Plant adaptation to climate change

Abstract

Plants are vital to human health and well-being, as well as helping to protect the environment against the negative impacts of climate change. They are an essential part of the ‘One Health’ strategy that seeks to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and the environment. Crucially, plants are central to nature-based solutions to climate mitigation, not least because soil carbon storage is an attractive strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and the associated climate change. Agriculture depends on genetically pure, high-quality seeds that are free from pests and pathogens and contain a required degree of genetic purity. This themed collection addresses key questions in the field encompassing the biochemical mechanisms that underlie plant responses and adaptations to a changing climate. This collection encompasses an analysis of the biochemistry and molecular mechanisms underpinning crop and forest resilience, together with considerations of plant adaptations to climate change-associated stresses, including drought, floods and heatwaves, and the increased threats posed by pathogens and pests.

Unravelling mechanisms of CaO nanoparticle-induced drought tolerance in Brassica napus: an analysis of metabolite and nutrient profiling

“…However, agricultural production, which is already low, is hampered by periodic drought stress and climate changes. 1,2 Therefore, the development of drought-tolerant crop cultivars or developing strategies to reduce the adverse effects of drought stress on crop production has become crucial. Drought affects plant development, crop growth, and yield.…”