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Impact of Climate Change on Crop Physiology and Management Strategies
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Impact of Climate Change on Crop Physiology and Management Strategies

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 1365

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Prof. Dr. Jianliang Huang

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Crop Physiology and Production Center (CPPC), College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: modern crop management; rice nutritution physiology; crop stress physiology
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Dr. James A. Bunce

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Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Interests: photosynthesis; plant–water relations; climate change; elevated CO2; water stress; high-temperature stress; plant adaptation to environment
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Dr. Maurizio Badiani

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Dipartimento di Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, I-89129 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: abiotic stress in plants; biological aspects of environmental change, including climate changes; applied plant sciences and soil biology; ecotoxicology, biohazards and biosafety; industrial biosciences
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change has increased the probability and frequency of concurrent extreme weather and climate events, as well as compound events, in many regions worldwide. The simultaneous occurrence of heatwaves and droughts has been observed, along with more frequent and severe compound flooding due to extreme sea levels and heavy precipitation. These events pose a significant threat to crop production and global food security, but there is a limited understanding of how climate change impacts the physiology of crops and the effectiveness of management strategies that aim to mitigate these effects. Advancements in these areas will enable scientists to enhance their capacity to develop innovative breeding and genomic platforms for accelerated crop improvement, as well as implementing effective management strategies to combat climate change.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research and review papers by global experts. Research addressing advances and new innovations regarding the impact of climate change on crop physiology and management strategies that mitigate the adverse effects will benefit the readers.

Prof. Dr. Jianliang Huang
Dr. James A. Bunce
Dr. Maurizio Badiani
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • crop physiology
  • crop stress response
  • crop management strategies for climate change

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Influence of Foliar Application of Nanoparticles on Low Temperature Resistance of Rice Seedlings
by Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Ikram, Jian Xiao, Atika Khan, Ismail Din and Jianliang Huang
Plants 2024, 13(21), 2949; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13212949 - 22 Oct 2024
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Chilling stress, a common abiotic factor, adversely affects the growth and biomass of rice seedlings during the early stages, ultimately reducing the yield. Effective strategies to mitigate these negative impacts are essential for improving rice productivity. The application of nanotechnology in agriculture, particularly [...] Read more.
Chilling stress, a common abiotic factor, adversely affects the growth and biomass of rice seedlings during the early stages, ultimately reducing the yield. Effective strategies to mitigate these negative impacts are essential for improving rice productivity. The application of nanotechnology in agriculture, particularly nanoparticles (NPs), has shown a promising effect in alleviating chilling stress in plants. This study evaluates the effects of various nanoparticles, ZnO (0, 50, 100, and 200 mg/L), Fe2O3 (0, 50, 75, and 100 mg/L), TiO2 (0, 50, 75, and 100 mg/L), and CeO2 (0, 50, 75, and 100 mg/L) on the chilling resistance with one control (a water spray) under a normal temperature. Four rice cultivars: LLY-7108 and XZX-6 (Low-temperature-tolerant), and LLY-32 and ZJZ-17 (Low-temperature-susceptible) were tested in this experiment. Rice seedlings were subjected to low temperature conditions (12 h light 14 °C/12 h dark, at 10 °C) for five days, followed by seven days of recovery. The results of this study demonstrate that NPs significantly enhanced seedling height fresh/dry weight and root length compared to untreated controls under chilling stress. NP treatment also reduced the reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and proline content, while enhancing superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) activities, thereby mitigating oxidative damage. The four rice varieties exhibited clear signs of rapid growth recovery and positive physiological changes due to NPs’ application. Among the tested cultivars, LLY-7108 showed the most substantial recovery and physiological responses, while ZJZ-17 exhibited the least. The findings of this study indicate that the foliar application of ZnO (100 mg/L), Fe2O3 (50 mg/L), TiO2 (50 mg/L), and CeO2 (75 mg/L) NPs effectively mitigates chilling stress in rice seedlings, likely by enhancing the antioxidant enzymatic activity while reducing the oxidative damage. This study highlights the potential of NPs as effective agents in reducing the adverse effects of chilling stress on rice. Full article
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