Guest Editors
Dr. Antonio Juárez-Maldonado
Email: antonio.juarez@uaaan.edu.mx
Affiliation: Departamento de Botánica, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, 25315, Mexico
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Research Interests: plant physiology and ecophysiology, biotic and abiotic stress, bioactive compounds, fruit quality, nanotechnology, protected agriculture
Dr. Yolanda González-García
Email: gonzalez.yolanda@inifap.gob.mx
Affiliation: Campo Experimental Todos Santos, Centro de Investigación Regional Noroeste, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolasy Pecuarias, La Paz, 23070, Mexico
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Research Interests: plant ecophysiology, nanomaterials, plant stress, biotic stress, crop protection
Summary
Vegetable production is a fundamental activity for the population as a source of food. However, achieving adequate vegetable production is becoming increasingly difficult due to environmental factors that negatively affect crop development. Due to climate change, extreme weather conditions are becoming more common, causing stress to plants. In addition, these same environmental factors have made it increasingly difficult to control living organisms, such as insect pests or pathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, the development of strategies to manage the different types of stress, both biotic and abiotic, suffered by vegetable crops, with the aim of improving their productivity, has become a priority. The use of biostimulants is one of these strategies that has recently gained importance in agriculture, as it can help to achieve this objective. An example of these new biostimulants are nanomaterials, which have been shown to be effective in inducing tolerance to various stress conditions. Other technologies, such as the use of UV radiation, have also been shown to be effective for this purpose. For this Special Issue, We welcome reviews, perspectives, original research, and opinions that highlight the latest exciting progress in understanding stress adaptation mechanisms in vegetables and the use of biostimulants and other technologies for their improvement.
Potential subjects for this topic include, but are not limited to:
· Abiotic stress
· Biotic stress
· Biostimulants
· Nanoparticles and nanomaterials
· New technologies to induce stress tolerance
· Advances in the understanding of the mechanisms of adaptation to stress.
· Strategies for stress management in vegetables.
Keywords
abiotic stress, antioxidant defense system, bioactive compounds, biostimulation, biotic stress, secondary metabolism, new technologies
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