Call for Papers
- Climate Change Impact and Adapting Strategies Based on Advanced Modelling Techniques
- Abiotic stress tolerance in crops vs climate change: outlook of physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms
This Special Issue focuses on linking experiments more closely with statistics and ecophysiological crop modeling for a more comprehensive and integrated assessment of agricultural impacts and adaptations to climate change. It also covers the optimization of crop management strategies for climate resilience, taking into account biophysical and socioeconomic factors. The above content is the direction of publication of the journal (Crop and Pasture Science). All types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews, are welcome.
Full papers should be submitted through the online journal management system ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Submissions opening: October, 2024
Closing date for submissions: June, 2025
Estimated publication from: December, 2025
Guest Editors
Dr. Jing Wang
Department of Agrometeorology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
wangj@cau.edu.cn
Dr. Dengpan Xiao
College of Geography Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
xiaodp@sjziam.ac.cn
Dr. Yang Song
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr. Yang Li
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr. Rui Bai
Hainan Climate Center, Haikou, China
Guest Editors: Dr Mohd. Kamran Khan, Selcuk University, Turkey; Dr Enrico Francia, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Abiotic stresses including drought, heat, cold, salinity and nutrients stress are among the major factors that negatively affect the crop growth and yield. The constant climate change enhances the devastating impact of these stresses. In such scenarios, it is crucial to find ways that can enhance the adaptation of crops to such environment, reducing the damaging effects on plants. To develop such methods, it is necessary to understand the physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of plants towards different abiotic stresses. The molecules involved in these responses can lead to novel pathways facilitating the development of stress tolerant genotypes.
This special issue is an effort in this direction inviting research and review articles on the following topics but not limited to:
- Molecular signaling in plants under abiotic stress conditions
- Different ‘OMICS’ approaches for improving abiotic stress tolerance in crops
- Oxidative stress due to reactive oxygen species and antioxidant defence mechanisms in crops under abiotic stress
- Differential regulation of genes in response to physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants under abiotic stresses
- Molecular mechanism behind combined abiotic stress tolerance in plants
- Wild species and genetic resources as a hope for the development of abiotic stress tolerance
- Transgenics and CRISPR: Modern strategies for alleviation of effects of abiotic stresses
Full papers should be submitted through the online journal management system ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 December 2025
