Plant Functioning under Abiotic Stress
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytoremediation of toxic elements; dendroremediation; arsenic toxicity in plants; oxidative stress; metal detoxication; plant secondary metabolism; salicylic acid functions in plants
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Interests: oxidative stress; metal detoxication; plant secondary metabolism; phenolic compound functions in plants; biotic and abiotic stress; phytoremediation of toxic elements; dendroremediation; metal toxicity in plants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant stress induced by water deficiency, salinity, or the presence of heavy metals triggers complex defense mechanisms at both the molecular and physiological level. In response to stress, plants synthesize specific proteins, hormones, and metabolites that help in reducing damage and adapting to unfavorable conditions. Although short-term stress sometimes stimulates adaptive plant responses, prolonged or intense exposure to stressors can lead to severe damage, growth inhibition, and decreased productivity.
Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes articles (including research articles, literature reviews, and short communications) focusing on plant responses to various abiotic stressors. We encourage submissions related to physiology, biochemistry, genes, proteins, hormones, regulatory and signaling compounds, primary and secondary metabolites, accumulation abilities, and phytoremediation potential, among other relevant topics. These articles should encompass studies on transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, ionomics, the plant microbiome, interactions of heavy metals with nutrients in controlled experiments, and field and agronomic trials in model plants, crops, trees, grasses, or native species.
Dr. Kinga Drzewiecka
Prof. Dr. Monika Gasecka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- accumulation
- adaptive mechanisms
- avoidance
- crops
- detoxication
- homeostasis
- hormesis
- hyperaccumulators
- mechanisms
- metabolome
- microbiome
- nitro-oxidative stress
- nutrients
- phytoremediation
- phytotoxicity
- sequestration
- signaling molecules
- tolerance
- translocation
- transporters
- uptake
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