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Innovative Technologies and Breeding Strategies Changing Dairy Cattle Health
edited by Lina Anskienė and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy cattle; health; breeding; productivity; innovative technologies; disease detection
Mycotoxin Contamination in Farm Animals: Innovative Reduction Strategies
edited by and Donato Greco
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; detoxifying agents; farm animals; biomarkers; prevention; climate change; mycotoxins occurrence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Agronomic Practices for Enhancing Quality and Yield of Aromatic and Medicinal Crops submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic plants; medicinal plants; cannabis cultivation; agronomic practices; yield enhancement; plant quality and composition; sustainable agriculture; precision farming; soil management; soil-less growing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Agricultural Waste Biomass Management Strategies for Environmental Sustainability
edited by , and Elixabet Díaz-de-Cerio
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open
Keywords: green agriculture; biomass; agricultural by-products; valorization; bioenergy production; resource utilization; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation strategies; agro-morphological characterization; DNA fingerprinting; phytochemical characterization; multi-OMICS approaches; phenotyping; food security; nutritional properties; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators in Agricultural Ecosystems
edited by , and Carmine Lupia
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: honey bees and wild bees; bee pathogens; pesticides; pest control; climate change; environmental pollutants; colony collapse disorder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Ecological Remediation in Agricultural Soil Pollution
edited by Brigita Popović, and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil; pollution; fitoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; microplastics; nanoplastic; pesticide residues; nitrates; groundwater; storm water
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Sustainable Management of Legume Crops submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; legume crops; tillage systems; productivity; microorganisms; chemical compositions; sowing value; crop production; residue management; mulching; economic evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems Management for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by Rachael Christensen
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrogen mineralization; carbon sequestration; grazing; integrated crops and livestock; climate smart
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Emerging Trends in Agricultural Biomass Production and Utilization
edited by Vanja Jurišić
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural residues; dedicated energy crops; precision agriculture technologies; integrated biomass systems; bioenergy and bioproduct production; sustainability; carbon sequestration; GHG emission reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Climate Resilience Using Advanced Modeling Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; climate risk; crop model; extreme weather; genotype; field management; optimizing; crop systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Effects of New Types of Fertilizers on Soil and Crop Physiological Quality
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-fertilizers; stable synergistic fertilizers; controlled release fertilizers; microbial fertilizers; microbial inhibitors; soil nutrient cycling; soil microbiology; crop production; plant physiology; nutritional quality; sustainable agricultural
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Nutrition Impact on Production and Reproduction in Livestock
edited by , Tiago Antonio Del Valle and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2817 | Submission Open
Keywords: feed efficiency; feed additives; fertility; energy metabolism; protein metabolism; vitamins; minerals; organic minerals; average daily gain; muscle growth; fetal programming; alternative feeds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Breeding Cereals for Improved Agronomic and Quality Traits under Adverse Environmental Conditions submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6890 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; abiotic stress; biotic stress; agronomic traits; grain yield; grain quality; genetics; breeding; genotype  × environment interaction; stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Methods for Irrigated Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3115 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); irrigation crops; pest control strategies; sustainable agriculture; biological control methods; crop protection; agroecological approaches
(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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 728 | 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)
Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Detection
edited by , Jun Wang and Lizhen Deng
submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16941 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural products; processing technologies; quality detection; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Advances in High Quality or Value-Added Processing of Fruit and Vegetable
edited by and Huan Cheng
submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13720 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit and vegetables; process; storage; quality; waste; byproduct; function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Advances in Physiology and Cultivation of Floricultural Crops submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiology-based cultivation; propagation; environmental factors; flower quality; inflorescence control; nursery period; physiological mechanisms; plant growth regulator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Gene Editing and Molecular Markers for Crops Genetics and Breeding
edited by Lin Zhang and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2988 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; molecular makers; gene editing; functional markers; association mapping; QTL analysis; marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding; CRISPR/Cas9; base editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Effect of Cultivation Practices on Crop Yield and Quality
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2485 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops yield and quality; cultivation practice; farming systems; tillage systems; production technology; crop rotation; fertilization and plant protection; precision agriculture; varietal progress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Effects of Crop Management on Yields submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop site; crop management; yield improvement; land use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Feature Papers in the Fields of Agricultural Economics, Policies and/or Rural Management
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12085 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural economics and policy; food economics and food security; productivity and efficiency; technological progress in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; circular economy in agriculture; agribusiness and marketing; climate change; ICT in agriculture; rural management; poverty and sustainable livelihoods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Innovations in Precision Farming for Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3998 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture mechanization; automation and robotics; remote sensing; agricultural resource management; waste management and recycling; precision livestock production and management; ICT; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; technologies and solutions for precision; digital and smart agriculture; occupational safety and health; ergonomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Analysis of Agricultural Food Physicochemical and Sensory Properties
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open
