomass; photosynthesis; plant physiology; water relations; drought; salinity
Interests: agriculture; agronomy; abiotic stresses; biotic stresses; plant/crop physiology; heavy metals; plant/crop production; plant/crop nutrition; genetics and plant breeding
2. Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Interests: abiotic stresses; biotic stresses; plant physiology; heavy metals; plant production; medicinal plants; plant nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated from the redox reactions of plants, including the processes of respiration and photosynthesis. Several related studies have shown that ROS are toxic by-products of some pathways of metabolism. In recent times, the ideas surrounding ROS have changed due to the species' involvement in the developmental processes of plants from acting as signaling molecules. In plants, ROS also play an important regulatory role in many growth processes, such as cell proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, seed germination, stemness, root hair growth, pollen tube development, plant senescence, and other complex metabolic processes that directly or indirectly affect plants. ROS have specific mechanisms by which they influence precursor processes, but the question of ROS perception and signaling cascades remains open. Therefore, and taking into account the facts mentioned above, we propose this Special Issue. We mainly seek relevant scientific research related to ROS and its roles in plant growth and development during the exposure of plants to environmental stresses; this primarily includes water and salt stresses, as well as other types of stress that are yet unknown. Hence, this Special Issue aims to present the latest scientific research in this field and areas that may be related to the subject of the issue.
Prof. Dr. Kamel Hessini
Prof. Dr. Kadambot H.M. Siddique
Prof. Dr. Esmat Farouk Ali Ahmed
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- drought
- salinity
- oxidative stress
- heavy metals stress
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