Agriculture

Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance

edited by Ying Wang,

, Hongfang Wang and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7050 | 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)

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3063 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pest identification; crop protection methods; crop protection machinery; integrated pest management; intelligent pesticide application technology; variable-rate technology; crop protection UAVs and robots; strategies and solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Assessing Soil Erosion and Associated Nutrient Losses in Agrosystems

edited by

Hanqing Yu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2648 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion assessment; water erosion; wind erosion; soil nutrient losses; agrosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Abiotic Stress in Cereal and Pseudocereal Crops

edited by Marta Hornyák and

Przemysław Kopeć

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant properties; biochemical responses; cereal crops; nutritional value; pseudocereals; physiological responses; stress tolerance; plant adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Innovations and Improvements for Sustainable Olive and Olive Oil Production

edited by Marina Lukić

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea L.; sustainability; integrated and organic production; biodiversity; biostimulants; soil conservation; water management; new value-added products; by-products; sensors and predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Assessment of the Water Needs of Crops from the Perspective of Climate Change

edited by Zsolt Pinke,

Klára Pokovai

, Zsolt Kozma,

Csaba Bozán

and

Attila Nagy

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; drought vulnerability; groundwater management; irrigation productivity; irrigation water economic value; measured aquifer recharge; mitigation of climate impact; soil water modeling; suitability for crop production

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

Enhancing Wheat Nutritional and Functional Quality Through Genetic Approaches and Technologies

edited by

Alessandro Cammerata

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; approaches technological; resilience; nutritional; functional compound

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

Smart Sensor-Based Systems for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9054 | 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)

Sustainable Food Supply Chains as a Potential Response to Agro-Food Loss and Waste

edited by

Ioan Sebastian Brumă

and

Simona Roxana Ulman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4672 | Submission Open

Keywords: food loss and waste; food supply chains; determinant factors; assessment methodologies; sustainable transformation; environmental challenges; policy shifts

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

Feature Papers in Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture

edited by

Jianlin Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3986 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological process; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gases emissions; non-point source pollution; climate change; soil health; green agriculture; pollution mitigation; environmental impact; machine learning; isotope tracing

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

Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth

edited by

Davide Farruggia

,

Mario Licata

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2758 | 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)

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Bioresources for Sustainable Livestock Feeding—2nd Edition

edited by

Sonia Tassone

,

Khalil Abid

and

Abdelfattah Salem

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2248 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; agricultural structures; animal production; bioactive compounds; greenhouses; circular economy; environment; livestock feed; sustainability; waste management

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

Advances in Olive and Olive Oil Quality: From Orchard Management to Consumer Products

edited by

Manuel Martínez-Cañas

and

Nabil Ben Youssef

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2125 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive cultivation; olive oil quality; sustainable orchard management; climate change adaptation; precision agriculture in olive cultivation; olive oil processing technologies; sensory and nutritional quality; authenticity and traceability; by-product valorization; consumer-oriented olive products

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

Molecular Breeding and Agronomic Traits Improvement of Triticeae Crops

edited by Chuan Xia and Yunwei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1128 | Submission Open

Keywords: Triticeae; breeding; multi-omics; marker-assisted selection; GWAS; QTL; yield improvement; quality improvement; stress resistance

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

Diversified Cropping Systems: Synergizing Productivity, Carbon Sequestration, and Ecosystem Services

edited by

Huadong Zang

,

Zhengjun Yan

and

Qi Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercropping; legume-based rotations; cover cropping productivity; ecosystem services; soil health; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation

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

How Optical Sensors and Deep Learning Enhance Production Management in Smart Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

, Meiyan Shu and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; deep learning; crop health monitoring; yield prediction; crop phenology; crop growth monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles

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

Natural Feed Additives in Livestock Nutrition

edited by

Iulia Varzaru

and

Arabela Elena Untea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock nutrition; agri-food by-products; bioactive compounds; functional feeds; nutrient bioaccessibility; digestibility; quality of animal-derived products; gut microbiota; oxidative stress; animal health

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

Advanced Image Collection, Processing, and Analysis in Crop Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Weizhen Liang

and Jingqiu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; image analysis; Artificial Intelligence; deep learning; remote sensing; digital agriculture; edge computing; computer vision

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

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 372 | 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)

Entomopathogenic Fungi and Their Applications in Pest Management and Control

edited by César Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Cipriano García-Gutiérrez and Sandra Pérez Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; antagonist fungi; biological control; grains and vegetable crops; agricultural pests; disease vector pests

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

Remote Sensing-Driven 3D Crop Trait Retrieval for Precise Nutritional Status and Pest–Disease Diagnosis

edited by Xingang Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; precision agriculture; 3D crop trait; artificial intelligence; UAV; crop nutritional diagnosis

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

Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Arable Crop Production

edited by

Kyriakos Giannoulis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber crops; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; energy crops; aromatic– medicinal plants; crop growth; cultivation practices; crop models; environment; climate crisis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agricultural Stressors Shaping Disease and Immune Responses in Honey Bees

edited by

Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey-bee health; agricultural landscapes; pollen quality; floral resources; disease resistance; immune response; climate change; pathogen dynamics; pollinator protection

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

Application of Smart Agricultural Technologies in Mountain Farming Systems

edited by

Weibin Wu

,

Jun Li

and

Jiehao Li

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9249 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; agricultural intelligent system; artificial intelligence; harvesting machinery; transportation machinery; deep learning; automation control; growth monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6352 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation systems; smart irrigation; agricultural modeling; soil water movement; drought; soil salinity; evapotranspiration; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Advances in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Nelson Machado

