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Mastering Hormone Regulation to Boost Crop Resilience against Climate Change
edited by Marina Pérez-Llorca and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop resilience; hormonal regulation; environmental stress; climate change adaptation; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Impact of Land Use Change on Soil Quality Evolution
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use/cover change; soil quality; soil degradation; conservation tillage; soil carbon nitrogen cycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Effects of Plant Hormones on Vegetable Adaptation and Mitigation of Abiotic Stress
edited by Changxia Li and Yang-Dong Guo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; plant hormone; quality; growth and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Root and Tuber Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: root and tuber crops; functional genomics; gene function and molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Genetic Diversity and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
edited by Xiaolong Shao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; population genetic analysis; structural modeling or molecular docking; type III secretion system; quorum sensing system; c-di-GMP
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Light Environment Regulation of Crop Growth
edited by Anna Kapczyńska and Jadwiga Treder
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: supplemental lighting; light-emitting diodes; photoperiod; light spectra; DLI; light efficiency; horticultural production; yield quality; physiological light response; year-round cultivation; laser light; LED
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Biostimulants: A Sustainable Approach for Ameliorating Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; plant biostimulants; crop resilience; soil health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Use of Substances Is Increasing Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stressors submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; plant metabolism; plants production; anti-stress agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Molecular Regulatory Network of Plant Nutrition Signaling
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant; nutrition; physiology; genetics; yield; quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Mechanism of Flower Growth in Ornamental Plants: From Floral Induction to Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: floral organ; flowering time; flower colour; flower shape; flower scent; flower size
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Intelligent Information System for Agriculture Based on Vision Technology
edited by , and Richard Koech‬
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent system; sensors; smart farming; data science; vision technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
New Insights into Pest and Disease Control in Rice
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: IPM; disease resistance; pest management; weed control; bio-control; biostimulators; nanotechnology; intelligent monitoring; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Simulation Environments and Image Synthesis for Precision Agriculture: Advancing Data Quality, Accessibility, and Agricultural Innovation
edited by and Mulham Fawakherji
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic data; generative models; VAEs; simulation environments; crop management; soil management; water management; remote sensing; machine learning; data augmentation; data quality; data accessibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Sustainable Management in Water-Agricultural Nexus submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: water recycling and reuse; sustainable agriculture practices; water resources; water security; water– agriculture nexus; sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Applied Research and Extension in Agronomic Soil Fertility Series II
edited by Lianghuan Wu, , Wenhai Mi and Qingxu Ma
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15512 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; carbon sequestration; soil nutrient cycling; crop production; agricultural soils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Plant Ecophysiology Under Anthropogenic and Natural Stresses
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; allelopathy; antioxidant system; biostimulants; biotic stress; climate change; ecophysiology; free radicals; heavy metals; metabolites; oxidative stress; photosynthesis; plant stress responses; micromorphological changes in plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Robotics and Automation in Farming submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; automation; smart farming; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Sustainable Viticulture in the Face of Climate Change: Innovative Strategies for Quality Enhancement and Ecosystem Preservation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable viticulture; climate change adaptation; soil health; water management; biodiversity conservation; precision agriculture; ecosystem services; wine quality; environmental stewardship; agricultural sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
The Contribution of Phytobiomes for Resilient and Productive Agroecosystems
edited by Pierre Hohmann
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-associated microbiomes; plant– microbe interactions; microbial ecology; metagenomics; plant– environment feedback; metagenomic prediction; microbial inoculation; SynComs; stress resistance; resilient agroecosystems; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Agronomic Biofortification Practices on Crops submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomy; abiotic stress response; biofortification; edible crops; mineral elements; nutritional improvement; plant science; plant metabolism; quality assessment; stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Soil Microbe and Nematode Communities in Agricultural Systems
edited by , and Shuxia Jia
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3014 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microorganisms; soil nematodes; community structure; soil biodiversity; soil functions; soil health; soil ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Tillage Systems and Fertilizer Application on Soil Health
edited by Cezar F. Araujo Junior and Eduardo Da Costa Severiano
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2262 | Submission Open
Keywords: (sub) tropical soils; brazilian cerrado; no-tillage system; soil health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Reduced Tillage Strategy for Sustainable Soil Management in Agriculture submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: tillage; soil quality; soil organic matter; soil carbon emission; soil– plant interaction; stability of soil aggregates
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
In-Depth Investigation and Integrated Management of Fruit Crop Diseases submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diseases; fruit crop diseases; plant pathogens; postharvest management; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Tillage Methods to Improve the Yield and Quality of Crops
edited by Jiatun Xu and
submission deadline 23 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth; crop productivity; soil fertility; agroecosystems; plant– soil relationships; sustainable agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Agricultural Waste Derived Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17285 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrowaste; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; environmental monitoring/remediation; sensors; catalysts; food application; biomedical application; diagnostics and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; cropping pattern; water-land-food nexus; conservation and remediation; agricultural drought analysis; climate change; environment and ecology effect; simulation and optimization modeling; management and assessment; policies analysis; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Agricultural Innovation in Sustainable and Organic Vegetable Crops Production
