Agriculture

Advancing Vegetative Propagation of Woody Crops: Hormonal Regulation, Transcriptomics and In Vitro Biotechnological Tools

edited by

Jesus M. Vielba

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: adventitious roots; biotechnological tools; hormone quantification; in vitro; recalcitrance; transcriptomics; vegetative propagation; woody crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Valorization of Agricultural Byproducts for Sustainable Biomaterials

edited by

Domenico Zannini

and

Sarai Agustin-Salazar

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural byproducts; biomaterials; biocomposites; bio-based fertilizers; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; soil health; controlled-release fertilizers

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

Bridging the Genotype-to-Market Gap: Innovations in Commercial Plant Breeding

edited by Dimitrios Baxevanos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; genotype × environment (G × E) interaction; genotype × management (G × M) interaction; yield stability; commercial cultivar development; genomic selection; cotton fiber quality; cereal grain quality; legume breeding; abiotic stress resilience; seed scalability

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

Agricultural Crops Subjected to Drought and Salinity Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

,

Alberto Soares De Melo

and

Miguel Ferreira Neto

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2073 | 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)

Sustainable Production of Poultry: Feeds, Eggs and Meat Quality

edited by

Simona Tarricone

,

Marco Ragni

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding strategies; natural additives; by-products; agroforestry; sustainable approaches

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

Unmanned Aerial System for Crop Monitoring in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Hengbiao Zheng

and

Xia Yao

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial systems (UASs); precision agriculture; crop monitoring; stress detection; yield prediction; machine learning; deep learning

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

Farmer Behavior and Sustainable Agricultural Management

edited by

Mihaela Mihai

and

Diana Elena Dumitraș

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmer behavior; sustainable agricultural management; agri-food value chains; nutrient management; digitalization in agriculture; traceability systems; environmental governance; rural development; global sustainability transitions

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils—2nd Edition

edited by Shiqiang Wei and Jing Song

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil remediation; crop safe production; source identification; pollution processes; transport and transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Agribusiness’ Role in Food Security

edited by

Eleni E. Anastasopoulou

, Dimitrios Petropoulos and

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: agribusiness; food security; agri-food value chains; digital transformation; circular bioeconomy; agricultural policy; traceability; sustainable transition

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

Economics of Milk Production and Processing—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrzej Parzonko

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open

Keywords: profitability of dairy farms; determinants of milk production efficiency; energy cost of milk production; economic competitiveness of dairy farms; impact of milk production scale on the economic performance of dairy farms; short supply chains; organization of milk processing; economic strength of dairies; environmental constraints in milk production; impact of agricultural policy on dairy development; determinants of the consumption of milk and dairy products

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

Heavy Metal(loid) Imbalance and Stress in Agricultural Systems: Bioavailability, Accumulation, Food Safety and Regulatory Impacts

edited by Haiying Lu, Hui Huang and

Shangtao Jiang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal(loid) imbalance; abiotic stress; agricultural systems; bioavailability; climate change; fertilizer management; rhizosphere microbes; food safety

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

Land Use Transition and Rural Spatial Governance: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural spatial governance; land use; sustainable development; agricultural transition; ecosystem services; global warming; smart approaches; rural challenges; agricultural and rural policies; land legislation; landscapes potentialities

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

Feature Papers in Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding

edited by

Rodomiro Ortiz

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivar testing; enviromics; germplasm enhancement; genetic gains; genomics; genotype– environment interaction; phenomics; pre-breeding; participatory variety selection; population improvement

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

Image-Based Technologies in Seed Science

edited by

Roberto Alves Braga Júnior

and

Edvaldo Aparecido Amaral Da Silva

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed physiology; germination; vigor; longevity; pathology; purity; machine vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)

Designing Multifunctional Agroecosystems Within Planetary Boundaries

edited by

Moritz von Cossel

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional agroecosystems; agricultural systems design; planetary boundaries; sustainable intensification; agroecosystem resilience; ecosystem services; biodiversity; integrated farming systems

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

Using Microbial Inoculants to Improve Soil Quality and Enhance Crop Growth

edited by

Fernando Ferrari Putti

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial inoculants; biofertilizers; plant growth-promoting bacteria; soil microbiome; soil quality; plant– microbe interactions; biological nitrogen fixation; sustainable agriculture

