Agriculture

Agroecological Practices for Organic Agriculture: Biodiversity and Industry Clusters

edited by

Wenliang Wu

,

Yuhui Qiao

, Huafen Li and Qi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 334 | 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)

Quantitative, Data Science, and Business Intelligence Methods Applied to Food Security and Welfare

edited by

José Álvarez-García

, Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres and

María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural productivity; agricultural policies; business intelligence; commodity markets; ESG investment; food security; food sovereignty; food studies; market protection policies; welfare of producing regions

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

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

and Junfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open

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

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

Biocontrol Agents for Plant Pest Management

edited by

Yi-Hsien Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; plant pests; plant diseases; biocontrol agents; biocontrol techniques; integrated pest management

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

Innovations in Dairy Cows' Stress, Health, and Nutrition

edited by

Jalil Ghassemi Nejad

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy cattle; stress mitigation strategies; nutrition; health; precision farming; genetic and environment; immune system; performance

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

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 784 | 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)

The Application of Trichoderma in Crop Production

edited by

Roman Andrzejak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 317 | 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)

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

edited by

Hubert Hirwa

and

Richard Schulterbrandt Gragg

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 291 | 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)

Advanced Earth Observation Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation Water Management

edited by

Oscar Rosario Belfiore

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; irrigation water management; water balance; surface energy balance; soil-plant-atmosphere interactions; precision agriculture; machine learning; irrigated areas mapping; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water accounting

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

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 225 | 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)

Anaerobic Fermentation of Agricultural Waste and Sustainable Bioenergy Recovery

edited by

Kinga Borek

,

Kamila Mazur

and

Grzegorz Wałowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; agricultural waste; biogas production; digestate management; bioenergy recovery; circular economy; greenhouse gas reduction; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Advances in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Nelson Machado

,

José Manuel Moutinho Pereira

and

Rui Costa Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 216 | 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)

Application of Blockchain Technology in Agricultural Product Supply Chains

edited by

Alessandro Petrontino

,

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei

and

Deborah Bentivoglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural innovation; food safety; value chain management; technological adoption; traceability; transparency; trust; information asymmetry

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

Molecular Genetic Regulation and Precision Breeding Strategies for Economically Important Traits in Poultry

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Zhuanjian Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision poultry breeding; quantitative trait loci; phenomics; epigenomics; genomic selection; gene editing; multi-omics

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

Novel Thermal Processing Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Ziliang Liu

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; thermal processing; bioactive compounds; equipment; quality assurance

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

Regulatory Mechanisms of Exogenous Natural Compounds in the Growth and Stress Resistance of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Donata Arena

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; elicitors; horticulture crops; organic farming system; abiotic/biotic stress; plant growth and development; plant physiology; functional food; biochemical analysis; microbiome; genetic traits

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

Cereal Crops and Climate Resilience: Harnessing Genetic Variants for Sustainable Food Security

edited by Lin Zhang and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resistant crops; genetic variants; QTL mapping; GWAS (genome-wide association study); yield stability; gene editing; haplotype analysis; stress tolerance; cereal breeding

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

Nutrition, Feeding, and Behaviour of Hens and Broilers

edited by

Sungbo Cho

and Jae-Hong Park

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feeding strategies; feeding behavior; precision nutrition; nutrigenomics; alternative feed ingredients; gut microbiome; animal welfare; sustainable poultry production; environmental impact

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

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3445 | 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)

Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment and Management for Sustainable Rural Development

edited by Lei Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6118 | Submission Open

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

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 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 74 | 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)

Plant Diagnosis and Monitoring for Agricultural Production

edited by

Zongmei Gao

, Yanlei Xu and

Yuanyuan Shao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1821 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; IoT in farming; machine learning in agriculture; big data analytics; drone technology; sustainable farming; geospatial analytics; crop monitoring; soil health management

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

Innovative Approaches to Circular Agriculture: Incorporating Green Chemistry and Waste Valorization

edited by

Esther Trigueros

and Elixabet Díaz-de-Cerio

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; sustainability; agri-food wastes; emerging technologies; circular economy; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1024 | 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)

Sustainability and Resilience of Smallholder and Family Farms

edited by

Liontakis Angelos

, Alexandra Sintori and Tsiboukas Konstanitinos

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; Smallholder farms; family farming systems; sustainability; resilience; agroecology; innovation; rural policy; climate adaptation; governance; local development

