Special Issues

Plants 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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Mastering Resilience: A Comprehensive Exploration of Plant Stress Responses through Omics Profiling
edited by and José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; plant– pathogen interaction; bioinformatics; plant tolerance; plant resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Recent Advances in Plant RNA Biology
edited by Yueying Zhang, Xiaofei Yang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-coding RNA; alternative splicing; plant development; stress response; RNA-based regulation; RNA structure; RNA dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Metabolomics in Medicinal Plants and Agricultural Research submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry; metabolomics; plant interactions (biotic and abiotic); natural products; medicinal plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Wheat Productivity and Resource Utilization
edited by Tie Cai
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat yield; resource use efficiency; cultivation measures; tillage; regulation mechanism; technical approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Crop Breeding for Food and Nutrition Security
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop breeding; food security; nutrition security; conventional breeding; NPBT; crop productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Signaling during Plant-Microbe Symbioses submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: symbiosis; arbuscular mycorrhization; ectomycorrhization; ericoid mycorrhization; legume nodulation; actinorhizal symbiosis; biological nitrogen fixation; plant– microbe symbiotic signaling; interplay between symbiotic and defense signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Ecology, Biogeography and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Ecosystems
edited by , Constant Yves Adou Yao and Narayanan Ayyappan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical ecosystems; global changes; ecology; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
The Diverse Secondary Metabolites of Endophytic Fungi in Plants
edited by Peng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: endophytic fungi; secondary metabolites; structural elucidation; chemical diversity; biological activity; cytotoxic; antimicrobial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Microbial Control of Insect Pests and Plant Pathogens submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect pests; plant disease; biocontrol agents; microbial bioinsecticides; plant disease control; microbial formulations; microbial entomopathogens; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Crop Stress Tolerance and Green Production: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of Northwest A&F University
edited by Xiaoping Hu, , Dong Wang, and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4906 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress tolerance; green production; crop genetic breeding; pest control; efficient water use; yield improvement; crop quality
Extraction, Composition and Comparison of Plant Volatile Components submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: free volatile compounds; essential oil; extracts; hydrosols; isolates; classical extraction; green extraction; hydrodistillation; advanced modern extraction techniques; microwave-assisted extraction; chromatography; terpenes; biological activity
Exploring the Antimicrobial Resistance Potential of Plant-Derived Compounds
edited by Giuseppina Chianese and Carmina Sirignano
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; secondary metabolites; metabolomics; NMR; extraction; structure elucidation; LC/MS; biological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetic Resources of Cereal and Oilseed Crops for Sustainable Breeding and Food Security II submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8059 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal and oilseed plants; genetics and genomics; biodiversity and evolution; distant hybridization agronomically important traits; CMS-Rf genetic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant-Associated Microorganisms: Exploring Their Beneficial and Harmful Impacts on Plant Production in Response to a Changing Climate submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6028 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; endosymbiosis; biofertilizers/biological fertilizers/biostimulants; plant adaptation and stress tolerance; biopriming; biocontrol agents; legume– rhizobial symbioses; arbuscular mycorrhiza; rhizosphere microbiome; endophytic microbiome; sustainable agriculture; microbial biotechnology; pathogen– host interactions; plant defense mechanisms; plant disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Plant Allelopathy: Mechanisms and Applications in Regenerative Agriculture 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open
Keywords: allelochemical; allelopathic interactions; alternative weed control; microorganisms; secondary metabolite; regenerative agriculture; allelopathic cover crops; allelopathy in agriculture; allelopathy; Farm2Fork strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Biostimulation 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3568 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stress; abiotic stress; priming; seed priming; biopriming; stress tolerance; tolerance induction; elicitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Advances in Plant Auxin Biology submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2255 | Submission Open
Keywords: auxin biosynthesis; auxin conjugation; auxin degradation; auxin transport; auxin signaling; auxin inhibitors; response to environmental stress; hormone interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biotechnology Advances during Fruit Ripening and Vegetable Post-harvest
