Hormonal Cross-Talk, Plant Defense and Development

Azamal Husen is a scholar with over 25 years of experience in botanical sciences, nanobiotechnology, plant physiology, environmental botany, medicinal plants, and clonal propagation. He previously served as a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, and is currently a foreign delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Graphic Era University, India. He has also held senior academic roles at Sankalchand Patel University, the Forest Research Institute, and Doon College of Agriculture and Forest in Dehradun, India. Prof. Husen’s research has been supported by major organizations including the World Bank, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He has contributed extensively to curriculum development, faculty training, and international conferences. A prolific author and editor, he was recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University in 2022–2024 and honored by the University of Gondar for outstanding service. Professor Wenying Zhang earned his MSc from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, and PhD from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. He has served the Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China, as a Full Professor of Crop Science, and also worked as the vice dean of School of Agriculture, Director of Research Center of Crop Stress Resistance Technologies, Yangtze University. He was a visiting scientist of the Institute of Crop Genetics and Breeding of University of Kiel, Germany. He has more than 20 years’ experience of teaching, research, and administration. Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on the genomic function analysis and abiotic stresses such as waterlogging, drought, salt in crops. He has hosted dozens of research projects sponsored by various funding institutions, including National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program of China. He has published over 60 research papers, review articles in international peer reviewed journals. Dr Zhang received more than twenty Achievement Prizes from the provincial government and/or Yangtze University of China, for excellent teaching, research. Dr Zhang acts as the editorial board member of journal of Plant Growth and Regulation.

• 1. Hormonal cross-talk mechanisms and plant immunity or defense: An overview2. Potential roles of hormonal cross talk in flower development or plant morphogenesis 3. Hormonal interactions during fruit development and ripening4. Auxins biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development5. Salicylic acid biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development6. Brassinosteroids biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development7. Jasmonates biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development8. Gibberellins biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development9. Abscisic acid biosynthesis for hormone crosstalk and plant development10. Signaling cross-talk between auxins - abscisic acid in plant defense, growth and development11. Signaling cross-talk between auxins - brassinosteroids in plant defense, growth and development12. Signaling cross-talk between brassinosteroids- abscisic acid in plant defense, growth and development13. Signaling cross-talk between brassinosteroids - ethylene in plant defense, growth and development14. Signaling cross-talk between cytokinins - abscisic acid in plant defense, growth and development15. Signaling cross-talk between brassinosteroids - jasmonates in plant defense, growth and development16. Signaling cross-talk between brassinosteroids - salicylic acid in plant defense, growth and development17. Signaling cross-talk between gibberellins - jasmonates - strigolactones in plant defense, growth and development18. Role of hydrogen peroxide in plant and cross-talk with signaling networks, growth and development19. Role of nitric oxide signaling and its crosstalk with other plant growth regulators in plant defense, growth and development20. Hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide and its crosstalk with other plant growth regulators in plant defense, growth and development21. Role of protein modification in the cross-talk of phytohormone signaling pathways22. Hormone cross-talk in abiotic stress response23. Genome‐wide association of defense hormone cross-talk in plants24. Cross-talk of secondary messengers, hormones and MAPK in plant defense25. Role of miRNAs in the cross-talk of phytohormone signaling pathways26. Agricultural and/or biotechnological applications of plant hormones