Agriculture

Strategies to Improve the Security and Nutritional Quality of Crop Species—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18055

Keywords: agrotechnology; cultivars; soil quality; crops; nutrients; technological quality; health-promoting foods; food security; sustainable agriculture; crop protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Impacts of Emerging Agricultural Pollutants on Environmental Health

edited by

Manuel Conde Cid

,

Vanesa Santás-Miguel

,

Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo

and Carla Cruz-Paredes

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4949

Keywords: agricultural soils; ecological risk assessment; soil biodiversity; emerging pollutants; pesticides; microplastics; antibiotics; soil organisms; aquatic organisms; pollutant transport and fate; adsorption– desorption; phytotoxicity

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

Sustainable Strategies for Enhancing Farmers' Income in Rural Development

edited by

Boris Prevolšek

and

Črtomir Rozman

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4900

Keywords: sustainable rural development; agricultural economics; farmer empowerment; climate-smart agriculture; rural policy and governance; green and digital transformation; food security and resilience; circular bioeconomy; rural entrepreneurship; short food supply chains

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

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Molecular Biology, Cultivation, Active Compounds, Preservation and Processing

edited by

Guoqing Zhang

and Yingyin Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4504

Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; bioactive compounds; functional omics; preservation and processing; cultivation techniques; spent mushroom substrate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting—2nd Edition

edited by

Hua Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2390

Keywords: precision; planting; harvesting; agricultural equipment; operational quality; parameter optimization; machine systems; crops; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Impact of Forage Quality and Grazing Management on Ruminant Nutrition

edited by Cristiana Maduro Dias and

Helder Nunes

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2299

Keywords: animal nutrition; ruminant nutrition; forage; dairy science; silage; plant secondary metabolites; invasive plant species; in vitro fermentation; methane emissions; sustainable livestock systems; feed evaluation

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

Smart Drying Technologies for Agricultural Products

edited by Junwen Bai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 725

Keywords: smart drying technology; agricultural product drying; multi-sensor technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); non-destructive testing; energy efficiency; environmental impact; real-time monitoring; product quality enhancement; AI-driven drying optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Crop Yield Estimation Based on Crop Models and Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Xin Du

,

Taifeng Dong

and

Chunhua Liao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 709

Keywords: crop yield estimation; remote sensing; crop models; data-model fusion; uncertainty quantification; climate extremes

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

Research on Secondary Metabolites in Agricultural Plants

edited by

Laura E. Carson

,

Addisie Geremew

and

Xingmao Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 321

Keywords: secondary metabolites; phenolics; alkaloids; terpenoids; flavonoids; metabolomics; crop resilience; plant defense; sustainable agriculture; biotechnological enhancement; biofortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Unveiling Host–Pathogen Interactions in Brassicaceae: Insights into Disease Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Regulation

edited by

Andrzej Kiejstut Kononowicz

and

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassicaceae (Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassica juncea; B. oleracea; B. napus; Raphanus sativus; Sinapis alba; etc.); biotic stress; plant disease; plant pathogens; microscopy of pathogenic interactions; gene expression changes; innate immunity; transcriptome analysis; metabolic activity; disease resistance

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

Genomic Selection in Pigs: Precision Breeding and Trait Optimization

edited by

Xiuling Li

,

Lilin Yin

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1983 | 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)

Enhancing Soil Health and Water Use Efficiency in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Bucur

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; water conservation; precision agriculture; climate-smart farming; soil restoration; efficient irrigation; sustainable crop production

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

Farm Carbon Footprint Measurement for Sustainable Agrifood Systems

edited by

Simona Roxana Pǎtǎrlǎgeanu

and

Mihai Dinu

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint; greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessments; agricultural systems; emission quantification; carbon sequestration; climate change mitigation; farm-level measurement; sustainability assessment; agrofood systems

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

Harnessing Soil Biodiversity for Sustainable and Resilient Agroecosystems

edited by

Stefano Mocali

,

Annamaria Bevivino

and

Francesco Vitali

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; agroecosystem resilience; functional diversity; soil health; nature-based solutions; microbiome interactions; climate-smart agriculture; bioinoculants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Application of Gene-Editing Technology in Porcine Viral Diseases

edited by

Yongtao Li

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene editing; CRISPR-Cas9; porcine viral diseases; disease resistance; swine genetics; host– virus interaction; farm animal production; genetic engineering; PRRS; African swine fever

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

Agroecological Transition in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Carla Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5730 | 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 4777 | 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)

Monitoring and Optimization of Livestock and Poultry Housing Environments

edited by

Kaiying Wang

, Kaixuan Cuan and

Qiuju Xie

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3541 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; environmental monitoring; ventilation control method; model predictive control; sustainable animal production; animal welfare; sustainable agriculture; smart sensors; machine learning; data driven management

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

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

edited by

Bin Gao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open

Water Resource Management and Policy in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Wenxin Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural water resources management; water resources policy; sustainable development goals; smart irrigation; cross-border water resources collaboration; climate-resilient agriculture; water-saving technology; water rights allocation; assessment of agricultural water policies; water-grain synergy

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

Effects of Straw Returning on Soil-Crop Systems

edited by Yuan Wen and

Deqiang Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 295 | 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 227 | 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 6178 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2630 | 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 1356 | 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 1232 | 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 553 | 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 246 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6349 | 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 2873 | 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 2485 | 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 1906 | 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 1064 | 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 379 | 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 247 | 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 216 | 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 8444 | 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 4183 | 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 3501 | 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 3206 | 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 2527 | 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 2020 | 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 1869 | 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 1063 | 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)

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 940 | 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)

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 877 | 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)

Natural Feed Additives in Livestock Nutrition

edited by

Iulia Varzaru

and

Arabela Elena Untea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | 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)

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 341 | 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)

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 323 | 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)

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 225 | 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)

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