Agriculture

Exploring, Assessing and Utilizing the Multifunctional Value of Agricultural Heritage Systems

edited by

, Yongxun Zhang and Lun Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11263 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural heritage systems; multifunctional value; ecological agriculture; ecosystem services; agricultural economy; agricultural history; sustainable livelihoods; heritage tourism; rural revitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

The Conservation and Management of Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

edited by

Monika Toleikienė

, Darius Kavaliauskas and

Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4890 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; biodiversity; sustainable management; climate change adaptation; resilience of ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Agricultural Soil Acidification Improvement Strategies

edited by Chaolan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil acidification; soil toxic metals; soil quality change; nutrient cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Development of Genomics Applied to Cattle Breeding

edited by Chugang Mei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle breeding; genomics; gene editing; genomic selection; functional genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Molecular Breeding Approaches to Improve Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance in Cereals

edited by Mingming Yang and

Sachin Rustgi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; molecular breeding; agronomic traits; stress resistance; molecular breeding; genomics; genome editing

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

Applications of Bioinformatics in Agriculture

edited by

Anna Marzec-Grządziel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; soil; soil microbiome; microbial genomes; metagenomics

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

Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Legume Forages

edited by Cesar Augusto Medina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation; forage genetic resources; allele mining; population studies

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

Sustainable Agricultural Practices to Enhance Soil Carbon Stability in Agroecosystems

edited by

Adugna Feyissa Gubena

and Junjun Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: aggregates; agroecosystems; carbon; carbon stabilization (physical; chemical; and biochemical); carbon fractions; carbon cycling enzymes and resource stoichiometry; mineral associated organic matter; sustainable agricultural practices; particulate organic matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advances in Turfgrass Management and Physiology

edited by

Zhaolong Wang

and

Zhimin Yang

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5938 | Submission Open

Keywords: sod production; golf course management; sports turf management; green roof turfs; eco-turf; environmental stress; biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Key Technology Research and Applications of Agricultural Inspection Robots Based on Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Xiuguo Zou

, Yan Qian, Yuhua Li,

Yong Wang

and Wentian Zhang

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; artificial intelligence; agricultural inspection robots; agricultural sensors; agricultural big data analytics; behavior recognition of livestock and poultry; plant phenotyping and pest detection; agricultural laboratory safety and gas sensing

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

Combining Genetics and Bioinformatics for Genetic Resources Conservation and Breeding Improvement of Sheep and Goat

edited by

Ilva Trapina

and Elina Leonova

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep; goat; genomic research; genetic diversity; local breeds; molecular markers; genomic selection; polymorphisms; selection; association; bioinformatic; breeding programs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

From Agricultural Soils to Human Health: Exposure Sources, Intake Pathways, and Accumulation of Heavy Metals

edited by Hui Huang and Di Guo

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6874 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; exposure source; biogeochemical control; upland soil; paddy soil; biological mechanism; dietary intake; non-dietary intake

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Bee Products and Nutritional Value

edited by Vincenzo Nava,

Giuseppa Di Bella

and

Federica Litrenta

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4394 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; microbiological and chemical contamination; health benefits; quality and safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Preparation, Function and Application of Agrochemicals

edited by

Yan Wang

and

Kun Qian

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14005 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrochemicals; pesticides; fertilizers; nanotechnology; growth regulators; environmental impacts; sustainable alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Assessment of Nutritional Value of Animal Feed Resources

edited by Marija Duvnjak, Darko Grbeša and

Kristina Kljak

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11409 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feed evaluation; degradability of nutrients; digestibility of nutrients; digestion kinetics of nutrients; bioactive compounds; antinutritional factors; microbiota of the digestive tract; food safety; new protein resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases

edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and

Javier Moraga

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3623 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathogenic fungi; fungal disease management; biocontrol agents; host– pathogen interactions; biological fungicides; disease resistance mechanisms; secondary metabolites in biocontrol; phytochemicals in plant defense; metabolomics in plant pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Agriculture and Global Climate Change: Threats, Challenges and Adaptations

edited by

Anna Kocira

and

Mariola Staniak

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2086 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated crop production; sustainable agriculture; abiotic and biotic stresses; climate change; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Machine Learning in Precision Livestock Farming: From Animal Activity Forecasting to Environmental Control

edited by

María Dolores Fernández Rodríguez

and

Roberto Besteiro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; precision livestock farming; artificial intelligence; algorithm; sensors; animal housing

