Guest Editor(s)
Prof. Dr. Xiangyang Hu
Email: huxiangyang@shu.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Research Interests: plant reaction to abiotic stress, specifically the impact on molecular mechanisms, germination, and flowering time at the epigenetic level
Prof. Dr. Qiang-Sheng Wu
Email: wuqiangsh@163.com
Affiliation: College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, No. 88 Jingmi Road, Jingzhou, China
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Research Interests: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and stress tolerance of plants
Prof. Dr. Hongxia Zhang
Email: hxzhang@sibs.ac.cn
Affiliation: College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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Research Interests: salt-tolerant plants, drought-tolerant plants, molecular biology, horticulture, ecology
Summary
Global climate change and increasing environmental pressures pose significant threats to agricultural productivity and food security. Elucidating the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying plant stress responses, and translating this knowledge into sustainable agricultural practices, has become a critical research priority.
This Review-only Special Issue aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of recent advances in plant stress physiology, with an explicit emphasis on sustainable strategies for enhancing crop resilience. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
· Physiological and molecular responses of crops to abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures;
· Stress adaptation mechanisms during seed germination and seedling establishment;
· Functions and applications of beneficial microorganisms, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, in enhancing plant stress tolerance;
· Regulatory functions of plant hormones, signaling molecules, and antioxidant systems in stress adaptation;
· Stress-tolerant cultivation strategies and biostimulant applications in sustainable agriculture.
All manuscripts submitted to this issue will undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high academic quality. We cordially invite leading experts in the field to contribute review articles that synthesize current knowledge and identify future research directions in plant stress physiology and sustainable agriculture.
Keywords
plant stress physiology, sustainable agriculture, seed germination, abiotic stress tolerance, plant–microbe interactions, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, crop resilience
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