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Analysis of Crop Yield Stability and Quality Evaluation submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel technologies; conventional plant breeding; molecular marker-assisted breeding; yield stability; high yield performance; breeding for quality; abiotic stress; biotic stress; phenotyping; genotyping; cultivation techniques; crop production; quantitative genetics; agronomic factors; crop improvement; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
From Nano to Bio-Based Solutions for Preserving Soil Health in Agroecosystems submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-agriproducts; bio-based products; organic farming; plant nutrition; plant protection; environmental monitoring; soil health; soil quality; risk assessment; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Measures of Water-Saving and Drought Resistance in Crop Production
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-saving agriculture; drought resistance; crop production; irrigation efficiency; drought-tolerant crops; sustainable farming; climate-smart agriculture; water-use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)
Exploring, Assessing and Utilizing the Multifunctional Value of Agricultural Heritage Systems
edited by , Yongxun Zhang and Lun Yang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9708 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural heritage systems; multifunctional value; ecological agriculture; ecosystem services; agricultural economy; agricultural history; sustainable livelihoods; heritage tourism; rural revitalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Strategies to Improve the Security and Nutritional Quality of Crop Species—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6622 | Submission Open
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)
The Conservation and Management of Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate
edited by , Darius Kavaliauskas and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation; biodiversity; sustainable management; climate change adaptation; resilience of ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Application of Intelligent Technologies in Farm Animal Disease, Feeding and Building Environmental Control
edited by Liqiang Han, and Xuemei Nan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2095 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal disease; animal feeding; environmental control; smart livestock farming; intelligent agricultural equipment; animal health surveillance and early warning; image recognition; livestock behavior recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Research on Plant Production in Greenhouse and Plant Factory Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Wei Lu and Chengbo Zhou
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1957 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse; plant factory; controlled environment; precision agriculture; artificial light; environment simulation; crop photosynthesis; crop improvement; crop breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
Impacts of Emerging Agricultural Pollutants on Environmental Health submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open
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)
Agricultural Soil Acidification Improvement Strategies
edited by Chaolan Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil acidification; soil toxic metals; soil quality change; nutrient cycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Conservation-Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Agroecosystems
edited by Rosa María Carbonell-Bojollo, Miguel Angel Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil degradation; soil fertility; soil organic matter; no tillage; cover crops; crop rotation; harvest residues; managed grazing; greenhouse gases emissions; carbon sequestration    
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
The Development of Genomics Applied to Cattle Breeding
edited by Chugang Mei
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open
Keywords: cattle breeding; genomics; gene editing; genomic selection; functional genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Molecular Breeding Approaches to Improve Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance in Cereals
edited by Mingming Yang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; molecular breeding; agronomic traits; stress resistance; molecular breeding; genomics; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Crop Yield Estimation Based on Crop Models and Remote Sensing Data submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
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)
Bioactive Compounds from Agricultural Products and By-Products: Extraction, Characterization, and Potential Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural products and by-products; sustainable agriculture; biostimulants; biopesticides; food product development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Applications of Bioinformatics in Agriculture submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; soil; soil microbiome; microbial genomes; metagenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Legume Forages
edited by Cesar Augusto Medina
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation; forage genetic resources; allele mining; population studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Smart Drying Technologies for Agricultural Products
edited by Junwen Bai
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
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)
Sustainable Agricultural Practices to Enhance Soil Carbon Stability in Agroecosystems
edited by and Junjun Wu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: aggregates; agroecosystems; carbon; carbon stabilization (physical; chemical; and biochemical); carbon fractions; carbon cycling enzymes and resource stoichiometry; mineral associated organic matter; sustainable agricultural practices; particulate organic matter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Advances in Turfgrass Management and Physiology
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5432 | Submission Open
Keywords: sod production; golf course management; sports turf management; green roof turfs; eco-turf; environmental stress; biotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Key Technology Research and Applications of Agricultural Inspection Robots Based on Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence
edited by , Yan Qian, Yuhua Li, and Wentian Zhang
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine vision; artificial intelligence; agricultural inspection robots; agricultural sensors; agricultural big data analytics; behavior recognition of livestock and poultry; plant phenotyping and pest detection; agricultural laboratory safety and gas sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
Combining Genetics and Bioinformatics for Genetic Resources Conservation and Breeding Improvement of Sheep and Goat
edited by and Elina Leonova
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open
Keywords: sheep; goat; genomic research; genetic diversity; local breeds; molecular markers; genomic selection; polymorphisms; selection; association; bioinformatic; breeding programs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
From Agricultural Soils to Human Health: Exposure Sources, Intake Pathways, and Accumulation of Heavy Metals
edited by Hui Huang and Di Guo
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6306 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal; exposure source; biogeochemical control; upland soil; paddy soil; biological mechanism; dietary intake; non-dietary intake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Bee Products and Nutritional Value
