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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Effect of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Microbial Community Composition, Diversity and Function
edited by Yajun Hu and Xiangbi Chen
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2924 | Submission Open
Keywords: tillage; irrigation; organic agriculture; crop rotation; biochar; CNP cycling; soil fertility; biodiversity; amplicon sequencing; microbial community assembly
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Role of Plant-Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Agriculture: Mitigating Climate Change Impact submission deadline 28 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2660 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; biofertilizer; biostimulants; climate change; crop; environmental factors; probiotics; plant stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
The Interaction between the Type of Fertilizer and Soil Carbon Cycling
edited by and Longlong Xia
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer types; soil carbon; carbon sequestration and carbon stimulation; agricultural production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Viral Diseases and the Threats of Their Arthropod Vectors to Crop Health: Surveillance, Detection, and Early-Warning Systems
edited by Zuqing Hu, Huiyan Zhao and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant virus; arthropod vectors; interaction mechanism; surveillance; detection; early warning; genome sequencing technology; nucleic acid amplification methods; epidemiological modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
The Chemistry of Insect-Plant Interaction submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; evolutionary adaptations; ecology; volatile organic compounds; agroecological; pollination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Multifunctionality of Grassland Soils: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Miriam Kizekova and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 72 | 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)
Conservation Agricultural Practices for Improving Crop Production and Quality submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6105 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation agriculture; farming systems; reduced tillage; crop rotation; intercropping; cover crops; crop residue management; water management; soil organic matter management; weed management; yield and crop quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems
edited by Dirceu Pratissoli
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5956 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; insect; integrated pest management; sustainability; ecological balance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4914 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed; adaptive evolution; seed dormancy; germination behavior; population dynamics; herbicide resistance; stress tolerance; weed management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Crop Models for Agricultural Yield Prediction under Climate Change
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3003 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomy; crop growth models; phenology; crop yield; climate change; prediction model; high throughput phenotyping; crop warning model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
IoT in Agriculture: Rationale, State of the Art and Evolution
edited by and WooJae Cho
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture; sensor networks in agriculture; smart farming; data-driven decision making; AI-driven problem solving for agriculture systems; machine learning and deep learning; blockchain and 5G technology in smart farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
New Insights in Soybean Germplasm Resources, Genetic Breeding and Production
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; genetics; genome; sequencing; mapping; genetic diversity; molecular marker; biotic and abiotic stress; seed production; nitrogen fixation; food safety; profitability of soybean cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Improving Agricultural Water Productivity to Ensure Food Security under Changing Environments—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop physical and economic water productivity indicators; improved irrigation systems; water-saving practices and technologies; irrigation water delivery; sustainable crop and water management; irrigation scheduling; climate variability and climate change; droughts; decision support systems; water management tools; food security; remote sensing; precision irrigation; adaptation practices to cope with soil salinity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Advances in Application Effects and Mechanisms of Fertilizer Products
edited by Wenhai Mi and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer; fertilizer effect; fertilizer tool; fertilizer sprayer; fertilizer use efficiency; fertilization; urea; ammonium phosphate; compound fertilizer; foliar fertilizer; value-added fertilizer; biostimulant; nano fertilizer; modified fertilizer; smart fertilizer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Integrated Nematode Management in Sustainable Agricultural Production
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; nematicides; integrated management; Meloidogyne incognita; nematocidal activity; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Recent Insights in Physiology of Tree Fruit Production
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; alternate bearing; carbohydrates; crop load; fruit growth and development; fruit set; horticultural mitigation; phytohormone; plant– water relations; rootstock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Flowering Time Regulation: Implications for Plant Adaptation and Yield Improvement
edited by Nazgol Emrani
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open
Keywords: flowering time; grain yield; adaptation; photoperiod sensitivity; vernalization; floral transition; genetic variation; plant breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Balancing Plant Robustness to Stress and Product Quality in Crops—Breeding Perspectives and Fundamental Studies
edited by Xiaohui Zhang, Niels Agerbirk and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant; resistant; quality; genetics; breeding
Intelligent Remote Sensing in Smart Agriculture: From Early Identification to Yield Prediction—A Comprehensive Solution submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; smart agriculture; agriculture monitoring; identification; yield prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Growth and Nutrient Management of Vegetables—2nd Edition
edited by and Baige Zhang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable; nutrient management strategies; yield; quality; crop growth; nutrient uptake; environmental risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Fertigation Effects on Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Agro-Crop Plants
edited by Lichun Wang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertigation; water and nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer-yield effect; irrigation systems; water– salt– fertilizer– carbon coupling; crop nutrition; soilless culture; nutrient delivery; soil fertility; controlled release fertilizers; precision farming; agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Precision Viticulture for Vineyard Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial variability; remote and proximal sensing; yield mapping; vineyard survey; terroir; vineyard management; sustainable production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Vertical Farming as a Key Green Solution for Urban Consumer’s Health and Wellbeing
edited by Thomas Bartzanas and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: vertical farms; optimization strategies; green cities; life cycle analysis; environmental performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
New Progress in Biological Nitrogen Fixation Research submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: diazotrophs; rhizobia; nodulation; nitrogenase; PGPR; nitrogen fixation; endophytes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Mechanism and Control of Wheat Fungal Diseases
