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Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | 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)

Modeling of Livestock Breeding Environment and Animal Behavior

edited by

Longshen Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14023 | 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 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Sustainability and Energy Economics in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Štefan Bojnec

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13603 | 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)

Innovative Conservation Cropping Systems and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by Lijin Guo and

Chengfang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12539 | 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)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Orchard Management

edited by

Zhen Li

, Jianian Li and Shilei Lyu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11334 | 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)

Intelligent Equipment and Automation Technology in Farmland Production

edited by Jiale Zhao and

Mingzhuo Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3983 | 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)

Vermicompost in Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Gederts Ievinsh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3158 | 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)

The Role of Edible Mushrooms in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Fortunato Cirlincione

and Valeria Ferraro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; circular economies; waste recycling; diversification; healthy nutrition; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; beta-glucan; functional food

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

Mycotoxin Contamination in Farm Animals: Innovative Reduction Strategies

edited by

Vito D'Ascanio

and Donato Greco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; detoxifying agents; farm animals; biomarkers; prevention; climate change; mycotoxins occurrence

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

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

edited by

Luciano Beneduce

and

Giuseppe Gatta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1440 | 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)

Climate Change and Plant Phenology: Challenges for Fruit Production

edited by

Laura Rustioni

, Rachele Falchi,

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei

, Valeria De Rosa, Mounir Kherroubi and

Daniel Grigorie Dinu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree crops; phenology; temperatures; sustainability; local economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Smart Sensor-Based Systems for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | 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)

Assessing Soil Erosion and Associated Nutrient Losses in Agrosystems

edited by

Hanqing Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

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 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | 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)

Feature Papers in Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture

edited by

Jianlin Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | 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)

Optimizing Best Management Practices for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Carbon Sequestration, Resilience, and Productivity

edited by

Yuchuan Fan

Xi Zhang

, Xun Wu and Bingwei Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; best management practices; carbon sequestration; soil health; GHG mitigation; resilience; sustainable productivity; precision agriculture; conservation practices; policy and adoption strategies

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

Molecular Breeding and Agronomic Traits Improvement of Triticeae Crops

edited by Chuan Xia and Yunwei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 170 | 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)

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

edited by

Sonia Tassone

Khalil Abid

and

Abdelfattah Salem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 160 | 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)

Spatiotemporal Variations in Land Use and Soil Quality Using Spatial Information Technology

edited by

Nada Mzid

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use change; soil quality; remote sensing; GIS; spatial analysis; earth observation; spatiotemporal modeling; precision agriculture; soil degradation; sustainable land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Responses of Food Crops to Fertilization and Conservation Tillage—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaowen Mo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: food crops; grain yield and quality; stress resistance; crop physiology and ecology; greenhouse gas emissions; fertilization and tillage management; plant growth regulation; ecological effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems

edited by

Marieta Hristozkova

and

Michail Orfanoudakis

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3790 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; crop production; quality of crops; stress resistance; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; plant metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Intestinal Health and Immunomodulation in Swine

edited by

Valeria Cristina Bulgaru

and

Gina Pistol

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; intestinal health; immunomodulation

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

Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators in Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Roberto Bava

Fabio Castagna

and Carmine Lupia

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bees and wild bees; bee pathogens; pesticides; pest control; climate change; environmental pollutants; colony collapse disorder

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

Factors Affecting Soil Fertility and Improvement Measures

edited by

Hongqing Hu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; acidification; heavy metal contamination; infertility; soil amelioration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Conservation Strategies for Local Animal Breeds

edited by

Ileana Miclea

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal breed; animal conservation strategies; animal reproduction

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

Dynamics of Organic Matter in Agricultural Soil Management Systems

edited by Hao Chen and Xinliang Dong

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soil management; soil organic matter; composition; stability; microbes; plant residue quality; C sequestration; soil environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Genomic Selection in Pigs: Precision Breeding and Trait Optimization

edited by

Xiuling Li

Lilin Yin

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 268 | 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)

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

edited by Marta Hornyák and

Przemysław Kopeć

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 130 | 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)

Pasture Agronomic Practices and Sustainable Intensive Grazing Management

edited by Yasuyuki Ishii and Manabu Tobisa

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: pasture agronomy; tropical grass; fodder legume; crop residue; intensive grazing; introduction of new forage

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

Phytochemical Changes in Vegetables and Fruits During Post-Harvest Storage and Processing

edited by Marek Szmigielski

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; food chemistry; quality determinants; bioactive substances; antinutritional factors; quality shaping; nutritional value

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

Animal Source Foods: Novel Approaches in Safety and Quality

edited by

Tomislav Mikuš

and Zeljka Cvrtila

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; innovative processing; novel; technology; nutrition; health

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

Functional Analysis of Insect Pest Genomes and Gut Microbiome for Crop Protection

edited by Lijun Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest genomics; pest identification; pest management; ecological adaptation; invasion mechanism; pest gut bacteria

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

Crop Microbiome and Stress: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Soon-Jae Lee

and

Li Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop holobiont; host– microbiome interaction; co-evolution; carbon sequestration; climate change; organism– environment crosstalk

(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 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2585 | 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 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | 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)

Soil Contamination and the Strategies to Reduce Pollutant Accumulation in Crops

edited by

Chuntao He

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003 | 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)

Advancing Soil Organic Carbon Stock Prediction with Digital Mapping

edited by

Raul Roberto Poppiel

and

Nikolaos Tziolas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon (SOC); digital soil mapping (DSM); remote sensing; proximal sensing; machine learning; deep learning; SOC monitoring; reporting and verification (MRV); spectroscopy; soil health and climate change; spatial prediction of SOC

(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 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 185 | 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)

Weed Community Dynamics and Integrated Management Techniques

edited by

Robert Idziak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; weed communities; crops; pathogens; integrated plant protection; chemical and non-chemical methods

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

Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation in Fruit Trees

edited by Qianqian Shi and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3200 | 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)

Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Monica Harta

Doina Clapa

and

Cristian Radu Sisea

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1016 | 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)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Elżbieta Czembor

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 381 | 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)

Soil Health Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Mohamed El-Baghdadi

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 375 | 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)

Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis of Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Nicole Bamber and Vivek Arulnathan

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 140 | 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)

Pesticide Formulation Processing and Application

edited by

You Liang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide formulation; field application efficiency; stimuli-responsive delivery; nanoencapsulation; controlled release

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

Innovations and Improvements for Sustainable Olive and Olive Oil Production

edited by Marina Lukić

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2057 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; pesticide research and development; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture; pesticide synthesis; pesticide formulation; pesticide application; pesticide risk assessment; pesticide residue; pesticide resistance

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

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

edited by

Dražen Đuričić

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | 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)

Smart Farming Technology in Cereal Production

edited by

Andrzej Borusiewicz

, Janusz Zarajczyk and

Maciej Kubon

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; cereal production; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; sensor networks; agri-robotics; automation; decision support systems; climate resilience; sustainable intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

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

edited by

Jude Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

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