Plants for Extreme and Changing Environments: Domestication, Evolution, Crop Breeding and Genetics

Dear Colleagues,

Extreme environments present various stressors for plants, including extreme levels of radiation, water availability (drought, floods, and submersion), salinity, temperatures (heat, cold, freezing), chemical factors (metals and pH), and combinations thereof. On the other hand, climate change has many consequences for plants, altering ecosystems around the world, including agricultural production systems, challenging researchers to design adaptation strategies. In general, the abiotic conditions present in extreme and changing environments are the main limiting factors for the development and productivity of crops, as well as for the species distribution in natural plant ecosystems.

This Special Issue aims to explore new insights into domestication processes, evolution, crop breeding, and/or genetics in plants facing diverse challenges from extreme and changing environments. We welcome reviews, perspectives, original research articles, and short communications that focus on advances related to the aforementioned issues.

Prof. Dr. Freddy Mora-Poblete
Prof. Dr. Eliemar Campostrini
Guest Editors

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