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Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress

Plant resistance to abiotic stress refers to the mechanisms by which plants withstand and adapt to non-living environmental challenges such as drought, extreme temperatures, salinity, and nutrient deficiency. These stresses significantly limit agricultural productivity and threaten food security worldwide, making un…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 43× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2832-5311 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Plant resistance to abiotic stress refers to the mechanisms by which plants withstand and adapt to non-living environmental challenges such as drought, extreme temperatures, salinity, and nutrient deficiency. These stresses significantly limit agricultural productivity and threaten food security worldwide, making understanding of plant stress responses essential for developing resilient crop varieties. Research published in Plant Cell Development has explored molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying stress tolerance, including investigations into the emerging roles of circular RNAs in plant biology. Circular RNAs represent a class of non-coding RNA molecules with covalently closed loop structures that have been identified as potential regulators in various biological processes. Their involvement in plant stress responses suggests novel layers of gene regulation that may contribute to how plants sense and respond to adverse environmental conditions. By examining these and other molecular pathways at the cellular and developmental levels, research in this area advances fundamental knowledge of plant adaptation mechanisms while providing potential targets for improving stress tolerance in agriculturally important species. Understanding these processes at the molecular level is critical for addressing the challenges posed by climate change and ensuring sustainable crop production.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Emerging Roles of Plant Circular RNAs

Zhu Qian-HaoCorresponding author
CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Plant Cell Development Cited by 43 doi:10.14302/issn.2832-5311.jpcd-18-1955

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Plant Cell Development (ISSN 2832-5311).

Journal editorial board
Qian-Hao Zhu · Australia Baohong Zhang · United States Kin-Ying To · Taiwan

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