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

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Molecular Biology, Cultivation, Active Compounds, Preservation and Processing

edited by

Guoqing Zhang

and Yingyin Xu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; bioactive compounds; functional omics; preservation and processing; cultivation techniques; spent mushroom substrate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agroecological Transition in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Carla Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; agroecological transition; ecosystem services; food systems; impact assessment; sustainable agriculture; transdisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Agnieszka Wiszniewska-Łaszczych

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; food; pathogens; antibiotic resistance; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Innovations in Precision Smart Environmental Control for Sustainable Facility Agriculture

edited by

Hao Li

,

Xiaoshuai Wang

and Guoxing Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6280 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision farming; environmental control; airflow distribution; computational fluid dynamics; AI; digital twin; environmental hazard emission; IoT; deep learning; sensors; machine vision; big data; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Detection and Management of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution

edited by Shiqi Yang, Yong Chen and Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3880 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; biodiversity conservation; greenhouse gas emissions; adaptive management; water– energy– food nexus; resilient agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Genetic Resource Evaluation and Germplasm Innovation of Poultry

edited by Zhonghua Ning, Dehe Wang and Long Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotypic characterization; polygene hypothesis; regulatory mechanisms; epigenetic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Grain Harvesting, Processing Technology and Storage Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenfu Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and security; food production and processing technology; grain harvesting; postharvest control; and harvest losses; grain storage and management; grain condition and detection system; stored grain ecosystems and eco-concept of stored grain; multi-field interaction and multi-factor coupling (abiotic and biotic constituents); smart grain; smart farming; and smart grain systems; artificial intelligence (numerical simulation; machine deep learning; expert systems; artificial neural networks; etc.); information technology (digital twin; big data; database management; software development and applications; cloud computing and virtualization; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth

edited by

Davide Farruggia

,

Mario Licata

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; physiological processes; yield; quality; biostimulants; climate changes; abiotic stress; agronomic practices; eco-friendly solutions; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Innovative Strategies in Potato Cultivation: Enhancing Agronomic Performance, Nutritional Quality, and Post-Harvest Stability

edited by

Jarosław Pobereżny

,

Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska

and

Wiesław Szulc

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: conditions; cultivation technology; nutritional value; quality; storage; stress; tuber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Physiological Responses of Maize to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Ruixin Shao

and

Yongchao Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; abiotic stress; physiological responses; biochemical responses; transcriptomics; stress tolerance and adaption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Alternative and Novel Feeds for Poultry: Nutritive Value, Product Quality and Environmental Aspects

edited by

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

,

Mihaela Dumitru

and

Alexandra Gabriela Oancea

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7114 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feed formulation; nutritive value; animal performance; animal health; product quality; zero hunger; food quality; environmental impact; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Rice

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; physiological adaptations; ion transport; oxidative stress regulation; stress-responsive pathways

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

Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance

edited by Ying Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Hongfang Wang and

Zhenguo Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable beekeeping; bee stress resistance; mite control; climate resilience; precision apiculture; pollinator nutrition; hive monitoring; genetic selection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Application of Biomass in Agricultural Circular Economy

edited by

Luiza Ossowska

and

Dorota Janiszewska

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; circular agriculture; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development; policy perspective; green energy economy; biomass business model; environmental impact; bioeconomy; sustainability; recycling; resilience; agroecosystems; renewable energy sources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Water Quality and Pollution in Agriculture

edited by

Judite Vieira

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biological fertilizers; water pollution control; water quality; water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)

