Plant Stress Tolerance

Dr. Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, systems biology, and drug discovery. He serves as an editorial board member and a guest editor in several reputed journals. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, CRISPR-based plant genome editing, and artificial intelligence. In 2023, Dr. Chen has been included in the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.

• 1. Redesigning Photosynthesis: Balancing Yield and Stress TolerancePablo I. Calzadilla, Giles N. Johnson2. Plant Tolerance to Alkaline Salinity: A Gordian Knot to UntieSilvia Busoms, Maria Almira-Casellas, Juan Barceló, Charlotte Poschenrieder3. Metabolic Markers and Metabolite Quantitative Trait Loci (mQTLs) for the Breeding of Crop Quality and ResistanceTzitziki González-Rodríguez, Josaphat Montero-Vargas, Roberto Gamboa-Becerra, Silverio García-Lara, Robert Winkler4. Plants Abiotic Stress Responses: Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance and Breeding StrategiesJemaa Esseminea, Zhan Xub, Jen-Tsung Chen, Mingnan Qu5. Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Plant BreedingNeha Sharma, Manish Kumar, Nimisha Sharma, Nagendra Kumar Singh6. CRISPR-based Precision Breeding for Crop Improvement: Current Achievements and Future DirectionsDivya Raj Bharti, Biswajit Pramanik, Amitava Paul, Sandip Debnath7. Applications of CRISPR on Improving Plant Growth and Development Through Secondary MetabolismAmardeep Preethi, Sasikumar Janani, Pulliyampatti Gunasekaran Vishnu, Karli Haritha, Sumithran Subhadevi Suhith Mithra, Kalaiyarasan Vijayarani, Puzhakkal Abhirami, Arumugam Vijaya Anand8. Plant Biochemical and Molecular Responses to Extreme TemperatureSantanu Samanta, Aryadeep Roychoudhury9. Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies for Heat Tolerance in Plants: An UpdateDeepti Srivastava, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Saba Siddiqui, Moh Haris Siddiqui, Deepak Kumar, Md. Shamim, Rashmi Maurya10. Plant Cold Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding StrategiesAnupam Kumaria, Shreni Agrawala, Richa Dasa, Indrani Bhattacharya11. Challenges of Drought Stress: Unveiling Plant Responses and Approaches to Confer ToleranceAsad Azeem, Sumbul Habib, Aqsa Parvaiz, Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Faiz Ahmad Joyia12. Harnessing CRISPR/Cas for Enhanced Drought Tolerance and Sustainable Crop ManagementRajaswini Rupali, Nandakumar Vidya, Krishnagowdu Saravanan, Muthukrishnan Anand, Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Muthukrishnan Arun13. Adaptation to Drought Stress in Cereals: A Molecular PerspectiveChayma Ikan, Fatima Ezzahra Soussania, Salma Toubali, Nizar El Mazouni, Rachid Lahlalie, Abdelilah Meddich14. Phytohormones Increase Plant Adaptation under Soil and Water StressesAugustine Antwi-Boasiako, Tuanjie Zhao, Padmore Adu-Antwi, Chunting Zhang, Priscilla Amponsah, Zhang NanNan, Naheeda Begum, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq15. Plant Tolerance Mechanisms to Heavy Metal Stress and Breeding StrategiesBattana Swapna, Srinivasan Kameswaran, Mandala Ramakrishna16. Reducing the Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Grain Crops by Breeding: Current Achievements on Conventional and Molecular Breeding ApproachesFatima El Amerany, Samia Elouali, Youssef Ait Hamdan, Iman Janah, Mohammed Rhazi17. Molecular Aspects of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and ProspectsLokesh Thakur, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Devendra Singh, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Himanshu Pandey, Avinash Sharma18. Brassicaceae: Stress Responses and Breeding Strategies in Unfriendly EnvironmentsBranka Salopek-Sondi, Mirta Tkalec, Nataša Bauer, Nenad Jasprica, Smiljana Goreta Ban19. Mechanisms of Tolerance to Diverse Environmental Stresses and Adaptive Capacity: Current Achievements in AmaranthSelene Fragoso-Iñiguez, Maryan Hernández-Jiménez, Angelica Barrales-López, Guillermo Antonio Silva-Martínez, Fabila Estefania Tristan-Flores, Laura Foseca-Mendoza, Eduardo Espítia-Rangel, Gerardo Acosta-García20. CRISPR/Cas Technology: A Promising Tool for Enhancing Plant Growth and DevelopmentPuliyampatti Gunasekaran Vishnu, Gunasekaran Arthi, Jothi Dheivasikamani Abidharini, Amardeep Ray Preethi, Palanisamy Sampathkumar, Ramalingam Sivakumar, Saravanan Renuka, Arumugam Vijaya Anand21. CRISPR Tools for Developing Plant Oxidative Stress Tolerance: Protocols, Current Achievements and Future DirectionsGunasekaran Arthi, Venkatachalam Siva Prakash, Marimuthu Oviya, Kalaiyarasan Vijayarani, Natarajan Pushpa, Chenniappan Anchana Devi, K. Vijayalakshmi, Arumugam Vijaya Anand22. Nanoparticle-Enhanced Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in PlantsAbhishek Singh, Shreni Agrawal, Richa Das, Vishnu D Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Saglara Mandzhieva, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Hassan Ragab El-Ramady, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha, Karen Ghazaryan23. Nanobiotechnology Approaches for Enhancing Crop Resilience to Salinity StressAbhishek Singh, Shreni Agrawal, Shivangee Solanki, Vishnu D Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Saglara Mandzhieva, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Hassan Ragab El-Ramady, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha, Karen Ghazaryan