Ozone Tolerance Mechanisms
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2019) | Viewed by 40849
Special Issue Editor
2. Crop and Soil Sciences Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7631, USA
Interests: abiotic stress; climate change; genetic variation; heat stress; ozone; plant physiology and biochemistry; stress tolerance
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Special Issue Information
Ozone is a toxic air pollutant that currently affects crops, forests, and natural vegetation in many regions of the world, with ozone levels expected to increase in the future. Plant responses to ozone stress have been studied extensively in many plant species. Genetic variation between and within species is consistently observed, evidence for the functioning of ozone tolerance mechanisms. Understanding the basis for this differential response will provide the knowledge required to improve the ozone tolerance of cultivated plants and to predict the impact of ozone stress on natural ecosystems. This Special Issue of Plants will focus on ozone tolerance mechanisms at all conceptual levels from the whole plant, individual leaves, physiological processes, cellular metabolism, gene expression, and proteomics. Contributions that elucidate phenotypic traits and DNA markers for ozone tolerance are also welcome.
Prof. Kent Burkey
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Air pollution
- antioxidants
- genetics
- photosynthesis
- ozone
- reactive oxygen
- stomatal conductance
- stress tolerance
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