edited by and Pung-Ling Huang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1865 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic transformation; gene silencing; genome editing; shelf-life extension; quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
In Vitro Systems and Virus Elimination in Horticultural Plants and Rare Endangered Species
edited by , Kanchit Thammasiri and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open
Keywords: clonal micropropagation; organogenesis/somatic embryogenesis; plant cleaning up and obtain virus- and viroid-free cultivars and forms; genomic of virus diagnostics; plant regeneration; conservation; and acclimatization; anatomomorphological; physiological; and biochemical aspects of plant propagation; plant conservation; plant acclimatization ex vitro and in vivo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Advances in Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Plant Species, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm characterization; phenotypic evaluation; molecular characterization; molecular breeding; germplasm conservation; phenotypic markers; molecular markers; functional markers; molecular breeding; next generation sequencing; genotyping by sequencing; marker-assisted selection; genetic mapping; QTL mapping; GWAS; plants; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; medicinal plants; endangered species; horticultural crops; genetic erosion; biodiversity conservation and enhancement; valuing plant genetic diversity; plant wild relatives; genetic improvement of crops; DNA banking for plant breeding; climate change resilience; cultivar development; agricultural productivity; omics and biotechnological technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Pharmacology and Toxicology of Plants and Their Constituents—Second Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; pharmacology; toxicology; toxicological genetics; pharmacognosy; chemoprevention; natural products; phytochemicals; regulations; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Nutrition Volume III
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: new fertilizing strategies; improvement of nutrient acquisition and efficiency; analytical methods and techniques; precision agriculture; biofortification
Strategies to Improve Water-Use Efficiency in Plant Production
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 26 articles | Viewed by 35275 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-use efficiency; crop productivity; irrigation method; fertigation; SPAC; evapotranspiration; irrigation decision; precision agriculture; crop water physiology; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Recent Advances in Horticultural Plant Genomics submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 18623 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; non-coding RNA; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Mechanisms of Crop Growth and Development under Adverse Conditions
edited by Fabrício Eulálio Leite Carvalho and Sergio Luiz Ferreira da Silva
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6475 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; flooding; global climate change; heavy metals; high CO2; high temperature; plant stress physiology; pollutants; sustainable agriculture; tolerance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Eco-Geography and Taxonomy of Plants in the Mediterranean Area submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6445 | Submission Open
Keywords: Vascular plants; Mediterranean; Plant biodiversity; Taxonomy; Systematics; Morphology; Phylogeny; Biogeography; Evolution; Speciation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Taxonomy of Lichens and Bryophytes in Pacific Asia submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6185 | Submission Open
Keywords: bryophytes; mosses; liverworts; hornworts; lichens; lichenicolous fungi; taxonomy; systematic; distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Evolution of Land Plants
edited by and Feng Chen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open
Keywords: land plants; evolution; phylogenetics; evolutionary genomics; biogeography; paleobotany; specialized metabolites; chemical evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Phytochemical Analysis and Metabolic Profiling in Plants submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5372 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical analysis; UHPLC-HRMS; clustering; data analysis; secondary metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetics and Genomics of Crop Breeding and Improvement submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5155 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular breeding; MAS; genetic resources; transcriptomic; agronomic traits; target genes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Sustainable Exploitation of Plant-Based Matrices—Biologically Active Compounds and Their Extraction, Applications, and Potential Health Benefits submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5141 | Submission Open
Keywords: polyphenols; nutraceuticals; antioxidants; phytochemicals; phyto-nutrition; sustainable; natural products; health enhancing; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Stress-Resilient Maize for Climate-Vulnerable Environments submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4756 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; climate change; abiotic stress; novel breeding tools; genomic selection; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; double haploid (DH) technology; cropping systems; crop management; nutrient balance; soil water; nitrogen; biofortification; high-yielding; yield gap; climate-vulnerable environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Advanced Research on African Medicinal Plants submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4130 | Submission Open
