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Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Effects of Agronomic Practices on Soil Properties and Health
edited by Marco Pittarello, and
submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7699 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzymatic activity; organic matter; soil fertility; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Innovations in Agriculture for Sustainable Agro-Systems submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 49184 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision and smart agriculture; environmental impact; process-based crop model; climate change; open and big data; predictive and decision support systems; IoT for biodiversity and sustainability; Internet of Things; robot–plant interaction; remote sensing; monitoring and control of diseases, pests and weeds; plant detection and monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Evaluation of Germplasm Resources, Molecular Breeding, and Utilization in Soybean
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 20825 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; germplasm evaluation; molecular breeding; beneficial allelic variation; molecular marker; gene function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Multifunctionality of Grassland Soils: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17755 | Submission Open
Keywords: grasslands; soil; soil chemical properties; management; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; nutrient cycling; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Soil Carbon Sequestration for Mitigating Climate Change in Grasslands
edited by and Carlos Monreal
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6118 | Submission Open
Keywords: grasses; fertilization; management; grazing; GHG emissions; C neutral systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Composting for Soil Improvement and Removal of Soil Contaminants
edited by and María Rosa Martínez-Gallardo
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4906 | Submission Open
Keywords: compost; biofertilizers; soil sustainability; soil ecology; biorestoration; bioremediation; organic fertilization; agrochemical reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Interaction Mechanisms Between Crops and Pathogens
edited by Guodong Lu and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4238 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop–pathogen interactions; molecular mechanisms; pathogen virulence; plant immunity; disease management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Soil Improvement and Restoration
edited by Chengyi Huang, Zhang Cheng and Ke Zhao
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3339 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil conditioner; soil remediation materials; biochar; soil quality; soil environmental protection fertilization mode; soil improvement and restoration efficiency; soil fertility and health; conservation agriculture; sustainability of soil fertilization
(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 submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1662 | 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)
Vegetation Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water and Nutrient Management in Agriculture
edited by Francisco Montoya and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1413 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop water use; deficit irrigation strategies; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient stress; nutrient management strategies; data fusion; machine learning; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Influence of Plant Growth Substances on Vegetative Growth, Flowering, Fruiting and Fruit Quality
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1076 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth regulators; crop physiology; flowering; fruit set; fruit quality; yield improvement; abiotic stress; biostimulants; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
High-Standard Farmland: Innovations in Irrigation and Fertilization Technology submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open
Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; drip irrigation; automated water-saving irrigation; smart irrigation systems; intelligent fertilization; biostimulants; crop health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Machine Learning for Genetic Data Analysis and Precision Crop Breeding
edited by Maldonado Carlos and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning algorithms; genomic data; precision breeding; genomic selection; deep learning; multi-omics integration; crop improvement; genomic, phenomic, and environmental data integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Precision Functional Genomics for Cereal Crop Development
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal crops; development; precision functional genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Fruit Quality Pathways: From Transcriptome to Flavor Chemistry submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit quality; transcriptomics and gene regulation; metabolomics; flavor chemistry; postharvest; nutraceutical compounds; QTL seq; GWAS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Modern Seed Technologies for Developing Dynamic Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26970 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed technology; seed quality; seed physiology; seed molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Research Progress in Agricultural Robots in Arable Farming
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24852 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; arable farming; intelligent agriculture; agricultural perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Waste to Wealth: Resource Utilization of Agricultural Waste Through Effective Biomass Management
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24442 | Submission Open
Keywords: valorization; biorefinery; circular economy; waste agricultural; waste management; bioenergy potential; amendment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Agroclimatology and Crop Production: Adapting to Climate Change
edited by and Vasile Stoleru
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13457 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart crop production; climate change adaptation and mitigation; sustainable crops; weather hazard response; monitoring and forecasting food security scenarios; sensor systems and remote sensing images; AI and digital tools for climate resilience; bioclimatic indexes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Plant Stress Tolerance: From Genetic Mechanism to Cultivation Methods
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9554 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene location; gene family analysis; cultivation methods; salt stress; drought stress; cold stress; hot stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Advances in Remote Sensing Agronomic Application for Mapping and Modeling Soil Properties submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6968 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; mapping soil properties; modelling soil properties; agro-environmental application; multicriteria analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Rhizosphere Microbiome Association with Agronomic Productivity
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2422 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere microbiome; plant–microbe interactions; microbial community assembly; root exudates; agronomic productivity; sustainable agriculture; microbiome engineering; crop yield; stress tolerance; beneficial microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Effects of Agronomical Practices on Crop Quality and Sensory Profile—3rd Edition submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2400 | 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)
Mechanisms and Effects of Biochar in Regulating the Soil Nitrogen Cycle
edited by , Xu Yang and Yu Lan
