Agriculture

Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems

edited by

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9257

Keywords: agri-food value chains; agroecology; agribusiness; bio-based solutions; bioeconomy transition; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); consumer behavior; rural development; climate change adaptation; sustainable growth

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

Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Vlad Stoian

and

Roxana Vidican

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6835

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial consortia; biofertilizers; plant protection agents; suppressive microorganisms; sustainable cropping; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Soil Nitrogen Cycle: Environmental Threats and Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Adrián Bozal Leorri and Dominika Lewicka-Szczebak

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 304

Keywords: nitrogen fertilization; nitrogen use efficiency; ammonia volatilization; greenhouse gas emissions; nitrification; denitrification; urease inhibitors; nitrification inhibitors; sustainable practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Techniques in Conservation Agriculture to Improve Soil Health for Crop Production

edited by

Rachid Mrabet

and Mina Devkota

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 209

Keywords: soil resilience; conservation agriculture; no-tillage farming; crop diversification; healthy and resilient croplands; fertilizer management; soil carbon sequestration; genotype × environment × management; sustainable crop management; crop/tree-livestock integration; crop residue retention

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

Advances in the Cultivation and Production of Leguminous Plants

edited by

Marcin Kozak

and

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10617 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes in agroecosystems; minor leguminous plants; innovative cultivation; seeds and green matter production; yield quality; biological progress; plant protection; yield-stimulating products; sustainable intensification; adaptation to changing climate conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainability and Energy Economics in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Štefan Bojnec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5980 | Submission Open

Keywords: economics of sustainable energy in rural areas; sustainable agriculture; agricultural land and competition for land; forest land and competition for forest land; regional and rural development; natural and bioresources; greenhouse gas emissions; renewable energy; energy efficiency improvements; environmental degradation and landscape; food security and energy; transition towards carbon-free energy resources; global warming and sustainability; agricultural policy and agricultural development; rural green development; food security; sustainability of agricultural production; institutions; policies

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

Effect of Cultivation Practices on Crop Yield and Quality

edited by

Jan Buczek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5094 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops yield and quality; cultivation practice; farming systems; tillage systems; production technology; crop rotation; fertilization and plant protection; precision agriculture; varietal progress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Modeling of Livestock Breeding Environment and Animal Behavior

edited by

Longshen Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; animal behavior detection; animal disease warning; farming robots; deep neural network; algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Orchard Management

edited by

Zhen Li

, Jianian Li and Shilei Lyu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural machinery; information technology; standardized orchards; intelligent orchards; 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)

Innovative Conservation Cropping Systems and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by Lijin Guo and

Chengfang Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation tillage; tillage technology; conservation crop system; soil carbon and nitrogen cycle; soil nutrition; soil organic carbon; soil aggregate; crop yield; soil microbial diversity; greenhouse gas emission; resource utilization efficiency; economic benefit; fertilizer use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases

edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and

Javier Moraga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathogenic fungi; fungal disease management; biocontrol agents; host– pathogen interactions; biological fungicides; disease resistance mechanisms; secondary metabolites in biocontrol; phytochemicals in plant defense; metabolomics in plant pathology

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

Vermicompost in Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Gederts Ievinsh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: vermicompost; organic fertilizer; sustainable crop production; soil sustainability; mineral nutrition; microbiological activity; organic farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Conservation Strategies for Local Animal Breeds

edited by

Ileana Miclea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal breed; animal conservation strategies; animal reproduction

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

Recent Advances in Agroforestry Ecosystems

edited by Tomasz B. Falkowski and John Groninger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; food sovereignty; agroecology

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

Innovation in Molecular Breeding and Seed Development of Fiber Crops

edited by Ji Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; ﬁber; genetics; cell elongation; plant phenotype; molecular breeding

