Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on the Physiology of Horticultural Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic and biotic stress effect on plants; plant oxidative stress
Interests: abiotic stress effect on plants; light effects on vegetable plant physiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to estimations by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food production will need to increase by 70% to feed a global population that is expected to grow to 9 billion people by 2050. Consequently, horticultural plants are of strategic importance in raising agricultural food production and helping to meet worldwide demand. At the same time, horticulture has to cope with climate change and global warming, and consequently a constantly changing abiotic and biotic environment. Thus, the study of the physiological responses of horticultural plants to either biotic or abiotic environmental effects has come to be of great interest. Biotic effects include beneficial or harmful interactions between plants and microorganisms, plant defense against herbivores, pathogens, or other organisms such as nematodes, as well as allelopathy. Meanwhile, abiotic environmental effects include, but are not limited to, water deficit, salinity, light (visible and UV), temperature, minerals, and heavy metals. This Special Issue of Plants will cover a wide range of subject areas, aiming to contribute to the overall knowledge on the physiological responses and adaptability of horticultural plants against biotic and abiotic environment factors.
Dr. George Zervoudakis
Dr. Filippos Bantis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mycorrhizal and rhizobacteria symbiosis
- pathogens and herbivores
- insects and nematodes
- light and temperature stress acclimation
- mineral nutrients assimilation
- water deficit and salinity
- vegetable crops
