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Soybean Molecular Breeding for Yield, Quality and Resistance Traits
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6451 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; yield; quality; resistance; tolerance; molecular breeding
Innovative Hydrothermal Systems to Valorize Agricultural Residuals for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental System
edited by , Nicole Berge, , and Judy Ann Libra
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6363 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrothermal carbonization; carbon sequestration; environmental pollution; sustainable agriculture; greenhouse gas emission; water quality; recycling biomass; carbon-based materials
Carbon Farming: Agriculture’s Solution to Climate Change submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6129 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; soil organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Influence of Irrigation and Water Use on Agronomic Traits of Crop
edited by , , and Qibiao Han
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6058 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; agronomic traits; adaptive strategy; water utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Ecological Aspects as a Basis for Future Pest Integrated Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5534 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– insect interaction; population dynamics; diversity; host range; natural enemies; trophic relationships; competition; epidemiology; phytosociology; absent quarantine pests; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Breeding for Improved Fruit Quality and Biotic Stress Resistance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4372 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit nutritional and antinutritional factors; fruit sensory quality; fruit post-harvest behavior; plant diseases; insects; biodiversity; biotechnology; genomics-assisted breeding; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Crop Production Parameter Estimation through Remote Sensing Data submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4192 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production parameter estimation; plant biomass; crop yield; remote sensing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Enhancement of Grassland Function and Productivity with Legumes and Other Forbs submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3777 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollinator habitat; plant secondary metabolites; soil carbon sequestration; grassland functional groups; cover crops; ley pastures; biological nitrogen fixation; wildflowers; native grasses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Innovation of Intelligent Detection and Pesticide Application Technology for Horticultural Crops
edited by Hongxing Peng and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent detection; precision agriculture; machine vision; hyperspectral image processing; pesticide application; agricultural robots; agricultural big data; agricultural product quality and safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
New Sustainability Trends in Using Fruit and Vegetable By-Products and Bio-Residues submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2898 | Submission Open
Keywords: by-products; bio-residues; vegetables; fruits; bio-waste; sustainability; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Nitrogen Cycle in Farming Systems—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm; field; crop plants; cropping sequence; N requirements; N sources; N uptake; N balance; N recycling; N losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Advances in Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; soil amendments; nutrient availability; nutrient use efficiency; microbial communities; sustainable agriculture; fertilization strategies; crop management practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Assessment and Mapping of Soil Water Balance
edited by and Tiago Brito Ramos
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop water requirements; evapotranspiration; irrigation strategies; lysimeters; mechanistic and soil water balance models; multicriteria analysis; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicle; water productivity; water savings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol; IPM; physiopathology; epidemiology; etiology; grapevine; biotechnology; genetics; early detection; emerging diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
New Advances in Cereal-Fungal Pathogen Interactions submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal crops; pathogenic fungi; mechanisms of disease control; omics techniques; cereal genetic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Seeds: Chips of Agriculture submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; seed and seeding physiology; seed development and maturation; molecular aspect of seed germination and storage; plant adaptation and plasticity; epigenetic regulations of seed quality; plant memory; developmental adaptation mechanism
Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement—Volume II submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; nutrigenomics; ionomics; lipidomics; phenomics; environmental omics; bioinformatics; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Fertility Management for Higher Crop Productivity
edited by Danying Wang, Song Chen and Chunmei Xu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer management; crop yield; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; precision farming; highly productive and efficient synergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Soil Organic Matter Contributes to Soil Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; soil fertility; soil productivity; microbial activity; nutrient cycling; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Natural and Non-conventional Sources of Nitrogen for Plants
edited by Beata Wiśniewska-Kadżajan, Andrzej Wysokiński and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; symbiotic microorganisms; free-leaving microorganisms; organic fertilizers; organic wastes; soil conditioners; nitrogen use efficiency; legumes; grasses; horticultural plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Biostimulants for Prevention and Restoration of Soil Pollution submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; soil pollution; environmental restoration; sustainable agriculture; microbial activity; soil health; pollution prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Post-harvest Pest and Disease Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: stored-product protection; post-harvest pests; post-harvest diseases; processing; storage; food safety; food security; post-harvest losses; computational models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Characterisation, Protection and Development of Minor Crops Adapted to Challenging New Climatic Conditions submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open
Keywords: minor crops; abiotic stress tolerance; seedbanks; genetic characterization; breeding; germplasm resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Seeds for Future: Conservation and Utilization of Germplasm Resources
edited by and Monika Vidak
