Sustainability

Environmental Management and Sustainable Agriculture: Soil, Water and Crops

edited by

submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5312 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-water and crop management approaches for a sustainable agriculture; geoinformatics & decision support systems; precision agriculture and irrigation technologies; climate; environmental and agronomic adaptive practices; hydrological extremes and water/soil erosion in agroecosystems; water/soil pollution and reuse of treated water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Contaminants in Irrigation Water Impacting the Safety of Fresh Produce

edited by

Achyut Adhikari

and Eduardo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture water; water treatment; produce safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies

edited by

Liandong Zhu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4091 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-point source pollution; agricultural pollution reduction; pollutant transmission process; pollutant interception; nutrient recovery; transformation; biodegradation; new pollutant; smart agriculture; agricultural policy; agricultural management; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Water–Fertilizer Utilization and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Xunbo Zhou

submission deadline 22 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: water utilization; straw management; crop physiology; farmland ecosystem; water– fertilizer interaction; irrigation and farming system; nutrient use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Application of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Marko Vinceković

and

Darija Lemić

submission deadline 24 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5043 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; food production; agriculture; biotechnology; food security; food safety; plant nutrition; plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Crop Production and Agricultural Practices

edited by

Jorge Omar Pierini

and

Luciano Telesca

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9414 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; crop production; agricultural practices; precision agriculture; organic farming; agroecology; integrated pest management; crop diversification; resource-efficient practices; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; data analytics; farmer empowerment; policy interventions; resilient agricultural systems; numerical modelling; irrigation water chemistry; water quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Precision Agriculture: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

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and

Sabina Iole Giuseppina Failla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6252 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote and proximal sensing; sustainability; impact reduction; awareness of variability; customized management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development of Intelligent Agriculture

edited by Helong Yu,

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5096 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agriculture; precision agriculture; circular agriculture; ecological agriculture; unmanned farm; digital agriculture; sustainable agriculture; optical agriculture; intelligent agricultural machinery; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability

edited by

Tiziana Amoriello

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5073 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Weeds Management in Sustainable Agriculture System

edited by Amar Singh Godar,

Leonard Piveta

and

Teodor Rusu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvest weed seed control (HWSC); cover crops; crop rotation; non-chemical methods of weed management; integrated weed management; allelopathy; bioherbicides; robotic weeding; intercropping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Crop Production and Plant Science: Theories, Methods, Modeling and Applications

edited by

Agnieszka Szparaga

,

Gianluca Caruso

and

María Cecilia Pérez Pizá

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; modeling and optimization of sustainable systems; innovations and challenges for biostimulants and biopesticides production and application; low-input agriculture; novel natural resources for biostimulants and biopesticides; screening new agricultural products; efficient and sustainable methods for the extraction and isolation of natural products; naturally derived chemicals and potential applications to science; industry; and agriculture; novel experimental studies regarding plant products to reinforce sustainable agriculture; rational and sustainable management of agri-food waste: an innovative approach to waste conversion into high-quality and environmentally friendly products; plant extracts: chemical composition; biological activity; and applications within sustainable agriculture; plant extracts or naturally derived compounds; as botanical biostimulants or pesticides; to manage sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

From the Field to the Factory: The Dynamics of Sustainable Urban Agriculture

edited by

Neil Ravenscroft

and

Dilfuza Egamberdieva

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban agriculture; community-supported agriculture; urban agriculture; vertical agriculture; Agriculture 4.0; food security; food justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Production and Circular Economy

edited by

Pawel Sobczak

,

Jacek Mazur

,

Piotr Markowski

and Andrzej Anders

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural engineering; circular economy; food production; utilization; precision agriculture; technology 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Adaptive Response and Mechanism of Crops to Abiotic Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Fanrong Zeng

