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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Sustainability and Perspectives of Edible Insect Rearing and Utilization of Their Products and Byproducts
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13145
Keywords: edible insects; insect rearing; sustainability; food preferences; insect meals; alternative protein sources; animal feed; insect meal digestibility; waste; products and byproducts of insect rearing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Advances in Organic Agriculture—Decreasing Yield Gap via Optimising Cultivation Methods and Agrarian Policy submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6498
Keywords: agrarian policy; environmental protection; intensification of organic farming; intensification and economics; intensification and food quality; market development; optimising cultivation methods; organic farming; yield gap
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Soil Health: Integrating Plant Roots–Plant Nutrition–Soil Microbiota Interactions
edited by Hongmiao Wu and Wenge Wu
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5393
Keywords: soil health; nutrient cycling; soil microbiome; cropping systems; plant nutrition physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Foliar Fertilization for Sustainable Crop Production submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4230
Keywords: silicon; foliar application; biostimulants; beneficial elements; Green Deal; plant diseases; plant pests; drought; crop yield; yield quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Applications of Data Analysis in Agriculture—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3791
Keywords: digital agriculture; agricultural decision support system; precision agriculture; machine learning in agriculture; deep learning in agriculture; artificial intelligence in agriculture; remote sensing in agriculture; proximal sensing in agriculture; multisensor data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Productivity, Performance and Health of Dairy Ruminants
edited by , and Mária Vargová
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2558
Keywords: dairy farming; cows; sheep; goats; milk yield; mastitis; acidosis; mammary health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Research on Resource Utilization of Green Agricultural Waste
edited by , Lili Huo and Jiadong Yu
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2018
Keywords: agriculture waste; resource utilization; pyrolysis; hydrothermal carbonization; anaerobic digestion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Innovations in Precision Farming for Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 396
Keywords: agriculture mechanization; automation and robotics; remote sensing; agricultural resource management; waste management and recycling; precision livestock production and management; ICT; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; technologies and solutions for precision; digital and smart agriculture; occupational safety and health; ergonomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 228
Keywords: fruit storage; environment; fruit damage and quality parameters; genotypes; high-density orchard; mechanical harvest; preharvest practices; postharvest practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Efficient Utilization of Farmland Resources in Arid and Semi-arid Regions
edited by Xiaohong Tian, Rui Yin, Lichao Fan, Xuechen Zhang and Xiangtian Meng
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 175
Keywords: agricultural resources; agroecosystem; sustainable agriculture; arid and semi-arid region; water scarcity; water and fertilizer utilization; crop productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Current Prospects of Social-Ecologically More Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Agriculture
edited by , Rocío A. Díaz-Chavez and Bastian Winkler
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; bioeconomy; biomass; climate change; cropping systems; ecosystem services; gender equality; SLCA; sustainable development goals; sustainable intensification
Intelligent Agricultural Machinery and Robots: Embracing Technological Advancements for a Sustainable and Highly Efficient Agricultural Future
edited by and Zichen Huang
submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18613 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agricultural machinery; agricultural robotics; smart farming; smart livestock; smart greenhouse management; precision agriculture; automation in agriculture; artificial intelligence in agriculture; IoT and smart sensor in agriculture; drones and unmanned systems; machine learning for crop management; big data analytics; unmanned farming; innovative agricultural machinery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Breeding of Horticultural Crops for Trait Improvement and Stress Resilience submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6124 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; stress response mechanisms; molecular markers; marker assisted breeding; genetic diversity; genomics; metagenomics; phenotyping; gene expression; genome editing; metabolic engineering; epigenetic regulation of stress resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Application of Vision Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Farming—2nd Edition
edited by , , Wentian Zhang, Yan Qian and Yuhua Li
submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sensors; behavior recognition of livestock and poultry; agricultural automation equipment; agricultural intelligent robot; intelligent robotic arm; non-destructive detection of meat quality; agricultural big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Diseases submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10584 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil-borne diseases; replant disease; Fusarium spp.; Ralstonia solanacearum; root-knot nematode; soil-borne virus; chemical control; control efficacy; pre-plant fumigation; soil fumigant; soil disinfestation technologies; biological control agent; horticultural crops; economic assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Recent Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Smart Agriculture