Keywords: food technology; physicochemical analyze; sensory evaluation; consumer preference; edible crops; shelf life; postharvest technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Symbiotic Frontiers: Microbial Innovations Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial ecology; sustainable agriculture; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; biofertilizers; metagenomics; crop resilience; biodiversity conservation; environmental stress mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Advanced Studies in Improving the Nutritional Status of Forage Crops for Better Livestock Productivity submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9530 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal performance; anti-nutritional factors; botanical composition of sward; cultivar breeding; animal products quality; digestibility; livestock diets; green forage; fertilization; silage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Research on the Strategy of Improving the Small Grain Production System submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4530 | Submission Open
Keywords: rotation; productivity; stresses; innovative breeding; resistance; diversification; conservation; silage; grazing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Application of Antioxidants and Bioactive Compounds in Agricultural Products
edited by Iulia Varzaru, and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional agri-food products; bioavailable compounds; controlled release; nutraceuticals; shelf-life extension; oxidative damage prevention; innovative extraction methods; advanced preservation techniques; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Application of Genomic Technologies in Pig Genetics and Breeding
edited by and Hongbo Chen
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; gene editing; transcriptomics; proteomics; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Assessing and Improving Farm Animal Welfare
edited by Silvana Popescu
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; welfare assessment; welfare-improving procedures; positive welfare parameters; welfare indicators; farm animals; management practices; human– animal relationship; transport; productive performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Agricultural Policies toward Sustainable Farm Development
edited by and Fanbin Kong
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 33784 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural policy; sustainability; farm development; sustainable farm practices; governance and economics; environmentally friendly agricultural technology adoption; farmers’ behavior; welfare effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Agricultural Crops Subjected to Drought and Salinity Stress submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20425 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; field crops; cereal crops; industrial crops; plant physiology; plant ecophysiology; plant nutrition; irrigation management; plant breeding; crosstalk stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Design and Development of Smart Crop Protection Equipment
edited by Weidong Jia, Qizhi Yang and Xiaowen Wang
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2020 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart crop protection equipment; pesticide droplet drift; crop protection robot; aviation crop protection; remote sensing; agricultural sensor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Hydrogeophysical Monitoring of Water and Solutes in Agricultural Soils submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogeophysical methods; agricultural soils; water movement; plant– soil interactions; geophysical equipment; data fusion; infiltration dynamics; crop productivity; sustainable agriculture; root water uptake; soil moisture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefit submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenative agriculture; agroforestry; agroecology; no-till; permaculture; precision farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Smart Farming: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart farming; artificial intelligence; animal welfare; climate change; agricultural mechanization; food security; sustainable energy use; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Multi- and Hyper-Spectral Imaging Technologies for Crop Monitoring—2nd Edition
edited by Aichen Wang and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-/hyper-spectral imaging; crop monitoring; phenotyping; optical sensing; stress monitoring; machine learning; remote sensing; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Plant Growth Regulators and Microbiome Interplay in Crop Growth and Development
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; fungi; development; plant growth regulators; crop yield; plant fitness; microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Exploring, Assessing and Utilizing the Multifunctional Value of Agricultural Heritage Systems
edited by , Yongxun Zhang and Lun Yang
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 459 | 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)
Technological Innovation, Adoption, and Implementation in Agri-Food Supply Chains
edited by and Huilan Chen
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food supply chain; technological innovations; adoption and implementation of technological innovations; digitalization of agri-food supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Innovative Machinery for Climate-Smart Agriculture submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; advanced agricultural machinery; digital farming; sustainable farming practices; precision agriculture; agricultural technology; green farming practices; crop resilience; agricultural innovation; agri-tech advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Vegetable Growing submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; internet of things (IoT); wireless sensor networks (WSNs); machine learning; cloud computing; information systems; robotics; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Nutrition, Production Performance, and Product Quality of Poultry
edited by Kosar Gharib Naseri, , Eunjoo Kim and Sosthene Musigwa
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry nutrition; feed additives; alternative feed sources; management; intestinal health; digestibility; poultry performance; sustainability; production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Current Challenges in Microbiology and Chemistry of Animal Feed submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiology; chemistry; mycology; toxicology; feed; microorganisms; mycotoxins; analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Converting and Recycling of Agroforestry Residues
edited by , and Jiangang Han
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforestry residues; pyrolysis; hydrolysis; fermentation; carbon sequestration; biomass conversion; biomaterial; cellulose; lignin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Farming Factors’ Influence on Animal Productions
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6461 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminants; monogastrics; nutrition; housing; genetics; reproduction; food quality and safety; yield increase; sustainability; circular agriculture; welfare; biotechnologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
New Energy-Powered Agricultural Machinery and Equipment submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6299 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural innovation design of agricultural machinery and equipment for new energy power; development and utilization of new energy power applicable to agricultural machinery and equipment; intelligent control system development of agricultural machinery and equipment with new energy power; application; scenario and promotion of new energy power for agricultural equipment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting
edited by and Lizhang Xu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4124 | 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)
The Influence of Light, Temperature and Irrigation on Crop Production and Quality submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; heat stress; water stress; flood; irrigation systems; nets; plants’ yield; nutritional value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
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