Special Issue on Abiotic Stress in Plants

Whereas a biotic stress would include such living disturbances as fungi or harmful insects, abiotic stress factors, or stressors, are naturally occurring, often intangible, factors such as intense sunlight or wind that may cause harm to the plants in the area affected. Abiotic stress is the most harmful factor concerning the growth and productivity of crops worldwide.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring abiotic stress in plants. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Plant responses to limited water environments
• Plant adaptive responses to salinity stress
• The CBF cold-response pathway
• Plant responses to high temperature
• Adaptive responses in plants to nonoptimal soil pH
• Plant response to herbicides
• Integration of abiotic stress signaling pathways
• Genomic analysis

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal at Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Abiotic Stress in Plants” should be selected during your submission.

Special Issue timetable:

Guest Editor:

Dr. Hamidou F. Sakhanokho

USDA-ARS, Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory, USA

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

ajps@scirp.org