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Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Farman Ullah

Ghulam Murtaza

and Yaobin Lu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; insecticide resistance development; resistance mechanisms; ecotoxicology; sublethal or hormetic effects; molecular toxicology; transgenerational sublethal effects; genetic pest management; non-target effects of insecticides; biological control; RNAi-mediated insect pest control; green management

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

Artificial Intelligence in Crop Improvement

edited by

Raman Dhariwal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; phenomics technologies; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; trait discovery; genomic prediction; crop breeding; image analysis; precision agriculture; predictive modeling; omics data

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

Integrated Physiological Responses of Ornamental and Horticultural Plants Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by Anastasia E. Giannakoula

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress physiology; biotic and abiotic stress; ornamental and horticultural crops; photosynthetic responses; antioxidant defense; stress tolerance mechanisms; metabolic adaptation

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

Plant Natural Products: Extraction, Isolation, and Biological Properties

edited by

Paulo Roberto Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaloids; biological activity; extraction techniques; flavonoids; hyphenated analysis; metabolomics; natural products; plant defense; structural elucidation; terpenoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Precision Agriculture in Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by Vasileios Liakos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial– temporal analysis; remote sensing; proximal sensing; variable rate technology; precision farming; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Medicinal Cannabis: Phytochemistry and Biotechnological Advances

edited by

Suman Chandra

Hemant Lata

and

Mahmoud A. ElSohly

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabis genomics; cannabis chemovars; cannabis biotechnology; germplasm conservation; micropropagation; cryopreservation; cannabinoid biosynthesis; phytocannabinoids; endocannabinoid system; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological and Molecular Insights into Plant Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

Iwona Ciereszko

and

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; plant physiology; plant disease; phytohormones; plant resistance; gene expression; signaling network

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

Plants and Natural Products: Phytochemistry, Pharmacological, Nutritional, and Cosmetic Applications

edited by Valeria P. Sülsen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; edible plants; natural products; bioactive compounds; pharmacological activity; nutraceuticals; cosmetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Ethnobotany

edited by

Syed Abdullah Gilani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; traditional knowledge; ethnopharmacology; biocultural diversity; sustainable resource management; digital ethnobotany; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological and Molecular Responses in Enhancing the Quality of Non-Timber Forest Tree Species

edited by

Jing Guo

and Wanwen Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-timber forest products; quality formation; physiological regulation; molecular mechanisms; abiotic stress; secondary metabolism; multi-omics analysis; molecular breeding

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

Micro(nano)plastics in Plant Systems: Fate of Plastisphere and Emerging Contaminants, and Agricultural Ecosystem Impacts

edited by

Pengfei Wu

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

Keywords: micro(nano)plastics (MNPs); plant systems; contaminant interactions; plastisphere; agricultural ecosystems

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

Application and Mechanism of Plant Biostimulants, Biochar and Fertilizer Products

edited by Hanlin Zhang and

Naling Bai

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

Keywords: plant bio-stimulants; biochar; fertilizer products; sustainable agriculture; nutrient uptake; crop production; soil health; microbial interactions; stress resilience; precision agriculture; omics technologies

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Adaptation and Growth Regulation in Fruit Crops

edited by Baoxiu Qi and

Rachael Symonds

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; climate resilience; signal transduction; hormonal regulation; omics; gene editing fruit development; postharvest biology

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

Agricultural Techniques and Physiological Strategies for Survival and Growth of Plants in Nutritionally Starved Conditions

edited by

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

Gonzalo Tortella-Fuentes

, Susana González-Morales,

Marcelino Cabrera De La Fuente

and Alberto Sandoval-Rangel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; rhizosphere processes ; trace nutrients; beneficial nutrients ; nutrient stress ; soil microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Metabolism in Photosynthetic Organisms

edited by

Natalia Correa-Aragunde

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; nitrogen metabolism; nitric oxide; redox metabolism; photosynthetic organisms; plants; algae; cyanobacteria

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

Agronomic and Environmental Modulation of Plant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Andrei Lobiuc

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: elicitation; agricultural practices; synthesis; phenotypes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Innovations in Oil Crops and Beyond

edited by Yourong Chai and

Yufei Xue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; yield; quality; disease resistance; stress tolerance; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

