Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 432
Special Issue Editors
Interests: genomics and molecular mechanisms involved in plant tolerance to salinity stress; metagenomics of endophytes and their impact on root system development and tolerance to environmental constraints in native plants
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Interests: plant molecular physiology; plant mineral nutrition: sensing, signaling, and transport
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture food production is facing huge problems in many regions of the world, such as soil degradation, increases in salinity and drought/heat threats, and limited fresh water resources, especially in marginal environments. Agricultural sustainability and food security are seriously threatened in arid and semi-arid regions, where salinity is considered as a major limiting factor that reduces plant production. Drought scenarios are expected to happen more frequently. Nutrient availability is another limiting factor for crop production. Therefore, solutions to specific agriculture problems and contributions toward sustainable production are urgent in order to face the major challenge of food security without compromising the environment any further due to global warming. Recent developments in plant molecular genetics and biotechnology approaches may contribute to the creation of crop varieties with resilient characteristics to changing environments and may be a driver for global food security. Beneficial plant–microbe interactions could be used as an alternative approach to cope with yield losses of major crops in marginal environments. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research papers highlighting recent developments in the field of plant molecular biology and breeding, plant biotechnology, plant microbial communities, plant nutrition, etc., as well as review articles that report on the current state-of-the art methods.
Prof. Dr. Khaled Masmoudi
Dr. Hatem Rouached
Prof. Dr. Faical Brini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant abiotic stress
- plant nutrition
- root endophytes
- resilience
- agriculture sustainability
