Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to the Stress Response in Plants
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 July 2025 | Viewed by 480
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular biology; plant pathogens and agriculture
Interests: plant physiology of stress; plant biochemistry; plant molecular biology; plant pathology and plant biotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fundamental technological elements for plant cultivation aim to manage biotic and abiotic stress. The variables that reflect the magnitude of plant stress are physiological, biochemical, or molecular. Consequently, the changes in one direction or another that occur in these variables are indicators of the goodness of the practices that are carried out to reduce or mitigate stress in plants. Regarding physiological variables, it is important to consider photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, evapotranspiration, and stomal conductance, among others. The most conspicuous biochemical variables include the activity in signaling and energy flow, the enzymes directly involved in oxidation, the enzymes involved in de novo synthesis, and the bioactive products of de novo synthesis. For their part, molecular variables include omics and the processes of modifying genetic expression. The use and understanding of physiological, biochemical, and molecular variables will enhance the capacity to design technology for stress management in plants, always keeping in mind the commitment that damage to the environment is as minimal as possible and that foods comply with the function of benefiting the health of the consumer.
Considering the previous context, in this Special Issue, we welcome manuscripts aimed at designing methodologies to improve the measurement or appreciation in general of the variables mentioned above, as well as proposals that allow us to advance and better understand the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of plants. Work related to innovative stress management practices is also welcome, provided that it contributes to the care of the environment and improves the functional quality of food.
Dr. Irineo Torres-Pacheco
Dr. Ramón Guevara González
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photosynthesis
- respiration
- transpiration
- evapotranspiration
- plant physiology
- stress response
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