Research on the Nutrition and Physiology of Dairy and Beef Cattle

edited by

Ewa Pecka-Kielb

,

Andrzej Zachwieja

and Anna Zielak-Steciwko

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1242 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy cattle; beef cattle; nutritional strategies; physiological processes; animal-derived products; blood biochemical indicators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Paula Pérez-Rodríguez

and

Vanesa Santás-Miguel

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 941 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; emerging pollutants; by-products; green fertilizers; soil health; soil productivity; sustainable management; soil biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting—2nd Edition

edited by

Hua Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision; planting; harvesting; agricultural equipment; operational quality; parameter optimization; machine systems; crops; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Building Resilience Through Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains

edited by

Samir Mili

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production and trade; sustainable business models; conceptual representations of sustainability; resilience; eco-innovation; eco-management; digital solutions; profitability– sustainability trade-offs; sustainability in small- and medium-sized agri-food enterprises; sustainable investment; sustainability impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Environmental, Economic and Social Assessment of Bioenergy Production and Utilization in the Agricultural Sector

edited by

Dariusz Kusz

and

Bożena Kusz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; sustainable development; agricultural sector; environmental and economic assessment; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant viruses; viral diseases; crop resistance; plant immunity; antiviral mechanisms; plant defense; viral disease management; plant– virus interactions; transgenic crops resistant to viral pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Sustainability and Energy Economics in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Štefan Bojnec

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17175 | Submission Open

Keywords: economics of sustainable energy in rural areas; sustainable agriculture; agricultural land and competition for land; forest land and competition for forest land; regional and rural development; natural and bioresources; greenhouse gas emissions; renewable energy; energy efficiency improvements; environmental degradation and landscape; food security and energy; transition towards carbon-free energy resources; global warming and sustainability; agricultural policy and agricultural development; rural green development; food security; sustainability of agricultural production; institutions; policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Modeling of Livestock Breeding Environment and Animal Behavior

edited by

Longshen Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17052 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; animal behavior detection; animal disease warning; farming robots; deep neural network; algorithms

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

Innovative Conservation Cropping Systems and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by Lijin Guo and

Chengfang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15956 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation tillage; tillage technology; conservation crop system; soil carbon and nitrogen cycle; soil nutrition; soil organic carbon; soil aggregate; crop yield; soil microbial diversity; greenhouse gas emission; resource utilization efficiency; economic benefit; fertilizer use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Orchard Management

edited by

Zhen Li

, Jianian Li and Shilei Lyu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14233 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural machinery; information technology; standardized orchards; intelligent orchards; transportation machinery; thinning machinery; weeding machinery; plant protection machinery; harvesting machinery; orchard irrigation; insect information; growth information

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Intelligent Equipment and Automation Technology in Farmland Production

edited by Jiale Zhao and

Mingzhuo Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5038 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; precision planting; seeding monitoring; ultra-sensitive sensors; autonomous decision-making algorithms; control systems; deep learning; field image recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Vermicompost in Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Gederts Ievinsh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: vermicompost; organic fertilizer; sustainable crop production; soil sustainability; mineral nutrition; microbiological activity; organic farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Role of Edible Mushrooms in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Fortunato Cirlincione

and Valeria Ferraro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3252 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; circular economies; waste recycling; diversification; healthy nutrition; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; beta-glucan; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Mycotoxin Contamination in Farm Animals: Innovative Reduction Strategies

edited by

Vito D'Ascanio

and Donato Greco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2757 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; detoxifying agents; farm animals; biomarkers; prevention; climate change; mycotoxins occurrence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Smart Sensor-Based Systems for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2258 | Submission Open

Keywords: multisensory data fusion; crop monitoring; crop stress detection; smart sensors; microcontrollers; machine learning; edge computing; precision agriculture; decision support systems

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

Functional Regulation of Soil Microorganisms in Agricultural Ecosystems: Impact on Agronomical Practices

edited by

Luciano Beneduce

and

Giuseppe Gatta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; agronomical input; fertilization; microbial community; PGPR; sustainable crop production; soil amendment; plant nutrition; plant– microbe interactions; wastewater reuse in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Agronomic Strategies to Improve Adaptability and Stability of Maize Production Systems Under Climate Change

edited by

Csaba Bojtor

,

Adrienn Széles

and

Árpád Illés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; agronomic strategies; climate change; climate-smart agriculture; maize production; precision agriculture; genotype resilience; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

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