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

AI-Powered UAVs and Imaging Systems for Precision Wheat and Rice Management

edited by Tao Liu and

Hanzeyu Xu

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; AI algorithms; agricultural remote sensing imagery; crop image analysis; crop physiological modeling; sustainable grain production development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture: From Waste to Biostimulants, Biofertilisers and Bioenergy

edited by

Daniele Del Buono

,

Giovanni Gigliotti

and

Alberto Maria Gambelli

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10947 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased; biostimulants; biofertilizers; biogas; sustainable agriculture; crop productivity; climate change; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Preparation, Function and Application of Agrochemicals

edited by

Yan Wang

and

Kun Qian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6796 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrochemicals; pesticides; fertilizers; nanotechnology; growth regulators; environmental impacts; sustainable alternatives

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

Risk Assessment and Remediation of Agricultural Soil Pollution

edited by

Dong-Xing Guan

,

Yong-He Han

and Amauri Antônio Menegário

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4344 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soil pollution; risk assessment; soil remediation; contaminants; food safety; sustainable agriculture; bioremediation; phytoremediation; soil health; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Role of Molecular Breeding in Improving Agronomic Traits of Rice

edited by Yuexing Wang and

Deyong Ren

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3823 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; molecular breeding; marker-assisted selection; genome editing; panicle type; grain size; yield; plant height; tiller; growth period

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

Quality Assessment and Processing of Farm Animal Products

edited by

Simeanu Cristina

and

Razvan Mihail Radu-Rusu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; food quality and safety; animal products; sensory characteristics; physical parameters; chemical parameters; microbiology; food hygiene; nutrition facts; healthy lifestyle

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

Intelligent Equipment and Automation Technology in Farmland Production

edited by Jiale Zhao and

Mingzhuo Guo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; precision planting; seeding monitoring; ultra-sensitive sensors; autonomous decision-making algorithms; control systems; deep learning; field image recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Sustainable Management of Legume Crops

edited by

Katarzyna Panasiewicz

and

Agnieszka Faligowska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1580 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; legume crops; tillage systems; productivity; microorganisms; chemical compositions; sowing value; crop production; residue management; mulching; economic evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Livestock Building Environment Improvements and Their Influence on the Animal’s Welfare

edited by Sabina Angrecka,

Piotr Herbut

and Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2937 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock building; environment; welfare; noise; thermal stress; climate change; air pollution; ventilation; forecasting

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

Challenges and Opportunities in Genetic Improvement of Livestock

edited by

Jelena Ramljak

, Ante Kasap,

Valentino Držaić

and Marija Špehar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2596 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative genetics; genomic selection; conservation genetics; meat and dairy production

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

Application of Smart Agricultural Technologies in Mountain Farming Systems

edited by

Weibin Wu

,

Jun Li

and

Jiehao Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | 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)

Herbicide Resistance in Weeds: Detection, Mechanisms, and Management

edited by Roland Beffa

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance status; databases; herbicide resistance mechanisms; herbicide resistance detection and validation; genomics; prediction via modelling; integrated weed management; agronomy; chemical control; cost effective; sustainable cropping

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

Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guisheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 418 | 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)

How Optical Sensors and Deep Learning Enhance the Production Management in Smart Agriculture

edited by

, Meiyan Shu,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4761 | 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 Digital Agriculture)

Agronomic Practices for Enhancing Quality and Yield of Aromatic and Medicinal Crops

edited by

Matěj Malík

and

Pavel Tlustoš

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3819 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic plants; medicinal plants; cannabis cultivation; agronomic practices; yield enhancement; plant quality and composition; sustainable agriculture; precision farming; soil management; soil-less growing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Biochar-Based Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: Feedstocks, Production, and Effects on the Soil-Plant System

edited by

Cícero Célio de Figueiredo

, José Ferreira Lustosa Filho and

Keiji Jindo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3352 | Submission Open

Keywords: enriched biochar; pyrolysis; slow-release fertilizers; special fertilizers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation in Fruit Trees

edited by Qianqian Shi and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; omics analysis; flavor formation mechanism; environment; signal pathway; color

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

Alternative and Novel Feeds for Poultry: Nutritive Value, Product Quality and Environmental Aspects

edited by

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

,

Mihaela Dumitru

and

Alexandra Gabriela Oancea

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feed formulation; nutritive value; animal performance; animal health; product quality; zero hunger; food quality; environmental impact; circular economy; sustainability