edited by Zhenwang Li, Liujun Xiao and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2327 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; UAV; high-throughput phenotyping; artificial intelligence and machine learning; big data analysis; crop nutrition diagnosis; crop monitoring; spatial– temporal analysis; smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Chemical Pesticides and Soil Health: The Urgent Need for a New Concept in Agriculture submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; soil pollution; organic contaminants; pesticides; herbicides; fungicides; insecticides; food security; sustainable practices; reforming agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Impacts of Fertilization and Irrigation on Soil Nitrogen Cycling and Crop Nitrogen Utilization
edited by , and Wei Guo
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; fertilization; water nitrogen coupling; integration of water and fertilizer; soil moisture; nitrogen transport and transformation; water use efficiency; crops; yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Novel Applications of UAV and Image Processing for Agriculture
edited by Tao Liu
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle); advanced imaging sensors; image processing algorithms; crop health; biomass estimation; yield prediction; pest and disease forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Exploring Cereal Biodiversity for Climate Change Mitigation in Agricultural Production submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal; biodiversity; climate change; plant genetic resources; crop protection; ecology; sustainable agriculture; gene bank; genetics; plant breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Globalisation, Regionalisation, Market Integration and Price Analysis of Agricultural Products
edited by Encarnación Moral-Pajares and Leticia Gallego-Valero
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open
Keywords: international trade; trade agreements; trade restrictions; world trade organization; Russia-Ukraine war; drought; climate change; agricultural prices; inflation; food safety; sustainability; geographical indications; environmental protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
The Influence of Light, Temperature and Irrigation on Crop Production and Quality submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; heat stress; water stress; flood; irrigation systems; nets; plants’ yield; nutritional value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Novel Breeding Techniques to Improve Disease Resistance in Horticultural Crops
edited by Marina Laura and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant disease; biotic stress; disease-resistant cultivars; plant breeding; genome editing; CRISPR-Cas; NBT; RNAi; MAS; R genes and S genes; next-generation sequencing (NGS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Genetic Research and Breeding of Triticeae Crops
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat; barley; rye; crop wild relatives; genomics; transcriptomics; diseases resistance; abiotic stresses tolerance; drought; temperature; salinity; gene editing; functional genomics; GWAS; genomic selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)
Optimization of Livestock Housing Management
edited by and Guoxing Chen
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; energy-efficient livestock housing; environmental control; farm machinery; farm management; greenhouse gas emissions; livestock housing ventilation; livestock production; odor dispersion and control; precision livestock farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Feed Additives and Their Use in Monogastric Animal Nutrition
edited by Damian Konkol
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzymes; emulsifiers; phytoncides; detoxicants; probiotics; prebiotics; coccidiostats; chelates; organic acids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Agronomic Practices for Improving Growth, Quality, and Yield of Vegetables submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth promoting; management practices; elicitors; shoot growth; yield; biomass; micro and macronutrients; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Role of Soil Microbial Communities in Maintaining Agricultural Soil Quality
edited by Gábor Csitári and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microbial communities; microbial biomass; enzyme activity; diversity; management methods; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Analysis of Agricultural Food Physicochemical and Sensory Properties
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: food technology; physicochemical analyze; sensory evaluation; consumer preference; edible crops; shelf life; postharvest technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Reducing Food Loss and Waste at the Farm Level: Seeking Sustainable Path to Food Security submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8640 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; food loss; small enterprise; small farmer; consumer behavior; sustainability; input waste; food (in)security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Application Progress of Chromatographic Analytical Methods in Agriculture submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7156 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical methods; chromatography; pesticides; pollutants; agro-environment; metabolites; target/non-target analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3991 | Submission Open
Keywords: salt stress; breeding of salt-tolerant varieties; morphology and physiology; plant hormones; nutrients absorption and utilization; foreign amendment; growth and development; yield; quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Impacts of Oxidative Stress on Cattle Physiology submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open
