Water and nutrient supply determine plant growth, development, yield, and quality. Fertiliser application alters the mineralisation process of soil organic carbon and nutrients, with soil water playing a key role, influencing soil biophysiochemical properties and nutrient phytoavailability. Many phytohormones, such as abscisic acid (ABA), auxin, and cytokinin, are of great importance in regulating plant physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes, conferring the resilience of plants to single or multiple abiotic stresses. However, to date little is known about the interactions between water, nutrients and phytohormones and their impact on plant yield and quality across different pedoclimate regions, plant species and agricultural practices.
The goal of this Research Topic is to offer up-to-date scientific evidence and suggestions to future research by novel and high-quality contributions to improve our knowledge on the mechanisms of the interactions between soil, water and nutrients regulating yield, quality and productivity across different scales from molecular to whole plant studies, and from farm to global levels at current and future climate scenarios.
This Research Topic will address but not limited to the following topics:
- The interplay between water, nutrients and phytohormones under drought and multi-stress conditions.
- Plant physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms elucidating plant resilience and adaptation.
- Agronomic and agro-ecological practices to build drought-resilient and resource-efficient cultivation systems, including their impact on plant yield, quality, and productivity.
- Optimization of water and nutrient utilization based on assessment and models.
- New technologies and strategies to improve water and nutrient use efficiencies.
- Climate change impacts on yield and quality in relation to water and nutrient utilization and stress signaling.
Water and nutrient supply determine plant growth, development, yield, and quality. Fertiliser application alters the mineralisation process of soil organic carbon and nutrients, with soil water playing a key role, influencing soil biophysiochemical properties and nutrient phytoavailability. Many phytohormones, such as abscisic acid (ABA), auxin, and cytokinin, are of great importance in regulating plant physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes, conferring the resilience of plants to single or multiple abiotic stresses. However, to date little is known about the interactions between water, nutrients and phytohormones and their impact on plant yield and quality across different pedoclimate regions, plant species and agricultural practices.
The goal of this Research Topic is to offer up-to-date scientific evidence and suggestions to future research by novel and high-quality contributions to improve our knowledge on the mechanisms of the interactions between soil, water and nutrients regulating yield, quality and productivity across different scales from molecular to whole plant studies, and from farm to global levels at current and future climate scenarios.
This Research Topic will address but not limited to the following topics:
- The interplay between water, nutrients and phytohormones under drought and multi-stress conditions.
- Plant physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms elucidating plant resilience and adaptation.
- Agronomic and agro-ecological practices to build drought-resilient and resource-efficient cultivation systems, including their impact on plant yield, quality, and productivity.
- Optimization of water and nutrient utilization based on assessment and models.
- New technologies and strategies to improve water and nutrient use efficiencies.
- Climate change impacts on yield and quality in relation to water and nutrient utilization and stress signaling.