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

Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Climate Resilience Using Advanced Modeling Techniques

edited by

Dengpan Xiao

and Huizi Bai

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; climate risk; crop model; extreme weather; genotype; field management; optimizing; crop systems

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

Emerging Trends in Agricultural Biomass Production and Utilization

edited by Vanja Jurišić

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural residues; dedicated energy crops; precision agriculture technologies; integrated biomass systems; bioenergy and bioproduct production; sustainability; carbon sequestration; GHG emission reduction

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

Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Monica Harta

,

Doina Clapa

and

Cristian Radu Sisea

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation strategies; agro-morphological characterization; DNA fingerprinting; phytochemical characterization; multi-OMICS approaches; phenotyping; food security; nutritional properties; bioactive compounds

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

Intestinal Health and Immunomodulation in Swine

edited by

Valeria Cristina Bulgaru

and

Gina Pistol

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; intestinal health; immunomodulation

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

Soil Contamination and the Strategies to Reduce Pollutant Accumulation in Crops

edited by

Chuntao He

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; pollutants; agricultural soil; accumulation; transportation; crop; hyperaccumulator; microorganism; remediation; mechanism; safety production

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

Ecological Remediation in Agricultural Soil Pollution

edited by Brigita Popović,

Maja Manojlovic

and

Mira Pucarević

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; pollution; fitoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; microplastics; nanoplastic; pesticide residues; nitrates; groundwater; storm water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Soil Health Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Mohamed El-Baghdadi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil restoration; soil analysis; artificial intelligence; conservation tillage; crop rotation; biofertilizers; predictive modeling; land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Elżbieta Czembor

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; diseases; resistance; genomics; molecular breeding; QTLs; GWAS; NGS; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection (MAS)

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

The Application of Trichoderma in Crop Production

edited by

Roman Andrzejak

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trichoderma species; biotic stress; soil-borne diseases; fungi; biocontrol agent; plant growth promotion; systemic resistance; sustainable agriculture; biological control; integrated plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Bioremediation Techniques to Maintain the Health of Agricultural Soils and Organic Soil Amendments

edited by Zdeněk Košnář and

Pavel Tlustoš

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; soils; organic amendments; potentially toxic elements; emerging pollutants; maintain soil properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

and Junfeng Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage

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

Investigation of Chemical Composition and Bioactive Components in Aromatic Plants

edited by

Olga Tsiftsoglou

,

Michalis Stefanakis

and

Diamanto Lazari

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; nutraceuticals; secondary metabolites; essential oil

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

Functional Regulation of Soil Microorganisms in Agricultural Ecosystems: Impact on Agronomical Practices

edited by

Luciano Beneduce

and

Giuseppe Gatta

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; agronomical input; fertilization; microbial community; PGPR; sustainable crop production; soil amendment; plant nutrition; plant– microbe interactions; wastewater reuse in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advances in Physiology and Cultivation of Floricultural Crops

edited by

Chan Saem Gil

and

Yong-Soon Park

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology-based cultivation; propagation; environmental factors; flower quality; inflorescence control; nursery period; physiological mechanisms; plant growth regulator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Innovative Machinery Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural and Biomass/Bioenergy Production

edited by

Jude Liu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural system; harvesting; biomass production; efficiency; machine design; field test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agroecological Practices for Organic Agriculture: Biodiversity and Industry Clusters

edited by

Wenliang Wu

,

Yuhui Qiao

, Huafen Li and Qi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; biological farming; integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy; plant protection; organic inputs; biological pest control; biodiversity; biological agents; organic industry clusters; entire industrial chain; agricultural ecosystems; standards for organic products; organic certification and oversight; integration of farming and breeding; ecological cycles; artificial intelligence; digital agriculture; smart organic agriculture; drones; autonomous farming systems

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

Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Methods for Irrigated Crops

edited by

Mahyar Mirmajlessi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7834 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); irrigation crops; pest control strategies; sustainable agriculture; biological control methods; crop protection; agroecological approaches

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

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