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

Genetic Resources and Molecular Breeding for Stress Resilience in Forage Crops

edited by

Linkai Huang

,

Yarong Jin

and

Xiaoheng Xu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: Forage crops; stress resistance; genetic resources; genomics; molecular breeding; abiotic stress; functional genomics; germplasm resources

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

Influence of Feed Form on Insect Performance in Agricultural System

edited by Ferdinando Baldacchino

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect farming; beneficial arthropods; Tenebrio molitor; Hermetia illucens; innovative diets; additives; probiotics; pretreatment; byproducts; frass

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

Technologies for Achieving High-Yield Maize of High Nutritional Quality

edited by

Haiyong Xia

,

Baizhao Ren

and Shanchao Yue

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil tillage; sowing quality; planting density; drip irrigation; fertilization management; micronutrient; integration of water and fertilizer; plant growth regulator; biostimulant; drones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Forage Breeding and Cultivation—2nd Edition

edited by

Ruicai Long

,

Xiao Li

and

Hao Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage breeding; phenotype; genotype; genomic selection; domestication and improvement; fertilization; nutrient utilization; irrigation systems; biological yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Micro- and Nanoplastic Pollution in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Hu Cheng

and

Yan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; microplastic; nanoplastic; mulch film; ecological risk; transport

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

Organic Fertilizer Substitution: Effects on Soil Fertility, Crop Productivity, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizer substitution; soil organic matter; C-N synergy; SOC stability; crop yield and quality; quality– yield trade-off; crop stress resilience; regional adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Nutritional Strategies for Enhancing Gut Health, Animal Welfare, and Productivity in Poultry and Swine

edited by

Minju Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut health; animal welfare; poultry nutrition; swine nutrition; functional feed additives; microbiome; nutrigenomics

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

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization—3rd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage

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

Smart Agriculture and Bionic Intelligent Equipment: Key Technology Development and Application

edited by Jiale Zhao and

Mingzhuo Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agricultural equipment; bionic engineering; agricultural robotics; bionic intelligent sensors; soil– machine– plant interaction; intelligent control; agricultural mechanization; performance enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Rhizosphere Microbial Mechanisms in Agriculture: Implications for Plant Productivity and Soil Substrate Parameters

edited by

Marieta Hristozkova

and

Michail Orfanoudakis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; rhizosphere microbiome; crop production; quality of crops; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; plant metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sensing Technologies for the Identification and Control of Pests and Weeds

edited by Hui Li and Gerassimos Peteinatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; artificial intelligence; pest identification; weed control

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

Quality and Safety of Milk and Dairy Products: From Animal Genetics to Consumer Health

edited by

Andrei Cristian Gradinaru

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk quality; dairy safety; milk protein polymorphisms; animal genetics; sustainable dairy production; food safety; microbiome; dairy allergy; food intolerance; public health

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

Genomic Approaches to Improve Stress Tolerance in Fruit Tree Crops

edited by Miaomiao Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit tree crops; genomics; stress tolerance; environmental stress; functional genomics; transcriptomics; molecular breeding

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

Integrated Farm Management Strategies for Sustainable Production of Horticultural Fruit Crops

edited by

Nay Myo Win

, Jingi Yoo and Inkyu Kang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivation technologies; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; smart farming; precision agriculture; fruit quality; nutritional values; bio-active compounds; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainable Farming Intensification: Balancing Productivity and Resilience

edited by

Katerina Melfou

and

Alexandros Theodoridis

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2282 | Submission Open

Keywords: productivity; sustainability; resilience; best practices; optimization; efficient use of resources

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

Agricultural Tractors: Evolutionary Trends, Current and Future Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Bruno Franceschetti

and

Marco Bietresato

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1660 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; precision farming; smart tractors; artificial intelligence; green transition; automation; renewable energy; traction and tractor performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Molecular Breeding for Wheat Disease Resistance

edited by Monika Cseplo

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat disease resistance breeding; wheat pathogens; molecular markers; genomic selection and prediction; gene editing technologies; eco-friendly and sustainable farming systems; resistance genes; omics technologies; pathogen monitoring

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

Genetic Breeding Strategies for Field Crops Responding to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Aleksandra Radanović

,

Dragana Miladinović

and

Dunja Šamec

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient crops; abiotic stress; genomic selection; phenotyping; omics; genome editing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; food security