edited by Jose Magno Queiroz Luz and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetables; breeding; organic; sustainable farming; genetic improvement; cultivation; vegetable nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Data-Driven Agriculture: Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Sustainable Farming Practices—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; sustainable agriculture; digital agriculture; precision irrigation; crop monitoring; pest and disease detection; water resource management; soil and nutrient assessment; redictive modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Endophytes Improve Plant Immunity Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress
edited by Zhongdong Yu, and Xiaoli Chang
submission deadline 26 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: endophytes; community characteristics; functions; secondary metabolism; plant epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production submission deadline 27 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; integrated pest management; biological control of plant disease; crop protection; soil health; plant health; biofertilizers and biocontrol; organic amendment; cover crops; minimum tillage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Spatially-Based Services and Applications in Precision Farming: From Data to Field Information submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7689 | Submission Open
Keywords: services; satellite imagery; copernicus; crop monitoring; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; multispectral imagery; digital photogrammetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Irrigation Schedules Based on Plants, Soil and Meteorological Indicators
edited by Xiaosen Wang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3075 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation schedule; water use efficiency; irrigation indicator; intelligent and precision irrigation; irrigation model; irrigation technology; crop water requirement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Soil and Water Management and Conservation in Regenerative Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; soil health; soil water; soil amendments; irrigation and water management; agrohydrology; cover crops and crop rotation; conservation tillage; soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; agrobiodiversity; agroecology; agroforestry; climate-smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Innovations in Assessing G×E×M Interactions: Advancing Agronomy and Modeling Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; agronomy; G× E× M interactions; nutrient utilization and losses; modeling strategies; precision agriculture; machine learning; resource optimization; decision support; environmental resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Crop Plants: Losses and Benefits Caused by Soil Fungi submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop plants; soil fungi; plant– soil fungi interactions; soil-borne pathogens of crop plants; soil-borne fungi beneficial to crop plants; mycorrhiza; plant growth; plant health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Exploring Mechanisms and Technologies for Enhancing Nitrogen Efficiency in Maize Production
edited by Zheng Liu and Guohua Mi
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; nitrogen uptake; nitrogen utilization; nitrogen use efficiency; nitrogen fate; crop– soil system; crop management; crop model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Research on Synergistic Regulation of Plant Growth by Plant Hormones and Nutrients submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant hormone; nitrogen; phosphorus; regulatory mechanisms; interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Effects of Irrigation and Fertilization Management on Cropping Systems—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation management; fertilization; cropping system; yield and quality; water productivity; nitrogen use efficiency; crop model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Application of In Vitro Technology to Improving the Yield and Quality of Common and Alternative Crops
edited by Wojciech Litwinczuk
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: micropropagation; plant breeding; germplasm storage; somaclonal variation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Rice Cultivation and Physiology
edited by Guang Chu, Kai Yu and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; cultivation; physiology; grain yield; nitrogen use efficiency; water use efficiency; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Spice Crops
edited by , Song Gao and Yao Lv
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: spice crops; genetics; genomics; genetics; breeding; gene function; comparative genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Quality and Safety of Crops and Crop-Based Foods submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional quality; crops; bioactive compounds; health-promoting compounds; antioxidants; macronutrients; vitamins; minerals; food quality; food safety; agronomic systems; agronomic practices; storage; processing; plant genotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Management on Production of Cereal Crops: 2nd Edition
edited by Juan Han
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation agriculture; soil tillage; fertilization mode; crop yield; agricultural product quality; resource utilization efficiency; soil fertility and health; soil nutrient supply and circulation; sustainability of soil fertilization; greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Maize Germplasm Improvement and Innovation
edited by Hongjun Yong
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; germplasm improvement; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Crops Water Management
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; climate smart agriculture; irrigated agriculture; vertical farming; agriculture 4.0; carbon farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Edible Plant Cultivation
edited by and Luana Pulvirenti
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1985 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; chemistry of natural products; functional food; polyphenols; nutraceuticals; medicinal plants; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Pests, Pesticides, Pollinators and Sustainable Farming
edited by Antonios E. Tsagkarakis, Georgios Papadoulis and Argyro Kalaitzaki
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1978 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated pest management; biological control; precision plant protection; pollinators; remote sensing; biopesticides; sustainable pest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Green Control of Pests and Pathogens in Tropical Plants
edited by Xiao Liang and Ying Zhou
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open
Keywords: green control; pests and pathogens; tropical plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Integrated Management of Crop Residues and Their Bioactive Properties in Agri-Food Production—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop residues; sustainable management; agricultural practices; soil/crop protection; bioactive compounds; product development
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