Physiological and Biochemical Adjustments in Response to Abiotic Stressors Associated with Climate Change
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: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 38718
Special Issue Editors
Interests: secondary metabolites; photoprotection; photosynthesis; plant physiology; plant environmental stress physiology; flavonoids; anthocyanins; reactive oxygen species
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: plant physiology; secondary metabolites; plant biochemistry; antioxidants; drought stress; poly-phenols; plant water relations; environmental stresses; photosynthesis
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: secondary metabolites; plant biochemistry; polyphenols; antioxidants; plant physiology; plant biotechnology; plant stress responses; plant development
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the conquest of land, plants have developed an integrated and modular defense network to acclimate/adapt to multiple environmental pressures, including an excess of solar irradiance (both PAR and UV wavelengths), scarcity of water and nutrients in the soil and extreme temperatures. As these constraints usually occur concomitantly on both a seasonal and daily basis, plants respond in a multi-integrated way, combining morphological, physiological and biochemical responses to maintain biomass allocation and improve plant fitness. The frequency of severe stress events will increase due to climate change, detrimentally affecting not only profitable growth but also plant survival. Therefore, elucidating the mechanisms at underlying plant stress responses not only represents a compelling research topic but could also have a significant impact on future ecosystem management and agricultural programs. How plants respond to the multiple environmental pressures associated with climate change is the timely topic explored in this Special Issue. We welcome both critical review articles and original research articles mostly, but not exclusively, encapsulated in the following keywords:
- climate change
- drought stress
- water stress
- salinity stress
- heat stress
- UV radiation
- nutrient scarcity
- gas exchange and PSII performance
- water relations
- plant fitness
- antioxidant enzymes
- secondary metabolites
- volatile and nonvolatile isoprenoids
- phenylpropanoids
- phytohormones
- reactive oxygen species
Dr. Massimiliano Tattini
Dr. Antonella Gori
Dr. Luana Beatriz dos Santos Nascimento
Guest Editors
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