Special Issues

Agronomy publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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The Effects of Inoculation with Microorganisms on Plant Nutrition, Yield and Quality submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21238 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth-promoting bacteria; sustainable agriculture; inoculants; biofertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; biological nitrogen fixation; nutrient solubilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11663 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Herbicides and Chemical Control of Weeds submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10032 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbicide resistance; herbicide selectivity; herbicide efficacy; crop tolerance; novel herbicidal activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Cutting Edge Research of Nanoparticles Application in Agriculture submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8304 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural nanobiotechnology; nanobiotechnology; nano-sensors; nano-carriers; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; biotic and abiotic stress; crop improvement
New Perspectives on Phosphorus Management in the Soil-Plant System—Looking for Solutions to the P Scarcity submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6487 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative P soil sources; organic and mineral waste application; exogenous organic matter utility; P bioavailability; P retention in plant– soil environment; P-related plant molecular mechanisms; plants resistant to P shortage; mobilisation of unavailable P; root exudates
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Crop Diseases and Pests to Reduce Pesticides submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 20 articles | Viewed by 30587 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated pest and disease management; decision-support systems; competitive agriculture; impact of climate change; resistance breeding; biological control; cultural practices; plant resistance inducers; mechanisms of plant resistance/tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Cultivation Physiology, Molecular Biology and Molecular Breeding of Solanaceae
edited by Fangling Jiang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15103 | Submission Open
Keywords: solanaceae; cultivation physiology; molecular biology; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Integrated Nutrient Management for Farming Sustainability submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10977 | Submission Open
Keywords: food security; crop performance; nutrient transformations; organic fertilizer; resource use efficiency; sustainable agricultural development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Novel Studies in High-Performance and Precision Plant Protection Products Application
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7568 | Submission Open
Keywords: PPP precision application; atomisation; volatilization; spray deposition; spray drift; control efficacy; boom sprayer; air-blast sprayer; manned agricultural aircraft; unmanned aerial spraying system (UASS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Tools and Techniques for Monitoring Pests and Diseases in Agro-Ecosystem
edited by Chandra Shekhar Prabhakar, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6679 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect pest; plant diseases; monitoring; artificial intelligence; agriculture; crops; climate change; pest populations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Agricultural Automation and Innovative Agricultural Systems—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6572 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery; automation and robotization; digital agriculture; precision agriculture; organic agriculture; innovation in animal husbandry; soil management; sowing; fertilization; spraying operations; plant care; harvesting; application of innovative bio-products; primary processing; sensing methods and devices; validation of automated methods; energy; economic and environmental assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Genetic Dissection and Improvement of Crop Traits
edited by , , and Xuehai Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6546 | Submission Open
Keywords: omic data; crop traits; genetic dissection; genomic prediction; functional genes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
High Quality and High Yield Cultivation in Wheat: From Theory to Technology
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5419 | Submission Open
Keywords: high yield; good quality; cultivation; wheat
Recycling Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal Byproducts While Enhancing Agricultural Production and Protecting the Environment–Volume II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5234 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular agriculture; byproduct utilization; greenhouse gas emission; fugitive gas emissions/deposition; soil health; waste-to-energy; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Physiological and Growth Response of Crops
edited by Hongwei Zhao
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5079 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Ecological Aspects as a Basis for Future Pest Integrated Management submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– insect interaction; population dynamics; diversity; host range; natural enemies; trophic relationships; competition; epidemiology; phytosociology; absent quarantine pests; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Bast Fiber Plants
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4933 | Submission Open
Keywords: bast fiber crop; genomics; genetic improvement; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Smart Strategies and Technologies for Sustainability and Biodiversity in Herbaceous and Horticultural Crops—Volume II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3081 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; cover crops; intercropping; integrated/non-chemical weed and pest control; precision and digital agriculture for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Advances in Grassland Ecology and Grass Phenotypic Plasticity
edited by Yingxin Huang and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland ecology; agroecology; grassland management; grassland farming; phenotypic plasticity; plant functional traits; biomass allocation; plant adaptive strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Effects of Biochar Application on Crop Productivity, Soil Carbon Sequestration, and Others
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar application; molecular composition of soil organic matter; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration; crop productivity; life cycle assessment; soil remediation; N cycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Improving Fertilizer Use Efficiency - Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer; crop yield; soil quality; field management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1699 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol; IPM; physiopathology; epidemiology; etiology; grapevine; biotechnology; genetics; early detection; emerging diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Traits in Forage and Turf Grass—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open
Keywords: turf grass; forage grass; functional gene; stress resistance; quality trait
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Genetic Diversity and Breeding Strategies for Improving Yield in Legumes
edited by and Margarita Lema
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open
Keywords: legumes; breeding; diversity; high yield; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Effects of Agronomical Practices on Crop Quality and Sensory Profile—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agricultural practices; breeding programs; new cultivars; industrial aptitude; bioactive compounds; sensory quality; consumers; descriptive; sensory drivers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Mineral Nutrient and Quality Control in Tea Plant
