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Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils
edited by Eleonora Spinozzi, and Paolo Rossi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18489 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Nutrient Management on Soil Microbiome Dynamics and Plant Health
edited by Chenliang Yu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16811 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient management; soil microbiome; microbial community dynamics; plant health; soil fertility; organic fertilizers; biofertilizers; chemical fertilizers; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus cycling; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; abiotic stress resilience (salinity)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics
edited by and Lu Gan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13812 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetically modified plants; GM regulation; GM risk assessment; functional genomics; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Application of Remote Sensing in Crop Production and Farmland Soil Monitoring submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12052 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; crop growth monitoring; yield estimation and prediction; farmland soil monitoring; machine learning; environment; image processing; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants
edited by Eduardo Luis Konrath and Mara Rejane Ritter
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9913 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; traditional medicine; drug discovery; biological activity; knowledge transmission; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Advances in Planting Techniques and Production of Horticultural Crops
edited by Vasile Stoleru and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9754 | Submission Open
Keywords: advances in grafting and nursery technology; plant growing; nutrition and irrigation; protected cultivation systems; soilless culture systems; sustainable practices and innovations; pest and disease control; strategies for the control of biotic and abiotic stress factors; reduce; reuse and recycle approaches in the system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Plants 2025—from Seeds to Food Security submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9271 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; abiotic stress; biotic stress; breeding; plant nutrition; plant-microbe interactions; plant molecular biology; plant health
Salt Tolerance in Plants: Genetic Mechanisms, Germplasm Screening, Cultivation Measures and Rehabilitation of Saline-Alkali Lands
edited by , , Changsong Zou, Shuansuo Wang, Helin Tan and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8886 | Submission Open
Keywords: salinity; molecular mechanisms; climate change; gene function analysis; salt tolerance; QTL mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Sustainable Plants and Practices for Resilient Urban Greening submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8498 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive plant species; resistant plant species for urban greening; urban landscape solutions; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; urban green areas; plants’ mitigation of climate change; sustainable practices; sustainable management of green spaces; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Plants for Biodiversity and Sustainable Cities
edited by and Javier A. Figueroa
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7436 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenspace; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; plant cover; plant diversity; plant– animal interactions; urban biodiversity; urban ecology; urban sustainability; wildlife
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6977 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics research; growth and development; stress response; population diversity evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts
edited by Jun Niu and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6905 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; component analysis; bioactivity; regulatory mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation
edited by and Jing Li
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5708 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
The Plant–Climate Nexus: Bioremediation and Management Strategies for a Sustainable Future
edited by , and Hassan Etesami
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4974 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– climate nexus; bioremediation; management strategies; phytoremediation; bioaugmentation; regenerative agriculture; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; climate-smart agriculture; nanotechnology in bioremediation; genetic engineering of microbes; circular economy in agriculture; sustainable futures; heavy metal contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Sugarcane Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by San-Ji Gao and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4940 | Submission Open
Keywords: sugarcane (Saccharum spp.); sustainable agriculture; agronomic attributes; environmental stressors; defense responses; signaling molecules; genomics selection; smart breeding; gene editing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4909 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavor chemistry and sensory quality; molecular mechanism; non-coding RNA; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4745 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; hight signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Microscopy Techniques in Plant Studies—2nd Edition
edited by and Maura Da Cunha
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4596 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microscopy; plant cell; ultrastructure cell wall; plant anatomy; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Application of Optical and Imaging Systems to Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4411 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical systems; spectrophotometry; infrared imaging; thermography; active thermography; passive thermography; sensing; UV radiation; plants; crops; remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives
edited by and Lautaro Taborga
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4178 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; secondary metabolites; semi-synthetic derivatives; biological activities; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Crop Improvement by Modern Breeding Strategies
edited by , Aleksandra Sudarić and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4152 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; breeding; biotechnology; agricultural innovation; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Molecular Marker-Assisted Technologies for Crop Breeding—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3606 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; landrace accession; agroecological zone; SSR marker; genetic diversity; population structure; UPGMA dendrogram
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
AI-Driven Machine Vision Technologies in Plant Science
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3344 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI and deep learning for plant phenotyping; machine vision-based disease and pest detection; yield prediction and quality assessment; robotics and automation; explainable AI (XAI) and interpretable models; edge AI and real-time vision systems; datasets and benchmarking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical profiling; phytochemical analysis; phytopharmacology; plant biological activity evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress
edited by and Despina Samakovli
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2963 | Submission Open
Keywords: stomata; guard cells; drought; heat; light; salinity; herbivores; pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Light and Plant Responses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open
