Genetic Basis and Physiological Responses of Horticultural Plants and Crops to Abiotic Stresses
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: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
2. Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plant physiology; abiotic stress; climate change; high throughput sequencing; photosynthesis; noncoding RNAs
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Interests: horticultural plants; high throughput sequencing; genomics; heat stress
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Horticultural plants comprise a large number of diverse plant species, including edible vegetables and ornamental plants such as flowers and tea plants, etc., which are important for human beings. Due to the accelerating pace of global change, plants without an ability to adapt to these transformations have faced greater challenges. The growth and development of horticultural plants is hindered by abiotic stresses caused by adverse environmental change and artificial management, such as heat, drought, cold and waterlogging. Luckily, plants have evolved a series of genetic, physiological, metabolite and protein responses. This Special Issue focuses on the complex responses of horticultural plants to various abiotic stresses, with combined stresses being of particular interest.
Dr. Rong Zhou
Dr. Xiaqing Yu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horticultural plants
- ornamental plants
- adverse environmental change
- abiotic stresses
- high throughput sequencing
- genetics and genomics
- plant physiology
- plant metabolism
- combined or multiple stress
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