Special Issues

Agriculture 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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Sustainable and Smart Agriculture and Rural Areas: Economic, Environmental and Technological Aspects
edited by and Aksana Yarashynskaya
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4332 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agriculture and rural areas; socio-economic problems of agriculture and rural areas; environmental policy and impact; sustainable and smart technologies; precision agriculture; agricultural production; crop production; livestock production; food production and food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Feature Papers in Agricultural Product Quality and Safety
edited by and Claudia E. Moggia
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5448 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural produce; including flowers and herbs; crop quality; food chemistry; food quality; food safety and security; food processing and engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Natural Products: Phytochemical Extraction, Analysis and Application submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; phytochemistry; traditional extraction techniques; assisted extraction techniques; antioxidant compounds; chromatographic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Mediterranean Agriculture under Climate Change submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mediterranean environment; biodiversity; crop management; yield; crop quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Novel Approaches and Strategies in Improving Crop Adaptability against Environmental Stress submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7183 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic engineering; stress tolerance; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas9; agro- nanotechnology; biostimulants; molecular priming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Detection
edited by , Jun Wang and Lizhen Deng
submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5521 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural products; processing technologies; quality detection; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Feature Papers in Genotype Evaluation and Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5435 | 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 Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting
edited by and Lizhang Xu
submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | 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)
Agri-Food Marketing Strategies and Consumer Behavior submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3562 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food marketing; agri-markets; agri- and food trade; agri-food products; consumer behaviour of agri-food products; agri-food consumption; agriculture and food systems; agriculture and food policy and security; sustainable agriculture and food production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Rational Use of Feed to Promote Animal Healthy Feeding submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational feeding; sustainability; farm animal; precision feeding; novel ingredients; resources; waste; by-products; animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Agro-Industrial By-Products as Alternative Feeds for Animals
edited by , and Hiran Marcelo Siqueira Da Silva
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal-origin products; by-products; environmental footprint; silage; sustainability in animal production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Impact of Light on Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open
Keywords: light quantity and quality; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); plant factory with artificial lighting (PFAL); physiology; photomorphogenesis; photosynthesis; plant growth and quality; postharvest storage; climate change; shade net house
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Precision Planting Technology and Equipment in Advanced Crop Cultivation
edited by , Qinghui Lai and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced planting equipment; key technologies and methods; precision seed-metering device; seed guide device; profiling mechanism; soil compaction device; stubble removal and anti-blocking device; intelligent planting equipment; efficient and low loss transplanter; variable rate seeding; seed cleaning and grading
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Integrated Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural nematicides; botanicals; ecotoxicity; biostimulants; mode of action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Pesticide Resistance in Agricultural Practices
edited by and Hailan Cui
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed; herbicide resistance; molecular basis; resistance evolution; omics; fitness; weed management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Research on Technologies for Achieving High-Yield Wheat
edited by , and Xiaoli Hui
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5313 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil tillage; sowing quality; planting density; precision cultivation; irrigation; fertilization; micronutrient; integration of water and fertilizer; plant growth regulator; drones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Grain Harvesting, Processing Technology, and Storage Management
edited by and Jun Yin
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3571 | 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)
Application of Modern Agricultural Equipment in Crop Cultivation submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3434 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern agricultural equipment; technology to improve soil hygiene; ultra-shallow tillage; conservation technology; sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture and digital technologies; techniques for reducing energy inputs; labour-intensive and cost-reducing technologies; reduction in CO2 emissions; agricultural technology increasing carbon storage in the soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Detection, Identification and Control of Plant Pathogens
edited by , , and Danut Chira
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant pathogens; agricultural crops; phytopathogen control; forests; early detection; diagnostics; ecosystem stability; emerging plant pathogens; food security; genetic resistance to phytopathogens; invasive pathogens; molecular identification and characterization; high-throughput sequencing (HTS); metagenomics; microbial biological control agents (MBCAs); biopesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
From Lab to Field: Micropropagation and Conservation of Plant Genomic Resources
edited by and John E. Preece
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: acclimatization; biodiversity conservation; cryopreservation; embryo rescue; forest species preservation; gene banks; horticulturally important plants; in vitro propagation techniques; micropropagation; plant genomic resources; plant tissue culture; somatic embryogenesis; wild crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
New Challenges and Trends in Agri-Environmental Management: Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable nutrient management; agricultural pollution; circular economy; agricultural waste management; water-efficient innovations; recycling agricultural wastes and by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Enzymatic Activity and Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Agricultural Soils submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil enzymes; microbial functional diversity; agricultural soils; soil health; soil fertility; indicators of soil quality; management practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Innovations in Soil Fertility Improvement for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient management; conservation tillage; crop rotation and intercropping; straw return; soil fertility; soil nutrient turnover; sustainable agriculture; agroecosystem; crop productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Production Systems
edited by Qin Peng, Xingren Liu and Wanxia Peng
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3841 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural system; ecosystem; greenhouse gas; CO2; N2O; CH4; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil microbe; soil and plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Soil Conservation in Olive Orchard
