Vegetable Viability: From Research to Resilience
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vegetables are essential components of the human diet, providing vital nutrients and health benefits. Plants are increasingly often exposed to various abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and heavy metals, which can notably impact their growth, yield, and quality. Understanding the mechanisms of abiotic stress responses in vegetables is crucial for developing resilient crop varieties and ensuring food security in the face of ongoing climate change.
This Special Issue aims at gathering cutting-edge research on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of vegetables to abiotic stresses. We invite contributions that explore innovative strategies for enhancing stress tolerance, including genetic, biotechnological, and agronomic approaches. Studies on the identification and functional characterization of stress-responsive genes, signaling pathways, and metabolites are particularly welcome. Additionally, research on the application of omics technologies, such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, to unravel the complex networks underlying stress responses in vegetables will be highlighted.
By compiling the latest advancements in this field, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of abiotic stress responses in vegetables and to foster the development of sustainable agricultural practices.
Dr. Marcin Nowicki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vegetable food crops
- stress-responsive genes
- signaling pathways
- omics technologies
- genetic improvement
- biotechnological approaches
- agronomic practices
- climate resilience
- food security
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