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Infectious Plant Diseases: Emerging Threats and Advances in Plant Protection

edited by

Slavica Matic

and

Swarnalatha Moparthi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28900 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; emerging threats; plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Application of In Vitro Technology to Improving the Yield and Quality of Common and Alternative Crops

edited by Wojciech Litwinczuk

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8887 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; plant breeding; germplasm storage; somaclonal variation

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

Impacts of CRISPR–Cas in Evolving Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology

edited by

Yupeng Cai

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4876 | Submission Open

Keywords: CRISPR– Cas; gene editing; agronomic traits; plant biotechnology; multi-gene editing; vector delivery system; prime editing; yield; quality; stress tolerance

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

Evaluating Extreme Temperature Impacts on Crop Growth and Physiology

edited by

Yan Jia

and Hualong Liu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme temperature stress; crop physiology; crop yield; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

The Dynamics of Fruit Quality: From Formation to Regulation

edited by

Shaojia Li

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; color; flavor; texture; physiology; cultivation; postharvest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Soil Carbon Decomposition and Management: Experimental Insights for Sustainable Agroecosystems

edited by

Guangsheng Zhou

and Jinyang Zheng

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil carbon decomposition; biogeochemistry; sustainable managements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

The Role of Nutrients in Crop Performance Under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Marta Nunes Da Silva

and

Carla Sofia Sancho Dos Santos

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; micronutrients; stress tolerance; priming; nanofertilizers; crop protection; precision fertilization; sustainable farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Innovative Agronomic Approaches for Valorizing Waste and By-Products from Agriculture

edited by

Weronika Cieciura-Włoch

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural waste; waste management; bio-resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Light Environment Regulation in Greenhouses: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Interdisciplinary Innovations

edited by Xiaoli Chen and Lichun Wang

submission deadline 16 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: light regulation; plants; greenhouse; plant factory; photosynthesis; photoreceptors; light signaling; artificial lights; light-converting film; light supplementation models and algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Plant Nutrition Eco-Physiology and Nutrient Management

edited by

Jiuxin Guo

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13955 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral elements; organic fertilizers; plant nutrition eco-physiology; nutrient management; yield and quality; nutrient use efficiency; soil quality and productivity; environmental effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Water-Carbon Processes and Management in Agronomic and Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Tianjiao Feng

and Xiaoqing Cui

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10775 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; ecological processes; sustainable agriculture; agroforestry systems; ecosystem resilience; soil science; plant– soil interactions; carbon cycling; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Digital Twins in Precision Agriculture

edited by Nathalie dos Santos Guimarães and

Yuxing Han

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7616 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; precision agriculture; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; crop simulation; smart farming

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

Crop and Vegetable Physiology Under Environmental Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Rong Zhou

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6241 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; plant metabolite; gene regulation; abiotic stress; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

The Role of Silicon in Crop Stress Tolerance

edited by Leonardo Theodoro Büll and Dirceu Maximino Fernandes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; silicates; beneficial element; silicon bioavailability; silicon– phosphorus interaction; silicon quasi-essential nutrient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Agronomic Strategies for Managing Insecticide Resistance in Crop Pests

edited by

Youhui Gong

and

Xin Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; cytochrome P450; gene regulation; target-site mutation; insect signaling pathway; rice planthopper; whitefly; pest management; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Modern Strategies for Sustainable Orchard Crop Management: Enhancing Yield, Fruit Quality and Disease Resistance

edited by Luca Mercenaro,

Pierfrancesco Deiana

and Mario Santona

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1429 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; irrigation; fertilization; pest control; training systems; harvesting techniques; varietal selection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Soil Microbial and Nematode Communities: Diversity, Function, and Responses to Agronomic Practices

edited by

Nikolaos Monokrousos

and

Andrea Čerevková

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; organic amendments; soil health indicators; microbe– nematode interactions; co-occurrence networks; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Seed Dormancy and Germination: Ecological, Physiological and Applied Perspectives

edited by Edna Ursulino Alves

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; biochemical regulation mechanism; biotechnology; climate change; conservation; ecology; physiology; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Utilization of Fruit Tree Germplasm Resources and Development of Cultivation Techniques

edited by

Jelena Gadže

, Mira Radunic and Krunoslav Dugalić

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: genotype; phenotype; genetic resource; germplasm evaluation; fruit quality; environmental— genotype interaction; orchard managements; climate change; morphological traits

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

Industrial Crops Production in Mediterranean Climate

edited by

Alessandro Suardi

and

Antonio Scarfone

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8648 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crops; by-products; fiber; seeds; oils; mechanization; circular economy; breeding; biobased products

Agroecological Strategies for Improving Nutritional Quality of Cereal Crops

edited by

Federica Taddei

and

Elena Galassi

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5363 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; food security; sustainability; climate change; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Effect of Soil Enzyme Activity on Crop Growth

edited by

Alejandro Hernandez-Morales

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil enzyme activity; bioindicators of soil health; sustainable soil management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Breeding Forage and Bioenergy Grasses for Enhanced Productivity and Stress Resistance

edited by

Chen Lin

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage grasses; bioenergy grasses; breeding productivity; stress resistance; genetics; genomics; phenotyping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Utilization of Microorganisms for Sustainable Agricultural Development

edited by Huawen Han and

Tuo Yao

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11588 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganism; sustainable agriculture; soil health; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Innovations in Green and Efficient Cotton Cultivation

edited by Lu Feng,

Lei Zhang

and

Xiao-Fei Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9971 | Submission Open

