Innovative Strategies and Emerging Technologies for Crop Improvement
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agriculture; digital mapping; digital terrain analysis; geoinformation; topography; crop management; analytical mechanics; agricultural mechanization
Interests: remote sensing; UAV in agriculture and livestock; digital and precision farming and livestock
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Interests: rural buildings; agroforestry; precision farming technologies; sustainable materials; animal monitoring; bio-based composites; digital tools for agriculture and forestry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global food security directly depends on crops with superior efficiency, requiring biological systems integrated with emerging technologies to increase crop productivity and sustainability. Recent research has demonstrated the success of these applications. Environmental sensors, aerial sensors in RPAs, and portable remote sensing are part of superior agricultural production systems. The rapid development of technologies has become a concern among researchers and farmers, necessitating expanded research to reduce costs, address climate adversities, and provide precise data collection and processing guidance.
We invite researchers to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to combine cutting-edge research and comprehensive analyses on applying emerging technologies in crops. We invite researchers worldwide to contribute original research and review articles. The presentation of these advances and improvements over time will demonstrate the transformative impact of precision technologies on food cultivation and their contribution to food security.
Dr. Lucas Santos Santana
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Araújo e Silva Ferraz
Dr. Giuseppe Rossi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision agriculture
- digital agriculture
- environmental sensors
- remotely piloted aircraft
- remote sensing
- digital elevation model
- terrestrial rover
- machine learning
- unmanned aerial vehicle
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