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Mastering Hormone Regulation to Boost Crop Resilience against Climate Change

edited by Marina Pérez-Llorca and

Maren Müller

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

Yunfeng Hu

Wei Wei

and

Wei Wan

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

Huan Zhang

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

Jose M. Mulet

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

edited by

František Hnilička

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

Yunfei Wu

and

Alessio Aprile

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

Yanhong He

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

Arjun Neupane

Tej Bahadur Shahi

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

Rongzhi Chen

and

Zhaohui Chu

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

Mario Cunha

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

edited by

Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami

and

Rossella Albrizio

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,

Xiaochuang Cao

, 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

Brigitta Tóth

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

edited by

Marco Fontanelli

and

Lorenzo Gagliardi

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

Eleonora Cataldo

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

edited by

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

and

Cláudia Campos Pessoa

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

Fengjuan Pan

Yanfeng Hu

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

edited by

Mykola Kochiieru

and

Gražina Kadžienė

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

edited by

Yuan-Min Shen

and

Marco Scortichini

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

Xiaobo Gu

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

edited by

Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

Kandi Sridhar

and

Minaxi Sharma

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

Mo Li

and

Fan Zhang

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

Gabriel M. Maciel

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

edited by

Sara Álvarez

and

Sergio Vélez

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,

Guiyan Yang

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

edited by

Luigi Morra

and

Eugenio Cozzolino

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

edited by

Enrico Corrado Borgogno Mondino

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

Haijun Liu

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

Sanjit Deb

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

edited by

Tajamul Hussain

Ruijun Qin

and

Johnny Li

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

edited by

Malgorzata Jedryczka

and

Magdalena Frąc

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

edited by

Alfonso Albacete

and

Mengmeng Hou

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

Aiwang Duan

and

Yang Gao

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

Stephan M. Haefele

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

Touming Liu

, 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

edited by

Dominika Średnicka-Tober

Renata Kazimierczak

and

Jackline Freitas Brilhante De Sao Jose

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

Rafał Wawer

and

Jerzy Kozyra

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

Laura Siracusa

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

edited by