Plant responses and adaptations to abiotic stress

Plants are consistently threatened by various types of abiotic stress. Strides have been made over the past couple of decades in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate plant responses to individual types of abiotic stress, including drought, salinity, suboptimal temperatures, and UV radiation. However, much more work is needed in this area to fully understand the complex network of pathways that regulates plant responses to abiotic stress and to inform efforts to develop crop varieties that will perform well in the face of extreme environmental conditions caused by climate change.

The editors of Communications Biology, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports invite research Articles in all areas of research looking at plant responses and adaptations to abiotic stress, and are particularly interested in submissions that provide insight into how plants respond to multiple types of stress simultaneously, investigate genetic variation governing how different plants respond to the environment, or investigate plant abiotic stress memory. While we may consider Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments, primary research will be the main priority in this Collection.