The changing global climate significantly impacts the sustainability and productivity of horticultural and medicinal crops, which play a crucial role in ensuring food security, promoting health, and driving economic development. These crops are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as temperature shifts, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme weather events.

In response, applying advanced omics technologies to enhance the resilience of horticultural and medicinal crops is crucial. Omics tools, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics, provide invaluable insights into the molecular mechanisms of plant stress responses and adaptation. These technologies enable researchers to unravel complex gene networks and physiological pathways that contribute to stress resistance, helping to develop crops better suited to the challenges posed by climate change. By understanding the genetic and biochemical foundations of resilience, innovative strategies can be developed to ensure the sustainability and productivity of horticultural and medicinal crops in a changing climate.

This Methods Collection aims to showcase research that integrates omics technologies to improve the climate resilience of horticultural and medicinal crops. It will bring together a range of studies focusing on how genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and phenomics can address climate-induced challenges such as drought, heat, salinity, and disease pressures. Through research articles, reviews, and case studies, this collection will highlight the latest advances in omics-driven approaches for developing climate-resilient crops, contributing to global food security and agricultural sustainability.