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Cell Physiology and Stress Adaptation of Crops
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Cell Physiology and Stress Adaptation of Crops

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 617

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Wei Jiang

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1. Xianghu Laboratory, Hangzhou 311231, China
2. College of Agricultural, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: plants; abiotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; genetics; evolution
Dr. Haitao Liu

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Guest Editor
College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Interests: abiotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; genetics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the world has faced a growing number of challenges including climate change, sustainable agriculture, and food security. Therefore, understanding how crops adapt to stress at the cellular level is important for the growing population. This Special Issue invites research on the physiological and cellular mechanisms underlying plant responses to various stresses, including but not limited to drought, flooding, heavy metal, salinity, heat, cold and nutrient deficiency.

Contributions are encouraged to explore:

  • Stress-Responsive Genes: Functional studies of genes involved in stress tolerance.
  • Cell Signaling Pathways: Understanding biotic and abiotic stress-induced cellular signaling mechanisms.
  • Hormonal Regulation: Roles of plant hormones such as abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene (ET), and gibberellins (GA) in stress response.
  • Photosynthesis and Metabolism: Effects of stress on photosynthetic efficiency and primary metabolism.
  • Osmotic and Ionic Homeostasis: Maintaining water balance and ion concentrations through cellular adaptations.
  • Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Balance: Cellular mechanisms for controlling oxidative stress under adverse conditions.
  • Protein Folding and Stability: Molecular chaperones that help maintain cellular integrity, such as heat shock proteins.

Dr. Wei Jiang
Dr. Haitao Liu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • crops
  • stress
  • plant physiology
  • molecular biology
  • genetics
  • evolution

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Research Progress and Hotspots Analysis of Apoplastic Barriers in the Roots of Plants Based on Bibliometrics from 2003 to 2023
by Chongyuan Qin, Ruoqi Li, Zhuoran Tan, Jingnan Zhang, Yuyang Sun, Jinji Han, Xiaoxia Deng, Fei Wang, Qingjie Yang, Jinghong Wang and Jixiang Lin
Plants 2024, 13(23), 3285; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233285 - 22 Nov 2024
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The apoplastic barriers, composed of Casparian strip (CS) and suberin lamellae (SL), are integral to the regulation of water and plant nutrient uptake in plants, as well as their resilience to abiotic stresses. This study systematically examines the research developments and emerging trends [...] Read more.
The apoplastic barriers, composed of Casparian strip (CS) and suberin lamellae (SL), are integral to the regulation of water and plant nutrient uptake in plants, as well as their resilience to abiotic stresses. This study systematically examines the research developments and emerging trends in this field from 2003 to 2023, utilizing bibliometric tools such as Web of Science, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer to analyze a dataset of 642 publications. This paper reviews the cooperation of different countries, institutions, and scholars in apoplastic barriers research based on cooperative network analysis. In the field, China has the highest number of publications, the University of Bolton has the highest number of publications, and Niko Geldner is the author with the maximum number of publications. Notably, 27 publications were identified as highly cited, with their research primarily focusing on (1) genes, proteins, enzymes, and hormones regulating the formation of apoplastic barriers; (2) the influence of adversity stress on apoplastic barriers; (3) the chemical components of apoplastic barriers; (4) the evaluations of research progress on apoplastic barriers. Combined with the keyword co-occurrence network diagram, it is proposed that future research directions in this field should be as follows: (1) physiological functions of apoplastic barriers in plant root; (2) differences in the formation of apoplastic barriers with different root systems; (3) methods to promote apoplastic barriers formation; and (4) application of molecular biology techniques. The present study provides a further understanding of the trends in apoplastic barriers, and the data analyzed can be used as a guide for future research directions. Full article
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