Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Vegetable Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Given the increasingly unpredictable and extreme environmental conditions expected for the next few years, vegetable crops (the primary food production base) will face a challenging scenario. Climate change will generate alterations in temperature, precipitation patterns, soil salinisation, the incidence of ultraviolet rays, a higher frequency of extreme weather events, and the occurrence of pests and diseases, all of which significantly impact the growth, development, and yield of vegetable crops.

Stress physiology in vegetable crops under climate change involves a complex interplay of environmental factors, physiological responses, and molecular mechanisms. At molecular levels, stress responses in vegetable crops involve complex signalling pathways and gene regulatory networks. Key regulators, such as transcription factors, play pivotal roles in activating stress-responsive genes involved in osmotic adjustment, detoxification, and antioxidant defence, coupled with a physiological response.

Additional knowledge surrounding underlying mechanisms associated with physiological responses to abiotic and biotic stresses in vegetal crops is pivotal to developing new plant materials or technologies that are applied to mitigate negative consequences in their fitting and yield. Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes studies that span physiological and molecular mechanisms related to vegetable crop production in a stressful environment.

Prof. Dr. Lucas Cavalcante da Costa
Dr. Juliane Maciel Henschel
Prof. Dr. Zhujun Zhu
Guest Editors

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• water stress
• temperature stress
• oxidative stress
• salinity stress
• vegetables crops