Multi-Omics Approaches to Plant Stress: From Genotype to Phenotype

Dear Colleagues,

High-throughput omics technologies have revolutionized the way science is performed, by generating a large amount of biological data for a broader coverage and better understanding of biological mechanisms. The integration of these -omics technologies (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, ionomics, and redoxomics) is currently in the forefront of plant research. As sessile organisms, plants are constantly challenged by environmental stress conditions and resort to adaptative responses to ensure survival and reproductive success. These environmental stress conditions include abiotic and biotic stress factors that often occur simultaneously in field conditions. A multi-omics approach allows understanding the biochemical mechanisms that underlie plant resistance and response to adverse environmental conditions, from genotype to phenotype. This includes the integration of multi-omics data into biological networks for the identification of stress responsive traits that can be further applied toward plant breeding, and more productive and climate-resilient crop varieties.

This Special Issue is dedicated to 0omics approaches using state-of-the-art high-throughput equipment to explore plant responses to environmental stress conditions. In an environment that is rapidly changing, particularly in the current climate change scenario, manuscripts dedicated to improving our understanding of plant responses to single or combined environmental stress are welcome.

Dr. Jorge M. S. Faria
Dr. Ana M. Rodrigues
Dr. Cláudia S. L. Vicente
Dr. Margarida Espada
Guest Editors

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