Special Issues

Plants 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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Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Medicinal Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9699 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical trials of medicinal plants; Indigenous knowledge systems; in vitro and in vivo biological activities; modes of action of herbal drugs and phytomedicines; pharmacological properties; phytochemical compounds; quality control; safety and efficacy evaluations; traditional medicines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Bioprospecting the Efficacy and Safety of Natural Products from Plants submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro techniques; phytochemicals; antioxidants; medicinal plant; toxic plants; drug delivery systems; animal disease models; drug screening; pharmacognosy; plant extracts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Bioactive Compounds in Plants—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialized metabolism; plant defense responses; plant by-products; biostimulants; biological activity; extraction and identification methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Evolution
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phylogeny; plant taxonomy; chloroplast genome evolution; DNA barcoding; molecular evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Ecophysiology and Quality of Crops
edited by Yahia Rharrabti
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop ecophysiology; crop quality; yield quality; environment; biotic and abiotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Advances in Legume Crops Research submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13565 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics in legumes; genetics; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection/breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses; genetic resources; wild relatives; genomic selection; modern breeding methods; G x E interaction; rapid advancement generation; genetic gains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Crop Breeding: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
edited by and Zhenlan Liu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13226 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop breeding; cereals; molecular genetics; functional genomics; crop improvement; breeding methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding 2023
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11962 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant developmental and growth; gene cloning and function; regulatory mechanisms; molecular genetics; epigenetic; genetic engineering; genome editing; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Natural Plant Products in Drug Discovery submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9382 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; anti-cancer activity; immunomodulatory effects; cardioprotective effects; anti-diabetic effects; neuroprotective properties; drug development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Phytochemical Analyses of Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic, Medicinal and Food Plants submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8726 | Submission Open
Keywords: volatile organic compounds; essential oils; nutraceuticals; bioactive properties; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolomic; extraction techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Biological Activities and Constituents of Plant-Derived Natural Products and Their Application—II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8662 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemistry; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; natural medicines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Molecular Marker-Assisted Technologies for Crop Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5871 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; landrace accession; agroecological zone; SSR marker; genetic diversity; population structure; UPGMA dendrogram
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Physiology and Ecology of Aquatic Plants
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4501 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic plants; macrophyte; adaptation; global change; invasion; stress; eutrophication; water level change; heavy metal; pollution; disturbance; wetland; water-level manipulation; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
The Application of Spectral Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4459 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal infrared imaging; unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs); multispectral; hyperspectral; plants; crops; forestry; remote sensing; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Chemistry of Plant Natural Products
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4260 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural product chemistry; nuclear magnetic resonance; structural elucidation; medicinal herbs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas: Insight into Evolutionary, Pathogenicity, and Epidemiology Studies submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4093 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular characterization; diagnosis; phylogenetic analysis; epidemiology; genetic diversity; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Phytochemical and Biological Activity of Plant Extracts submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3926 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; plant extracts; extraction methods; synthetic analogs; biological activities of plant extracts; bioactive natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Sustainability in Silage Production
edited by Carlos Henrique Silveira Rabelo, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3883 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal performance; ensiling by-products; greenhouse gas emissions; livestock; volatile compounds; silage production; sustainability
Genetics of Disease Resistance in Horticultural Crops submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3416 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops disease resistance; R genes; quantitative trait loci; next-generation sequencing technologies; genome editing; molecular markers; marker-assisted selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Application of Infrared Sensing and Thermal Imaging on Plants and Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3356 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared imaging; thermography; active thermography; passive thermography; infrared sensing; plants; crops; remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Brassinosteroids: Signaling and Role in Plant Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytohormones; brassinosteroids; biotic stress; abiotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; growth and development; biotic stress; abiotic stress; epigenetic modification; temperature; light quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Research Trends in Plant Phenotyping
edited by and Ankica Đ. Kondić-Špika
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2932 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-throughput phenotyping; proximal sensing; remote sensing; phenotypic data analysis; marker-assisted breeding; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Barley: A Versatile Crop for Sustainable Food Production submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open
Keywords: barley; sustainable food production; cultivar breeding; nutritional composition; functional food ingredient; quality assessment; bioactive compounds; brewing and malting; environmental impact; consumer preferences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Identification and Characterization of the Genes Involved in the Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Regulation submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2714 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant cell wall; glycosyltransferase; plant cell wall genes; genome editing; biofuels; bioenergy; 3D modelling; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)
Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism in Higher Plants and Algae
edited by and Natallia L. Pshybytko
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open
Keywords: algae; bicarbonate; bicarbonate effect; C3 photosynthesis; C4 photosynthesis; CAM metabolism; carbon fixation; chloroplasts; CO2 concentrating mechanism; higher plant; photosynthesis; rubisco
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Tissue Culture: Advances and Applications
edited by Nirmal Joshee
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant cell culture; microstructures; acclimatization; hyperhydricity; nanoparticles; conservation; plasticity; genetic transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Molecular Biology and Genomics of Plant-Pathogen Interactions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2384 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; effectors; genomics study; disease resistance genes; molecular basis; immunity network; genome‐scale network; pathogenomics; CRISPR-Cas9; OMICS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Genetics and Epigenetics in the Brassicaceae submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open
Keywords: heredity abiotic stress; agronomic traits biotic stress; DNA marker; DNA methylation; epigenetics; flowering time; genetic diversity; heterosis; histone modification; male sterility; marker-assisted selection; Non-coding RNAs; QTL analysis; self-incompatibility; transcriptomics; vernalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology)
Sustainable Mechanisms for Crop Development, Productivity and Quality Promotion submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agrotechnologies; crops development and yields; quality formation and assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Metal/Metalloid Toxicity in Plants: Rhizosphere Mycorrhizal and Microbial Strategies for Stress Management and Remediation submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1856 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal; metalloids; rhizosphere chemistry; mycorrhiza; microorganisms; contamination; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants
edited by , Florence Volaire and William L. Bauerle
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; drought stress; drought resilience; ecophysiology; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Plants as Food and Medicine
edited by Raees Khan and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; nutraceuticals; phytotherapy; natural product drug discovery; plant systematics; conservation biology; evolutionary biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Recent Advances in Auxin Research: Synthesis, Transport, Plant Growth and Practical Application submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open
Keywords: auxin; auxin biosynthesis; synthetic auxins; auxin metabolism; auxin transport; auxin signalling pathway; auxin applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Diversity of Aromatic Plants: Chemical Profiles and Antioxidant Activities
edited by , and Lidija Milenković
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic plants; medicinal plants; wild plants; essential oil; content; constitution; polyphenols; antioxidant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
The Environmental Stress Physiology of Plants
edited by Emily Rose Palm
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; genomics; growth regulation; metabolomics; phyllosphere physiological adaptation; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism; signaling networks; soil microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Detoxification and Control of Mycotoxins in Plants
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open
Keywords: detoxification mechanism; mycotoxin contamination; toxin gene cluster; resistant genes; phylogentic analysis; metabolic regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Proteomics and Molecular Breeding for Stress-Resistant Varieties
edited by Songlin Ruan, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant proteomics; molecular breeding; molecular markers; gene editing; transgenic techniques; stress-tolerant varieties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Carbon Management during Plant Acclimation to Abiotic Stresses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon balance; non-structural carbohydrates; drought; chilling; waterlogging; salt stress; plant growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Functional Analysis of Important Agronomic Trait Genes in Wheat
edited by and Xinyou Cao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene; functional; agronomic traits; wheat
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant Defense against Pathogens: Micro- to Molecular Insights
edited by Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues and Leandro J. Dallagnol
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open
Keywords: host– pathogen interaction; host defense mechanisms; molecular signaling pathway in host– pathogen interaction; plant resistance against diseases; pathogen recognition by plants; antimicrobial compounds; cellular responses; histopathology of infected plant tissues; physiological changes in plants infected by pathogens; microscopical aspects of host– pathogen interaction; signal transduction; genetic regulation; antioxidative metabolism; host nutrition and pathogen infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Environmental Factors/Compounds and Hormones in Regulation of Seed Dormancy and Germination
edited by and Ewa Kȩpczyńska
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: dormancy; ethylene; germination; hormones; hydrogen cyanide; karrikin; nitric oxide; smoke
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Phytochemical Diversity and Interactions with Herbivores
edited by Andrea E. Glassmire and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical diversity; herbivore; tritrophic; chemical ecology; plant secondary metabolites; plant defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Novel Methods for Detection and Control Strategies of Phytopathogens submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant disease; plant pathogens; phytopathogen identification; early detection and diagnosis; epidemiology; ecology; vector-borne diseases; host– pathogen interactions; management and control of plant disease; decision making in crop protection; viral diseases; fungal diseases; bacterial diseases; diagnosis; first report
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Pathogens and Disease Management of Horticultural Crops
edited by Xiaosan Huang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogens; diseases; horticultural crops; microorganisms; viruses; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Postharvest Storage of Soft Fruits: New Insights from Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft fruit; postharvest quality; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Genomic Selection and Marker-Assisted Breeding in Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop breeding; molecular marker; marker-assisted selection (MAS); quantitative trait locus (QTL); genome-wide association study (GWAS); mutagenesis; genomic selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Interaction of Growth-Promoting Microorganisms with Pulses: Nutrition, Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Increase in Grain Production submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM); mineral solubilization; phytohormone production; siderophore production; 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase production; BNF activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Deciphering Plant Molecular Data Using Computational Methods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant molecular networks; plant biology; computational data; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Advance in Plant Photobiology
edited by Robert Luciński
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; photoperiodic phenomenon; plant photoprotection; light signal transduction; photoreceptor; photoinhibition; photorespiration; light reactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
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