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Phytoremediation: A Promising Ecological and Sustainable Approach to Soil Remediation

edited by Liliane Santos De Camargos, Lucas Anjos De Souza and María Julieta Salazar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable technologies; soil decontamination; soil recovery; tolerant species; new approaches in phytoremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Plant-Derived Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Venom Agents

edited by

María Beatriz Nuñez

, Carola Analía Torres,

Ana María Torres

and

Ana Maria González

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; essential oils; phytochemicals; natural products; medicinal plants; antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; antivenom activity; secondary metabolites; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Omics-Driven Insights into Plant Stress Responses and Metabolic Reprogramming

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and Erhui Xiong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; salt stress; temperature stress; oxidative stress; nutrient deficiency; phytohormone; tolerance mechanisms; metabolism; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Medicinal Plants: Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity

edited by

Ain Raal

and

Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural products; bioactive compounds; phytochemical characterization; compound isolation; pharmacological effects; dosage form development; standardization; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Innovative Strategies for Phytochemical Extraction, Characterization, and Bioactivity Evaluation

edited by

Anca Miron

and Ana Clara Aprotosoaie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; multidimensional chromatography; hyphenated techniques; high-resolution mass spectrometry; omics-based technologies; bioactivity; 3D in vitro models; in silico modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Regulatory Networks of Plant Flowering and Reproductive Development

edited by Cheng Qin and

Yifeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant flowering regulation; developmental transition; reproductive development; FT gene; Mediator complex; transcriptional regulation; photoperiod pathway; vernalization; plant hormone signaling; environmental response; molecular crop breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation to Drought and Salt Stresses

edited by

Asfa Batool

and Ting Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; salt and drought stress; plant stress resilience; climate change; agronomic field conditions; molecular machinery; crop growth and yield; plant physiological processes; stomatal responses; photosynthesis; ROS production and signaling; transcriptional regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; translational and post-translational regulation; metabolic regulation; hormonal regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Effects of Organic Fertilizers and Biostimulants on Horticultural Crop Production

edited by Walter Esfrain Pereira and

Francisco Thiago Coelho Bezerra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative agriculture; nutritional homeostasis; induced resistance; agricultural productivity; resistance elicitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Single-Cell Technology Insights into Plant Growth, Development and Adaptation

edited by

Liang Le

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crop improvement; multi‐omics; plant growth; single‐cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)

Plant Ecophysiology and Adaptation to Fire and Environmental Stress

edited by

Vera Vidaković

and Zorica S. Popović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecophysiology; fire ecology; environmental stress; plant adaptation; functional traits; secondary metabolites; plant resilience; climate change; ecosystem dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Hormonal Regulation of Seed Biology

edited by

Yuan Zheng

, Changgen Xie and Huapeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination; phytohormones; abscisic acid; gibberellin; brassinosteroid; transcriptional regulation; phase separation; nutrient homeostasis; seed longevity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Advances in Phenolic Compounds: Isolation, Analysis, and Bio-Applications

edited by

Ochuko Lucky Erukainure

and Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; flavonoids; phenolic acids; tannins; isolation; structural elucidation; NMR; LC– MS/MS; GC– MS; metabolomics; chemical fingerprinting; phytochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrating Developmental Genetics and Diversity for Climate-Resilient Grain Legumes

edited by

Ana María González

and Reyes Benlloch

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain legumes; developmental genetics; meristem and inflorescence development; flowering time; determinacy; plant architecture; pod and seed development; genetic diversity; landraces and wild relatives; domestication; GWAS; QTL mapping; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Crop Breeding and Improvement

edited by

Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou

Alexios Polidoros

and Panagiotis Moschou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; CRISPR/Cas9; genome editing; new breeding techniques (NBTs); nutritional enhancement; precision breeding; stress resilience; sustainable food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Phytohormones: Methodologies, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Yi Su,