Keywords: cattle; oxidative stress; ROS; epigenetics; dairy production; reproduction; heat stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Detection, Analysis and Control of Agricultural Pollutants and Wastes in Agroecosystems
edited by and Eirini Chrysochou
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutants; wastes; agroecosystem; pesticide residues; nutrients; persistent organic pollutants; trace elements; plastic debris; pharmaceuticals; veterinary products; personal care products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Effects of Alternative Feeds and Dietary Additives on Growth Performance and Nutrient Digestibility of Poultry
edited by Aijuan Zheng and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry science; digestibility; absorption; fermented feed; poultry nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Evaluation of Feed Additives in Animal Production
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13950 | Submission Open
Keywords: feed additive; functional feed ingredients; diet; prebiotic; probiotic; animal nutrition; gastrointestinal tract; microbiota; growth performance; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Forage Breeding and Cultivation
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9093 | Submission Open
Keywords: forage breeding; phenotype; genotype; genomic selection; domestication and improvement; fertilization; nutrient utilization; irrigation systems; biological yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Tree Management
edited by , Tao Wen and Shilei Lyu
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5309 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery; information technology; standardized orchard; intelligent orchard; transportation machinery; thinning machinery; weeding machinery; plant protection machinery; harvesting machinery; orchard irrigation; insect information; growth information
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Novel Applications of Optical Sensors and Machine Learning in Agricultural Monitoring—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4851 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; optical sensor; crop mapping; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Depopulation of Rural Areas: Social, Economic, and Environmental Issues submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open
Keywords: depopulation; rural development; rural demography; territorial and local policies; rural– urban relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Advanced Image Processing in Agricultural Applications
edited by Jiehao Li, and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2722 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; crop processing; computer vision; deep learning; hyperspectral imagery; RGB image; image processing; feature extract; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Advanced Technology for the Development of Agricultural Sprays submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1258 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticides; sustainability; precision agriculture; nozzle spray analysis; spray modeling; spray drift; operator exposure; risk assessment; sprayer calibration; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production
edited by Yadong Yang and Jiangwen Nie
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open
Keywords: cropping system; rotation; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emission; carbon sequestration; N management; crop productivity; agricultural green development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Benefits and Challenges of Cover Crops in Agricultural Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open
Keywords: cover crops; catch crops; nutrient cycling; ecosystem services; crop rotation; cropping sequence; sustainable intensification; agricultural systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Latest Research on Multiple Stress Tolerance in Maize submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; advances in stress detection technology; climate adaptive agriculture; biotic stress; early stage stress detection; environmental stress factors; genetic improvement in stress tolerance; maize production improvement; natural tolerance capacity; plant stress mitigation; single and multiple stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Weed Biology, Ecological Problems and New Strategies for Weed Management and Control submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open
Keywords: population dynamics; weed-crop interactions; weed seedbank; cover crops; adaptive evolution; integrated weed management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supply: Scientific, Economic and Policy Aspects submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 24 articles | Viewed by 54319 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agricultural production; agricultural policy; food industry; rural areas; agri-food markets; environmental policy; international trade and policy; food security; socio-economic problems of rural areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Saline–Alkali Land Ecology and Soil Management
edited by , Chuanhui Gu and Haiying Lu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open
Keywords: saline– alkali land; soil ecology; soil amendment; soil aggregates; soil amendment; crop advancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Migration and Diffusion of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Agri-Soil Systems
edited by , and Chenxi Zhai
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; metalloids; agricultural soil; migration; diffusion; transformation; sources and distribution; risk assessment; remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
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