As part of Interdrought VIII, in silico Plants is publishing a special issue dedicated to the latest advances in modeling approaches that contribute to understanding and improving crop resilience under drought and other related abiotic stresses.
This issue will feature selected contributions presented at the Interdrought VIII conference and external contributions highlighting innovative computational methods, genotype-by-environment-by-management (G×E×M) interactions, ecophysiological simulations, and trait-based modeling. We are particularly interested in studies that combine modeling, envirotyping, ideotyping, phenotyping, and genetics to enhance crop resilience under water-limited conditions, as well as approaches that integrate ’omics data (e.g., genomics, phenomics, metabolomics, enviromics) and systems biology into predictive frameworks. Contributions with concrete applications, in particular in agroecological and agri-systems transitions, are strongly encouraged.
By bridging modeling, genetics, and physiological frontiers, this special issue aims to support climate-smart agriculture and contribute to the design and development of more resilient crops and cropping systems across complex target populations of environments (TPEs).
If you are interested in contributing to this special issue, please contact Dr Amir Hajjarpoor (Amir.Hajjarpoor@julius-kuehn.de) with a tentative title, list of authors, and a short abstract or outline.
Special Issue Editors:
Amir Hajjarpoor, Julius Kühn-Institut
Karine Chenu, The University of Queensland
Jana Kholová, Czech University of Life Sciences
Interdrought VIII will be held in La Serena, Chile November 17 - 21, 2025. More info at https://www.interdrought8.org/
