Crop Managements and Crop Adversity, Particularly Lodging Resistance: Strategies, Mechanisms, and Implements

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Guest Editors

Dr. Zhaowen Mo

Email: zwmo@scau.edu.cn 

Affiliation: College of agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China

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Research Interests: Environmental effects on crop growth and production; crop physiology and ecology; crop cultivation and management

Dr. Bin Du

Email: xiaobin@stu.scau.edu.cn

Affiliation: Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing, 401329, China

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Research Interests: Crop Cultivation and Farming; Green Productive and Efficient Cultivation and Rural Revitalization

Summary

Crop managements are important approaches for achieving high yield and quality in crops. crop adversity such as lodging is a critical factor that affects the formation of high yield and in crops. Implementing appropriate crop management measures, such as reasonable fertilization, nutrition application, irrigation, pest and weed control, and the use of crop growth regulators, can alleviate crop adversity and lodging and facilitate high yield and quality. Understanding the morphological and physiological basis of crop adversity, particularly lodging resistance in crops, is of great significance for achieving high yield and quality.

Crop adversity such as lodging resistance has a direct impact on yield and quality. The influence of crop management on crop adversity such as lodging resistance is mainly affected by adverse environment such low light, high/low temperature, and plant morphological and physiological metabolic responses, such as canopy characteristics, plant height, stem morphology, Ion absorption (silicon, potassium, etc.), cellulose and lignin metabolism. Additionally, research on enhancing crop adversity through crop managements also includes signaling pathways or molecular mechanisms.

Therefore, understanding the mechanisms underlying crop managements to lodging stresses requires the understanding of the molecular, biochemical, and physiological responses of crops under different crop managements. For this research topic, we welcome reviews, perspectives, original research, opinions, and methods that highlight the latest exciting progress in understanding crop managements to crop adversity, particularly lodging resistance. Potential subjects for this topic include, but are not limited to:

· Crop managements affecting crop adversity, particularly lodging resistance

· Crop performance related to lodging resistance

· Alternative strategies to control crop adversity, particularly lodging resistance

· Adverse environments affecting plant performance, such as heat, drought, cold, and salinity, and their management strategies

· The effect of climate change on crop adversity, particularly lodging resistance

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