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; soil tillage; soil N transformation; greenhouse gas emissions; soil enzyme activity; fertilizer N
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Rice Cultivation and Physiology—2nd Edition
edited by Guang Chu, Kai Yu and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; cultivation; physiology; grain yield; nitrogen use efficiency; water use efficiency; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Managing Fungal Pathogens of Stable Crops in Sustainable Agriculture
edited by and Yunfeng Xu
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal pathogens; stable crops; management method; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Phytoalexins, Resistance Inducers, and Sustainable Control Measures in Crop Protection Strategies—3rd Edition submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable crop protection; resistance induction; biological products; natural products; disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production; crop protection; integrated pest management; nematode diseases; pest control; plant-parasitic nematodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Phytochemicals Under Pressure: Antioxidant Production in Plants as a Response to Environmental Stress submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; emerging contaminants; environmental stresses; nutraceuticals; oxidative stress; plant stress; secondary metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Remote Sensing Diagnosis and Intelligent Decision-Making for Water and Nitrogen Physiology of Crops
edited by Maona Li and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: water and nitrogen management; remote sensing; AI-driven diagnosis and decision-making; multisource data fusion; crop physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Diapause, Adaptation, Phenotypic Plasticity and Control Strategies of Crop Pests
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: diapause; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; interplay; ecological environment; regulatory mechanism; control strategies; crop pest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Harnessing Benefits of Legumes for Tropical Farming Systems submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3766 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical agriculture; grain and graze; dual purpose crops; sustainable soil; pulses; mixed farming; farming system; soil fertility; germplasm enhancement; high-value crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Resistance-Related Gene Mining and Genetic Improvement in Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; plant science; staple crops; abiotic stress; plant breeding; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Plant Disease Management in Modern Agriculture: Risks, Hybrid Strategies, and Emerging Solutions
edited by , , Marek Korbas and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2347 | Submission Open
Keywords: diseases; chemical solutions; fungicides; fungi; IPM solutions; biocompounds; agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Methodologies for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture: Advances and Practices submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; water use efficiency; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; precipitation; climate change adaptation; crop yield; decision support tools; precision agriculture; stakeholders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement—Volume II submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4812 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; nutrigenomics; ionomics; lipidomics; phenomics; environmental omics; bioinformatics; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Smart Sensing and Sustainable Crop Management Strategies for Agriculture in Arid and Semiarid Regions
edited by Zhenqi Liao, , Peng Zhu and Yüze Li
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2131 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; sustainable agriculture practices; crop management strategies; agricultural water management; arid and semiarid regions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Precision Agriculture in Intensive Grain Production Systems
edited by and Xu Ma
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; cereal crops; remote sensing; crop phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Application of Machine Learning and Modelling in Food Crops submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12965 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production and management; machine learning; deep learning; crop modelling; Internet of Things (IoT); big data; smart agriculture; precision farming technologies; sensor-based crop monitoring; model-based decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Innovations in Turfgrass Management for Enhanced Sustainability and Conservation
edited by , Jason Kruse and Cristina Pornaro
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9104 | Submission Open
Keywords: turfgrass; forage crop; water conservation; management; integrated pest management; environmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Crop Production in the Era of Climate Change submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8891 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; smart agriculture; precision agriculture; remote sensing; Internet of Things (IoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Seed Production and Technology
edited by Charline Zaratin Alves, , and Ceci Castilho Custódio
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8730 | 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)
Regulatory Mechanism of Growth Regulators on Crop Growth and Development: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7513 | 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)
Current Status and Applications of Remote Sensing in Plant Pest and Disease Detection
edited by , Zhihang Song and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4474 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; plant pests; plant diseases; crop health monitoring; hyperspectral imaging; multispectral imaging; precision agriculture; early detection; machine learning; pest and disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Effect of Cultivation Techniques on Fruit Quality and Nutritional Value—3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3802 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic factors; agricultural practices; antioxidants; biofunctional compounds; food quality; irrigation; mineral content; polyphenols; preharvest treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3729 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Net-Zero Emissions for Sustainable Food Production and Land Management—2nd Edition
edited by and Jianying Shang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3162 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon footprint; greenhouse gases; greenhouse gas intensity; carbon budget; biochar; carbon sequestration; net ecosystem economic benefit; profile carbon storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Application of Deep and Machine Learning in Crop Monitoring and Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3090 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep and machine learning; crop productivity; prediction of crop related parameters; prediction of biotic and abiotic factors in agricultural production; soil composition and fertilization; climate change impact of agriculture; pest management; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); phenotyping; data fusion; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Cultivation Advances and Agronomic Approaches to Enhance the Phytochemical, Nutraceutical, and Pharmacological Value of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; specialized natural products; metabolomics; bioactive compounds; pharmacological activities; climate change; nutritional value; innovative cultivation practices; soil/soilless cultures; hydroponics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
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