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

Agroecological Transitions and Socio-Ecological Resilience in Traditional Agricultural Landscapes

edited by

Moucheng Liu

,

Yuanmei Jiao

and Lun Yang

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable farming systems; ecosystem services and trade-offs; landscape integrity and connectivity; land-use change; climate resilience; agricultural management practices; adaptive governance and policy; smallholder livelihoods; agricultural heritage systems

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

Price Transmission and Market Dynamics in Agribusiness

edited by Gulcan Onel

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: price transmission; asymmetric price adjustment; spatial market integration; vertical price transmission; agrifood markets; nonlinear price transmission; external shocks; supply chain dynamics; agricultural policy; trade policy

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

Source-Sink Regulation and Yield Formation in Cereals

edited by

Si Shen

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: source– sink relationship; crop production; yield formation; physiology; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture: Applications in Crop Management

edited by

Gaetano Messina

,

Souraya Benalia

and Md Abdul Mueed Choudhury

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3921 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture (PA); Artificial Intelligence (AI); remote sensing (RS); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs); crop management

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

Natural Antimicrobial Agents for Crop Protection and Enhancement Applications

edited by

Iglė Vepštaitė-Monstavičė

, Bazilė Ravoitytė and

Ramunė Stanevičienė

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; epiphytes; endophytes; bacteria; yeasts; antimicrobial; antibacterial; essential oils; fermentation; metabolites

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

Antibiotic Detection in Animal-Derived Agricultural Products

edited by

Genxi Zhang

and

Bo Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; animal-derived agricultural products; detection method; sample pretreatment method; rapid detection technology; nondestructive testing technology

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

Sustainable Cultivation Strategies for Enhancing Growth, Yield, and Quality of Vegetables and Herbs

edited by

Tilen Zamljen

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; crop quality; metabolism; sustainable cultivation; precision horticulture; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Genetic Diversity Assessment and Phenotypic Characterization of Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrijana Rebekić

and Ankica Kondić-Špika

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4514 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; genomic analysis; phenotypic diversity; high-throughput phenotyping; crop improvement; crop adaptation; crop resilience; nutritional quality; big data analysis; bioinformatics

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

Strategies and Mechanisms for Enhancing Food Supply Stability

edited by

Carla Zarbà

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; food stability; logistics and distribution strategies; sustainable food systems; environmental challenges; socio-economic and environmental implications; preventing food waste

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

Regulation of Gut Microbiota to Improve Pig Health and Growth

edited by Jianping Quan and Gong Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1222 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; pig growth; pig health; microbiota modulation; host-microbe interaction; probiotics and postbiotics; bacteriophage

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

Integrating Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for Crop Phenotyping

edited by

Jan Skvaril

and

Stefka Atanassova

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenotyping; machine learning; deep learning; hyperspectral imaging; nir spectroscopy; computer vision; sensor fusion; explainable AI (XAI); high-throughput phenotyping; precision agriculture

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

Farming System Resilience in a Changing Climate: Implications for Land Use and Sustainability

edited by

Paula Stoicea

and

Maria Magdalena Turek Rahoveanu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and socio-economic resilience; farming systems; rural economics; farm-level analysis; climate change adaptation; agricultural policy (CAP); innovation in agriculture; digital agriculture; sustainable agriculture; agri-food systems

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

Agroecological Pathways Toward Resilient and Sustainable Organic Farming Systems

edited by

Adam Berbeć

and Marta Wyzińska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic farming; agricultural practices; agricultural resilience; sustainability; agroecology; diversification; farm robotics; yield gap; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Systemic Risk and Sustainability in the Agri-Food Sector

edited by

Maria Markaki

, Angeliki N. Menegaki and

Eleftherios Alissandrakis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: systemic risk; agri-food systems; food security; agri-food sector supply chains; sustainability; shock transmission; macroeconomic analysis; food price inflation; environmental footprint; natural resource management; technological innovation

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

Functional Feed Additives in Nutrition, Metabolism, Gut and Microorganisms of Monogastric Animals

edited by

Weiwei Wang

and

Jiangjun Zuo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional additive; nutrition; metabolism; gut health; farm animal

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

Management-Driven Soil–Plant–Microbiome Interactions in Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by Yüze Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; soil processes; plant physiology; rhizosphere; crop management; sustainable cropping systems; plant– soil– microbe interactions; climate-resilient agriculture

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

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