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Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation

edited by

Dong Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25580 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome transplantation; microbiome storage and efficient application; soil remediation; safety biofertilizers; soil nutrient enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Agricultural Innovation in Sustainable and Organic Vegetable Crops Production

edited by Jose Magno Queiroz Luz and

Gabriel M. Maciel

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8872 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; breeding; organic; sustainable farming; genetic improvement; cultivation; vegetable nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

The Role of Biostimulants in Horticultural Crop Production: Current Advances and Challenges

edited by

Rosa Porcel

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; biotic stress; beneficial microorganism; mycorrhizal fungi; PGPR; inorganic compounds; seaweed extracts; chitin and chitosan derivatives; humic and fulvic acids; protein hydrolysates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Organic Improvement in Agricultural Waste and Byproducts

edited by

Aldo Dal Prà

Pierpaolo Duce

and Francesca Camilli

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9363 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; agricultural byproducts; wool; agroforestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Crop Genomics and Omics for Future Food Security

edited by

Shuan Meng

Marco Pietrella

and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7877 | Submission Open

Keywords: food Security; crops omics; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; GWAS; crop improvement; crop yield; nutritional quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Maize Germplasm Improvement and Innovation

edited by Hongjun Yong

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7836 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; germplasm improvement; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Innovations in Green and Efficient Cotton Cultivation

edited by Lu Feng,

Lei Zhang

and

Xiao-Fei Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7215 | Submission Open

Keywords: green agriculture; sustainable farming; resource-efficient farming; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Risk and Management of Organic Contaminants in the Agricultural Environment

edited by Jian Wang and

Lei Xiang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4402 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic contaminants; soil contamination; food safety; agricultural environment; risk management; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agroecological Strategies for Improving Nutritional Quality of Cereal Crops

edited by

Federica Taddei

and

Elena Galassi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3819 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; food security; sustainability; climate change; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Impacts of CRISPR–Cas in Evolving Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology

edited by

Yupeng Cai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open

Keywords: CRISPR– Cas; gene editing; agronomic traits; plant biotechnology; multi-gene editing; vector delivery system; prime editing; yield; quality; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advances Towards Innovative Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Douglas Guelfi and

Heitor Cantarella

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; fertilizer technologies; nutrient use efficiency; innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Efficient Water and Nutrient Utilization of Crops Under Changed Environment

edited by

Zhenhua Wei

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; water use; nutrient uptake; soil health; environmental change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Insecticide Resistance and Novel Insecticides

edited by

Chunqing Zhao

and

Yueping He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 47842 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide; insect resistance; synthesize

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Effects of the Soil Microbiome on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Health in Agroecosystems

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30355 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil food web; soil microbiomes; soil health; nutrient cycling; agricultural practices; agroecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture

edited by

Soledad García-Morales

and Rebeca G. Betancourt-Galindo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17793 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-agrochemicals; nanopesticides; nano-protect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Keeping Nutrients in the Soil: The Challenges, Benefits and Trade-Offs

edited by Shuangyi Li and Yalong Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17415 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; nutrients; benefits; health; fertilization; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Crop Management in Water-Limited Cropping Systems

edited by Shoutian Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16962 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation method; deficit irrigation; precision irrigation; evapotranspiration; yield gap; irrigation efficiency; water productivity; crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Rhizosphere Microorganisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhihong Xie

and Hui-Ling Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15000 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; microorganisms; interaction; promote; resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Genetic and Molecular Research on Rice Grain Yield

edited by

Yu-Jun Zhu

Zhen-Hua Zhang

and

Chaolei Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13558 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice yield-related traits; GWAS; QTLs mapping; map-based cloning; multi-omics; marker-assisted selection; genome editing

Water and Fertilizer Regulation Theory and Technology in Crops

edited by Dongmei Qiao, Qingfeng Miao and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12377 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and fertilizer; agronomy; physiology; yield; quality; drought; salinity; artificial intelligence; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Somatic Embryogenesis–2nd Edition

edited by

Justyna Lema-Rumińska

and

Danuta Kulpa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11896 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; elicitation; genetic stability; micropropagation; molecular markers; regeneration; slow growth; somatic embryos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management

edited by Rui Pang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8619 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; adaptive evolution; pesticide resistance; metabolic resistance; target site mutation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Metabolomics-Centered Mining of Crop Metabolic Diversity and Function

edited by

Hongbo Zhang

and

Ning Yan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8397 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; metabolomics; nutrition; function; regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Effect of Brackish and Marginal Water on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and

Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7571 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; water use efficiency; low-quality water; irrigation management; water reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Environmentally Friendly Ways to Control Plant Disease

edited by

Eduardo Alves

Maria Isabel Balbi Peña

and

Lijuan Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7005 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative control; biological control; plant disease; resistance inducers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Promoting Intercropping Systems in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Christos A. Dordas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6590 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; organic farming; cropping systems; conservation agriculture; water management; cover crops; ecological intensification; modeling; climate change; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Seed Production and Technology

edited by Charline Zaratin Alves,

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

Alan Mario Zuffo

and Ceci Castilho Custódio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5694 | Submission Open

