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Plant Chemical Ecology
edited by , , Peng Wang and Guoxin Zhou
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18455 | Submission Open
Keywords: allelopathy; allelochemicals; chemical communication; chemical defenses; common mycorrhizal networks; kin recognition; herbivores; pathogens; pest management; signaling interactions; soil microorganisms; rhizosphere; root exudates; volatiles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Bio-Active Compounds in Horticultural Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16690 | Submission Open
Keywords: isolation and analysis of compounds; herbal and plant extracts; quality control; functional foods; herbal drugs; profiling; standardized processing; characteristic compounds; bioactive compounds; metabolites; phytochemicals; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress
edited by Hamdy Kashtoh, and Muhammad Fazle Rabbee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15381 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; light signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
The Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14506 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; gene function; vegetable crops; transcription; molecular biology; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Role of Auxin in Plant Growth and Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12891 | Submission Open
Keywords: auxin transport; auxin metabolism; auxin signaling; environmental adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant Invasion 2023
edited by , and Shanshan Qi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11012 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant invasions; ecology of invasive plants; climate change and biological invasion; invasion dynamics; native species as invasive; plant invasion and one health; prevention and management of plant invasions; policy; legislation; and governance regarding invasive plants; economic impacts of plant invasion; citizen science applied to plant invasion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Ornamental Plants and Urban Gardening II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10060 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; urban green space; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Biochar-Based Fertilizers in Agriculture: Soil—Plant Interactions and Functions submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9198 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; soil– plant interaction; plant and environment; soil and plant health; plant nutrition; plant performance; stress tolerance; legacy effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Advances in Chemical Analysis of Plants
edited by Javier Hernández-Allica
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8668 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient; chemometrics; ionomics; mass spectrometry; portable; phytochemical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Fruits and Vegetables; Analytical Solutions, Chemical Composition and Bioavailability Evaluation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7175 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemistry; primary and secondary metabolites; fruits and vegetables; analytical techniques; environmental factors; production technology; horticultural crops; sugars; organic acids; polyphenolics; cyanogenic glycosides; glucosinolates; terpenoids; extraction; drying; natural product chemistry; novel processing technologies; flavonoids; phenolic-rich extracts; herbal medicine; disease management; development of innovative products; fruit quality; bioactive compounds; final product; stability of substances; antioxidant properties; health status; resistant cultivars; plant growth responses; phenylpropanoid pathway; enzymes; biotic and abiotic stress; storage; postharvest technology; nutrients; sustainable approach; plant biostimulators; oxidative stress; adaptive mechanisms; plant diseases; elicitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Crop Genetics and Breeding
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7119 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; population; QTL; sequencing; genome; SNP; molecular markers; genome editing; phenotypes; omics; polyploidy; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Horticultural Plant Cultivation and Fruit Quality Enhancement
edited by and Caihong Zhong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6962 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plant cultivation techniques and methods; fruit quality; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Plant Responses to a Changing Climate: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives
edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović, Ana Vuleta and Yuval Sapir
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6192 | Submission Open
Keywords: global warming; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; photosynthesis; antioxidants; leaf functional traits; flowering phenology; acclimation; phenotypic plasticity; adaptation; epigenetics; aclimatization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Role of Signaling Molecules in Plant Stress Tolerance submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6139 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant signaling molecules; signal transduction; stress tolerance; stress signaling; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant hormones; crosstalk; reactive oxygen species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Invasive Alien Plant Species: From Phytochemical Diversity to Ecological Management
edited by Vladimir Vladimirov and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6076 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive plants; phytochemical; management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees
edited by Shijiang Cao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5738 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest molecular biology; bioinformatics; tree genetics; gene expression regulation; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Gasotransmitters in Plants: Physiological Functions and Potential Applications
edited by and Hua Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4931 | Submission Open
Keywords: gasotransmitters; plants; physiological functions; potential applications; signaling mechanism; biotic and abiotic stresses; plant growth and development; postharvest senescence; ripening; gene regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa and Amaranth—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures Volume II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4921 | Submission Open
Keywords: quinoa; amaranth; biodiversity; food security; climate change; screening; best agronomic practices; soil– water– plant relations; environmental adaptability; ecophysiological traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Advances in Rosaceae Fruit Genomics and Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3958 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit species; phenotyping; genotyping; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; QTL mapping; GWAS; genomic selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding
edited by , Jie Huang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3853 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; functional genomics; biological breeding; yield; resistance; seed germination; quality; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Applications of Spectral Techniques in Plant Physiology
edited by Kumud Bandhu Mishra
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3747 | Submission Open
Keywords: absorption spectroscopy; biochemistry; chlorophyll fluorescence; carotenoids; emission spectroscopy; excitation spectroscopy; imaging; phenotyping; photobiology; photochemistry; photoprotection; photosynthesis; pigments; plant growth and development; Raman spectroscopy; reflectance spectroscopy; stress tolerance; stress response; time-resolved spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Insights into Functional and Medicinal Value of Natural Products from Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3461 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived natural compounds; drug discovery; herbal supplement; phytochemical profile; traditional medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Chemical Analysis / Biological Functions of Tea
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open