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; food security; landraces; modern cultivars; plant gene banks; plant genetic resources; seedbank; wild species; wild relatives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Recent Advancements in Nodulation Nitrogen Fixation and Molecular Regulation Mechanism in Soybean
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; rhizobium; genome; genomic; germplasm; symbiosis; gene; field; function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Rice Germplasm Innovation and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; abiotic salt tolerance; germplasm innovation; gene identification; regulation network; QTL mapping; genomics; transcriptomic; gene expression; natural variation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Progress and Innovations in Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; biocontrol; phytochemicals; metagenomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Mechanisms of Blocking, Controlling and Remediating Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland
edited by Alessia Corami and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; soils; remediation solutions; nature-based solutions; biochar; fertilizer; pesticides; groundwater; nutrients; anthropogenic contaminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advances, Applicability and Challenges in Mutational Breeding submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: crispr-cas9; radiation; spaceflight mutagenesis; somaclonal variation; mutation rate; dominant mutation; ornamentals; vegetables; crop plants; resequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Advances in Coffee Pathogen Research for Higher Productivity under Climate Change Scenarios
edited by Leonor Guerra-Guimarães, and Deila Magna Dos Santos Botelho
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: coffee breeding; phenotyping; sustainable agriculture
Applications of Beneficial Microbe and Agriculture Waste in Crop Growth Promotion and Stress Resistance
edited by Chaoxing He
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable; PGPR; soil nutrients; nutrient quality; AMF; growing media; greenhouse; root environment improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Effects of Brackish Irrigation on the Soil–Plant System and Safe Use Thresholds
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: brackish irrigation; SAR; sodicity; soil quality; crop yield and quality; water productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Bioactive Compounds for Plant Health and Protection
edited by Xiuxiu Sun and Christopher Ference
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactivity; antimicrobial; crop protection; biotic; abiotic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Hormone Metabolism and Signaling in Rice
edited by Chengqiang Ding
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; plant hormones; signaling; response; growth and development; plant resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Mitigating Effect of Exogenous Treatments against Stress in Plants submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress resistance/tolerance; signalling compounds; cross-talk tolerance; induced resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Soil Conservation Methods for Maintaining Farmlands' Fertility
edited by and María Cruz García González
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7985 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-based fertilizers; carbon cycle; circular economy; conservation agriculture; novel laboratory methodologies for soil analysis; nutrient use efficiency; precision agriculture; risk assessment; soil erosion; soil health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Isotopic & Nuclear Techniques in Studying (Agro)environmental Processes
edited by , and Branko Petrinec
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3657 | Submission Open
Keywords: isotopic labelling; stable isotopes; fallout radionuclides; radioisotopes; mass spectrometry; gamma spectrometry; alpha spectrometry; nuclear technique; nuclear magnetic resonance; soil erosion; salinization; soil contamination; crop nutrition; fertilizers; nitrogen use efficiency; biological nitrogen fixation; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Innovations in Agriculture for Sustainable Agro-Systems submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10046 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision and smart agriculture; environmental impact; process-based crop model; climate change; open and big data; predictive and decision support systems; IoT for biodiversity and sustainability; Internet of Things; robot– plant interaction; remote sensing; monitoring and control of diseases; pests and weeds; plant detection and monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2420 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive mechanisms; breeding; agroecosystems; resource utilization; water management; allocation and regionalization; plant electrophysiology; bicarbonate; karst drought
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Analysis of Complex Traits and Molecular Selection in Annual Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex traits; QTL mapping; molecular selection; genome-wide association study; linkage mapping; genomics; population genetics; domestication and improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation
edited by Dong Liu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome transplantation; microbiome storage and efficient application; soil remediation; safety biofertilizers; soil nutrient enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenic fungi; identification; phylogenicity; molecular mechanism; pathogenic-related gene; fungi– host interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Towards Sustainability of Controlled Environment Agriculture: Vertical Farms vs. Greenhouses
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: vertical farms; greenhouses; sustainability; intelligent agriculture; low-carbon technologies; facility management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Microbial-Based Solutions for Pest Management
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: entomopathogens; fungi; bacteria; baculoviruses; EPNs; Metarhizium; Beauveria; pests; Bacillus thuringiensis; Pseudomonas; Serratia; microbial control; microorganisms; insects; mites; nematodes; IPM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—2nd Edition
edited by and Marco Antonio Nogueira
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Maize Genetic Diversity and Seed Productivity submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: allelic profile; breeding; corn; genotyping; germplasm; heterosis; heterotic pattern; heterozygosity; hybridization; recurrent selection; seed production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12801 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Research Progress and Application Prospect of Medicinal Plants—Volume II submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; diseases; drugs; natural products; pharmacological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Grass and Forage Diseases: Etiology, Epidemic and Management
edited by Xiangling Fang and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open
Keywords: grass diseases; forage diseases; pathogens; disease resistance; management; breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
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