Agriculture

Agroecological Transition in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Carla Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5952 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; agroecological transition; ecosystem services; food systems; impact assessment; sustainable agriculture; transdisciplinary approaches

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

Agro-Food Waste Valorization: Sustainable Pathways for Agricultural Applications

edited by

Vassilis Athanasiadis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5315 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food waste; valorization; circular economy; biofertilizers; biostimulants; sustainable agriculture; food by-products; green technologies; nutritional evaluation; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Agriculture (IOCAG2025)

edited by

Bin Gao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open

Effects of Straw Returning on Soil-Crop Systems

edited by Yuan Wen and

Deqiang Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open

Keywords: straw incorporation; straw-derived products; straw– soil– crop interactions; soil fertility enhancement; soil health and soil functions; crop growth and yield formation; straw decomposition dynamics; soilborne disease and pest management

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

Latest Technologies to Improve Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Meat Products Derived from Livestock

edited by

Renata Stanisławczyk

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products; livestock meat; farm animal meat; nutritional value; sensory quality; meat consumption; meat processing

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

Agronomic Strategies to Improve Adaptability and Stability of Maize Production Systems Under Climate Change

edited by

Csaba Bojtor

,

Adrienn Széles

and

Árpád Illés

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6506 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; agronomic strategies; climate change; climate-smart agriculture; maize production; precision agriculture; genotype resilience; water use efficiency

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

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

edited by

Dražen Đuričić

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3033 | 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)

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

edited by

Hubert Hirwa

and

Richard Schulterbrandt Gragg

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | 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)

The Impact of Land Use and Climate Change on Cultivated Peatlands

edited by Lulie Melling and

Ryusuke Hatano

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; greenhouse gas; histosols; land use change; peat fire; peat swamp forests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Strategies and Practices to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Emissions from Livestock Production Systems

edited by Abele Kuipers and

Adam Cieślak

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: emissions mitigation; GHG and nitrogen; feeding; grazing; housing; practices; techniques; capturing from air; rest product; tools; carbon credits

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

Nutrient Management in Orchard Production Systems

edited by

Christos Chatzissavvidis

and

Thomas Sotiropoulos

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizers; fertilizers; fruit crops; integrated management; nutrients; plant nutrition; pomology; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance

edited by Ying Wang,

Xuepeng Chi

, Hongfang Wang and

Zhenguo Liu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6798 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable beekeeping; bee stress resistance; mite control; climate resilience; precision apiculture; pollinator nutrition; hive monitoring; genetic selection

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

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2965 | 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)

Assessing Soil Erosion and Associated Nutrient Losses in Agrosystems

edited by

Hanqing Yu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2564 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion assessment; water erosion; wind erosion; soil nutrient losses; agrosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

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

edited by Marta Hornyák and

Przemysław Kopeć

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1993 | 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)

Innovations and Improvements for Sustainable Olive and Olive Oil Production

edited by Marina Lukić

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1128 | 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)

Assessment of the Water Needs of Crops from the Perspective of Climate Change

edited by Zsolt Pinke,

Klára Pokovai

, Zsolt Kozma,

Csaba Bozán

and

Attila Nagy

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; drought vulnerability; groundwater management; irrigation productivity; irrigation water economic value; measured aquifer recharge; mitigation of climate impact; soil water modeling; suitability for crop production

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

Enhancing Wheat Nutritional and Functional Quality Through Genetic Approaches and Technologies

edited by

Alessandro Cammerata

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; approaches technological; resilience; nutritional; functional compound

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

Crop Residue Management for Healthy Soils

edited by

Pardon Muchaonyerwa

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon storage; cereals; legumes; microbial activity; nutrient cycling; residue retention; residue mixtures; soil loss; soil moisture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Smart Sensor-Based Systems for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8768 | Submission Open

Keywords: multisensory data fusion; crop monitoring; crop stress detection; smart sensors; microcontrollers; machine learning; edge computing; precision agriculture; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital 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 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4454 | 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)

Feature Papers in Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture

edited by

Jianlin Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3602 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological process; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gases emissions; non-point source pollution; climate change; soil health; green agriculture; pollution mitigation; environmental impact; machine learning; isotope tracing

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

Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis of Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Nicole Bamber and Vivek Arulnathan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3442 | 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)

Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth

edited by

Davide Farruggia

,

Mario Licata

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; physiological processes; yield; quality; biostimulants; climate changes; abiotic stress; agronomic practices; eco-friendly solutions; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Bioresources for Sustainable Livestock Feeding—2nd Edition

edited by

Sonia Tassone

,

Khalil Abid

and

Abdelfattah Salem

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; agricultural structures; animal production; bioactive compounds; greenhouses; circular economy; environment; livestock feed; sustainability; waste management