Keywords: vigor; viability; germination and dormancy; artificial intelligence; production; maturation; and harvest; cultural practices; quality control; image analysis; drying; processing; storage; and treatment of seeds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

The Formation of Specialized Traits and the Regulation of Directional Development in Forage

edited by

Zhipeng Liu

Tieyuan Liu

and

Dong Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5382 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage; stress tolerance; yield traits; quality factors; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Regulatory Mechanism of Growth Regulators on Crop Growth and Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Allan Klynger Da Silva Lobato

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5358 | Submission Open

Keywords: brassinosteroids; chemical elements; gasotransmitters; microorganisms; phytohormones; plant growth regulators; neurotransmitters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Mechanisms and Pathways for Enhancing Crop Stress Resistance, Yield, and Quality

edited by

Tie Cai

and Weibing Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop adversity; abiotic stress; stress resistance; crop yield; crop quality; crop growth; response mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Biochar-Based Fertilizers for Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Qiao Xu

and Zubin Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil fertility; microbiome; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emissions; ecosystem resilience; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Optimization and Innovation of Physiological Indexes in Crop Tolerance Mechanism

edited by Mario Franić and

Igor Pasković

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2905 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop resilience; physiological traits; stress adaptation; agricultural innovation; tolerance mechanisms; yield stability; physiological index; performance index

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by Dirceu Pratissoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; insect; integrated pest management; sustainability; ecological balance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Climate Change and Its Impact on Crop Production: Enhancing Resilience and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ahmed Attia

and Prem Oli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1867 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change mitigation; crop rotation; cover cropping; soil organic carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; agroecosystem modeling; sustainable agriculture; nitrous oxide emissions; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Fruit Quality Improvement and Postharvest Biotechnology

edited by

Guanglian Liao

Shaojia Li

and Zengyu Gan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality improvement; postharvest biotechnology; genetic regulation; omics approaches; storage and shelf life extension; biocontrol strategies; smart packaging; flavor and texture enhancement; metabolic pathways; postharvest disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Herbicide Use: Effects on the Agricultural Environment

edited by Edson Santos and Claudinei Da Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; environmental risks; herbicide application technology; bioremediation; phytoremediation; water quality; weed control; wildlife protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Transforming Agriculture Through Industrial Informatics and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

and

Beibei Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Seung Youn Lee

Duhyun Kim

and

Yong Ha Rhie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Breakthrough and Innovation of Mutants in Genetic Improvement of Crop Varieties

edited by

Nasya Tomlekova

and

Jerzy Henryk Czembor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutagenesis; MAS; plant genetic resources; CRISPR editing; plant breeding; genomic selection; bioinformatics; cutting-edge research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advancements in Genetic Research and Breeding of Sugar Crops

edited by

Xiping Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugar crops genetics; molecular biology and biochemistry; genomic and molecular studies; breeding techniques; phenomics and high-throughput screening; environmental resilience; genetic engineering and biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advances in Soil Remediation Techniques for Degraded Land

edited by

Antonio Ganga

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

Arun Dilipkumar Jani

and

Gian Franco Capra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; soil quality; degraded land; byproduct; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Intelligent Detection of Crop Growth Phenotyping Toward Sustainability: Sensors, IoT Technologies and Signal Processing

edited by

Luis M. Contreras-Medina

and

Arturo Alfonso Fernandez-Jaramillo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotyping; sensors; agriculture; electronic instrumentation; sustainability; knowledge management; plants; signal processing; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Crop Monitoring

edited by

Nguyenthanh Son

Chien-Hui Syu

and

Cheng-Ru Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); crop monitoring; remote sensing; precision agriculture; data integration; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

New Advances in Molecular Approaches for Rice Disease Control

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance genes; susceptibility genes; PTI; ETI; SAR; IS; genome editing; pathogen inoculation; metabolites; elicitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Innovative Applications of Waste-Derived Materials for Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Justyna Szerement

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-derived materials; soil health; sustainable agriculture; environmental engineering; soil remediation; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular agriculture; waste-derived fertilizers; soil amendments; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Integrated Approaches to the Successful Remediation of Soils Polluted with Metal: Progress, Obstacles, and Sustainability Implications

edited by Claudia Campillo-Cora and

Antía Gómez-Armesto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal contamination; soil contamination; soil remediation; integrated approaches; sustainable remediation; risk assessment; bioremediation; phytoremediation; environmental impact; heavy metal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

The Challenge of Pesticide Application to Developing Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Kang Qiao

and

Mingwei Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; sustainable agriculture; integrated pest management (IPM); biopesticides; environmental impact; precision agriculture; ecological farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Forage Conservation and Utilization in Organic Farming Systems

edited by

Barbara Wróbel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage management; forage nutritional quality; forage preservation; storage techniques; grasslands; DM losses; organic additives; production of forage for ensiling; silage microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

CRISPR-Cas Systems and Crop Diseases: Advances in Gene Editing for Stress Resistance

edited by