Submit to Agriculture Review for Agriculture Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

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 and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member 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. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems

edited by

Marieta Hristozkova

and

Michail Orfanoudakis

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4849 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; crop production; quality of crops; stress resistance; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; plant metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Intestinal Health and Immunomodulation in Swine

edited by

Valeria Cristina Bulgaru

and

Gina Pistol

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; intestinal health; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators in Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Roberto Bava

Fabio Castagna

and Carmine Lupia

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3961 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bees and wild bees; bee pathogens; pesticides; pest control; climate change; environmental pollutants; colony collapse disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Factors Affecting Soil Fertility and Improvement Measures

edited by

Hongqing Hu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; acidification; heavy metal contamination; infertility; soil amelioration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Conservation Strategies for Local Animal Breeds

edited by

Ileana Miclea

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1706 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal breed; animal conservation strategies; animal reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Dynamics of Organic Matter in Agricultural Soil Management Systems

edited by Hao Chen and Xinliang Dong

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soil management; soil organic matter; composition; stability; microbes; plant residue quality; C sequestration; soil environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Genomic Selection in Pigs: Precision Breeding and Trait Optimization

edited by

Xiuling Li

Lilin Yin

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; genetic gain; animal model; molecular breeding; machine learning; phenomics; multi-omics; trait optimization; estimated breeding value; pigs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Abiotic Stress in Cereal and Pseudocereal Crops

edited by Marta Hornyák and

Przemysław Kopeć

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant properties; biochemical responses; cereal crops; nutritional value; pseudocereals; physiological responses; stress tolerance; plant adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Pasture Agronomic Practices and Sustainable Intensive Grazing Management

edited by Yasuyuki Ishii and Manabu Tobisa

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: pasture agronomy; tropical grass; fodder legume; crop residue; intensive grazing; introduction of new forage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Phytochemical Changes in Vegetables and Fruits During Post-Harvest Storage and Processing

edited by Marek Szmigielski

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; food chemistry; quality determinants; bioactive substances; antinutritional factors; quality shaping; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Animal Source Foods: Novel Approaches in Safety and Quality

edited by

Tomislav Mikuš

and Zeljka Cvrtila

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; innovative processing; novel; technology; nutrition; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Functional Analysis of Insect Pest Genomes and Gut Microbiome for Crop Protection

edited by Lijun Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest genomics; pest identification; pest management; ecological adaptation; invasion mechanism; pest gut bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Crop Microbiome and Stress: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Soon-Jae Lee

and

Li Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop holobiont; host– microbiome interaction; co-evolution; carbon sequestration; climate change; organism– environment crosstalk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Application of Smart Agricultural Technologies in Mountain Farming Systems

edited by

Weibin Wu

Jun Li

and

Jiehao Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4379 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; agricultural intelligent system; artificial intelligence; harvesting machinery; transportation machinery; deep learning; automation control; growth monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Herbicide Resistance in Weeds: Detection, Mechanisms, and Management

edited by Roland Beffa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance status; databases; herbicide resistance mechanisms; herbicide resistance detection and validation; genomics; prediction via modelling; integrated weed management; agronomy; chemical control; cost effective; sustainable cropping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Soil Contamination and the Strategies to Reduce Pollutant Accumulation in Crops

edited by

Chuntao He

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; pollutants; agricultural soil; accumulation; transportation; crop; hyperaccumulator; microorganism; remediation; mechanism; safety production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Sustainable Food Supply Chains as a Potential Response to Agro-Food Loss and Waste

edited by

Ioan Sebastian Brumă

and

Simona Roxana Ulman

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: food loss and waste; food supply chains; determinant factors; assessment methodologies; sustainable transformation; environmental challenges; policy shifts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Innovative Strategies in Potato Cultivation: Enhancing Agronomic Performance, Nutritional Quality, and Post-Harvest Stability

edited by

Jarosław Pobereżny

Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska

and

Wiesław Szulc

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: conditions; cultivation technology; nutritional value; quality; storage; stress; tuber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advancing Soil Organic Carbon Stock Prediction with Digital Mapping

edited by

Raul Roberto Poppiel

and

Nikolaos Tziolas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon (SOC); digital soil mapping (DSM); remote sensing; proximal sensing; machine learning; deep learning; SOC monitoring; reporting and verification (MRV); spectroscopy; soil health and climate change; spatial prediction of SOC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Weed Community Dynamics and Integrated Management Techniques

edited by

Robert Idziak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; weed communities; crops; pathogens; integrated plant protection; chemical and non-chemical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation in Fruit Trees

edited by Qianqian Shi and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4372 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; omics analysis; flavor formation mechanism; environment; signal pathway; color

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Monica Harta

Doina Clapa

and

Cristian Radu Sisea

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation strategies; agro-morphological characterization; DNA fingerprinting; phytochemical characterization; multi-OMICS approaches; phenotyping; food security; nutritional properties; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis of Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Nicole Bamber and Vivek Arulnathan

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; life cycle thinking; impact assessment; sustainability; environment; agriculture; agri-food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Soil Health Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Mohamed El-Baghdadi

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil restoration; soil analysis; artificial intelligence; conservation tillage; crop rotation; biofertilizers; predictive modeling; land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Elżbieta Czembor