Keywords: light; plants; LED; response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Applications of Plant Physiology and Pharmacognosy in the Production of Bioactive Compounds
edited by and Elena N. Stoyanova
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2798 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; biologically active plant metabolites; factors affecting plant bioactive metabolites production and accumulation; physiological role of primary and secondary metabolites in the plant organism; pharmacognostic knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants; pharmacological activity of plant secondary metabolites
Agricultural Soil Management for Crop Cultivation and Productivity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural management; soil health; precision agriculture; carbon sequestration
Soil Pollution and Plant Response
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2510 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutions; accumulation; migration; leaching; soil environments; response plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, Third Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; specialized metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
New Gene Mining, New Technology Development, and New Variety Creation for Crop Improvement
edited by , Xiuying He, Liang Tang, and Xianzhi Xie
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1954 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; germplasm resources; genome editing; molecular breeding; good quality; disease and pest resistance; high-yield crops; cultivation technology; plant physiology and biochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; signaling; crosstalk; adaptation and acclimatization to stress; regulating of stress responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Climate Change and Plant Survival Strategies: Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations
edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1896 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; plant functional traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Computer Vision Techniques for Plant Phenomics Applications
edited by Xijian Fan and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; UAV remote sensing; multisource fusion; plant phenomics; phenotypic traits extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Plant Virology and Disease Management in Crops submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1559 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant virus biology; virus– host interactions; viral pathogenicity in plants; population genetic; genetic diversity; plant virus epidemiology; virus evolution in crops; cultivation systems and virus adaptation management of plant viruses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Processes and Patterns of Genetic and Genomic Differentiation in Trees
edited by , and Xiaodan Chen
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1501 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive evolution; genomic variation; lineage diversification; ecological tolerance; tree
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Biochar–Soil–Plant Interactions
edited by Jiahui Hu and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change; carbon offset; one health; biochar-based amendment; organic pollutants and heavy metals; nutrient dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Plant Morphology, Anatomy, and Embryology: Current Research and Future Directions submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant morphology; vegetative and reproductive anatomy; embryology; sporogenesis; ovule/pollen development; double fertilization; seed/fruit development; secretory structures; micro-CT; confocal microscopy; ultrastructure; geometric morphometrics; climate resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant–Rhizosphere Interactions submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth-promoting-microbes (PGPM); mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere; root exudates; biofertilizer; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; microbiomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Grapevine Response to Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Pedro Balda
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open
Keywords: acclimation; adaptation measures; climate change; cold stress; grapevine genetic selection; heat stress; phenotyping; response to abiotic stress; stress tolerance; vineyard management; vitis vinifera; water stress; water-use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Digital Horticulture Technology: Integrating Optical Plant Modeling, Sensors, Adaptive LED-Lighting, and Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical plant modeling; ray-tracing software; spectral reflectance and transmittance of leaves; light impact on photosynthesis; light intensity variation; adaptive control in greenhouse; spectral sensors; RGB sensors; RGB camera; spectral reconstruction of leaf reflectance; plant growing monitoring; optimized crop yielding; daylight versus LED light; supplemental lighting; optimized spectrum variation; sensor-based software; plant-centric lighting; impact of UV radiation; AI-based optimization of crop yielding; AI-based modeling of plant growth; generative AI methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Roles of Phytohormones in Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Response
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | 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)
Genetic Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic mapping; QTL; GWAS; abiotic stress; yield traits; multi-omics; CRISPR; functional analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Machine Learning and Spectroscopy for Plant Phenotyping and Physiological Analysis submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; chlorophyll fluorescence; crop yield estimation; plant analysis; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning for phenotyping; modelling; multispectral sensing; pigment estimation; plant growth prediction; plant health monitoring; plant modelling; plant morphology analysis; plant phenotyping; precision agriculture; stress; remote sensing; spectroscopy in plant science; photosynthesis; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Role of Melatonin in Plant Growth, Metabolism, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
edited by and Ileana Echevarría-Machado
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open
Keywords: melatonin; oxidative stress; proline; salinity; crop protection; environmental stress; serotonin; aluminum; cell wall
Essential Oils for Sustainable Plant Disease Control and Crop Protection
edited by Gil Santos
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open
Keywords: biorational control; botanical pesticides; integrated pest management; plant resistance induction; sustainable agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Enhancing Plant Resilience to Climate Change: Insights from Priming and Intercropping Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open
Keywords: priming; nanopriming; seed coating; intercropping; PGPR; biostimulant; plant growth; abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; plant resilience; nutrient use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Micropropagation and Germplasm Conservation of Horticultural Plants
edited by and Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro micropropagation; germplasm conservation; horticultural crops; synthetic seed; cryopreservation; embryo rescue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Plant Disease Management submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytopathogens; BCAs; pesticides; antagonistic microorganisms; in vitro and in vivo studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Integrated Plant Production Systems
edited by , and Shivam Saxena
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; micropropagation; plant production technologies; integrated plant production system (IPPS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
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