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- Title
Molecular Insight of Plants Response to Drought Stress: Perspectives and New Insights towards Food Security.
- Authors
Marques, Isabel; Hu, Honghong
- Abstract
This document is an editorial from the International Journal of Molecular Sciences titled "Molecular Insight of Plants Response to Drought Stress: Perspectives and New Insights towards Food Security." The editorial emphasizes the importance of understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying drought tolerance in plants in order to enhance crop productivity and environmental conservation. It highlights several research contributions that investigate the molecular responses of plants to drought stress, including studies on transcription factors, epidermal patterning factors, genetic variation, and gene expression in response to cold stress. The editorial also discusses the challenges and new perspectives in the field, such as understanding dynamic regulatory networks, epigenetic regulation, environmental interactions, and translational research. The authors conclude by emphasizing the need for continued interdisciplinary research to address the remaining challenges and pave the way for sustainable agricultural practices and resilient food systems in a changing climate.
- Subjects
FOOD security; GENOTYPE-environment interaction; DROUGHTS; GENETIC techniques; DROUGHT tolerance
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 9, p4988
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25094988