Effects of Plant Growth Regulators from Natural or Synthetic Sources on Horticultural Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 10681
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Interests: soilless cultivation; plant nutrition; nutrient solutions; organic farming; biostimulants; phytohormones
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Interests: horticulture; floriculture; plant protection; sustainable agriculture; salt stress; plant biostimulants; phytohormones; postharvest; fruit quality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are natural or synthetic compounds with hormone-like activities. Like hormones, PGPRs act as chemical messengers for intercellular signaling and play a fundamental role in plant growth and development and response mechanisms to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses.
They are naturally synthesized by plants and microorganisms or can be produced from organic or chemical sources, and can be grouped into classes of compounds such as auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, ethylene, brassinosteroids, etc.
The use of PGRs has become common practice in agriculture from nursery till postharvest management through the application of synthetic compounds or microbial and non-microbial plant biostimulants because their exogenous supply can trigger a complex network that modifies and regulates the major plant physiological processes. The mechanisms underlying the effects of PGRs, and their roles in plant growth and development, the interaction or independence of their mode of action, and hormonal cross-talk under biotic and abiotic stresses are crucial for horticultural plant sustainable management and needs to be investigated using innovative approaches.
Therefore, the Special Issue aims to collect research articles, reviews, short notes, and opinion articles focusing on the effects and the mode of action of the PGRs from organic and synthetic sources and their effectiveness in improving plant growth and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Dr. Alessandra Moncada
Dr. Alessandro Miceli
Dr. Filippo Vetrano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant growth regulators
- phytohormones
- biostimulants
- plant growth-promoting microorganisms
- vegetables
- biotic and abiotic stresses
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