Plants

Insights and Regulation of Plant Growth and Metabolism

edited by

Jiabao Ye

and

Marcello Salvatore Lenucci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11036 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; specialized metabolism; physiological response; biosynthesis pathway; gene regulation

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

Phytochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Plants—Health Care, Food Production and Green Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Bonetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10386 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; traditional plants; natural preservatives; biostimulants; organic farming; polyphenols flavonoid; anthocyanins; natural preservatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Reproductive and Developmental Mechanisms of Vegetable Crops

edited by

Wenxing Pang

,

Honghao Lv

and Tong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10089 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization; hormonal regulations; stress response; vegetable crops; mechanism

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

Crop Yield Improvements Through Genetic and Biological Breeding

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9613 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; genetic breeding; molecular biology; genome editing; phenomics; abiotic stress tolerance; epigenetics; sustainable agriculture

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

Functional Plants for Ecological Control of Agricultural Pests

edited by

Fajun Chen

,

Xiaoling Tan

and

Xiaoguang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7409 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional plants; agricultural pests; ecological control of pests; green control of pests; landscape layout; diversity utilization; plant chemistry; plant-derived pesticides; resistance and susceptibility of plants (including transgenic resistant crops; e.g.; transgenic Bt crops); conservation for natural enemies; refuge effect for natural enemies; bridge effects for natural enemies; attraction and repellence of plant VOCs; plant– insect interaction; insect biodiversity; pest monitoring; ecological agriculture

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

Molecular Regulation of Seed Development and Germination

edited by

Justyna Fidler

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6566 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed development; germination; phytohormones; abscisic acid; gibberellins; signaling pathways; environmental stresses; priming

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

Integrating Plant Immunity and Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Disease Management

edited by Xianchao Sun and

Lisong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5422 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; plant– microbe interactions; ecological disease management; sustainable crop protection; biocontrol agents; agroecology

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

Sustainable Vegetable Production in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Georgia Ntatsi

, Theodora Ntanasi and

Ioannis Karavidas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5319 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; nutrient management; hydroponics and soilless culture; precision farming; vertical farming; sustainable agriculture; organic farming; salinity stress; drought stress; biofertilizers; biofortification; postharvest quality; antioxidant defense mechanisms

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

Genetic and Biological Diversity of Plants—2nd Edition

edited by Zhonglong Guo and Lei Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4730 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; plant diversity; plant– insect– microbe interactions; databases; non-coding RNA

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Plant Response to Stress Factors

edited by

Federico J. Berli

, Mariela Pontin and

Rodrigo Alonso

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4598 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation mechanisms; climate change; phenotypic plasticity; plant signaling; secondary metabolites; stress defense; oxidative damage; cultivation expansion; nutritional attributes

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

Biofertilizers for Plant Growth Enhancement and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jayakumar Bose

and

Yanbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4571 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizers; organic amendments; soil microbiome; plant– microbe interactions; nutrient use efficiency; agricultural systems modeling; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Biological Control of Agricultural and Forestry Plant Diseases

edited by Ben Fan and Jia-Jin Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4388 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; plant beneficial rhizobacteria; Bacillus velezensis; Bacillus subtilis; plant probiotics; forest pathology; plant nematology

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

Plant Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas: Insight into Evolutionary, Pathogenicity, and Epidemiology Studies—2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Ferretti

and

Anna Taglienti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4142 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular characterization; diagnosis; phylogenetic analysis; epidemiology; genetic diversity; taxonomy

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

Cereal Crop Breeding, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jindong Liu

and Yamei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3659 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; genetic dissection; breeding; disease resistance; stress tolerance; yield; quality; biotechnology

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

Responses of Plants and Plant Communities to Environmental Changes in Mountain Areas—2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Giupponi

and Annamaria Giorgi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3540 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecology; adaptation traits; morpho-ecological plasticity; plant succession; flora and vegetation changes; plant translocation; plant– environment interactions; phytosociology; species distribution models; invasive alien species; mountain agro-ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Genome-Wide Studies of Complex Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Hantao Wang

and

Chao Shen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3487 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome-wide association study (GWAS); quantitative trait loci (QTL); complex traits; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; crop genomics; multi-omics integration; genomic prediction; agronomic traits; population genomics

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

Interactions and Co-Evolution Between Plant Hosts and Pathogens

edited by

Sergei A. Subbotin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: coevolution; disease resistance breeding; effectors; environmental stress; host adaptation; host defense mechanisms; immune signaling pathways; microbiome interactions; molecular plant pathology; pathogen epidemiology; pathogen evolution; pathogen virulence; plant disease resistance; plant immunity; plant microbiota; plant-microbe co-evolution; plant-pathogen interactions

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

Roles of Phytohormones in Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Response

edited by

Changxi Yin

and

Fei Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; plant growth; plant development; drought; salinity; heat; heavy metals; abiotic stress response

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

Advancements in Palmaceae Research: Genomic Insights, Trait Analysis, and Breeding Innovations

edited by Wei Xia and Yong Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3376 | Submission Open

Keywords: Palmaceae; genetic diversity; trait analysis; multi-omics; comparative genomics; crop improvement; marker-assisted selection; evolutionary biology

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

Genomics and Transcriptomics for Plant Development and Improvement

edited by

Parul Gupta

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3367 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; disease resistance; genome editing; non-coding RNA; multi-omics

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3088 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; antioxidant enzymes; cellular damage; crop production; crop protection; crops; free radicals; oxidative damage

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

Machine Learning for Plant Phenotyping in Crops

edited by

Qing Li

and

Ping Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3070 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; multi-scale phenotype; multi-data analysis; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Interactions Between Crops and Resource Utilization

edited by Lingyang Feng and

Muhammad Ali Raza

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop– resource interactions; resource-use efficiency; sustainable intensification; system resilience; economic viability

Role of Beneficial Bacteria in Plant Growth and Health Promotion

edited by

Eduardo Valencia-Cantero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2378 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial phytostimulation; bacterial enhancement of plant nutrient availability; bacterial priming of plant defense; pathogen exclusion; bacterial volatiles organic compounds; plant growth regulators producing bacteria; bacteria synthetic community; bacterial increase of plant fitness to ambiental changes; new plant beneficial bacteria

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

Fertilizer Management for Crop Resilience Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Lin Li

and Longxin He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2363 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; fertilizer management; climate-resilient agriculture; bio-based fertilizers; integrated nutrient management; saline-alkali soils

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

Nanobiotechnology in Plant Health and Stress Resilience

edited by

Skhawat Ali

and

Weijun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2272 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles in agriculture; plant stress resilience; stress-induced molecular responses; nanomaterial safety and efficacy; nanoremediation of heavy metals; environmental stress mitigation; plant growth enhancement; soil health improvement; abiotic stress; drought tolerance; salinity stress

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

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science—2nd Edition

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress; plant development; genome sequence analysis

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

Plant–Microorganism Interactions

edited by

Alvarez Analia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinoculants; soil salinity; bio-nanoparticles; sustainable agriculture; stress tolerance; environmental remediation

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

Plant Foods: Characterization, Extraction, Processing, and Waste Revalorization

edited by

Maria de Jesus Perea-Flores

,

Brenda Hildeliza Camacho Díaz

and

Sandra Victoria Ávila-Reyes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; agroindustrial waste or residues; process; characterization; metabolites; biopolymers; extraction; chemical composition; ancestral plants; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological Response and Molecular Mechanisms of Plants to Heavy Metal/Loid Toxicity: 2nd Edition

edited by Aamir Hamid Khan,

Abdul Salam

and

Muhammad Zeeshan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; redox homeostasis; plant– environment ; interaction metal; tolerance index ; metal ion uptake phytochelatins

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

Remote Sensing Technologies in Crop Monitoring and Plant Phenotyping

edited by

Qing Gu

and

Yuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring; plant phenotyping; trait analysis; precision agriculture; smart breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Plant Metabolites and Their Synthetic Derivatives as Potential Candidates for the Development of Drugs

edited by

María Cecilia Carpinella

and

Constantinos Athanassopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; plant-derived compounds; biological activity; antibacterial activity; drugs development; synthetic natural product derivatives; multidrug resistance

Plant Salt Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Tianyun Shao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; abiotic stress; ion homeostasis; osmoregulation; oxidative stress; stress signaling; phytoremediation; halophytes; crop breeding; stress-tolerant crops

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

Extraction and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants

edited by Katarina Ŝavikin,

Jelena Popović-Djordjević

and Jelena Živković

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; extracts; bioactivity; food; pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Remote and Proximal Sensing for Diagnosis of Plant Health

edited by

Jie Wang

and

Ruth Kerry

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1659 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; plant nutrient diagnosis; hyper-/multi-spectral imaging; UAV-based monitoring; precision nutrient management

Exploring Bryophyte Flora: New Records, Rare Species, and Conservation Challenges

edited by Marta Puglisi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; taxonomy; new records; biogeography; species distribution models; red list; invasion processes

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

Advances in Invasive Plant Ecology

edited by

Maria Cristina Morais

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; plant invasions at the landscape scale; habitat resistance for invasion; invasion control; plant invasions; modelling approaches for plant invasiveness and distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetic and Biotechnology Techniques in Evaluation and Breeding of Woody Plants

edited by

Yaqiong Wu

and

Chunhong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; germplasm evaluation; gene mapping; molecular markers; hybrid population; heredity; gene function; biotechnology

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

Advances in Biostimulant Use on Horticultural Crops—Second Edition

edited by

Mason MacDonald

and

Raphael Ofoe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; fruit production; hormones; horticulture; plant growth regulators; vegetable production

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

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Isolation, Biological Activities and Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Valeria Patricia Sülsen

, Laura C. Laurella and

Louis Pergaud Sandjo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; extraction techniques; structural characterization; biological activities; pharmacological mechanisms; therapeutic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genomewide SNP Identification and Use for Resolving Population Structure and GWAS of Traits of Interest—3rd Edition

edited by

Umesh K. Reddy

and

Subramanyam Chinreddy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: SNP mining and InDELs; population structure analysis; GWAS; high-density QTL mapping; haplotype networking; genomics of wild crop relatives

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

Genomic Studies of Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by

Hui Liu

and Wenjing Meng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress-resilient crops; multi-omics integration; single-cell genomics; genome; epigenome; transcriptome; CRISPR; GWAS

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

Exploring Mechanisms and Integrating Advanced Genetic Approaches in Enhancing Barley Resilience

edited by

Feifei Wang

and

Rugen Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open

Keywords: barley ; abiotic stress ; tolerant mechanism ; genetic approaches

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

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Ramesh Katam

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; stress tolerance; drought; waterlogging; salinity; temperature stress; cold; UV and light stress; heavy metals; oxidative stress; tolerance mechanism; crop plants; model plants

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

Plant Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Marko Kostić

and Goran Kitić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant sensors; proximal sensing; remote sensing; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; UAV-based sensing; vegetation indices; precision agriculture; crop monitoring; nutrient management; soil– plant interactions; data fusion; machine learning; sustainable crop management; phenotyping; digital agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

From Nature to the Lab: Extraction, Analysis, and Applications of Plant Bioactives and Synthetic Counterparts

edited by

Olga St. Tsiftsoglou

, Haralambos E. Katerinopoulos and

Ioannis Fotopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; green extraction methods; phytochemical analysis; antioxidant activity; secondary metabolites; chromatography and spectroscopy; pharmaceutical/nutraceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Cereal Crop Field Performance, Growth Optimization, and Physiology

edited by Yunji Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; cultivation approaches; genetic improvement; agronomic traits; physiological properties; crop yield and quality

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

Mediterranean Shrub Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Jean-Philippe Mevy

and

Ilja Marco Reiter

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

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

Plant Natural Products: Extraction and Antioxidant Activity

edited by Ricardo L. E. Furlan, Ivana Ayelen Ramallo and

Mario Oscar Salazar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; plant extracts; antioxidant activity; oxidative enzymes; enzyme inhibition; phytochemical profiling; structure– activity relationships; chromatographic analysis; bioassay-guided studies; lipoxygenase/oxidase inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Interactions Between Plants and Fungal Networks: From Rhizosphere Processes to Ecosystem Functioning

edited by

Mohamed Hijri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– fungal interactions; mycorrhizal fungi; fungal endophytes; dark-septate endophytes; rhizosphere microbiome; microbial networks; soil– plant interactions; ecosystem functioning; stress tolerance; multi-omics approaches

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