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

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops, 2nd Edition

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water deficient; water use efficiency; salinity; drought/salinity tolerance; tolerance mechanism

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

Omics Approaches in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Zhi Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenomics; multi-omics integration; abiotic stress; biotic stress

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

Stress Metabolism of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Aoxue Luo

, Yijun Fan and Yin Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; environmental stresses; drought; salinity; stress tolerance; metabolism; signaling pathways; molecular mechanisms

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

Peanut–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Cultivation

edited by Maria Laura Tonelli and

Fernando Ibañez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: peanut; microbiome; PGPM; biocontrol; plant growth promotion; sustainability; biotic stress; abiotic stress; biological nitrogen fixation

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Crosstalk in Plant Root Tropisms

edited by Wei Siao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: root gravitropism; root hydrotropism; root halotropism; root phototropism; root thigmotropism; phonotropism; touch response; plant hormones; PIN polarity

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

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress and Regulatory Pathways for Stress Alleviation

edited by Yuan Chen and

Zhenyu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop cultivation; stress resistance physiology; genetic mechanism; agronomic regulation; water and fertilizer management; stress relief; yield stability; sustainable agriculture

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

Biological Control of Phytopathogen-Associated Plant Diseases

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; pathogens; plant diseases; antagonistic microorganisms; quorum sensing; quorum quenching; metabolites; metabolism

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

Functional Traits of Wetland Plants

edited by

Lele Liu

Ning Du

and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland plants; functional traits; plant functional ecology; carbon sequestration; climate change adaptation; trait– environment relationships; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Phytochemistry and Bioactivities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Jéssica López Pastén

and

Débora Cerdá-Bernad

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemistry; metabolomics; LC-MS/MS; NMR; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; terpenoids; alkaloids; green extraction; supercritical CO2; DES (deep eutectic solvents); antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; bioavailability; standardization; safety; green extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Allelopathy: From Plant–Plant to Plant–Microbe Interactions

edited by

Margot Schulz

and

Andreas Ulbrich

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and soil microbiomes; microbiome species diversity and abundance; microbiome functions in allelopathy; microbial and plant allelochemicals; novel modes of allelochemical distribution

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

Plant Responses to Emerging Contaminants and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Fei Xu

, Zhengquan He, Chao Zhou and Renying Zhuo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; environmental control; emerging contaminants; heavy metal; detoxification mechanisms; phytoremediation; plant stress responses; microplastics; microorganism-assisted remediation; hormonal regulation; molecular mechanism

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

Sustainable Soil Improvement for Crop Production

edited by

Beini Gong

and Lijuan Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable soil improvement; crop production; soil amendment; soil– plant– microbe interactions; agricultural practices; carbon and nutrient cycling; agroecosystem sustainability

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

Innovative Fertilization Management for Sustainable Crop Productivity

edited by

Fengliang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable fertilization; crop nutrition; site-specific nutrient management; organic and biofertilizers; carbon and nitrogen cycling; soil organic carbon; greenhouse gas mitigation; precision agriculture

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

The Regulatory Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Response and Secondary Metabolism in Forest Trees

edited by

Jingli Yang

and Haijiao Huang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanism; secondary metabolism; multi-omics

Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Biotic Interactions and Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Els Prinsen

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; primary metabolites; plant hormones; small peptides; reactive oxygen species (ROS); anti-oxidantia; plant microbiome; symbiosis; pathogenesis; acclimation; systemic acquired resistance (SAR)

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

Multifunctional Mediators in Plant Development and Stress Response

edited by

Maurizio Trovato

and Davide Marzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12185 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; polyphenols; polyamines; reactive oxygen species (ROS); phytohormones; abiotic stress; plant development; plant physiology

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

Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants to Biotic or Abiotic Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Wankui Gong

and

Pengtao Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9499 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth and development; adaptive mechanisms; biotic and abiotic stresses; multi-omics; functional verification

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

Horticultural Plant Cultivation in the Climate Change Era: From Genotypes to Environment

edited by

Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo

and

Salvador Rosello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1777 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; sensory quality; bioactive compounds; deficit irrigation; high temperature; grafting