Keywords: tea; chemical analysis; biological functions; action mechanisms; applications of tea components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Phytochemicals in Plants: Recent Developments on the Occurrence, Composition, Stability, Health, Food and Pharmaceutical Applications—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3371 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phytochemicals; antioxidants; flavonoids; anthocyanins; terpenoids; carotenoids; alkaloids; tannins; saponins; phytosterols; vitamins; biological activity; food applications; pharmaceutical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Ecophysiological Adaptation to Environmental Stress II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3336 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil– plant relationships; salt and drought (water) stress; Eu- and Dysstress; carbon agriculture; soil physical; chemical; and biological properties; soil compaction; biochar and compost; superabsorber (superabsorbent polymers; SAP); PGPR (plant growth-promoting bacteria); Rhizobacteria; fodder production; halophytes; saline agriculture; mechanisms of salt resistance; marginal land use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Nanomaterials on Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation
edited by and Yolanda González-García
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3072 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; plant growth; stress adaptation; nanoparticles; agriculture; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Plant Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Interactions submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein structure and function; protein– protein interactions; protein– RNA interactions; protein– lipid interactions; intrinsically disordered proteins; liquid– liquid phase separation; biomolecular condensates
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biotechnological Advances for Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2940 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic/abiotic stress; plant breeding; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas; genetic engineering; mutants and phenotypes; genome evolution; polyploid genomics; crop improvement; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Vegetation Dynamics and Ecological Restoration in Alpine Ecosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation dynamics; plant community succession; plant-plant interactions; ecosystem degradation; biodiversity-ecosystem functioning; community stability and resilience; multiple ecosystem services; ecological restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Effects of Rhizosphere Microorganisms on the Growth of Cereal Crops
edited by Hongbo Li and Xiaoyan Tang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal; nutrient cycling; carbon sequestration; microbe– host interplay; agronomic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Seaweed Biology: Focusing on Food, Materials and Bioenergy—2nd Edition
edited by and Fadia Tala
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open
Keywords: seaweed alimentation; seaweed food; seaweed sustainable materials; biorefinery; nutraceuticals; marine bioenergy; seaweed taxonomy; cultivation; breeding and propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Crop Management for Phytochemical Enhancement submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2676 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical compounds; crop management; biotic factors; antioxidant compounds; abiotic factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Climate Change and Weather Extremes’ Impacts on Crops
edited by Xiong Wei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; crops; crop breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management
edited by , and Yaobin Lü
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated pest management; the development of insecticide resistance; resistance mechanisms; ecotoxicology; sublethal or hormetic effects; molecular toxicology; transgenerational sublethal effects; genetic pest management; non-target effects of insecticides; biological control; RNAi-mediated insect pest control; green management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Seagrass Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open
Keywords: seagrass; omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; marine environment; climate changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Sustainable Strategies for Managing Plant Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathology; disease management; biocontrol; precision farming; integrated pest management; genetic resistance; eco-friendly practices; microbial ecology; agricultural sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Forest Disturbance and Management
edited by , Chao Yue, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest disturbance; forest management; climate change; climate impacts; sustainable management; vegetation responses; biodiversity; forest restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Secondary Metabolism and Physiological Regulation of Postharvest Fruits and Vegetables
edited by Yuge Guan and Yaru Ji
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; abiotic stress; molecular mechanism; postharvest fruits and vegetables; secondary metabolites; enzymatic browning; plant hormone; glycosyltransferase; quality; perspectives in secondary metabolism and physiological regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Valorization of Mediterranean and African Vegetal Biodiversity: Nutritional, Therapeutic and Biotechnological Aspects
edited by , , Fouad Seghrouchni and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: African plants; Mediterranean plants; dietary challenge; Mediterranean diet; phytotherapy; phytomedicine; food industry; nutrients; organelles; aging; age-related diseases; cancer; biotechnology
Plant-Derived Natural Products: Development and Utilization
edited by Suzana Branković, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; essential oil; nutraceuticals; natural products; herbal medicine; phytotherapy; phytochemistry; drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant-Soil Microbe Interactions in Ecosystems
edited by Shuo Jiao and Jie Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2172 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health and productivity; microbial assembly and function; nutrients cycling and availability; plant growth promotion; ecosystem functioning; soil use and managements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Molecular Mechanism and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Plants
edited by Deyou Qiu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthetic pathway; functional characterization of gene and enzyme; epigenetic regulation; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; transcription factor; medicinal plants; molecular regulatory mechanisms; genome editing; multi-omics; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant–Microbe Interaction
edited by Gennady V. Pogorelko
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open
Keywords: host– pathogen interaction; plant immunity; effector proteins; pathogen-triggered immunity; effector-triggered immunity; biotic stress resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Biodiversity of Plants and Their Use in Biomonitoring and Environmental Protection submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant biodiversity; environmental biomonitoring; environmental pollution; environmental protection; bioindicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Deciphering Plant Molecular Data Using Computational Methods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant molecular networks; plant biology; computational data; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Advances in Plant and Food Metabolomics
edited by , and Pascual García-Pérez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open
Keywords: untargeted analysis; biomarker discovery; metabolic profiling; data fusion techniques; cheminformatics; quality markers; fingerprinting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Precision Agriculture in Crop Production
edited by Vasileios Liakos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2029 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial– temporal analysis; remote sensing; proximal sensing; variable rate technology; precision farming; smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Development of Biocontrol Products for Plant Diseases submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol agents; microbial formulations for plants or fruits; induction of resistance; plant-microbe interactions; disease management; phytopathology; microbial communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Dendrochronology and Wood Anatomy: Revealing How Plants Respond to Changing Environment
edited by , , Biao Pan and Junzhou Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1993 | Submission Open
Keywords: dendrochronology; wood anatomy; ecophysiology; climate change; statistical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Molecular Phylogeny of Poaceae
edited by Alexander V. Rodionov and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open
Keywords: Poaceae; grass family; evolutionary relationships; molecular phylogeny; phylogenetic analysis; chloroplast DNA markers; nuclear markers; comparative genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
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