Special Issues

Agronomy 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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The Use of NIR Spectroscopy in Smart Agriculture submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: NIR spectroscopy; soil fertility; tree nutrients; soluble solid content; phenols; anthocyanins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Recent Trends towards Genetics-Based Methods for Pest Management in Agroecosystems—Second Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect-resistant genetically modified crops; RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 editing methods; traditional genetic breeding techniques; diverse applications of insect-resistant crops; genetically sterile techniques for insect pests; transgenic insects; biopesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Keeping Nutrients in the Soil: The Challenges, Benefits and Trade-Offs
edited by Shuangyi Li and Yalong Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil; nutrients; benefits; health; fertilization; agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Metabolomics-Centered Mining of Crop Metabolic Diversity and Function
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; metabolomics; nutrition; function; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Impact of Manure Application and Fertilizer Management on Farmland Greenhouse Gas Emissions
edited by Gabriela Posse
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; GEI emissions intensity; mitigation; agricultural production models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Qualitative and Quantitative Plant Screening Measurements for Yield and Quality Enhancement submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: chlorophyll a fluorescence; photosynthesis; VIS/NIR reflectance; thermal imaging; spectral reflectance indices; phytochemical reflectance index; plant physiology; breeding; crop production; agronomic traits; yield; yield components; plant quality genotype; unfavourable growth conditions; adaptation; tolerance; resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Imaging Technology for Detecting Crops and Agricultural Products—3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital agriculture; remote sensing; weed detection; drone; RGB imaging; thermal imagery; object detection; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning; deep learning; Artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; Agriculture 4.0; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
The Mechanism of Pathogen Infection and Defense in Crops
edited by and Guodong Lu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; crop protection; plant– pathogen interaction; plant immunity; virulence; effectors; PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI); effector-triggered immunity (ETI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Decoding Plant–Pathogen Interactions: Unraveling Signaling and Defense Mechanisms submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stress; plant pathogens; defense response; signal transduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advancing Fruit Tree Breeding: Exploring Cutting-Edge Techniques in Genome Editing, Genetic Transformation, and In Vitro Culture submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome editing; protoplast; transgene-free editing; in vitro culture; recalcitrance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Nutrient Cycling and Microorganisms in Agroecosystems
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submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3649 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient cycling; microorganisms; agroecosystem; ecosystem multifunctionality; microbial biodiversity; crop yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Application of Molecular Marker Technology in Crop Breeding—Volume II
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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4337 | Submission Open
Keywords: GWAS; linkage analysis; molecular marker; QTL; RNA-seq analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—Volume II
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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4161 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; plant performances; soil fertility; nutrient availability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Application of Deep and Machine Learning in Crop Monitoring and Management submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep and machine learning; crop productivity; prediction of crop related parameters; prediction of biotic and abiotic factors in agricultural production; soil composition and fertilization; climate change impact of agriculture; pest management; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); phenotyping; data fusion; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Safe and Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Crops
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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-saving irrigation; reclaimed water; organic fertilizer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Effect of Brackish and Marginal Water on Irrigated Agriculture
edited by and Ênio Farias de França e Silva
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: salinity; water use efficiency; low-quality water; irrigation management; water reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Antimicrobial Activity of Plant Extracts Against Plant Pathogens submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; antimicrobial; plant pathogens control; essential oils; phytopathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Soil Health Restoration and Management: Application and Perspectives in Nature-Based Solutions
edited by and Cristina Macci
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; soil carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; soil organic matter; carbon and nutrient cycles; soil function; soil health indicators; microbial diversity and activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Alleviation of Crop Stress Response by Application of Exogenous Substances
edited by and Zlatko Svecnjak
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; agronomy; antioxidant mechanism; biostimulants; biotic stress; growth regulators; sustainable crop production; physiology; phytohormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Advances in Crop Molecular Breeding and Genetics submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17613 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular genetics and breeding; gene cloning and function; genetic diversity; agricultural genomics; crop adaptability; crop improvement; genetic engineering; germplasm resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomy; crop; yield; quality; planting density; water-saving irrigation; fertilization management; integration of water and fertilizer; resource utilization efficiency; conservation tillage; soil management; environmental stresses; greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Adaptation of Crops to the Environment under Climate Change: Physiological and Agronomic Strategies—Volume III
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submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; PGPR; biostimulant; mycorrhizal; stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Sugarcane Challenges: From Germplasm to Biotechnology
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant breeding; pre-breeding; molecular markers; bioethanol; biotechnology; climate smart sugarcane; gene editing; disease and pest management; genomics; omics; sustainable sugarcane production; marker-assisted selection; biotic and abiotic stress management; artificial intelligence; nanotechnology; utilization of wild genetic resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Benefits of Innovative Microbial Biosolutions to Sustain Crop Health submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol; biostimulant; biofertilizer; microbial agent; PGPR; PSM; plant health; soil health; plant nutrition; abiotic stress; plant disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Exploiting Beneficial Plant–Microorganism Interactions for Resilient Farming submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microbiology; plant breeding; inoculant; biological control; biofertilizer; nutrient cycling; biotic stress; abiotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Adaptation and Responses of Insects under Abiotic, Biotic and Xenobiotic Constraints—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; abiotic and biotic stress; chemical pesticides; artificial pollutants; soil fertility; ecosystem services; biological and physiological responses; biodiversity; population dynamics; evolutionary adaptations; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
