About this Research Topic
Climate change, with its associated shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns, poses a significant threat to agricultural systems worldwide. Among the threatened crops, the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) holds a special position due to its economic, cultural and ecological importance, especially in the Mediterranean region, but also in Australia, North and South America and South Africa.
This Research Topic aims to address the numerous challenges facing olive trees under a changing climate. We invite authors to contribute original research articles, reviews, and perspective pieces that explore how olive trees respond to various abiotic and biotic stressors. These stressors include, but are not limited to, drought, temperature extremes, soil degradation, and pest and disease outbreaks, all of which are projected to increase under climate change scenarios. Articles can focus on a wide range of topics, including the physiological and biochemical responses of olive trees to stress, the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying stress tolerance, the effects of stressors on olive yield and oil quality, and the development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies.
We are particularly interested in studies that use novel methodologies or interdisciplinary approaches, and that consider the implications of their findings for sustainable olive production in the face of climate change. By compiling a collection of articles on this critical topic, we aim to improve our understanding of the resilience of olive trees to climate change-induced stresses. We are confident that this Research Topic will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, growers, policymakers, and all those interested in the future of olive growing in a changing climate.
We welcome submissions of all article types accepted by Frontiers in Plant Science that describe interdisciplinary approaches that integrate novel technologies used to assess the impact of climate change on olive response and adaptation. The Research Topic may include, but is not limited to, manuscripts on the following sub-themes:
- Olive crop management for improved irrigation water efficiency;
- New methods and technologies for analyzing the effects of stress on olive trees;
- Decoding of stress signals and implementation of responses by olive plants;
- Identification of metabolic traits that distinguish different cultivars based on their differential response to stress conditions;
- Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of stress tolerance in olive trees;
- Correlation between different stress conditions and effects of combined stresses.
This Research Topic aims to address the numerous challenges facing olive trees under a changing climate. We invite authors to contribute original research articles, reviews, and perspective pieces that explore how olive trees respond to various abiotic and biotic stressors. These stressors include, but are not limited to, drought, temperature extremes, soil degradation, and pest and disease outbreaks, all of which are projected to increase under climate change scenarios. Articles can focus on a wide range of topics, including the physiological and biochemical responses of olive trees to stress, the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying stress tolerance, the effects of stressors on olive yield and oil quality, and the development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies.
We are particularly interested in studies that use novel methodologies or interdisciplinary approaches, and that consider the implications of their findings for sustainable olive production in the face of climate change. By compiling a collection of articles on this critical topic, we aim to improve our understanding of the resilience of olive trees to climate change-induced stresses. We are confident that this Research Topic will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, growers, policymakers, and all those interested in the future of olive growing in a changing climate.
We welcome submissions of all article types accepted by Frontiers in Plant Science that describe interdisciplinary approaches that integrate novel technologies used to assess the impact of climate change on olive response and adaptation. The Research Topic may include, but is not limited to, manuscripts on the following sub-themes:
- Olive crop management for improved irrigation water efficiency;
- New methods and technologies for analyzing the effects of stress on olive trees;
- Decoding of stress signals and implementation of responses by olive plants;
- Identification of metabolic traits that distinguish different cultivars based on their differential response to stress conditions;
- Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of stress tolerance in olive trees;
- Correlation between different stress conditions and effects of combined stresses.
Keywords: olive trees, olea europaea, biotic stress, abiotic stress, climate change
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