Keywords: green agriculture; sustainable farming; resource-efficient farming; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Multifunctional Nanoparticles and Nano-Enabled Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers in Agricultural Applications

edited by

Karen Escalante

and

Ana Angelica Feregrino Perez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8521 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; nano-herbicides; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; agriculture; food safety; plant stress; nanotoxicology; nutraceuticals; crop health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Smart Farming: Advancing Techniques for High-Value Crops

edited by

Thanos Balafoutis

and

Evangelos Anastasiou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7676 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-value crops; smart farming; agricultural robotics; decision support systems; orchards; vineyards; vegetables; extended reality; AI; human– machine interaction

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

New Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Kun Cheng

and Qian Yue

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6988 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emission; carbon footprint; ecosystem model; carbon sink; carbon accounting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Michel Lecoq

and

Long Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5929 | Submission Open

Keywords: locusts; pests; outbreaks; invasions; monitoring and forecasting; preventive management strategy; food crisis; biological control; sustainability; environmantal impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Advances in Soil Management and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Youjin Yan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; sustainable soil management; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; AI-assisted

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenxiu Zou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4464 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrient management; soil nutrient cycling; soil tillage; soil amendment; crop yield; long-term fertilization; crop nutrient uptake

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Regulatory Network of Crop to Environmental Stress: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization

edited by

Fangbin Cao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4359 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; abiotic stress; yield; quality; key genes; molecular methods; QTL

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Loredana Scalschi

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

and

Eugenio Llorens

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4295 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; beneficial microorganisms; climate change; plant– microbe interaction; sustainable agriculture; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Precision Monitoring of Crops and Pastures Using UAV, Satellite, and Sensor Technologies

edited by

Jitka Kumhálová

Iñigo Molina

and

František Kumhála

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4101 | Submission Open

Keywords: active and passive remote sensing; UAV; GIS; Lidar and image photogrammetry; crop production; pastures; special crops

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

Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland Soil

edited by Rongguang Shi and Tiantian Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3740 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland protection; environmental monitoring; risk assessment restoration and governance; regulatory techniques and policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Effects of Herbicides on Crop Growth and Development

edited by

Leonardo Bianco de Carvalho

and Caio Antonio Carbonari

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide impacts on crops; crop physiology; GMO crops; hormesis; herbicide resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Application of Phytohormones in Postharvest Ripening and Quality Improvement of Fruits

edited by Hua Huang and Zhengke Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2948 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; fruits; postharvest treatments; ripening; cuticle; physiological and biochemical changes; pathogen control; molecular regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Response of Agroecosystem Carbon–Water Cycling and Crop Spatial Patterns to Environmental Change: Mechanisms and Adaptive Management

edited by

Yangyang Liu

and

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem structure; ecosystem carbon– water cycle; machine learning; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Research Progress of Beneficial Microorganisms in Controlling Crop Pathogens

edited by Sofia Palacios, Nicolás Pastor and

Adriana Torres

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; climate change; sustainability; crop protection; yield; biostimulation; crop pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Prevention and Alleviation in Crop Stress Responses by Exogenous Substance Application

edited by

Cristian Merino-Gergichevich

and Zlatko Svecnjak

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1832 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; agronomy; antioxidant mechanism; biostimulants; biotic stress; growth regulators; sustainable crop production; physiology; phytohormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Sky Guardians of Agriculture: Drones for Efficient Plant Health Surveillance

edited by Junying Chen,

Jiang Bian

and

Xin Hui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open

Keywords: drones; hyperspectral; multispectral; thermal infrared; early stress detection; precision disease management; nutrient monitoring; yield prediction

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

Grazing Management and Carbon Dynamics in Grassland Ecosystems: From Microbial Processes to Ecosystem Functioning

edited by

Xiaoping Xin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; plant– soil– microbe interactions; root exudates; microbial ecology; metabolic quotient; rotational grazing; grassland sustainability; pasture resilience; ecosystem functioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Precision Assistance for Crop Genetic Improvement: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by Jun Yan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; phenomics; multi-omics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data; precision crop breeding

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

Regulatory Networks in Plant Response to Pathogens

edited by

Huaibing Jin

and

Yan Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; plant immune; resistance; defense-related gene; regulatory networks; gene expression regulation; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Epidemiology and Integrated Management Strategies for Current and Emerging Crop Diseases

edited by Waldir Cintra De Jesus Júnior

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease epidemiology; integrated disease management (IDM); climate change and crop pathosystems; disease forecasting and risk modeling; emerging and re-emerging phytopathogens; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Linking Soil Microbial Functional Diversity with Agroecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Chaoqun Wang

and Maxim Dorodnikov

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural sustainability; agronomy practices; microbial community; microbial functionality; nutrient cycling; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Innovative Postharvest Technologies for Maintaining Quality, Safety, and Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Jorge A. Zegbe

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural commodities; pre- and postharvest technologies; supply chains; food loss; food waste; pre harvest; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Advanced Sensing and AI for Crop Nutrient Management and Stress Detection

edited by

Worasit Sangjan

and

Alberto San Bautista

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; nutrient management; stress detection; remote sensing; machine learning

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

Soil and Plant-Based Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Yves Theoneste Murindangabo

and

Marek Kopecký

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil health; carbon sequestration; regenerative farming; plant– soil interactions; climate-smart agriculture; agroecology; soil organic matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Compost Development, Application and Its Impacts on Soil

edited by Qi Wang and Idowu Atoloye

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: composting; vermicomposting; black soldier fly; anaerobic digestion; biochar acceleration; organic waste management; soil amendment; soil health; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

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