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

Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Alexios A. Alexopoulos

and Ioannis Karapanos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1648 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic and medicinal plants; beneficial microbial endophytes; biostimulants propagating material; controlled-environment agriculture (CEA); smart and precision farming; nanoformulations in agriculture; organic and sustainable agriculture; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; tuberous plants; vegetables

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

Adaptability and Acclimatization of Plants Under Environmental Stresses

edited by

Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto

Hans Raj Gheyi

Alberto Soares De Melo

and

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental stress; acclimatization; adaptation; stress mitigation; biostimulants; abiotic stress; resilience; omic technologies; biotechnology; genetic improvement; sustainable agriculture

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

Regulatory Mechanism of Carbon-Nitrogen Allocation in Cereal Crops and Its Response to Environment

edited by

Guohui Li

, Ke Xu and

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; yield; resource use efficiency; carbon and nitrogen allocation; transportation mechanism; cultivation regulation techniques

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

Neglected and Underutilised Legumes and Grasses for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

edited by Anathi Magadlela and

María Pérez-Fernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected and underutilised species; climate change adaptation; sustainable agriculture; legumes; grasses; food security

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

Weaponizing Plants: Where Old and New Plant Protection Strategies Are Taking Us?

edited by

Francesca Degola

, Beata Zimowska and

Gianluigi Giannelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; plant conservation; sustainable agroecosystems; plant protection; environmental stresses; biotechnology; plant resilience; mitigation of adversities; endangered plant species; saving plants

Modern Technologies in Water and Fertilizer Management for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by Shouchen Ma, Shoutian Ma,

Yang Gao

, Tongchao Wang and

Sen Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent irrigation; agricultural big data; remote sensing technology; GIS; crop systems; crop production; internet of things; water and fertilizer management

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

The Growth of Plants in Arid Environments

edited by

Maierdang Keyimu

and

Zongshan Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid environment; plant growth; adaptation strategy; pheynotypic plasticity; physiological adjustment; wood anatomy

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

Plant–Microbe Interactions Under Stress: Exploring Defence Mechanisms, Microbial Diversity, and Resilience

edited by

Waqar Islam

and

Fanjiang Zeng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; microbial diversity; abiotic stress; plant defence mechanisms; stress tolerance; rhizosphere microbiome; endophytes; plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPM); molecular adaptation; sustainable agriculture

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

Plant–Water–Nutrient Interactions Under Changing Environments

edited by

Zhixiang Wu

and

Junen Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecology; plant– water– nutrient interactions; forest ecohydrology; soil– plant– atmosphere water fluxes; nutrient cycling and stoichiometry; xylem and soil water isotopes; soil moisture and temperature; tropical and monsoon forests; climate change; ecosystem resilience

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

Agroecological Genomics and Participatory Strategies Towards the Valorisation of Orphan Crops

edited by

Roberto Papa

and

Valerio Di Vittori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genetic resources; legumes; orphan species; omics; participatory strategies; citizen science; sustainability; pre-breeding; breeding

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

Combined Stresses on Plants: From Mechanisms to Adaptations

edited by

Chenchen Zhao

Meixue Zhou

, Wei Jiang and Ping Yun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress interaction; plant physiology; abiotic stress; drought; nutrients; metal and metalloid toxicity; waterlogging

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

Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants and Phytoremediation

edited by

Andrzej Bajguz

Muhammad Zeeshan

and Aamir Hamid Khan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; phytoremediation; molecular responses

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

Bioactive Compounds from Plants: Synthesis, Activities and Functions

edited by

Zhigang Han

and Qiong Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biosynthesis; evolution; bioactivity; bioengineering; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioactive Natural Products from Plants: Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by

Asta Judžentienė

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: resources of medicinal and aromatical plants; etnobotany; extraction methods; secondary metabolites; phytochemical analysis; pharmacological properties; toxicity; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Improvement and Stress Resistance of Wheat

edited by

Guangrong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; abiotic stress; biotic resistance; molecular breeding; gene mapping; germplasm enhancement; wide hybridization

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

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