Environmental Stress and Plants
Land plants are constantly subjected to multiple unfavorable or even adverse environmental conditions. Among them, abiotic stresses (such as salt, drought, heat, cold, heavy metals, ozone, UV radiation, and nutrient deficiencies) have detrimental effects on plant growth and productivity and are incr...
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| description | Land plants are constantly subjected to multiple unfavorable or even adverse environmental conditions. Among them, abiotic stresses (such as salt, drought, heat, cold, heavy metals, ozone, UV radiation, and nutrient deficiencies) have detrimental effects on plant growth and productivity and are increasingly important considering the direct or indirect effects of climate change. Plants respond in many ways to abiotic stresses, from gene expression to physiology, from plant architecture to primary, and secondary metabolism. These complex changes allow plants to tolerate and/or adapt to adverse conditions. The complexity of plant response can be further influenced by the duration and intensity of stress, the plant genotype, the combination of different stresses, the exposed tissue and cell type, and the developmental stage at which plants perceive the stress. It is therefore important to understand more about how plants perceive stress conditions and how they respond and adapt (both in natural and anthropogenic environments). These concepts were the basis of the Special Issue that <i>International Journal of Molecular Sciences</i> expressly addressed to the relationship between environmental stresses and plants and that resulted in the publication of 5 reviews and 38 original research articles. The large participation of several authors and the good number of contributions testifies to the considerable interest that the topic currently receives in the plant science community, especially in the light of the foreseeable climate changes. Here, we briefly summarize the contributions included in the Special Issue, both original articles categorized by stress type and reviews that discuss more comprehensive responses to various stresses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e00e364b6224828bcd2757918bfcf1b2023-11-23T11:22:14ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-05-012310541610.3390/ijms23105416Environmental Stress and PlantsLavinia Mareri0Luigi Parrotta1Giampiero Cai2Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyLand plants are constantly subjected to multiple unfavorable or even adverse environmental conditions. Among them, abiotic stresses (such as salt, drought, heat, cold, heavy metals, ozone, UV radiation, and nutrient deficiencies) have detrimental effects on plant growth and productivity and are increasingly important considering the direct or indirect effects of climate change. Plants respond in many ways to abiotic stresses, from gene expression to physiology, from plant architecture to primary, and secondary metabolism. These complex changes allow plants to tolerate and/or adapt to adverse conditions. The complexity of plant response can be further influenced by the duration and intensity of stress, the plant genotype, the combination of different stresses, the exposed tissue and cell type, and the developmental stage at which plants perceive the stress. It is therefore important to understand more about how plants perceive stress conditions and how they respond and adapt (both in natural and anthropogenic environments). These concepts were the basis of the Special Issue that <i>International Journal of Molecular Sciences</i> expressly addressed to the relationship between environmental stresses and plants and that resulted in the publication of 5 reviews and 38 original research articles. The large participation of several authors and the good number of contributions testifies to the considerable interest that the topic currently receives in the plant science community, especially in the light of the foreseeable climate changes. Here, we briefly summarize the contributions included in the Special Issue, both original articles categorized by stress type and reviews that discuss more comprehensive responses to various stresses.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/10/5416abiotic and biotic stressesplant responseplant adaptationmultidisciplinary approaches |
| spellingShingle | Lavinia Mareri Luigi Parrotta Giampiero Cai Environmental Stress and Plants International Journal of Molecular Sciences abiotic and biotic stresses plant response plant adaptation multidisciplinary approaches |
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| title_short | Environmental Stress and Plants |
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| topic | abiotic and biotic stresses plant response plant adaptation multidisciplinary approaches |
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