edited by Chunmei Gong and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient absorption and assimilation; secondary metabolism; tea quality; growth and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Emerging Research in Plant Photosynthesis Considerations in Agriculture submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 740 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic regulation of photosynthetic traits; chlorophylls; photosynthesis; photoprotection; photosystem; Calvin cycle; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthetic efficiency; carotenoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil nutrient management; soil nutrients cycling; soil tillage; soil amendment; crop yield; long-term fertilization; crop nutrient uptake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Recycling Agro-Food and Urban Wastes According the Circular Economy and Sustainability Paradigms—Volume II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: agro-food waste; waste valorization; circular economy; composting; anaerobic digestion; greenhouse gas emissions; organic fertilizer; renewable energy; alternative fuels; corporate social responsibility (CSR); individuals’ perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
The Use of NIR Spectroscopy in Smart Agriculture submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: NIR spectroscopy; soil fertility; tree nutrients; soluble solid content; phenols; anthocyanins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Effects of Ecological Regulation and Bioflavonoids on Pest Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavonols; biopesticides; mass production; insects; fungi; IPM; biological control; natural enemies; pollinators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Applied Research and Extension in Agronomic Soil Fertility Series II
edited by Lianghuan Wu, , Wenhai Mi and Qingxu Ma
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13264 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; carbon sequestration; soil nutrient cycling; crop production; agricultural soils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Comparison of Sustainable Approaches in Conservation and Protected Agriculture around the World submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3119 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; fast agricultural development; biodiversity maintenance; agricultural evolution toward sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Genotype × Environment Interactions in Crop Production submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2945 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptability; climate change; field evaluation; agronomy; breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Advances in the Industrial Crops
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7694 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial crops; yield; quality; cultivation; methods; molecular breeding; abiotic stress; salinity; drought; heat
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Spatially-Based Services and Applications in Precision Farming: From Data to Field Information submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7145 | Submission Open
Keywords: services; satellite imagery; copernicus; crop monitoring; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; multispectral imagery; digital photogrammetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Data-Driven Agriculture: Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Sustainable Farming Practices submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6830 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; sustainable agriculture; digital agriculture; precision irrigation; crop monitoring; pest and disease detection; water resource management; soil and nutrient assessment; predictive modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Soil Microbe and Nematode Communities in Agricultural Systems
edited by , and Shuxia Jia
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microorganisms; soil nematodes; community structure; soil biodiversity; soil functions; soil health; soil ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Potential Benefits and Risks of Organic Amendments to Soil Health submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1265 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; waste management; nutrient management; soil chemistry; fertilizers; organic matter; environmental science; contaminants of emerging concern; soil pollutions; tillage and organic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; cropping pattern; water-land-food nexus; conservation and remediation; agricultural drought analysis; climate change; environment and ecology effect; simulation and optimization modeling; management and assessment; policies analysis; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Precision Weeding: Progress and Future Directions
edited by , Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed management; mechanical weed control; precision weed control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Crop Plants: Losses and Benefits Caused by Soil Fungi submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop plants; soil fungi; plant– soil fungi interactions; soil-borne pathogens of crop plants; soil-borne fungi beneficial to crop plants; mycorrhiza; plant growth; plant health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Agronomy and Utilization of Industrial Hemp
edited by Jay Strat Noller
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemp crops; cultivation; genetic; supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Advances in Environmental Stress Biology: From Omics Approaches
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; genomics; gene family; herbal plants; ionics; metabolomics; stress biology; transcriptomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Stress of Crop Adversity: The Mechanisms and Pathways of Stress Resistance
edited by and Weibing Yang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop adversity; abiotic stress; stress resistance; lodging resistance; crop yield; crop growth; response mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Soil Properties, Microorganisms and Plants in Soils after Amelioration
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 20197 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil amelioration; microorganisms; interaction between soil and plant; soil elements cycle; soil carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Utilizing Genetic Resources for Agronomic Traits Improvement: Series II submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18480 | Submission Open
Keywords: landraces; wild relatives; breeding for resistance to diseases and pests; breeding for quality; breeding for climate change  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Agricultural Waste Derived Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15761 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrowaste; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; environmental monitoring/remediation; sensors; catalysts; food application; biomedical application; diagnostics and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Biochar, Fertilizers and Microbes Interactions for Soil Health and Crop Productivity submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14636 | Submission Open
Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizae; agronomic benefits; biochar; nutrient deficiency; soil quality; soil constraint; soil salinity; soil organic carbon; soil health; soil fertility; soil organisms; soil acidity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Effective Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14483 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sustainability; crop evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; crop productivity; crop rotation; soil moisture sensors; conservation tillage; soil erosion; buffer strips; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
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