,

Imran Haider Shamsi

and Xin Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3734 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; waterlogging; cold; heat; salinity; heavy metals; nutrient deficiency; soil acidification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Sustainable Agricultural Crop Production

edited by

James W. Muthomi

,

Alex M. Fulano

and

Nancy Karimi Njeru

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 33527 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiodiversity; agro-ecological intensification; climate-smart agriculture; diversified cropping systems; ecological pest management; food secure world; safe food; food supply chain; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Sustainability of Agricultural Soils

edited by

Jose Navarro Pedreño

and

Manuel Miguel Jordan-Vidal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 29227 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; economy and sustainable soil management; local communities and subsistence; food and fiber production; organic matter; plough and tillage management; pollution control; soil erosion; soil rehabilitation; waste management; technosols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 26731 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; biomass; soil management; farm energy balance; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agricultural Engineering: Agroecology Sustainable Development and Agriculture Environmental Impact Assessment and Measurement

edited by Nan Sun and Kun Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5263 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; agriculture environmental impact; bio-organic fertilizer; greenhouse gas; soil organic carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Cropping Systems

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; low-intensity tillage systems; biodiversity in modern agriculture; limitation of the effects of drought; residue management; cover crops; changing climatic conditions; sustainable crop rotation; microorganisms; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Measurement, Instrument, and Sensing Methods for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Lizhou Xu

,

Yanchao Zhang

and

Wei Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural instrument; remote sensing; plant phenomics; biosensors; electronic nose/tongue; electrochemical sensors; optical sensors; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture Development: Challenges and Oppotunities

edited by

Christina Moulogianni

and

George Vlontzos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2925 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; sustainable farm management; rural development; agricultural policy; circular economy; sustainable resource management.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Interactions of Land Use, Economic Growth, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Azad Haider

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2802 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; economic growth; agriculture development; forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

, Bingjie Jin and Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture sustainability; soil fertility; plant nutrition; cropping systems; fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient management; crop nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

George P. Laliotis

and

Vassilios Dotas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; animal husbandry; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation strategies; sustainable livestock; production systems; manure management; diet management; waste treatment; cyclic economy; methanogenesis; handling practices; environmental impact; environmental policies.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Land Management and Sustainable Agricultural Production: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bhim Bahadur Ghaley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop rotation; cropping systems; conservation agriculture; agroforestry; resource use efficiency; ecosystem services; crop– soil process modeling; soil health; carbon sequestration; climate-smart agriculture; production system carbon footprint; environmental impacts; controlled environment agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil Heavy Metals Threaten Agricultural Sustainability: Translocation Processes and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Wentao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; agricultural sustainability; translocation processes; mitigation; remediation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture and Restoration of Agroecosystem Affected by Climate Change

edited by

Aniruddha Sarker

and

Tofazzal Islam

submission deadline 22 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biochar; carbon sequestration; green remediation; environment restoration; agro-food waste; biotechnology; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development of Agricultural Systems

edited by Henrietta Moore and Jacqueline McGlade

submission deadline 27 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology and native vegetation; agroforestry; regenerative agriculture; carbon sequestration; livelihood security; agricultural and environmental sustainability; soil health; decolonisation; agri-food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture and Biological Science

edited by

Juan Pablo Hernandez

,

Helber Enrique Balaguera López

and Joaquín Guillermo Ramírez-Gil

submission deadline 29 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; soil health; biodiversity conservation; crop production; ecological resilience; climate change adaptation; organic farming; integrated pest management; genetic diversity; food security; sustainable development; ecosystem services; socio-economic impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

edited by Md Romij Uddin and

Uttam Kumer Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 44167 | Submission Open

Keywords: food availability; safe food; environmental soundness; food marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Green Microbiology: Advancing Sustainability through Microbial Innovations

edited by

Helen Onyeaka

, Adenike A. Akinsemolu and

Taghi Miri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8862 | Submission Open