Chao Huang

and Weigui Luo

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormone; action mechanism; methodology; quantification; visualization; plant growth regulator; small peptides; application in crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Antimicrobial, Enzyme Inhibitory and Wound-Healing Properties of Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals

edited by

Dejan Stojković

and Marina D. Sokovic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5475 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived compounds' antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; phytochemicals; natural products; inhibitory enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrative Taxonomy, Systematics, and Morphology of Land Plants

edited by

Edlley Pessoa

Matheus Colli-Silva

and Maria Teresa Buril

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; biogeography; cytogenetics; evolution; morphometrics; molecular phylogenetics; palynology; phylogenomics; systematics; species delimitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants

edited by

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4911 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical profiling; phytochemical analysis; phytopharmacology; plant biological activity evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biological Activities and Chemical Constituents of Plant-Derived Natural Products and Their Application

edited by

María Inés Ragone

and

Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived natural products; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; biological activity; medicinal plants; pharmacological evaluation; ethnopharmacology; natural therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activity of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dejan D. Baskić

and

Nenad L. Vuković

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; bioactive secondary metabolites; chromatographic analysis of major and minor constituents of plant extracts and essential oils; antioxidant activity of plant extracts and essential oils; antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and essential oils; cytotoxic activity of plant extracts and essential oils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Morphological Features and Phytochemical Properties of Medicinal Plants, Third Edition

edited by

Claudia Giuliani

and

Fico Gelsomina

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-anatomy; microscopy; secretory structures; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; chemosystematics; taxonomy; phylogenetic relationships; ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic and Metabolic Insights into Crop Improvement

edited by

Zhizhai Liu

and Qianling Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1670 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic improvement; metabolite/metabolomics; functional dissection; biosynthesis/accumulation; molecular design breeding; yield/quality; resistance/tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Evolution, Genomics, Metabolism, and Biotechnology for Cereal Crop Improvements

edited by

Yin Li

, Junli Chang and Min Tu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1524 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals crops; molecular genetics; molecular breeding; functional genomics; evolutionary genomics; comparative genomics; multi-omics; metabolic analyses; biotechnology; transgenic crops; gene editing; gene regulation; crop nano-biotechnology; crop improvement

Physiological Function of Jasmonic Acid-Mediated Signaling Pathway in Plants

edited by Xiaoling Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open

Keywords: jasmonates; plant development; plant defense; molecular merchinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Green Extraction and Bioactivity of Plant Active Compounds

edited by

Christina Marie Zalaru

and

Maria Marinescu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extractions; bioactive compounds; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; marine organisms; herbaceous plants; woody plants; conventional extraction techniques; unconventional extraction techniques; antitumor activity; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; antiviral activity; antidiabetic activity; cytotoxicity; chromatographic analysis techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Development and Application of In Vitro Culture Techniques in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Ramon Dolcet-Sanjuan

and

Jean Carlos Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; bioreactors; sanitation; adventitious regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; protoplast; doubled haploids; rescue of immature embryos; cell suspensions; bioassays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)

Plant Essential Oils: Chemistry, Bioactivity and Applications

edited by

Olivera Politeo

and

Ivana Generalić Mekinić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; secondary plant metabolites; volatiles; chemical profile; gas chromatography; biological activity; application; by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plants as Sources of Natural and Recombinant Anti-Cancer Agents

edited by

Tomi Lois Adetunji

, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso and

Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant secondary metabolites; cytotoxicity; bioavailability; nanoparticle delivery; anti-cancer activity; ethnopharmacology; bioprospecting; pharmacokinetics; combination therapy; cancer immunotherapy; flavonoids; natural product drug discovery; autophagy; plant-made pharmaceuticals; phytotherapy; toxicity-profiling; drug-resistance; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Diversity of Phenotypic Traits in Crops

edited by

Qiaojun Lou

and

Kai Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenomics; genetics of phenotypes; image traits; computation agriculture; germplasms diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Water and Fertilizer Management in Crop Production

edited by

Fucang Zhang

and

Junliang Fan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– fertilizer coupling; crop production; precision irrigation; nutrient use efficiency; arid area; crop physiology; soil microecology; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Plant Extracts in Nanomedicine: From Formulation to Therapeutic Application