edited by Miguel Angel Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres, Rosa María Carbonell-Bojollo and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: erosion; soil fertility; soil organic matter; conservation agriculture; runoff; soil tillage; groundcovers (cover crops); organic amendment; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Comprehensive Application and Prospects of New Technologies for Plant Protection submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocarriers; nanopesticide; plant diseases; gene editing; RNA interference; omics analysis; imaging; bioinformatics; green pest control; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Abiotic Stress Responses in Horticultural Crops
edited by Xiaoyong Xu, Lijuan Jiang and Lun Wang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold stress; low-temperature stress; high-temperature stress; drought stress; salt stress; heavy-metal stress; stress signaling; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
The Role of Molecular Breeding in Improving Agronomic Traits of Rice
edited by Yuexing Wang and Penggen Duan
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; molecular breeding; marker-assisted selection; genome editing; panicle type; grain size; yield; plant height; tiller; growth period
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Genetics, Breeding and Transcriptomic Analysis of Chrysanthemum
edited by Lijie Zhou and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: flower color; development; flowering time; scents; disease resistance; environment interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Computational, AI and IT Solutions Helping Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3943 | Submission Open
Keywords: Smart agriculture; Web applications; Web platforms; Mobile apps; IoT devices; Cloud computing; AI and Machine learning; Big data; Data driven modeling; Process-based modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Improvements of Reproduction and Growth Performance in Pig Farming
edited by and Eva Weisbauerova
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; growth of pigs; reproduction of sows; meat quality; sustainability; housing; feeding; innovation; pig hybridization; local production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization
edited by Siran Wang
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open
Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Organic and Inorganic Contamination in Food: From Farm to Fork
edited by Vincenzo Nava, and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic contaminants; potentially toxic elements; process contaminants; sustainable practices; soil contamination; environmental chemistry; sustainable agriculture; food safety; food supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Rice Ecophysiology and Production: Yield, Quality and Sustainability
edited by and Guanjun Huang
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice yield; grain quality; water and nutrient use efficiency; sustainable crop and soil management; sustainable cropping systems; climate-smart rice production; nutrient cycling in rice ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils
edited by Shiqiang Wei, Jing Song and Bo Song
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 308 | 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)
Advances in Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Weeds
edited by Daisuke Kurose
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed biocontrol; classical biological control; inundative biological control; plant pathogens; fungi; bacteria and viruses; agent selection; host specificity; post release monitoring; plant biotypes-pathogen strains matching
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Waste Biomass Processing and Its Role in Maintaining Plant and Soil Health
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: composting; pyrolysis; anaerobic digestion; waste management; plants; soils; organic amendments; sustainable utilization of waste biomass
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Practices and Strategies for Sustainable Apiculture and Pollinators
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable apiculture; pollinators; honey bee; pesticides; pollinator physiology; behavior and gene expression; agricultural stressors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
The Influence of Gastrointestinal Microorganisms on Feed Utilization, Animal Growth and Production Efficiency
edited by Grzegorz Bełżecki
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; anaerobic microorganisms; microbial digestion and fermentation processes; animal production; microbial interactions; livestock pressure on the environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Physiological Response, Genetic Research and Quality Improvement of Ornamental Crops
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; quality improvement; stress; physiological response; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Quality of Horticultural Commodities
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; climate change; total soluble solids; internal quality; nutrition; bioactive compounds; production systems; fruit and vegetable production systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Effects of Dietary Interventions on Monogastric Animal Production
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrients; feed; fed additives; nutrition; pigs; poultry; growth performance; slaughter value; meat quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Application of UAVs and Remote Sensing in Agricultural Water Resources Management
edited by Yifei Yao and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil moisture content; crop water deficit; soil salinization; water– salt stress; farmland drought monitoring; crop growth monitoring; satellite remote sensing; UAV remote sensing; 3S technology; optical remote sensing; microwave remote sensing; GNSS-IR; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; data fusion; data assimilation; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Advancements in Best Management Practices for Enhancing Soil Health and Water Quality
edited by Yuchuan Fan, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agricultural management practices; soil health; water quality; edge-of-field practice; modeling; evaluation index
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Advancements in Genotype Technology and Their Breeding Applications
edited by Ju-Kyung Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: genotyping; next-generation sequencing (NGS); molecular markers; genotyping by sequencing (GbS); marker-assisted breeding; genomics assisted breeding; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; AI-based data analytics; phenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Effects of Fertilization on Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soil and Crops
edited by and Katarzyna Gorazda
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; heavy metal accumulation; bioavailability; waste-based fertilizers; mineral fertilizers; soil contamination; toxicity; treatment technologies; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Legumes: Advances in Breeding, Productivity and Quality submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20735 | Submission Open
Keywords: legumes; soybean; seed production; nitrogen fixation; varietal progress; biotic and abiotic stress; farming systems; fodder value; food and feed safety; forecrop quality; profitability of legume cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Role of Agriculture in Implementing Concept of Sustainable Food System submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12024 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; organic farming; yield quality; conserving biodiversity; sustainable food production; sustainable food consumption; sustainable processing practices; rational utilization of by-products; sustainable practices in food distribution; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Leveraging Agritourism for Rural Development
edited by , Martí Cors-Iglesias and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: farming tourism; rural branding; rural complementarity; local products; ecological footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Circularity as a Strategy for Mitigating and Offsetting Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
edited by M. Ibrahim Khalil
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 2048 | Submission Open
Keywords: circularity; organic farming; bio-based fertilizers; greenhouse gases; carbon sequestration; mitigation; offsetting; carbon neutral; agricultural systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
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