Special Issues

Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Crops

Submission Deadline: 31 May 2025 View: 323 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Prof. Dr. Francisco Vanies da Silva Sá

Email: vanies_agronomia@hotmail.com; vanies@servidor.uepb.edu.br 

Affiliation: Agrarian and Exact Science Department, State University of Paraíba, Catolé do Rocha, 58.884-000, BRAZIL

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Research Interests: salt stress, drought stress, irrigation, water management, wastewater, alkaline soils, horticulture, plant physiology, plant ecophysiology, plant nutrition

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Prof. Dr. Geovani Soares de Lima

Email: geovanisoareslima@gmail.com; geovani.soares@professor.ufcg.edu.br 

Affiliation: Academic Unit of Agronomy, Federal University of Campina Grande, Pombal, 58.840-000, BRAZIL

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Research Interests: salt stress, drought stress, irrigation, water management, horticulture, plant physiology, plant ecophysiology

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Summary

Agriculture is vital for the survival of modern civilizations, but soil and climate disturbances increasingly hinder the excellent performance of crops. Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and climate change cause significant crop losses. These stresses often act together and must be studied with greater scientific rigor.


This special issue focuses on developing and evaluating strategies for developing agricultural crops subject to abiotic stresses. For this reason, it welcomes interdisciplinary studies from research fields related to agriculture, including Horticulture, Genetics, Plant Ecophysiology, Irrigation, Soils, and Plant Nutrition. Research articles will cover various agricultural scenarios in different regions of the world. Original research articles and reviews will be accepted.


Keywords

drought, salinity, climate change, cereals, horticulture, genetics, plant ecophysiology, irrigation, soils, plant nutrition

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Effect of Proline Pretreatment on the Water Stress Response in “Siete Caldos” Pepper Plants

    Blanca Olivia Trejo-Paniagua, Nancy Ruiz-Lau, María Goretty Caamal-Chan, Rosa Isela Cruz-Rodríguez, Anayancy Lam-Gutiérrez, Víctor Manuel Ruíz-Valdiviezo
    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.062410
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Crops)
    Abstract Exogenous proline is an effective agent for increasing plant tolerance to abiotic stress in plants. In this study, we evaluated its effect on seedlings of Siete Caldos chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens), a semi-domesticated variety. The Capsicum genus is known for its sensitivity to water stress. We pretreated the seedlings’ roots by immersing them in proline solutions (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 mM) for 48 h. Then, we exposed them to water stress using a Hoagland nutrient solution supplemented with 10% polyethylene glycol (PEG-8000) for nine days. We analyzed key physiological and biochemical parameters, including relative… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Assessing Stress Tolerance of SUBI and DRO1 Introgression Lines under Flooding and Drought Conditions at Different Growth Stages

    Ibrahim Soe, Emmanuel Odama, Alex Tamu, Aquilino Lado Legge Wani, Taiichiro Ookawa, Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Jun-Ichi Sakagami
    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.2, pp. 303-316, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.060016
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Crops)
    Abstract Rice varieties tolerant to submergence regulate shoot elongation during short-term submergence by expressing the SUB1A gene. In contrast, the deep-rooted DRO1 is effectively expressed under drought conditions to enhance water and nutrient uptake. This study investigates the growth and yield of rice with both SUB1A and DRO1 in the background of IR64, under early-season flooding, and mid-season drought. The study used a randomized complete design with two factors: soil moisture treatments (submergence, drought, and their combination) and genotypes. The genotypes included IR64, and three near-isogenic lines (NILs): NIL-SUB1DRO1, NIL-SUB1, and NIL-DRO1. Complete submergence was imposed for 7… More >

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