Special Issues

Agriculture publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Sustainable Remediation and Management of Agricultural Soil and Water Resources submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12739 | Submission Open
Keywords: green remediation; re-usable organic additives; bioavailability; immobilization; circular economy; ecosystem services; phytoremediation; mulching; wetlands; village; farm ponds revival; rainwater harvesting; irrigation; drainage innovations; soil; water conservation measures; integrated management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Advanced Research of Rhizosphere Microbial Activity—Series II submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8411 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere; microbial activity; functional diversity; community-level physiological profile; soil health; bacterial and fungal community; PGPR bacteria; root exudates; root colonization; mycorrhizal fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Feature Review in Agricultural Soils—Intensification of Soil Health submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon cycle; climate smart agriculture; ecosystem services; greenhouse gas emissions; land use change; nitrogen cycle; regenerative agriculture; soil erosion; soil carbon sequestration; soil health; water pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Integrated Management and Efficient Use of Nutrients in Crop Systems submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential plant nutrients; residual pools of nutrients; fertilizers and soil amendments; soil functional microorganisms; nutrient-efficient crop varieties; 4R nutrient stewardship; nutrient cycling and recycling; sustainable cropping systems; crop yield quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Advances in Animal Welfare and Health: Linking Physiology, Reproduction and Management submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 915 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; immunology; exercise; cattle; horses; pigs; poultry; health; veterinary medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Integrated Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural nematicides; botanicals; ecotoxicity; biostimulants; mode of action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Soil Conservation in Olive Orchard
edited by Miguel Angel Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres, Rosa María Carbonell-Bojollo and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: erosion; soil fertility; soil organic matter; conservation agriculture; runoff; soil tillage; groundcovers (cover crops); organic amendment; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Molecular Breeding Approaches to Improve Stress Resistance in Wheat
edited by Mingming Yang and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat; molecular breeding; stress resistance; molecular markers; genomics; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Effects of Abiotic Stress on Horticultural Crops submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14602 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; drought; salinity; temperature extremes; irradiance extremes; flooding; heavy metal toxicity; ozone toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Detection
edited by , Jun Wang and Lizhen Deng
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3325 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural products; processing technologies; quality detection; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Smart Mechanization and Automation in Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3296 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery; sensors; automation; intelligence; conservation tillage; tillage technology; seeding technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Production Systems
edited by Qin Peng, Xingren Liu and Wanxia Peng
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2948 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural system; ecosystem; greenhouse gas; CO2; N2O; CH4; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil microbe; soil and plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Application of Modern Agricultural Equipment in Crop Cultivation submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2414 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern agricultural equipment; technology to improve soil hygiene; ultra-shallow tillage; conservation technology; sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture and digital technologies; techniques for reducing energy inputs; labour-intensive and cost-reducing technologies; reduction in CO2 emissions; agricultural technology increasing carbon storage in the soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Agricultural Markets and Agrifood Supply Chains
edited by Karel Tomšík, and Josef Abrhám
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural markets; agricultural production; food supply; food security; sustainability; trade
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Organic and Inorganic Contamination in Food: From Farm to Fork
edited by Vincenzo Nava, and
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic contaminants; potentially toxic elements; process contaminants; sustainable practices; soil contamination; environmental chemistry; sustainable agriculture; food safety; food supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Bees as a Tool for Agricultural Production
edited by David De Jong
submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open
Keywords: bees; pollination; honey bees; stingless bees; bumblebees; solitary bees; organic pest control; fruit quality; pesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Rational Use of Feed to Promote Animal Healthy Feeding submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational feeding; sustainability; farm animal; precision feeding; novel ingredients; resources; waste; by-products; animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Crop Seed Biology: Unraveling Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms for Enhanced Crop Development submission deadline 25 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed biology; germplasm resources; molecular mechanism; genetic improvement; crop
(This special issue belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)
Effects of Dietary Interventions on Pig Production
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10989 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrients; diet; pig production; feed efficiency; metabolism; immunity; health; growth; meat quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Nutritional Quality and Health of Vegetables
edited by Hongju He, Said A. Saleh and Chen Xiangning
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetables; nutritional quality; bioactive substances; quality improvement; quality regulation; postharvest and processing; quality analysis; metabolism and biotechnology; health functions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Control and Risk Assessment of Microorganisms in Agricultural Products submission deadline 5 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2629 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk; agricultural foodstuff; microbial hazard; spoilage; pathgens; biocontrol agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Addressing Non-ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Ecology Functions for Sustainable Production and Welfare submission deadline 5 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open
Keywords: monogastric; nutrients; digestion; availability; digestibility; gut microbiota; feed additives; novel feedstuffs; feed processing; feed security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Postharvest Biology and Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; vegetable; postharvest biology; preservation; preservatives; packaging; disease; toxins; bioactive substance; quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Advanced Research on Soilless Culture in Horticultural Production
edited by
submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12533 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials; container production; fertilizer; growing media; irrigation; materials; soilless culture; specialty crops; substrate; water
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Application of Computer and Data Analysis in Crop Planning
edited by , James Montgomery and Andrew Lewis
submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2848 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop planning; climate change; water management; optimisation; evolutionary algorithms; computational agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Current and Future Application of Computer Vision and Data Analysis in Smart Agriculture and Agroforestry submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2157 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable and digital agriculture; agroforestry; computer vision; data analysis; artificial/augmented intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Breeding Cereals for Improved Agronomic and Quality Traits under Adverse Environmental Conditions submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; abiotic stress; biotic stress; agronomic traits; grain yield; grain quality; genetics; breeding; genotype  × environment interaction; stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Precision Plant Pathology: A New Approach to the Study of Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Plant Diseases submission deadline 10 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open
Keywords: R; Python; cloud computing; precision agriculture; remote sensing; smart sensors; multispectral; hyperspectral and thermographic sensors; vegetation index; NDVI; artificial intelligence; deep learning; fuzzy logic; prescription map; UAV/drone; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Digital Innovations in Agriculture—Series II submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14073 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital farming; precision agriculture; machine learning; artificial neural networks; Internet of Things (IoT); Big Data; Digital Twins; image processing and analysis; proximal and remote sensing; data analysis and decision support; agricultural information systems (FMIS; ERP); traceability; other digital innovations in agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Integrated Management of Fungal Diseases in Crops submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9453 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; oomycota; biodiversity; biological control; forecast; warning; identification; mycobiota; agronomic practise; fungicide; resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Sprouts, Microgreens, and Baby Leaf Vegetables submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9041 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled environment agriculture; specialty crops; leafy greens; mini greens; vegetables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Recent Innovations in Post-harvest Preservation and Protection of Agricultural Products—Series II
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7920 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-harvest drying; handling; storage; stored product protection; crop shelf-life preservation; post-harvest loss reduction; crop end-use quality sensors; engineered crop storage systems; crop delivery logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
From Planting to Harvesting: The Role of Agricultural Machinery in Crop Cultivation
edited by Shan Zeng and Yu Wang
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2671 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery and equipment; precision farming; sustainable agriculture; mechanized crop management; automation and robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Seed Germination, Stress Tolerance and Aging: Physiological and Molecular Aspects submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed quality; seed vigor; seed germination; seed aging; accelerated aging; artificial aging; seed priming; pregerminative metabolism; biotic and abiotic stress responses; climate-ready crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)
Circularity as a Strategy for Mitigating and Offsetting Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
edited by M. Ibrahim Khalil
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open
Keywords: circularity; organic farming; bio-based fertilizers; greenhouse gases; carbon sequestration; mitigation; offsetting; carbon neutral; agricultural systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Livestock Production submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open
Keywords: emission monitoring; measurement techniques; modelling; livestock management; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Forage and Turf Grasses
edited by Jibiao Fan and Bin Xu
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: forage crop; turf grass; abiotic stress; stress response; physiology; genetics; gene function; molecular regulation; omics analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial consortia; biofertilizers; plant protection agents; suppressive microorganisms; sustainable cropping; soil health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Effects of Fertilizer Application on Soil Physico-Chemical and Biological Properties submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8859 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil quality indicators; soil health; macroelement; microelement; enzyme activities; physico-chemical properties; biological properties; soil pH; acidity; soil organic carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Trade Development and Value Chains in Agriculture submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8791 | Submission Open
Keywords: trade development; value chains; food industry; food inflation; agrarian policy; consumer; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Advances in Legume Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6951 | Submission Open
Keywords: legume nitrogen fixation; legume crop production; maintenance of grassland; legumes in agroecosystems; nitrogen fertilizers; physiology; environment; ecology; agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Emerging Contaminants in Soil Systems: Occurrence, Fate, Behavior and Impact
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastics; soil functions; analytical methods; fate; impacts; remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Current Research and Strategies for Improving Farm Animal Meat Quality submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding; feeding systems; nutritional strategies; welfare; transport practices; stress biomarkers; microbiology safety; post-mortem handling and carcass treatments; aging; nutritional composition; sensory profiling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Biological Control of Crop Pathogen and Fungi
edited by Mingming Yang and Xia Yan
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop diseases; antagonistic metabolites; microbial composition; fermentation and action mechanism; pathogenic bacteria and fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11418 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil; fertilizers; crop; environment; biodiversity; irrigation; enzymes; microorganisms; monitoring; heavy metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Sustainable Production of Horticultural Crops submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8068 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetables; fruits; viticulture; ornamental plants; medicinal and aromatic plants; food production; nutritional value; biodiversity; agricultural techniques; innovative cultivation techniques; stress tolerance; soil fertility; resource efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Innovative Hydroponic Systems for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by Jörn Germer, and
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4370 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydroponics; nutrient use efficiency; water use efficiency; marginal water qualities; water treatment; pH control; beneficial microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Crop Improvement submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; biofertilizers; biopesticides; PGPB; abiotic stress; biotic stress; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
The Influence of Environmental Factors on Farming Animals submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1616 | Submission Open
Keywords: farming animals; environmental factors; natural or anthropogenic factors; animal production; influence on animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Preparation and Application of Biochar in Agricultural Systems
edited by Baojun Yi, Lili Huo and Fang Huang
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; carbonization process; pyrolysis mechanism; carbon-based controlled release; high-value application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
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