Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Reprogramming of Crops in Response to Changing Environmental Conditions

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2021) | Viewed by 560

Special Issue Editors

Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Seville, 41004 Seville, Spain
Interests: nitrogen metabolism; photorespiration; legume molecular genetics; abiotic stress; transcriptomics; plant phenolic compounds
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Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Seville, 41004 Seville, Spain
Interests: nitrogen metabolism; sulfur metabolism; photorespiration; primary metabolism; metabolomics; legume molecular genetics; plant stress; transcriptomics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is going to lead to an increase of atmospheric CO2 and temperatures as well as a change in rainfall patterns, leading to more extreme weather scenarios that, altogether, will dramatically hamper crop plant productivity. Since pre-industrial times, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased by 40%, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014), they will reach 1000 ppm by 2100 according to the most dramatic scenario. This will create new challenges for agriculture to ensure future food security. Moreover, the rise in atmospheric CO2 will also impact C and N metabolism, as well as the capacity of the plants to overcome adverse environmental conditions.

Thus, abiotic stresses such as extreme temperatures, salinity, drought, nutrient starvation, mineral deficiency, and heavy metal polluted soils are said to be the major threats to plant development in the near future. In this context, transcriptomic and metabolic reprogramming have been proven to play an essential role in the plant response to changing environments.

This Special Issue aims to gather scientific contributions (original research, reviews, and mini-reviews) covering those transcriptomic and/or metabolomic readjustments that are crucial for plant performance and survival under stressful conditions. Studies carried out with cultivated species or model species are both eligible for publication in this special issue.

Dr. Marco Betti
Dr. Sara Rosa-Téllez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • abiotic stress
  • climate change
  • atmospheric CO2
  • transcriptomics
  • metabolomics
  • plant adaptations
  • plant yield under stress conditions

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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