,

José Manuel Moutinho Pereira

and

Rui Costa Martins

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4121 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability; agroecology; grape varieties; causality; cost reduction; productivity; monitoring; engineered quality; management; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Detection of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

edited by

Yongho Shin

and Jiho Lee

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide analysis; QuEChERS; chromatography; mass spectrometry; matrix effect; UAV spraying; pesticide residue; agricultural environment; food safety monitoring

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

Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Pathogens and Their Drug Resistance Mechanisms

edited by Changwei Lei

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic pathogens; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Salmonella; Escherichia coli; antimicrobial resistance; One-Health; epidemiology; genomics; resistance transmission; mobile genetic elements

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

Improving the Quality of Raw Materials and Products of Animal Origin: From Farm to Processing Innovation

edited by

Jadwiga Topczewska

and Anna Augustyńska-Prejsnar

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal nutrition; animal keeping; improving the quality; quality of raw; meat; milk; eggs; product innovation

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

Health Management, Welfare, and Reproductive Performance in Pigs Under Contemporary Production Challenges

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; animal health; animal welfare; reproductive efficiency; reproductive disorders; reproductive diseases

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Development and Reproduction in Farm Ruminants

edited by

Alicja Kowalczyk

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular regulation; reproduction; development; ruminants; epigenetics; gene expression; placentation; embryo– maternal interaction; multi-omics; reproductive efficiency

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

Tillage Equipment Management and Its Effects on Grain Crop Productivity

edited by

Shuhong Zhao

and

Jinyou Qiao

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage equipment; agricultural productivity; management technologies; interdisciplinary collaboration; soil tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Adapting Horticultural Plant Cultivation Technology and Storage to Changing Conditions

edited by

Grzegorz P. Łysiak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 16317 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; edible flowers; environmental factors; production systems; new technologies; field and storage conditions; bioactive compounds; product quality

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

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12385 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; smart orchards; intelligent sensing; digital innovation; automation; data management; sustainable practices; decision support; adaptive harvesting; climate resilience

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

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2963 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput phenotyping; crop monitoring; sensor technology; trait analysis; genotype-environment interaction; UAV; image analysis; precision agriculture; IoT

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

Applications of Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) in Precision Irrigation

edited by Bruno Patias Lena and

Hemendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation scheduling; informed irrigation decisions; automation; variable rate irrigation; scheduling tools; soil– plant– water relation; satellite-based models; evapotranspiration; outreach; water use efficiency

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

Application of Spectroscopy Technology in Animal Production

edited by

Melita Hajdinjak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; mid-infrared spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; infrared thermography; precision livestock farming; animal welfare monitoring; early disease detection; statistical data analysis; feed quality; meat quality

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

Agriculture and Global Climate Change: Threats, Challenges and Adaptations

edited by

Anna Kocira

and

Mariola Staniak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13344 | 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)

Molecular Genetic Regulation and Precision Breeding Strategies for Economically Important Traits in Poultry

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Zhuanjian Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision poultry breeding; quantitative trait loci; phenomics; epigenomics; genomic selection; gene editing; multi-omics

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

Sustainability and Environmental Performance of Green Roof Agricultural Technology Systems

edited by

Patrizia De Rossi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: green roofs; rooftop agriculture; blue– green infrastructure; urban sustainability; substrate and irrigation management; urban ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Propagation, Cultivation and Quality Regulation of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yuhan Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation technology; cultivation systems; quality regulation; molecular mechanisms; ornamental traits; pre- and post-harvest management; sustainable horticulture; plant physiology; abiotic and biotic stress; protected cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Postharvest Technologies to Enhance Quality and Sensory Attributes of Fresh-Cut Products

edited by Maria Grzegorzewska and

Anna Wrzodak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: fresh-cut produce; storage ability; post-cutting treatment; post-cutting loss; new technology; nutritional value; sensory quality

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

Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8190 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; pesticide research and development; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture; pesticide synthesis; pesticide formulation; pesticide application; pesticide risk assessment; pesticide residue; pesticide resistance

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

Advances in the Cultivation and Production of Leguminous Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Kozak

and

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3760 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes in agroecosystems; minor leguminous plants; innovative cultivation; seeds and green matter production; yield quality; biological progress; plant protection; yield-stimulating products; sustainable intensification; adaptation to changing climate conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Regulatory Mechanisms of Exogenous Natural Compounds in the Growth and Stress Resistance of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Donata Arena

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; elicitors; horticulture crops; organic farming system; abiotic/biotic stress; plant growth and development; plant physiology; functional food; biochemical analysis; microbiome; genetic traits

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

Innovative Machinery Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural and Biomass/Bioenergy Production

edited by

Jude Liu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural system; harvesting; biomass production; efficiency; machine design; field test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Anaerobic Fermentation of Agricultural Waste and Sustainable Bioenergy Recovery

edited by

Kinga Borek

,

Kamila Mazur

and

Grzegorz Wałowski

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; agricultural waste; biogas production; digestate management; bioenergy recovery; circular economy; greenhouse gas reduction; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Efficient Nutrient Utilization in Crops

edited by

Gezi Li

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient uptake; nutrient translocation; nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer; varieties; growth and development; yield and quality; gene function; physiological and molecular responses

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

Cropping and Tillage Systems Impacts on Soil Physical Quality

edited by

Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil physical quality; no-tillage system; soil structure; soil compaction; water flux; root growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Alternative Feed in Livestock Nutrition: Potential Benefits and Risks

edited by

Slađana Rakita

and

Olivera Đuragić

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 692 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock nutrition; new feeds; feed quality; feed processing; animal performance; animal health; product quality; sustainability

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

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