Guest Editors
Ayman Elsabagh
Department of Field Crops, Siirt University
Dr. Ayman Elsabagh is an Assistant Professor in Field Crops at Siirt University, Turkey. He earned his PhD from Hiroshima University, Japan, in 2012 under a program supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. He conducted postdoctoral research at Hiroshima University and Çukurova University, focusing on physiological approaches to enhance stress tolerance in crop plants. He was also awarded the Talented Young Scientist Program at the Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.Dr. Elsabagh has contributed to several internationally funded research projects and is actively involved in academic and administrative activities. He has published more than 200 research and review articles, with approximately 15,000 citations (h-index 63), and has contributed to over 100 international book chapters. His work focuses on improving crop resilience to environmental stresses and advancing sustainable agricultural practices.
Mohammad Sohidul Islam
Department of Agronomy, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Dr. Md. Sohidul Islam is a Professor (Grade 1) in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. He holds a PhD in nutritional plant physiology from Hiroshima University, Japan, with specialization in plant stress responses under saline and alkaline conditions.With over three decades of academic and research experience, his work focuses on plant stress physiology, crop improvement, seed technology, and soil fertility management. His research integrates physiological, biochemical, and molecular approaches to enhance crop resilience under abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and heat.His research interests include phytohormone regulation, nutrient management, biofortification, nanotechnology, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Dr. Islam has published more than 158 research and review articles and authored over 50 book chapters. He has supervised 145 MS and PhD students, including 12 international scholars, contributing to sustainable agriculture and climate-resilient cropping systems.
Collection Overview
Drought, salinity, heat, and heavy metal toxicity are major threats to global crop yield and food security, particularly under ongoing climate change. These stresses negatively affect plant growth and development by disrupting key physiological and biochemical processes, including photosynthesis, nutrient balance, and cellular homeostasis. Therefore, understanding plant adaptation mechanisms is essential for developing resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.
This Topical Collection aims to bring together innovative research on the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying plant responses to abiotic stress, as well as emerging stress mitigation strategies. It will cover topics such as antioxidant defense systems, osmotic adjustment, stress signaling pathways, phytohormone regulation, nutrient management, and advanced approaches, including nanotechnology and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Both fundamental and applied research focused on crop improvement and stress tolerance will be prioritized.
By integrating multidisciplinary perspectives, this collection will serve as a valuable resource for scientists, agronomists, and policymakers, promoting knowledge exchange and supporting the development of climate-resilient crops and management practices.
Articles
Effects of Vermiculite and Azospirillum brasilense on Wheat Growth and Physiology under Cadmium Stress
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Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer1, Hafiz M. Usman Aslam2,3, Akhtar Hameed2, Nadeem Ahmed2, Luqman Amrao4, Kamran Ikram1, Rana Mubashar Hassan5, Muhammad Tanveer Altaf6, Muhammad Waheed Riaz7, Muhammad Aamir Manzoor8, Shamsur Rehman9, Rahila Islamzade10,11, Tariverdi Islamzade12, Lamy Hamed13
1Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, 2Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, MNS-University of Agriculture, 3Plant Pathology Program, San Luis Valley Research Center, Colorado State University, 4Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, 5Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab, 6Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 7Taizhou Liusui Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., 8Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 9National Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, 10Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Agrochemistry and Biotechnology Research Group, 11Sumgayit State University, Chemical Engineering and Ecology, 12Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Geography, 13Department of Environment and Agricultural Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University
Abstracts
Identification and evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) mutants suitable for deepwater environmental conditions
Akbar Hossain*1
1Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
Evaluation of salt stress-tolerant wheat cultivars through morphological traits, antioxidative responses and the expression of related genes
Akbar Hossain*1
1Principal Scientist and Head, Soil Science Division, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh
Static magnetic field priming mitigates mercury-induced leaf damage in soybean: insights from synchrotron-based imaging
Sunita Kataria*1,
Ayman El Sabagh2
1Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya,
2Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey