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Phytoplankton Community Structure and Succession

edited by

Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić

Filip Stevic

and

Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton diversity; lake steady states; biotic indicators; planktonic food webs; phytoplankton functional groups; edna metabarcoding; invasive species; cyanobacterial blooms; water quality assessment; conservation; plankton and climate change; ecosystem functioning; phytoplankton– periphyton interactions

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

Origin, Evolution and Functional Mechanisms of Plant Immune System

edited by Zhu-Qing Shao and

Jia-Yu Xue

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immune system; plant immune receptors; plant disease resistance genes; evolutionary genetics; plant– pathogen interactions; genetic mapping; comparative genomics; plant immune signaling pathway; plant immune system engineering

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

Physiological Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress

edited by Ludovic Joseph Anatole Capo-Chichi and

Jan Slaski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; genomics; genetic variation; high-throughput phenotyping; adaptation; climate resiliency

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

Genetic Resources and Ethnobotany in Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

edited by

Orlanda de Lurdes Viamonte Póvoa

Fernanda Delgado

and

Graça Pereira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; climate change; cultivation; domestication/seeding of wild plants; ethnobotany; future perspectives for wild aromatic and medicinal plants; historical and cultural botany; in situ and ex situ conservation; natural cosmetics; natural pesticides; phytotherapy; plant associations; plant breeding; plant conservation; secondary metabolites; sustainable applications; aromatic and medicinal plant gardens

Biostimulants in Plant Stress Tolerance

edited by Shifa Shaffique and

Walter Zegada-Lizarazu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; sustainable agricultural production; soil health; modulation pathway; soil microbes; humic acid; biochar

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

Phytochemical Analysis and Biological Activity of Extracts from Plants, Fungi and Algae

edited by

Manasés González-Cortazar

Gloria María Molina-Salinas

and

Alejandro Zamilpa Alvarez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Crop Genetic Mechanisms and Breeding Improvement

edited by

Hua Zhong

and

Weilong Kong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; population genetics; genome; multi-omics; Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS); Quantitative trait loci (QTL)-mapping; abiotic stress

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

Advances and Innovations in Integrated Pest Management for Arable Crops

edited by

Piotr Szulc

and

Łukasz Sobiech

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated plant protection; non-chemical methods of plant protection; adjuvants and properties of the spray solution; breeding of resistant varieties of crop plants; biological; mechanical and physical methods of plant protection; the use of copper and sulfur in plant protection; essential oils and plant extracts in plant protection

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

Starch Metabolism in Plants and Algae

edited by

Diego F. Gomez-Casati

and

Maria Victoria Busi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: starch; metabolism; plants; algae

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

Advanced Botanical Research in the Mediterranean Area: Studies in Honor of Prof. Francesco Maria Raimondo on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday

edited by

Giuseppe Venturella

and

Gianniantonio Domina

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13129 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean; plant Science; flora; vegetation; taxonomy; conservation; phytochemistry; aliens; fungi; lichens; bryophytes; ornamental plants; seed banks

Exploring Plant-Derived Medicinal Compounds: From Traditional Wisdom to Targeted Drug Discovery

edited by

Vanessa Steenkamp

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional medicine; medicinal compounds; plants; targeted drug discovery

Management of Pests and Diseases in Tropical Fruit Crops

edited by

Juan F. Barrera

, Jorge Toledo and

Pablo Montoya

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropod pests; arthropod vectors; plant pathogens; weeds; bioecology; natural enemies; biological control; pest sampling; attractants and repellents; resistant crop varieties; integrated pest management; tropical or subtropical climate zones

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

Pharmacology and Phytochemical Composition of Plants and Its Relevance to Endocrine Diseases

edited by

Adolfo Andrade Cetto

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytochemestry; endocrine diseases; diabetes; hypertension

Comprehensive Utilization of Plants

edited by Ángeles Cancela

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; waste; clean technology; bioproduct; biomaterial; plant extract

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Extracts—Chemical Composition, Biological Activity and Prospective Applications

edited by

Magdalena Woźniak

Kinga Drzewiecka

and

Karolina Hoppe

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; application; bioactive compounds; biological activity; chemical composition; contaminants; crop bioprotection; extraction methods; efficiency; natural-based extracts ; plant extracts; wood bioprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Valuable Phytochemicals: Extracts and Extraction Techniques, Analyte Isolation, Bioactive and Nutritional Properties

edited by

Francisco Radler Aquino Neto

and

Fábio Junior Moreira Novaes

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; antioxidant activity; bioactives; biotic/abiotic stress; chromatography; consumables; environmental stressors; essential oils; extraction; extraction methods; food analysis; food chemistry; functional food products; gas chromatography; genetics; high-performance liquid chromatography; industrial applications; mass spectrometry; natural product chemistry; omics; phytochemicals; plant biology; plant extracts; plant pathology; plant-based drugs of abuse; production technology; qualitative and quantitative analysis; secondary metabolites; technical products; fibers and plant polymers; therapeutic agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Olive Growth Performance, Nutrition and Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Erika Sabella

and Eliana Nutricati

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea; olive physiology; stress tolerance; climate change; nutritional status; yield; olive pests; olive diseases

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

Gene Regulatory Mechanisms of Flower and Fruit Development in Plants (Second Edition)

edited by

Stefan de Folter

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulation; transcription factors; flower; gynoecium; fruit; plant development; regulatory networks; plant reproduction

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

Exploring the Immunomodulatory Potential of Plant Extracts

edited by

Bojan Božić

Biljana Božić Nedeljković

, Tanja Lunic and

Mariana Oalđe Pavlović

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunomodulation; plant extracts; immune mechanisms; health maintenance; immune homeostasis; disease prevention; modes of action; immune cells and molecules; therapeutic potential; immunological illnesses; bioactive substances; therapeutic applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genomics-Assisted Improvement of Quinoa

edited by

David Jarvis

Peter J. Maughan

and Rick Jellen

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5101 | Submission Open

Keywords: quinoa; genomics; agronomic trait; plant breeding; sequencing; genetic diversity

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

Diversity and Classification of Bryophytes

edited by

Vítězslav Plášek

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; diversity; taxonomy; distribution; ecology

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

Photosynthetic Microorganisms

edited by

Haojie Jin

and

Yonghong Bi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthetic bacteria; biosynthsis; bioactive compounds; metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Adventitious Root Formation of In Vitro Cultures

edited by

Conchi Sánchez

and Saleta Rico Santos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimatization; adventitious rooting; gene expression; gene regulation; hormone signaling; micropropagation; regeneration; transcriptomics; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability

edited by

Victoria Fernández

and

Thomas Eichert

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18064 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant surface; surface-deposited matter; permeability; biotic; abiotic influence; foliar fertilisers; biostimulants; absorption; stress response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Responses and Adaptations of Bryophytes to a Changing World

edited by

Annalena Cogoni

and

Silvia Poponessi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9650 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; climate change; plant functional types; bryophyte distribution; conservation

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

Advancing Soybean Improvement: Multi-Omics Strategies, Cutting-Edge Techniques and Bioinformatics Innovations

edited by

Bahram Samanfar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7840 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycine max; multi-omics approaches; bioinformatics tools; genomics research; transcriptomics analysis; proteomics profiling; metabolomics investigations; soybean improvement strategies; biotic stress responses; abiotic stress tolerance; molecular mechanism elucidation; genetic diversity assessment; population genomics studies; data integration techniques; advanced data analysis methods

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

In Vitro Techniques on Plant Propagation and Genetic Improvement

edited by

Hasan Mehraj

and

Monika Tuleja

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7723 | Submission Open

Keywords: callus; somatic embryogenesis; PLB; plant growth regulators; light; morphogenetic response; secondary metabolites; stress reaction; plant improvement; transformation; DNA markers; genetics and genomics; epigenetics and epigenomics; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7182 | 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)

Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Reneta Gevrenova

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

and

Vessela Balabanova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3529 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Applications of Plant Biotechnology: In Vitro Propagation and Plant Transformations

edited by

Humberto Prieto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene transfer procedures; Agrobacterium; regeneration; in planta genetic transformation; RNA interference; gene expression; gene editing