edited by Fei He and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat fungi disease; fungi pathogen genomics; interaction between wheat and fungi pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Alterations and Remediation Plans in Soil and Plant Agroecology submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological invasion; soil and plant ecological processes; innovative techniques; sustainable agriculture; soil amelioration; plant nutrition; pesticide; fertilizer; heavy metal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Agricultural Environment and Intelligent Plant Protection Equipment—Volume II submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural environment; pollution; green plant protection; intelligent plant protection equipment; agricultural robot
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Strategies for Sustainable Weed Control: Embracing Multi-tactic Solutions submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed management; sustainable agriculture; regenerative practices; integrated weed control; agroecology; herbicide alternatives; biodiversity conservation; multi-tactic solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Edible Plant Cultivation
edited by and Luana Pulvirenti
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; chemistry of natural products; functional food; polyphenols; nutraceuticals; medicinal plants; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
A Model-Based Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting and Predictive Mapping of Soil Properties in Precision Agriculture
edited by Kingsley John
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop models; yield influencing variables; crop yield; soil mapping; precision agriculture; smart farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Insights into Resistance Genes and Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms in Brassica Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: Brassica crops; disease resistance; molecular regulation; resistance genes; plant– pathogen interactions; downy mildew; fusarium wilt; root defense; root diseases; viral resistance; pathogen recognition; plant immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Application of Modern Solutions against Plant Viral Disease
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant viral diseases; modern solutions; molecular diagnostics; genetic resistance; nanotechnology in agriculture; data analytics; disease management; sustainable agriculture; crop resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances and Challenges for the Management of Lepidopteran Pests—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: pest management of Lepidoptera insects; innovations on monitoring; control and management; intelligent mornitoring; behavioural control; chemical control; biological control; physical control; IPM; IRM; OGMs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Optimal Water Management and Sustainability in Irrigated Agriculture Series II submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5350 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable water management and SDGs; water and energy saving; water scarcity and climate change; crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling; irrigation methods and systems— irrigation efficiency; crop water productivity; optimal irrigation networks— modern optimization methods; smart irrigation and IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Advances in Fruit Pre-harvest and Postharvest Quality, Physiology and Technology—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit sustainable treatment and processing; fruit preharvest and postharvest physiology; fruit preharvest and postharvest technology; fruit processing; fruit handling; fruit quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Invasive Alien Plants in Agroecosystems: Ecology, Surveillance, Impacts, Management and Challenges submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1945 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed management; invasive plants; biodiversity; impact effects; early detection and monitoring; invasion biology; crop production systems; climate and soil; new technologies; holoparasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Marker Assisted Selection and Molecular Breeding in Major Crops
edited by Shikai Hu
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop quality improvement; crop stress tolerance improvement; crop multi-trait synergistic improvement; efficient molecular breeding techniques and methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Innovative Research on Rice Breeding and Genetics
edited by Zhijuan Ji and Yongqi He
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; breeding methods; high yield; rice quality; resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Role of Small RNAs in Crop Improvement
edited by Cui Zhang
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; miRNAs; siRNAs; plant development; pathogen
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Importance of Zn Fertilization: Biofortification of Food Crops and Soil Zn Status submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7452 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic efficiency; micronutrient concentrations; nutrient translocation; combined fertilization; traditional chemical extraction; nutritional quality; Zn availability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Environmental Ecological Remediation and Farming Sustainability—Volume II
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8278 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil contamination groundwater contamination; green and sustainable remediation; environment pollution control; heavy metals; organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; biochar; remediation of cultivated land pollution; crop growth safety; P comprehensive utilization; reuse of agricultural waste; sustainable agricultural development; ecological and landscape planning; human settlements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Rhizosphere Microorganisms—Volume II
edited by and Hui-Ling Liao
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2380 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere; microorganisms; interaction; promote; resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Exploring the Potential for Crop Productivity by Applying Novel Agrochemicals, including Fertilizers, Biochar, Biostimulants, and Plant Nutrition Regulators
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizers; synergist; efficiency-enhanced material; biochar; biostimulants; plant nutrition regulator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 29430 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; waste management; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Predictions and Estimations in Agricultural Production under a Changing Climate—Volume II submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1678 | Submission Open
Keywords: yield prediction; predictive analytics; crop maturity prediction; crop quality and quantity prediction; machine learning; artificial neural networks; crop models and modeling; agrometeorological models; model application for sustainable agriculture; crop monitoring; proximal and remote sensing for agriculture; IoT and big data; data science; predictive agriculture; precision agriculture; smart farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Saline Water Irrigation in Agriculture submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10433 | Submission Open
Keywords: saline water; irrigation; soil salinity; soil properties; soil biochemistry; soil microbes; crop growth and yield; threshold values; crop quality; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Effects of Agrotechnical Factors and Farming Systems on Soil Properties and Plant Productivity submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9385 | Submission Open
Keywords: farming system versus soil quality; crop rotation and agrotechnical factors versus soil quality; physical and chemical properties of soil; soil biological properties and enzymatic activity; soil contamination and soil pathogens; soil quality versus yield and quality of agricultural crops; soil condition monitoring and anthropopressure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Phenology and Nitrogen Fertilizer under Global Climate Change
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7406 | Submission Open
Keywords: ammonium; nitrate; nitrogen; rhizosphere; eutrophication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Modern Seed Technologies for Developing Dynamic Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6250 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed technology; seed quality; seed physiology; seed molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Soybean Molecular Breeding for Yield, Quality and Resistance Traits
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; yield; quality; resistance; tolerance; molecular breeding
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