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

Advances in Olive and Olive Oil Quality: From Orchard Management to Consumer Products

edited by

Manuel Martínez-Cañas

and

Nabil Ben Youssef

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive cultivation; olive oil quality; sustainable orchard management; climate change adaptation; precision agriculture in olive cultivation; olive oil processing technologies; sensory and nutritional quality; authenticity and traceability; by-product valorization; consumer-oriented olive products

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

Molecular Breeding and Agronomic Traits Improvement of Triticeae Crops

edited by Chuan Xia and Yunwei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: Triticeae; breeding; multi-omics; marker-assisted selection; GWAS; QTL; yield improvement; quality improvement; stress resistance

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

Diversified Cropping Systems: Synergizing Productivity, Carbon Sequestration, and Ecosystem Services

edited by

Huadong Zang

,

Zhengjun Yan

and

Qi Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercropping; legume-based rotations; cover cropping productivity; ecosystem services; soil health; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation

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

How Optical Sensors and Deep Learning Enhance Production Management in Smart Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

, Meiyan Shu and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; deep learning; crop health monitoring; yield prediction; crop phenology; crop growth monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles

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

Natural Feed Additives in Livestock Nutrition

edited by

Iulia Varzaru

and

Arabela Elena Untea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock nutrition; agri-food by-products; bioactive compounds; functional feeds; nutrient bioaccessibility; digestibility; quality of animal-derived products; gut microbiota; oxidative stress; animal health

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

Advanced Image Collection, Processing, and Analysis in Crop Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Weizhen Liang

and Jingqiu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; image analysis; Artificial Intelligence; deep learning; remote sensing; digital agriculture; edge computing; computer vision

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

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant viruses; viral diseases; crop resistance; plant immunity; antiviral mechanisms; plant defense; viral disease management; plant– virus interactions; transgenic crops resistant to viral pathogens

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

Entomopathogenic Fungi and Their Applications in Pest Management and Control

edited by César Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Cipriano García-Gutiérrez and Sandra Pérez Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; antagonist fungi; biological control; grains and vegetable crops; agricultural pests; disease vector pests

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

Remote Sensing-Driven 3D Crop Trait Retrieval for Precise Nutritional Status and Pest–Disease Diagnosis

edited by Xingang Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; precision agriculture; 3D crop trait; artificial intelligence; UAV; crop nutritional diagnosis

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

Agricultural Stressors Shaping Disease and Immune Responses in Honey Bees

edited by

Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey-bee health; agricultural landscapes; pollen quality; floral resources; disease resistance; immune response; climate change; pathogen dynamics; pollinator protection

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

Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Arable Crop Production

edited by

Kyriakos Giannoulis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber crops; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; energy crops; aromatic– medicinal plants; crop growth; cultivation practices; crop models; environment; climate crisis

(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 5 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9024 | 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)

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6195 | 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 5 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3916 | 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)

Detection of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

edited by

Yongho Shin

and Jiho Lee

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide analysis; QuEChERS; chromatography; mass spectrometry; matrix effect; UAV spraying; pesticide residue; agricultural environment; food safety monitoring

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

Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Pathogens and Their Drug Resistance Mechanisms

edited by Changwei Lei

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic pathogens; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Salmonella; Escherichia coli; antimicrobial resistance; One-Health; epidemiology; genomics; resistance transmission; mobile genetic elements

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

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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 369 | 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)

Health Management, Welfare, and Reproductive Performance in Pigs Under Contemporary Production Challenges

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; animal health; animal welfare; reproductive efficiency; reproductive disorders; reproductive diseases

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Development and Reproduction in Farm Ruminants

edited by

Alicja Kowalczyk

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular regulation; reproduction; development; ruminants; epigenetics; gene expression; placentation; embryo– maternal interaction; multi-omics; reproductive efficiency

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

Tillage Equipment Management and Its Effects on Grain Crop Productivity

edited by

Shuhong Zhao

and

Jinyou Qiao

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage equipment; agricultural productivity; management technologies; interdisciplinary collaboration; soil tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Adapting Horticultural Plant Cultivation Technology and Storage to Changing Conditions

edited by

Grzegorz P. Łysiak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 15726 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; edible flowers; environmental factors; production systems; new technologies; field and storage conditions; bioactive compounds; product quality

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

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11758 | 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)

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput phenotyping; crop monitoring; sensor technology; trait analysis; genotype-environment interaction; UAV; image analysis; precision agriculture; IoT

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

Applications of Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) in Precision Irrigation

edited by Bruno Patias Lena and

Hemendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation scheduling; informed irrigation decisions; automation; variable rate irrigation; scheduling tools; soil– plant– water relation; satellite-based models; evapotranspiration; outreach; water use efficiency

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

Application of Spectroscopy Technology in Animal Production

edited by

Melita Hajdinjak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; mid-infrared spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; infrared thermography; precision livestock farming; animal welfare monitoring; early disease detection; statistical data analysis; feed quality; meat quality

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

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