edited by

Ana Obradovic

, Miloš Matić,

Ahmed Hussein

and

Nikola Srećković

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; green synthesis; pharmacological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Chemical Characterization and Functional Identification of Plant Extracts

edited by

Manasés González-Cortazar

and

Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; biological activities; natural product isolation; extraction of natural products; compound isolation; bioactive secondary metabolites; chromatography; structure elucidation and phytochemical purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Pest Management of Horticultural Crops

edited by Ricardo Siqueira Da Silva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPM; ecological modelling; climate change; insect; weeds; diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Crop Innovation: Quality Improvement and Plant-Based Food Development

edited by Weiming Fang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; quality improvement; nutritional biofortification; plant-based foods; functional components; processing suitability; sustainable agriculture; utilization of crop resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Sustainable Soil and Water Management for Climate-Resilient Crop Production

edited by

Peng Chen

and

Yu Han

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health and quality; sustainable agriculture; nutrient use efficiency; climate change adaptation; organic amendments; crop resilience and productivity; soil carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactivity of Medicinal and Wild Plants

edited by

Maurizio Bruno

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; essential oils; non-volatile extracts; medical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioactivity Identification and Analysis of Phytochemicals

edited by Irina Lazarova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical analysis; phytonutrients; bioactivity; phytopharmacology; extraction methods; chromatography; spectroscopic methods; analytical techniques; structure elucidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Chemistry, Synthesis and Medicinal Applications

edited by

Alberto Minassi

and

Diego Caprioglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; medicinal chemistry of natural products; synthetic methodologies applied to medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Regulation of Secondary Metabolism and Nutritional Quality in Plants

edited by

Nana Su

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolism; nutritional quality; regulation mechanisms; bioactive compounds; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Enzyme Inhibition and Targeting by Plant-Derived Natural Products

edited by

Cheng-Yang Huang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant natural products; enzyme inhibition; molecular targeting; phytochemicals; structure– activity relationship; drug discovery; antimicrobial activity; anticancer activity; metabolic enzymes; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biological Activity of Functional Components in Tea and Their Multi-Faceted Utilization

edited by Zhihao Qu and

Mingxin Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional components of tea; extraction and separation; novel plant compounds; activity evaluation; cross-use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Mediterranean Vegetation Diversity and Phytosociological Research

edited by Salvatore Cambria and Lorenzo Gianguzzi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean area; plant ecology; phytosociology; plant communities; syntaxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response—2nd Edition

edited by Tian Pan, Maohong Cai, Yuanyuan Hao and Mingming Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; environmental stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Plant Microbial Communities and Disease Control

edited by

Chuanyu Yang

, Honghong Deng and Christopher Ference

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microbiome; plant disease; plant pathogen; biocontrol; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Integrated Quality Regulation in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Bo Xiong

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4048 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop quality; postharvest longevity; nutritional value; flavor profiles; visual appeal; environmental control; nutrient management; precision irrigation; gene expression networks; phytohormone signaling; epigenetic modifications; abiotic stress; biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Drought Stress Adaptation in Bioenergy Crops

edited by

Liang Xiao

and

Zemao Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy crops; drought stress; genomics; phenotypic adaptation; GWAS; QTL mapping; physiology

Non-Native Plants and Their Impact on Pollinator Diversity and Function

edited by Anna Traveset and

Alba Costa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: community reassembly; invasive plants; phenological mismatch; pollination networks; pollination effectiveness; reproductive success; management and restoration outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding—3rd Edition

edited by

Yifeng Wang

, Jie Huang,

Jian Zhang

and

Jiezheng Ying

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; biological breeding; yield; resistance; seed germination; quality; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Rhizosphere Microbiome in Plant Nutrition and Stress Adaptation

edited by

Xiancan Zhu

and Shixiu Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere microbiome; nutrient cycling; drought; salt; temperature; biotic stress; plant-microbe interaction; stress adaptation; plant physiology and molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics in Wild–Domesticate Plant Systems

edited by Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas and Rafael Bello-Bedoy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant domestication; crop wild relatives; natural and artificial selection; genetic and genomic diversity; ecological interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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