edited by Vincenzo Nava, and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3422 | Submission Open
Keywords: bee products; microbiological and chemical contamination; health benefits; quality and safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Preparation, Function and Application of Agrochemicals
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11860 | 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)
Assessment of Nutritional Value of Animal Feed Resources
edited by Marija Duvnjak, Darko Grbeša and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9147 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal feed evaluation; degradability of nutrients; digestibility of nutrients; digestion kinetics of nutrients; bioactive compounds; antinutritional factors; microbiota of the digestive tract; food safety; new protein resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases
edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | 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)
Agriculture and Global Climate Change: Threats, Challenges and Adaptations submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated crop production; sustainable agriculture; abiotic and biotic stresses; climate change; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Machine Learning in Precision Livestock Farming: From Animal Activity Forecasting to Environmental Control submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; precision livestock farming; artificial intelligence; algorithm; sensors; animal housing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Molecular Biology, Cultivation, Active Compounds, Preservation and Processing
edited by and Yingyin Xu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open
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)
Agroecological Transition in Sustainable Food Systems
edited by Carla Ferreira
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 218 | 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)
Research on Behavior and Physiology of Horses
edited by Francesca Aragona
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: horses; behavior; physiological variation; stress response; homeostasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Farm Animals: Challenges and Solutions submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm animals; food; pathogens; antibiotic resistance; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Innovations in Precision Smart Environmental Control for Sustainable Facility Agriculture
edited by , and Guoxing Chen
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5312 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision farming; environmental control; airflow distribution; computational fluid dynamics; AI; digital twin; environmental hazard emission; IoT; deep learning; sensors; machine vision; big data; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Detection and Management of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution
edited by Shiqi Yang, Yong Chen and Xiaolong Wang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3160 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; biodiversity conservation; greenhouse gas emissions; adaptive management; water– energy– food nexus; resilient agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Genetic Resource Evaluation and Germplasm Innovation of Poultry
edited by Zhonghua Ning, Dehe Wang and Long Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotypic characterization; polygene hypothesis; regulatory mechanisms; epigenetic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Grain Harvesting, Processing Technology and Storage Management—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open
Keywords: food quality and security; food production and processing technology; grain harvesting; postharvest control; and harvest losses; grain storage and management; grain condition and detection system; stored grain ecosystems and eco-concept of stored grain; multi-field interaction and multi-factor coupling (abiotic and biotic constituents); smart grain; smart farming; and smart grain systems; artificial intelligence (numerical simulation; machine deep learning; expert systems; artificial neural networks; etc.); information technology (digital twin; big data; database management; software development and applications; cloud computing and virtualization; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 453 | 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)
Innovative Strategies in Potato Cultivation: Enhancing Agronomic Performance, Nutritional Quality, and Post-Harvest Stability submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: conditions; cultivation technology; nutritional value; quality; storage; stress; tuber
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Physiological Responses of Maize to Abiotic Stress
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; abiotic stress; physiological responses; biochemical responses; transcriptomics; stress tolerance and adaption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Alternative and Novel Feeds for Poultry: Nutritive Value, Product Quality and Environmental Aspects submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5489 | 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)
Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Rice
edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; physiological adaptations; ion transport; oxidative stress regulation; stress-responsive pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance
edited by Ying Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Hongfang Wang and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1568 | 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)
Application of Biomass in Agricultural Circular Economy submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural biomass; circular agriculture; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development; policy perspective; green energy economy; biomass business model; environmental impact; bioeconomy; sustainability; recycling; resilience; agroecosystems; renewable energy sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Water Quality and Pollution in Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biological fertilizers; water pollution control; water quality; water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)
Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil remediation; emerging pollutants; by-products; green fertilizers; soil health; soil productivity; sustainable management; soil biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision; planting; harvesting; agricultural equipment; operational quality; parameter optimization; machine systems; crops; soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Research on the Nutrition and Physiology of Dairy and Beef Cattle
edited by , and Anna Zielak-Steciwko
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy cattle; beef cattle; nutritional strategies; physiological processes; animal-derived products; blood biochemical indicators  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Building Resilience Through Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food production and trade; sustainable business models; conceptual representations of sustainability; resilience; eco-innovation; eco-management; digital solutions; profitability– sustainability trade-offs; sustainability in small- and medium-sized agri-food enterprises; sustainable investment; sustainability impact assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Environmental, Economic and Social Assessment of Bioenergy Production and Utilization in the Agricultural Sector
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy; sustainable development; agricultural sector; environmental and economic assessment; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
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