Guest Editors
Dr. Szilvia Kisvarga
Email: Kisvarga.Szilvia@uni-mate.hu
Affiliation: Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Garden Art, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, H-2100, Hungary
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Research Interests: climate change, urbanization, plants, plants breeding, sustainability, biostimulant
Dr. László Orlóci
Email: Orloci.Laszlo@uni-mate.hu
Affiliation: Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Garden Art, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, H-2100, Hungary
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Research Interests: climate change, urbanization, plants, plants breeding, sustainability, biostimulant
Summary
As climate change and urbanization accelerate, plants increasingly face complex environmental challenges. Urban areas present unique stress combinations—such as heat islands, limited soil volume, pollution, and water imbalance—that affect plant performance and survival. Exploring how plants respond to these pressures is essential not only for ecological research but also for shaping greener, more resilient cities.
This Special Issue aims to gather contributions that advance our understanding of plant responses to environmental stress under climate change, with a special focus on urban environments. We welcome studies on physiological, ecological, and molecular mechanisms, including those using genetic or biotechnological approaches. Both fundamental insights and applied solutions—such as urban greening strategies or stress-resilient cultivars—are of interest, suggested themes include:
• Plant responses to drought, heat, salinity, and urban stress
• Urban microclimates and their impact on plant health
• Adaptation strategies across wild and cultivated plants
• Green infrastructure and ecosystem-based solutions
• Genetic and biotechnological contributions to resilience
• Interdisciplinary approaches combining plant science and urban sustainability
We warmly invite researchers from diverse fields to contribute and collaborate in this timely and impactful issue.
Keywords
stress, resilience, climate change, adaptation, physiology, ecology, urbanization
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