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Plant Responses to Biological and Abiotic Stresses

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Guest Editors

Mr. Shahin Imran

Email: shahinimran124@gmail.com; shahin.imran@kau.ac.bd 

Affiliation: Department of Agronomy, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna, 9100, Bangladesh; Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, 710-0046, Japan

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Research Interests: Plant Response to Abiotic Stress; Crop Management; Plant Molecular Physiology; Ion Transport; Salinity Stress

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Dr. Mohammad Saidur Rhaman

Email: saidursst@bau.edu.bd

Affiliation: Department of Seed Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh

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Research Interests: Crop Production; Plant Physiology; Seed Production; Guard cell signaling; Stress physiology; Seed Enhancement Techniques; Plant Environmental Stress Physiology

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Dr. Shams Ur Rehman

Email: shams@pku-iaas.edu.cn

Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agriculture Sciences in Weifang, Weifang 261325, Shandong, China

Research Interests: Abiotic Stress; Biotic Stress; Stress physiology; Seed Enhancement Techniques; Plant Environmental Stress Physiology

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Summary

Agricultural systems are increasingly vulnerable to shifting environmental conditions as climate change progresses. In the coming decades, global agriculture will encounter numerous challenges as the demand for food continues to rise at a rapid pace. Alongside the need to boost food production, it is essential to enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to withstand better the adverse effects of environmental stresses, both biotic and abiotic. Throughout their lifecycle, plants must endure a variety of abiotic and biotic stresses, each of which can impact their growth and development. Biotic stresses arise from organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, nematodes, and insects, while abiotic stresses include environmental factors like flooding, extreme temperatures, salinity, and drought. As immobile organisms, plants cannot avoid these challenges. Instead, they respond by implementing a range of adaptive strategies, including transcriptional, molecular, physiological, and morphological modifications, to mitigate the negative effects of such conditions. Understanding how plants respond to these stresses requires an in-depth exploration of the mechanisms operating at biochemical, physiological, and molecular levels. This involves intricate signal transduction pathways, spanning from signal perception to the activation of physiological responses. For this research topic, we invite contributions in the form of reviews, perspectives, original research, opinions, and methodologies to highlight the latest advancements in understanding systems biology, as well as the molecular, physiological, and biochemical responses of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses.


Some of the potential themes of this topic include but are not limited to:

· Impact of climate change factors on plant health and adaptability.

· The performance of crops under biotic and abiotic stress conditions.

· The physiology and management of biotic and abiotic stresses.

· Mechanisms of plant adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.

· Strategies to control plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria, viruses)


Graphic Abstract

Plant Responses to Biological and Abiotic Stresses

Keywords

Biotic stress; abiotic stress; plant performance; drought; heat; salinity; cold stress; plant pathogens; plant acclimation; plant defense mechanisms

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