The Role of Symbiotic and Pathogenic Microbes in Insect-Host Plants Interactions—2nd Edition
edited by , Wei Zhang and Zhanghong Shi
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome; symbiotic microbe; entomopathogen; insect pest; insect– plant interaction; multi-tropic interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Biogas and Biomethane Production from Pretreated Waste Biomasses submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural wastes; organic waste; bioenergy; biogas; biomethane; biomass; residue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Study on Agronomic Measures and Physiological–Ecological Mechanisms for High-Yielding, High-Quality, and Resource-Efficient Utilization in Wheat Production
edited by Yanjie Wang and Qin Zhou
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat; agronomic measures; physiological– ecological mechanism; resource-efficient utilization; quality; yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Soil Improvement and the Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Greenhouse Crops submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 20 articles | Viewed by 28665 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; fertilization; biochar; water and fertilizer use efficiency; soil environment; greenhouse gas; greenhouse crop quality; plant disease; crop growth model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Remote Sensing in Smart Agriculture
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28421 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; nitrogen; water stress; pest and disease; growth prediction; yield; vertical structure; phenotyping; deep learning; machine learning; hyperspectral; LiDAR; UAV; smart agriculture.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Locust and Grasshopper Management: Environmental Impacts and New Perspectives
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9563 | Submission Open
Keywords: locust control; biopesticide; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
The Ecology and Services of Beneficial Arthropods in Crop Production Systems
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4212 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; crop production; black soldier fly; decomposition; ecosystem services; natural enemies; natural weed management; biological control; pollinators; integrated pest management; circular agriculture; farmer surveys; predators; parasitoids; semiochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Smart Strategies and Technologies for Sustainability and Biodiversity in Herbaceous and Horticultural Crops—Volume II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3203 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; cover crops; intercropping; integrated/non-chemical weed and pest control; precision and digital agriculture for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Free from Herbicides: Ecological Weed Control submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed management; agroecology; allelopathy; bioherbicides; cover crops; soil seedbank; species composition; cultural methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Heavy Metal Tolerance Mechanism of Plants and Improvement in Contaminated Soil—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; tolerance and accumulation; molecular mechanism; physiological mechanism; improvement of contaminated soils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Evolution of Compounds and Characteristics of Crops during Ripening and after Harvest—Volume II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1493 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; food analysis; identification; extraction; ripening; maturation; quality control; valorization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Role of Biochar in the Sustainability of the Agroecological Environment—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1470 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; agriculture; ecosystem; sustainability; soil remediation; soil amendment; carbon sink
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Effects of Agronomical Practices on Crop Quality and Sensory Profile—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agricultural practices; breeding programs; new cultivars; industrial aptitude; bioactive compounds; sensory quality; consumers; descriptive; sensory drivers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Emerging Research in Plant Photosynthesis Considerations in Agriculture submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic regulation of photosynthetic traits; chlorophylls; photosynthesis; photoprotection; photosystem; Calvin cycle; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthetic efficiency; carotenoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture: Series II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation water demand management; soil water management; irrigation scheduling tools; water harvesting; irrigation system improvement; rice irrigation; precision irrigation; optimization of irrigation water productivity; remote sensing applied to irrigation management; use of non-conventional water for irrigation; conjunctive use of surface and underground water; public– private partnership for irrigation scheme development and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Crop Improvement and Cultivation in Saline-Alkali Soils
edited by Lihua Huang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop varieties; saline-alkali; crop physiology; soil improvement; fertilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Adapting Edible and Medicinal Plants to Abiotic Stress in a Changing Climate
edited by Chao Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible and medicinal plants; global climate change; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; functional cereals; chemical constituents; nutritional quality; pharmacologically active compounds; nutritional composition; health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Recycling Agro-Food and Urban Wastes According the Circular Economy and Sustainability Paradigms—Volume II submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: agro-food waste; waste valorization; circular economy; composting; anaerobic digestion; greenhouse gas emissions; organic fertilizer; renewable energy; alternative fuels; corporate social responsibility (CSR); individuals’ perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Research Progress in Biochar and Microbial Remediation for Heavy Metal Agricultural Soil submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar production; soil carbon sequestration; metal bioavailability in biochar-treated soils; bioremediation efficacy; heavy metal bioremediation mechanisms; phytoremediation; soil bioremediation; microorganism– biochar interactions; nano-biochar; risks of biochar use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Agricultural Water Management in Arid, Semi-arid and Drought Prone Areas—Volume 2 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-resource management; water conservation patterns; irrigation methods and tools; evapotranspiration; observation methods and modelling; plant water relations; water productivity; cover crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Effects of Conservation Tillage Strategies on Soil Carbon Changes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil conservation; soil tillage; soil organic carbon; soil carbon pool; soil erosion; agricultural soils; tillage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Cereals under a Changing Environment
edited by and Miroslav Bukan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; grain yield; end-use quality; nutritional quality; biotic stresses; abiotic stresses; germplasm evaluation; high-throughput phenotyping; molecular markers; QTL mapping; GWAS molecular breeding
Insights into Resistance Genes and Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms in Brassica Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: Brassica crops; disease resistance; molecular regulation; resistance genes; plant– pathogen interactions; downy mildew; fusarium wilt; root defense; root diseases; viral resistance; pathogen recognition; plant immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Remote Sensing Applications in Crop Monitoring and Modelling
edited by Minghan Cheng and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring and modeling; multimodal data fusion; crop phenotype; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
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