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Abiotic

Abiotic refers to the non-living physical and chemical components of an environment that influence living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems. These factors include temperature, light, water availability, oxygen, soil composition, minerals, salinity, and climate, all of which help determine where organisms c…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 134× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2832-5311 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Abiotic refers to the non-living physical and chemical components of an environment that influence living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems. These factors include temperature, light, water availability, oxygen, soil composition, minerals, salinity, and climate, all of which help determine where organisms can live and how they grow. For plants, abiotic factors are decisive: they shape germination, development, photosynthesis, and survival, and adverse conditions such as drought, extreme temperatures, salinity, nutrient deficiency, and toxic metals impose what is known as abiotic stress. Plants respond to such stress through a range of physiological, biochemical, and molecular adaptations, including changes in root architecture, antioxidant defenses, and gene expression, that help them tolerate or avoid damage. Understanding abiotic factors and abiotic stress is central to plant biology and to agriculture, where climate change, land degradation, and soil conditions increasingly affect crop productivity and food security. Within Plant Cell Development research, the abiotic environment is studied for its effects on growth, stress tolerance, and the cellular mechanisms underlying adaptation. Research in this journal has addressed abiotic stress themes including the effects of drought and salt stress on cereal crops, root system responses to abiotic stress, and the alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize seedlings. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to abiotic factors and Plant Cell Development.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Emerging Roles of Plant Circular RNAs

Zhu Qian-HaoCorresponding author
CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Exact topic Plant Cell Development Cited by 43 doi:10.14302/issn.2832-5311.jpcd-18-1955

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 134 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Abiotic, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Plant Cell Development (ISSN 2832-5311).

Journal editorial board
Qian-Hao Zhu · Australia Baohong Zhang · United States Kin-Ying To · Taiwan

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