Keywords: African continents; antimicrobial activity; traditional medicine documentation; toxicity of traditional medicine; in vivo biological activities; in vitro biological activities; indigenous knowledge system; medicinal plants; phytochemical investigation; structure elucidation; discovery of new bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Exploring Recent Biotechnological Advances for Improved Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminants
edited by Karthik Chinnannan and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4038 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; phytoextraction; hyperaccumulator plants; plant health; abiotic stress; heavy metals; organic pollutants; eco-friendly technologies; beneficial microorganisms; plant– microbial interaction; rhizosphere
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Protein Metabolism in Plants and Algae under Abiotic Stress submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; metabolic responses; engineering approaches; stress tolerance; drought; salinity; cold; microplastic; heavy metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Extracts
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3051 | Submission Open
Keywords: extraction; fractionation; isolation; plants extract; biological activities
Biodiversity Management and Conservation: Exploring the Dynamics of Alien and Native Plant Species submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3034 | Submission Open
Keywords: flora; vegetation; phytochemical; management strategies; invasive alien species (IAS); plant diversity; species distribution models (SDMs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Emerging Trends in Sustainable Processing and Technology of Plant-Derived Foods submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2797 | Submission Open
Keywords: new technologies; conservation methods; processing; sustainability
Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms Regulating Vegetable Crops Growth under Stressful Conditions
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Macrophytes in Inland Waters: From Knowledge to Management Ⅱ
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2318 | Submission Open
Keywords:   macrophytes;   hydrophytes;   charophytes;   wetlands;   aquatic habitats;   aquatic plants;   biogeography;   plant conservation;   plant ecology;   plant dispersal;   plant distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Plant Conservation Biogeography: New Perspectives 80 Years after Nikolai Vavilov submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity conservation; biogeography; chorology; conservation biology; global change; plant ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Effects of Metal Stress on Crops submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open
Keywords: food crops; metal exposure; metallic nanoparticles; plant stress; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Soil Ecology and Nutrients' Cycling in Crops and Fruits
edited by Hirzel Juan and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant nutrition; manures; soil ecology; fertilizer; orchards; vineyards; crops; fruits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Soil Fertility Management for Plant Growth and Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; crop growth and productivity; soil health; forestry carbon storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
In Vivo and In Vitro Studies on Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1409 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallophytes; hyperaccumulators; heavy metal tolerance; phytoremediation; bioremediation; in vitro culture; in vivo studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant-Microbiome Interactions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– microbiome interactions; rhizosphere microbiota; phyllosphere microbes; symbiotic relationships; pathogenic interactions; microbial diversity; plant health; nutrient cycling; biostimulants; plant defence mechanisms; abiotic stress tolerance; microbiome manipulation; soil microbiota; ecological restoration; microbiome engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Identification and Characterization of New Sources of Insect and Disease Resistance in Crops
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1143 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stresses; DNA markers; insect pest; host plant defense; marker-assisted selection; plant disease; plant immunity; plant improvement for resistance; plant resistance; QTL mapping; resistance mechanisms; screening methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Euro + Mediterranean Vascular Plants
edited by , Llorenç Sáez and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1128 | Submission Open
Keywords: cytotaxonomy; herbarium data; integrative taxonomy; molecular data; morphometry; plant nomenclature; typification; vascular flora
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Phenolic Compounds: Profile and Biological Activity of Flowers and Fruits submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidant; phenolic compound; edible flowers; functional foods; flavonoids; polyphenols; biological activity; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Effects of Conservation Tillage on Crop Cultivation and Production
edited by Danijel Jug, Vladimír Smutný, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation soil tillage; sustainability; soil fertility; crop production; cover crop; soil degradation; climate change; agro-ecosystems resilience; yield and yield quality; food security; crop modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
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