Keywords: green microbiology; microbes; sustainability; bioremediation; biofertilizers; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Oasis Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Development and Utilization of Oasis Resources—2nd Edition

edited by Fenghua Zhang, Zhibo Cheng and Weichao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid zone; oasis agriculture; resource utilization; sustainable development; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Biodiversity Indicators for Ecological and Sustainable Conservation in Forests

edited by

Francesco Parisi

and

Marco Ottaviano

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity indicators; deadwood; forest monitoring; forest heterogeneity; managed and unmanaged forests; tree-related microhabitat; old-growth forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Waste Utilization in Agriculture and Sustainable Development (Second Edition)

edited by

Igor Palčić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural residues; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; biomass; organic matter; composting; pyrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture: Cultivation and Breeding of Crops

edited by

Glauco Vieira Miranda

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; cultivar selection; abiotic stress; sustainability; crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Maple Syrup and Sugar Crops: Market and Climate Challenges and Potential Pathways for Sustainable Development

edited by Qingbin Wang

submission deadline 9 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: maple syrup; sugar crop; sugarcane; sugar beet; sustainable agriculture; agricultural trade; climate change; producer education; food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advanced Agricultural Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Edson Talamini

and Antonio Domingos Padula

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural systems; biodiversity; bioenergy; sustainable agriculture; dematerialization; bioeconomy; ecological economics; agricultural economics; economic indicators; economic impact; poverty alleviation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation—Organic Farming Systems

edited by

Victor Kavvadias

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic agriculture; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Agri-Food System

edited by

Behnaz Saboori

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2557 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; food security; economic resilience; environmental protection; agri-food policies; circular economy; resource efficiency; sustainable food production; climate-smart agriculture; agri-food system innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Feed Resources and Nutrition Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Chalong Wachirapakorn

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock production; feed resources; conventional feeds; non-conventional feeds; feed efficiency; new feed resources from other sectors; global warming; crop residues; improving nutritive value methods; feeding strategies; sustainability in livestock production; effective microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era

edited by

Xueqing Yang

and Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainability of Agriculture: The Impact of Climate Change on Crops

edited by

Fokion Papathanasiou

,

Elissavet Ninou

and

Ioannis Mylonas

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23140 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change and agriculture; crop physiology; plant genetic resources; agro-biodiversity; abiotic and biotic stress; circular economy; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Oasis Ecosystems and Saline–Alkali Land Improvement

edited by Fenghua Zhang

submission deadline 18 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: oasis ecosystem; sustainability; saline improvement; water– salt dynamic transport; resource utilization and development; water-saving irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Achieving Sustainable Agriculture Practices and Crop Production

edited by Laura Meno,

M. Carmen Seijo

and

Olga Escuredo

submission deadline 19 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; population growth; resource depletion; sustainable agriculture; food demands; ecosystems; soil health; water management; agroecological principles; technological advancements; food security; environmental health; resource efficiency; innovative farming techniques; eco-friendly pest management; environmental stewardship; policy recommendations; resilience; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Controlled Environment Agriculture for Sustainable Farming

edited by

Anna Siedliska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5067 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment agriculture; sustainable agriculture; vertical farming; greenhouse cultivation; hydroponics; aquaponics; water/nutrient management; resource efficiency; innovation in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change Impacts on Ecological Agriculture Sustainability

edited by Paramu Mafongoya

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation mitigation; resilience; adaptive capacity; climate mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Crop Growth, Pest Management and Crop Production

edited by

Mustafa O. Jibrin

, Israel Ikoyi and Ibrahim Mohammed

submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; climate-smart; extreme weather events; global food security; pest management; soil health; crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System

edited by

Rameshwar Kanwar

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2976 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil; air; and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Agroecosystem: Interactions between Plants and Microorganisms

edited by

María José Gómez-Bellot

and Beatriz Lorente Pagán

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2792 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhizae; bacteria; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainability of the Agricultural System and Agro-Ecological Environment

edited by

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural ecosystem services; ecological functional areas; agroecological indicators; natural capital; Sustainable farming system; Agricultural ecological environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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