The global challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and food security demand innovative and sustainable approaches to agriculture and environmental management. As the global population continues to grow, the strain on natural resources intensifies, leading to ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and heightened pollution levels. To address these issues, there is an urgent need to adopt sustainable practices that not only satisfy current food demands but also safeguard the environment for future generations. In this context, plant-based solutions have emerged as powerful tools for promoting sustainability, enhancing environmental resilience, and tackling the complex challenges facing modern agriculture and environmental management. With their innate ability to grow, adapt, and interact with their surroundings, plants offer a unique and effective toolkit for addressing these issues. From improving soil health to mitigating pollution, plant-based strategies can play a crucial role in building resilient agricultural systems and restoring degraded ecosystems.
This Research Topic focuses on bringing together advanced research and insights on plant biotechnology and functional plant ecology for sustainable agriculture and environmental remediation. We offer a comprehensive platform for the latest advancements in plant science that contribute to sustainability, from engineering crops with improved agronomic traits to studying plant function and ecological outcomes. Emphasis is placed on genetic modifications, biotechnology breakthroughs, and ecological modeling. We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute original research articles, reviews, and perspectives exploring plants' roles in promoting sustainability and ecological health.
We welcome submissions, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, on topics such as:
Engineering of Plant Systems
• Improving agronomic traits for sustainable production, increased yield, environmental stress adaptation, disease resistance, and crop nutritional value
• Enhancing biomass and biofuel production in terrestrial and aquatic systems for industrial applications
• Developing phytoremediation and environmental sensor technologies for environmental protection
• Field-testing, commercialization, and regulatory aspects of genetically modified plants
Functional Plant Ecology
• Exploring plant traits and functional genomics in ecological contexts
• Studying plant responses to environmental variations and global changes
• Investigating global vegetation models and the influence of plant function on ecological processes
• Understanding regional to global plant distribution and its contribution to ecological dynamics
The global challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and food security demand innovative and sustainable approaches to agriculture and environmental management. As the global population continues to grow, the strain on natural resources intensifies, leading to ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and heightened pollution levels. To address these issues, there is an urgent need to adopt sustainable practices that not only satisfy current food demands but also safeguard the environment for future generations. In this context, plant-based solutions have emerged as powerful tools for promoting sustainability, enhancing environmental resilience, and tackling the complex challenges facing modern agriculture and environmental management. With their innate ability to grow, adapt, and interact with their surroundings, plants offer a unique and effective toolkit for addressing these issues. From improving soil health to mitigating pollution, plant-based strategies can play a crucial role in building resilient agricultural systems and restoring degraded ecosystems.
This Research Topic focuses on bringing together advanced research and insights on plant biotechnology and functional plant ecology for sustainable agriculture and environmental remediation. We offer a comprehensive platform for the latest advancements in plant science that contribute to sustainability, from engineering crops with improved agronomic traits to studying plant function and ecological outcomes. Emphasis is placed on genetic modifications, biotechnology breakthroughs, and ecological modeling. We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute original research articles, reviews, and perspectives exploring plants' roles in promoting sustainability and ecological health.
We welcome submissions, including original research papers, reviews, and methods, on topics such as:
Engineering of Plant Systems
• Improving agronomic traits for sustainable production, increased yield, environmental stress adaptation, disease resistance, and crop nutritional value
• Enhancing biomass and biofuel production in terrestrial and aquatic systems for industrial applications
• Developing phytoremediation and environmental sensor technologies for environmental protection
• Field-testing, commercialization, and regulatory aspects of genetically modified plants
Functional Plant Ecology
• Exploring plant traits and functional genomics in ecological contexts
• Studying plant responses to environmental variations and global changes
• Investigating global vegetation models and the influence of plant function on ecological processes
• Understanding regional to global plant distribution and its contribution to ecological dynamics