Plants Response to Abiotic Stresses: Strategies for Adaptations and Survival

Dear Colleagues,

Plants, being sessile organisms, need to adapt to and survive harsh environmental conditions. These include extreme climates, drought, high temperatures, high light, heavy metals and nutrient deficiency. These conditions, individually or in combination, cause a significant loss in crop yield and quality.

Studies using model plants suggest that plants could coordinate different signal transduction pathways to sense and respond to stress. As part of these stress response mechanisms, some other changes include (i) changes at the cellular, molecular, or biochemical level, (ii) changes in secondary metabolite production such as ROS, NO, hormones, etc., and/or (iii) other physiological modifications such as leaf anatomy, stomatal responses, etc. These modifications help alter the rate and efficiency of plant metabolism and photosynthesis, thus helping plants to adapt to and survive stressful environments. However, how these events or mechanisms are coordinated in the crop or horticultural plants is still not completely known. Hence, a deeper understanding of these action mechanisms is required. The probable outcomes from these studies can be used in the plant biotechnology industry to not only develop stress-tolerant crops, but also help overcome plant-species-specific or region-specific environmental challenges.

In this context, this Special Issue aims to is highlight potential research outcomes that may lead to a deeper understanding of the plant's responses, adaptation, and survival to abiotic stresses. This issue will focus on the cellular, molecular, physiological, or any other mechanisms used by plants to recognize and respond to diverse abiotic stresses and their combinations. Papers addressing specific abiotic stress are also welcomed. This Special Issue will accept original research papers, methods, reviews, and perspectives.

Dr. Amith R. Devireddy
Guest Editor

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• abiotic stress
• physiology
• adaptation and survival
• signal transduction
• secondary metabolites
• phytohormones
• gene expression
• photosynthesis
• tolerance
• resistance