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

Carbon Sequestration and Stabilization in Forest and Bamboo Ecosystems

edited by Yongjun Shi,

Guangsheng Chen

and

Lin Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; bamboo ecosystems; climate change mitigation; carbon capture and storage; ecological impact assessment; sustainable forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Cross Protection and Biocontrol of Plant Viruses and Viroids

edited by

Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani

and

Miguel A. Aranda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: virology; plant virus; plant– pathogen interaction; plant defense; virus diagnosis

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

Advances in Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Brassica napus L.

edited by

Soo-In Sohn

and

Subramani Pandian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica napus L.; functional genomics; genetics; breeding; biotechnology; genomics; crop breeding; germplasm resources

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

Nutrients Uptake, Transport, and Function in Plant Metabolism

edited by

Fernando Lidon

and

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral stress; mineral deficiency; mineral interactions; mineral interactions with productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Predicting and Understanding Plant Properties with Data-Driven Approaches

edited by

Taewon Moon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data analysis; fata engineering; deep learning; machine learning; crop modelling; crop yield; plant growth; plant morphology; plant physiology

Role of Microbial Plant Biostimulants in Abiotic Stress Mitigation

edited by

Sajid Ali

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biostimulants; rhizobacteria; fungal endophytes; bacterial endophytes; soil health; organic farming; horticulture; crop plants; abiotic stress; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture

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

Breeding for Plant Improvement and Protection

edited by

Jeremy Sweet

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; crop improvement; disease resistance; drought tolerance; crop quality; pest resistance; climate change; sustainable production

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

Genomics of New Potential Food Sources

edited by

Mark E. Samuels

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: food supply diversity; edible plants; minor crops; genomics; high throughput sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; genome editing

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

Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants

edited by

Janusz J. Zwiazek

and Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaporins; water transport; gas and ion transport; woody plants; trees; physiology; transcriptomics; metabolomics; membranes; stress

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

The Impacts of Abiotic Stresses on Plant Development—3rd Edition

edited by

Cédric Jacquard

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; plant stress perception; plant defense mechanisms; plant adaptive responses; environmental stress; heat stress; cold stress; drought; salinity; CO2; air pollution

Genetic Mechanism and Molecular Improvement of Important Agronomic Traits of Wheat

edited by Kunpu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield of wheat; quality of wheat; stress resistance of wheat; wheat breeding; agronomic traits of wheat

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

Plant Pathogen Detection in Nurseries through Genomic Techniques

edited by Peter J. M. Bonants

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular detection; plant pathogens; nurseries; keyword methods

Induced Resistance of Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

Loredana Maria Scalschi

and

Begonya Vicedo

submission deadline 22 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced resistance; biotic stress; proteomic; transcriptomic; metabolomic; microRNAs

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

Chemical Characteristics and Bioactivity of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Petar D. Marin

and

Danka Bukvički

submission deadline 24 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10889 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; plant metabolites; extraction; isolation and structure elucidation; bioactive plant compounds; application of bioactive molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Evolution of Land Plants

edited by

Yin-Long Qiu

and Feng Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7600 | Submission Open

Keywords: land plants; evolution; phylogenetics; evolutionary genomics; biogeography; paleobotany; specialized metabolites; chemical evolution

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

Integration of Spectroscopic and Photosynthetic Analyses in Plants

edited by

Marcos Rafael Nanni

and

Renan Falcioni

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6825 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied spectroscopy in plant tissues; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning algorithms; chemometrics; chlorophyll a fluorescence; classification and prediction parameters; integration of biophysical; physiological; biochemical; genetic; and molecular advances with spectroscopy; leaf optical properties; photosynthesis analyses; plant phenotyping; yield of photosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4406 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Insights in the Research of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Potential, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ivayla Dincheva

Ilian Badjakov

and

Bistra Galunska

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1903 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction; isolation; and structural characterization; herbal preparations and natural medicines; benefits; analytical strategies for bioactive compound identification and quantification; in vivo and in vitro bioactivity of botanicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Exploring Plant Secondary Metabolites and Their Applications

edited by

Ana Angelica Feregrino Perez

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; applications areas; biological activity; production of secondary metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Secondary Metabolites in Plants

edited by

Hsiaohang Chung