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Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies

edited by

Ain Raal

and Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemical analysis; isolation; identification; pharmacological activity; dosage forms; standardization; quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Precision Agriculture Technology, Benefits & Application

edited by

Fábio Henrique Rojo Baio

and

Paulo Eduardo Teodoro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial variability of crop factors; natural resources variability; agricultural engineering technology; crop profitability

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

Plant Physiology: Signalling Pathways in Response to Environmental Stress

edited by

Golam Jalal Ahammed

and

Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone; abscisic acid; hormone signaling; hormone crosstalk; reactive oxygen species; secondary messenger; oxidative stress; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress sensing; stress tolerance; signal transduction; MAPK; light signaling; electrical signals

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

Mountain Grassland Management

edited by

Riccardo Primi

and

Bruno Ronchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: montane ecosystems; high-altitude vegetation; mountain biodiversity; grazing management; ecosystem services; livestock management; climate resilience; invasive species; stakeholder engagement; policy frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Application of Phytochemicals in Green Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Thiago Henrique Napoleão

and

Emmanuel Viana Pontual

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; natural products; bioactive compounds; applied biochemistry; agriculture

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

Impact of Climate Change on Crop Physiology and Management Strategies

edited by

Jianliang Huang

James A. Bunce

and

Maurizio Badiani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; crop physiology; crop stress response; crop management strategies for climate change

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

Allelopathy in Agroecosystems

edited by

Hisashi Kato-Noguchi

and

Rensen Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; allelochemical; mode of action; crop management

Application of Modern Technology in Agricultural Water and Fertilizer Management

edited by Shouchen Ma, Shoutian Ma,

Yang Gao

, Tongchao Wang and Sen Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 167 | 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)

Transcriptome Analysis and Marker Development in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome analysis; marker development; single-cell transcriptomics; spatial transcriptomics; databases; plant breeding; gene discovery; environmental stresses; novel technologies; multi-omics

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

Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Eleni Giannoutsou

and Despina Samakovli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 158 | 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)

Insights in Phylogeography and Evolutionary Genetics of Plants

edited by

Yu-Chung Chiang

and

Ya-Zhu Ko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phylogeography; evolutionary genetics; phytogeography

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

Advances in Maize Physiology

edited by

Jun Xue

and

Si Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; crop physiology; cultivation techniques; quality improvement

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

Advances in Forage Stress Biology: Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies

edited by Peizhi Yang, Wei Zhang and

Zhenfei Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: forges; stress biology; germplasm resources; genome and gene function

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

Bioactive Phytochemicals in Plants: Structure, Function, and Biological Activity

edited by

K.J. Senthil Kumar

and

Rathinasamy Baskaran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive phytochemicals; plant secondary metabolites; natural products; phytochemistry; phytomedicine; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanism and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthetic pathway; functional characterization of gene and enzyme; epigenetic regulation; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; transcription factor; medicinal plants; molecular regulatory mechanisms; genome editing; multi-omics; AI

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

Advances in Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Ou Sheng

and

Shaohua Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; germplasm evaluation; phenotyping; genomics; enviromics; genetic improvement; germplasm innovation; physiological responses; breeding

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

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Carla Maleita

and

Ivânia Esteves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic factors; diagnosis; eco-friendly strategies; pathogenicity; plant– nematode interaction

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

Crop Varieties and Regional Adaptation

edited by

Eleni Tsaliki

and Apostolos Kalivas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional adaptation; genetic diversity; breeding programs; crop varieties; pest and disease resistance; water use efficiency; drought tolerance; environmental stresses; heat tolerance; cold tolerance; salinity tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Proteomics Research on Plant Resistance to Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by Rosa Sánchez-Lucas and

Letizia Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant defence mechanisms; proteomics; disease and pathogen; crop improvement: forest resilience

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

Crop and Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Marcelo Andreotti and Wander Borges

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; soil chemical attributes; soil physical attributes; intercropped systems; no-till farming; agrosilvopastoral systems

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

Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Claudia Uhde-Stone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 100 | 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)

Recent Advances in the Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cereal Crops

edited by

Jindong Liu

and

Yamei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic; breeding; cereal crops; genetics; genomics; marker-assisted selection

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

Iron Nutrition and Homeostasis in Plants

edited by Hannetz Roschzttardtz and

Diego F. Gomez-Casati

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: iron nutrients; iron transport; oxidative stress; iron accumulation; iron homeostasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Unravelling the Medicinal Phytochemistry of Plants in Metabolic and Vascular Diseases and the Associated Oxidative and Inflammatory Responses

edited by Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma and

Ochuko Lucky L. Erukainure

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; pharmacological action; oxidative stress; metabolic diseases; vascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Relationship between Plant Development and Environment and the Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites

edited by Yanqun Li,

Hong Wu

, Michael R. Sussman and Xiangxiu Liang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: organ development; medicinal and aromatic plants; developmental stage; phytochemistry; plant morphology; plant cytology; growth stage; chemical composition analysis; plant cell; plant development; secondary metabolite accumulation; growth regulation; biochemical mechanisms; environmental factors; agricultural production; sustainable use; rational harvesting; soil microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Seed Dormancy in Crops

edited by Zhonghua Sheng and

Yu-Jun Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; gene cloning; physiology and biochemistry; rice breeding

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

Genetic Improvement in Coconut

edited by Wei Xia, Yong Xiao and

Siwaret Arikit

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open

Keywords: coconut palm; agronomic traits; genetic analysis; elite allele; natural variation; candidate gene; molecular marker; gene function

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

Signal Transduction in Plants in Response to Environmental Stresses

edited by

Eric Ruelland

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: signaling; transduction; phospholipase; lipid-kinase; calcium; protein-kinase; protein/protein interaction; enzyme regulation; crop plants; stress; phytohormones; peptide signaling

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

Plant Phenolic Compounds: From Biosynthesis to Functional Profiling

edited by

Lahcen Hssaini

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthesis pathway; bioavailability; gene regulation; phenol structural diversity; phenol analysis; flavonoids; anthocyanins; tannins; lignans; chromatography; spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory activity; antimicrobial activity; cardiometabolic health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Harnessing Rhizobacteria for Plant Growth Promotion and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

edited by

Yang Chong

and Yetong Qi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; rhizosphere; bacteria; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture

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

Plants and Peoples: Quo Vadis?

edited by

Renata Sõukand

and

Andrea Pieroni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17550 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants and people; perceptions of plants; human– plants relations; decolonization of botany; ethnobotany; cross-culture comparison; diachronic ethnobotany; plant cultural markers; socio-economical aspects of botany; environmental education; wild food plants; medicinal plants; household plants

Bioactivities of Nature Products

edited by

Luis Ricardo Hernández

Eugenio Sánchez-Arreola

and

Edgar R. López-Mena

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14073 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; isolated natural products; bioactivities; therapeutic applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Microalgae Photobiology, Biotechnology, and Bioproduction

edited by Michael Hippler and Shin-Ichiro Ozawa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9897 | Submission Open

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

The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Systems in Agriculture

edited by Gerassimos Peteinatos and Hugo Moreno

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9149 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; plant phenotyping; sustainable agriculture; remote sensing; camera-based solutions; robots; sensor-based IPM; UAV; deep learning; site-specific crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Adaptive Strategies of Plants to Stress Factors

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7295 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive strategies; abiotic stress; biotic stress; oxidative stress; acclimation

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

Abiotic and Biotic Stress of the Crops and Horticultural Plants

edited by

Pingfang Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6335 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crops; horticultural plants; genetic analysis; genomics; plant defense mechanisms; stress response

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

Physiology and Molecular Ecology of Ratoon Rice

edited by

Wenxiong Lin

and

Wenfei Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5454 | Submission Open

Keywords: ratoon rice; ratoon ability; grain yield; grain quality; mechanized harvesting; breeding; cultivation management; physiology and molecular ecology; stubble quality; ratoon grain filling

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

Protein Metabolism in Plants and Algae under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Simone Landi

and

Daniela Castiglia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; metabolic responses; engineering approaches; stress tolerance; drought; salinity; cold; microplastic; heavy metals

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

Effects of Management Practices on Field Crop Growth, Yield, and Quality

edited by

Fengxin Wang

and

Haijun Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open

Keywords: regulation of soil water; fertility; aeration; temperature; salinity; microclimate in crop land; management practices; regional scale; farmland scale; efficient use of agricultural water resources; field crop; growth; yield and quality

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

Molecular Mechanism of Plant Mineral Nutrient

edited by

Cankui Zhang

Jing Huang

and

Chao Xia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral nutrition; sensing; uptake; transport; homeostasis; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis of Plants

edited by

Cabrera-Ponce José Luis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; omic technologies; genetic transformation; genome editing; plant growth regulators

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

Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics

edited by

Xinwu Pei

and Lu Gan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | 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)

Post-dispersal Seed Behavior: Dormancy, Germination, Viability, and Mortality

edited by

Leonid Rasran

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: storage; temperature; light; functional plant traits; plant propagules; reproductive traits

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

Ethnobotanical Studies of Medicinal Plants

edited by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; evolutionary ethnobiology; macroethnobiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Multi-omics Approaches for Plant Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Pandiyan Muthuramalingam

Hyunsuk Shin

and

Manikandan Ramesh

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; bioinformatics; artificial intelligence; biotechnology; transcription factors; breeding; crop plants; horticultural plants; multi-omics; genomics; epigenomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; hormonomics; interactomics; phenomics; genetic diversity; systems biology; gene expression

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

Plant Proteomics 2024

edited by Vanildo Silveira

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative proteomics; top-down proteomics; shotgun proteomics; bottom-up proteomics

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

Chemical Ecology of Plant and Insect Pests

edited by Vincas Būda

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiochemicals; attractants; repellents; bioassay; bioactive metabolites; allelopathic interactions; plant chemical defence; plant– insect interaction; insect– plant interaction; chemical arm race

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

Microbial Formulations to Increase Crop Production, from Laboratory to Fields 2nd Edition

edited by

Jesus Munoz Rojas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting microorganisms; microbial formulations; plant-microbe interactions; plant biotechnology

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

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Forest Trees

edited by

Chenghao Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; forest trees; genetic engineering; abiotic and biotic stress; molecular mechanism; multi-omics analysis

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

Chromosome Changes and Karyotype Evolution in Plants

edited by

Egizia Falistocco

and Marilena Ceccarelli

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

Keywords: karyotype evolution and speciation; evolutionary pathways of karyotype diversity; dysploidy events and spaciation; insights into chromosome changes and genome evolution; karyotype evolution and phylogeny; genomic changes after polyploidization

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

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