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; diseases; resistance; genomics; molecular breeding; QTLs; GWAS; NGS; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection (MAS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Innovations and Improvements for Sustainable Olive and Olive Oil Production

edited by Marina Lukić

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea L.; sustainability; integrated and organic production; biodiversity; biostimulants; soil conservation; water management; new value-added products; by-products; sensors and predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Pesticide Formulation Processing and Application

edited by

You Liang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide formulation; field application efficiency; stimuli-responsive delivery; nanoencapsulation; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Derivatives in Animal Production and Health

edited by

Dražen Đuričić

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1651 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; animal health; antimicrobial resistance; immunomodulation; natural therapeutics; livestock sustainability; reproductive performance; gut microbiota; ethnoveterinary practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Smart Farming Technology in Cereal Production

edited by

Andrzej Borusiewicz

, Janusz Zarajczyk and

Maciej Kubon

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; cereal production; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; sensor networks; agri-robotics; automation; decision support systems; climate resilience; sustainable intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agroecological Practices for Organic Agriculture: Biodiversity and Industry Clusters

edited by

Wenliang Wu

Yuhui Qiao

, Huafen Li and Qi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; biological farming; integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy; plant protection; organic inputs; biological pest control; biodiversity; biological agents; organic industry clusters; entire industrial chain; agricultural ecosystems; standards for organic products; organic certification and oversight; integration of farming and breeding; ecological cycles; artificial intelligence; digital agriculture; smart organic agriculture; drones; autonomous farming systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

and Junfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4818 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Quantitative, Data Science, and Business Intelligence Methods Applied to Food Security and Welfare

edited by

José Álvarez-García

, Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres and

María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4632 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural productivity; agricultural policies; business intelligence; commodity markets; ESG investment; food security; food sovereignty; food studies; market protection policies; welfare of producing regions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Biocontrol Agents for Plant Pest Management

edited by

Yi-Hsien Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4096 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; plant pests; plant diseases; biocontrol agents; biocontrol techniques; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Innovations in Dairy Cows' Stress, Health, and Nutrition

edited by

Jalil Ghassemi Nejad

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3030 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy cattle; stress mitigation strategies; nutrition; health; precision farming; genetic and environment; immune system; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation systems; smart irrigation; agricultural modeling; soil water movement; drought; soil salinity; evapotranspiration; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; climate-resilient agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)

Advances in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Nelson Machado

José Manuel Moutinho Pereira

and

Rui Costa Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1595 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability; agroecology; grape varieties; causality; cost reduction; productivity; monitoring; engineered quality; management; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pest identification; crop protection methods; crop protection machinery; integrated pest management; intelligent pesticide application technology; variable-rate technology; crop protection UAVs and robots; strategies and solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

The Application of Trichoderma in Crop Production

edited by

Roman Andrzejak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trichoderma species; biotic stress; soil-borne diseases; fungi; biocontrol agent; plant growth promotion; systemic resistance; sustainable agriculture; biological control; integrated plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agroecosystem Resilience in Marginal and Underutilized Lands: Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Management

edited by

Hubert Hirwa

and

Richard Schulterbrandt Gragg

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem resilience; marginal and underutilized lands; sustainable agriculture; governance and socioeconomic factors; regenerative and indigenous practices; integrated resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Advanced Earth Observation Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation Water Management

edited by

Oscar Rosario Belfiore

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; irrigation water management; water balance; surface energy balance; soil-plant-atmosphere interactions; precision agriculture; machine learning; irrigated areas mapping; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water accounting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)

Anaerobic Fermentation of Agricultural Waste and Sustainable Bioenergy Recovery

edited by

Kinga Borek

Kamila Mazur

and

Grzegorz Wałowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; agricultural waste; biogas production; digestate management; bioenergy recovery; circular economy; greenhouse gas reduction; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Application of Blockchain Technology in Agricultural Product Supply Chains

edited by

Alessandro Petrontino

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei

and

Deborah Bentivoglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural innovation; food safety; value chain management; technological adoption; traceability; transparency; trust; information asymmetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Molecular Genetic Regulation and Precision Breeding Strategies for Economically Important Traits in Poultry

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Zhuanjian Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision poultry breeding; quantitative trait loci; phenomics; epigenomics; genomic selection; gene editing; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Novel Thermal Processing Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Ziliang Liu

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; thermal processing; bioactive compounds; equipment; quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Regulatory Mechanisms of Exogenous Natural Compounds in the Growth and Stress Resistance of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Donata Arena

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; elicitors; horticulture crops; organic farming system; abiotic/biotic stress; plant growth and development; plant physiology; functional food; biochemical analysis; microbiome; genetic traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Cereal Crops and Climate Resilience: Harnessing Genetic Variants for Sustainable Food Security

edited by Lin Zhang and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resistant crops; genetic variants; QTL mapping; GWAS (genome-wide association study); yield stability; gene editing; haplotype analysis; stress tolerance; cereal breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Nutrition, Feeding, and Behaviour of Hens and Broilers

edited by

Sungbo Cho

and Jae-Hong Park

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feeding strategies; feeding behavior; precision nutrition; nutrigenomics; alternative feed ingredients; gut microbiome; animal welfare; sustainable poultry production; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6491 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; smart orchards; intelligent sensing; digital innovation; automation; data management; sustainable practices; decision support; adaptive harvesting; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment and Management for Sustainable Rural Development

edited by Lei Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9351 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Improving the Quality of Raw Materials and Products of Animal Origin: From Farm to Processing Innovation

edited by

Jadwiga Topczewska

and Anna Augustyńska-Prejsnar

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal nutrition; animal keeping; improving the quality; quality of raw; meat; milk; eggs; product innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Displaying special issue 1-50 on page 1 of 6.

Go to page 1 2 3 4 5

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI