Climate-Driven Floral Change
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 1652
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are endowed with the exceptional ability to regulate their growth depending on the environment by fine-tuning the activity of meristematic cells that originate different organs during their lifetime. In this manner, plants can modulate their developmental strategies according to seasonal changes in day length, temperature, and humidity. The so-called developmental plasticity has also influenced the adaptation of plants to new territories and their survival in stressful situations. Thus, the interaction between a plant and the habitat determines not only its final architecture but also its lifespan.
In flowering plants, the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth and the onset of flower development are critical to ensure the propagation of the species. These developmental stages are influenced by both predictable changes in external conditions (such as photoperiod) and unpredictable events related to climate change (heat waves, flooding, drought, etc.). Lamentably, fluctuations in environmental conditions are changing the ecological niches of several wild species and threatening the seed production of major crop species. Given the increasing impact of climate change on plant biodiversity and food security, dissecting the signal transduction pathways underlying plant response to abiotic stresses and identifying those genetic determinants controlling adaptive traits are key to maximizing plant fitness in the wild, and guarantee reproductive success in the field.
This Special Issue of Plants will encompass research articles and reviews focusing on regulatory mechanisms that mediate the development of reproductive structures in response to environmental limitations related to climate change in a wide range of angiosperms, from model species to crops and wild plants.
Dr. Michela Osnato
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- flower development
- flowering time
- reproductive growth
- adaptive growth
- developmental plasticity
- environmental stresses
- abiotic stresses
- climate change