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

Mechanisms Underlying Cereal Grain Quality Formation and Strategies for Genetic Improvement

edited by

Chunming Liu

and Yihua Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal grain quality; starch biosynthesis; protein trafficking; protein accumulation; micronutrient enrichment; environmental influence; genome editing; genetic improvement

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

Alternative Feed in Livestock Nutrition: Potential Benefits and Risks

edited by

Slađana Rakita

and

Olivera Đuragić

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock nutrition; new feeds; feed quality; feed processing; animal performance; animal health; product quality; sustainability

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

Smart Farming Practices and Technologies for Agricultural Soil Management

edited by

Eugenio Cavallo

and

Marcella Biddoccu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; soil health monitoring; digital technologies; sustainable land management; climate-smart farming

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

Optimizing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cereal Crop Production Systems

edited by

Jwakyung Sung

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen use efficiency; N transporter/assimilation; N management; N in soil– plant system; cereal crops

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

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

edited by Bruno Patias Lena and

Hemendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)

Detection of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

edited by

Yongho Shin

and Jiho Lee

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

Exploring Molecular Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungi and Crop Host Plants

edited by Aleksandra Nucia and

Sylwia Magdalena Okoń

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; plant– pathogen interactions; fungal infections mechanism; crop diseases; host defense responses; disease resistance; molecular plant pathology

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

Conservation, Innovation, and Genetic Analysis of Pig Germplasm Resources

edited by

Xiang Zhou

and

Ting Gu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; multi-omics analyses; germplasm resources; conservation; breed

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

Fungal Plant Pathogens in Agricultural Crops: Diversity, Detection, and Control

edited by

Neringa Rasiukeviciute

and

Antonieta De Cal

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; detection; diversity; control

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

Fertilization Strategies for Improving Fertilizer Use Efficiency

edited by

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

, Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo,

Douglas Guelfi

and

Arun Dilipkumar Jani

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural bioinputs; byproduct; recycling nutrients; fertilizers technologies; fertilizer application methods; timing; and rate; food security; nutrient management; nutrient cycling; mineral and organic fertilizers; soil health; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guisheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | 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)

The Role of Biostimulants in Improving Crop Yield and Quality

edited by Piotr Pszczółkowski,

Barbara Sawicka

and

Piotr Barbaś

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; composition; plant yield; ecological and regenerative agriculture; biodegradability; biodiversity of cultivated species; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Recent Advances for Determination and Assessment of Compounds Involved in Crop Protection

edited by

Eleftheria Bempelou

,

George Balayiannis

and Eirini Anastasaki

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; chromatography; pesticides; spray solutions; agro-environment; chemical ecology; volatiles

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

Sustainable Farmland Transfer and Food Production: Economic and Policy Perspectives in Agriculture

edited by

Qian Wang

and

Bangbang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland transfer; grain crop production; cropping structure; impact analysis; economic drivers; policy design; sustainable development; grain producers

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

Biopesticides and Their Role in Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Marija Polić Pasković

,

Igor Pasković

,

Sara Godena

and

Tomislav Kos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; crop protection; plant health; synergistic effect; biological activity; biostimulants; crop resilience

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

Biosecurity for Animal Premises in Action

edited by

Mo Salman

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosecurity; animal premises; livestock; animal diseases; biosecurity tools

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

Waste Management and Its Role in Compost Process and Soil Healthy

edited by

Maria Pilar Mañas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; composting; soil health; organic amendments; sewage sludge reuse; wastewater treatment; nutrient cycling; sustainable agriculture; soil– plant interactions; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Agricultural Biomass Generation and Utilization: Progress, Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Renjie Dong

and

Walter Stinner

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7063 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biowastes; marginal land plants; assessment; treatment; and valorization; bioenergy; pellet; and briquette; biogas; gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; biochar; hydro-thermal conversion; power generation; compost; biogas digestates; acidification; biofertilizer; soil conditioner; value-added valorization; feed; insect protein; single-cell protein; soil quality; greenhouse gas; climate change; green development; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Current Research and Strategies for Improving Farm Animal Meat Quality

edited by

Nikolina Kelava Ugarković

and

Ana Kaić

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6498 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; feeding systems; nutritional strategies; welfare; transport practices; stress biomarkers; microbiology safety; post-mortem handling and carcass treatments; aging; nutritional composition; sensory profiling

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

Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Precision Beekeeping

edited by

Tomyslav Sledevič

,

Darius Plonis

and

Artūras Serackis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3872 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision beekeeping; machine learning; artificial intelligence; hive monitoring; data analytics; bee health management; predictive modeling; automated systems; sustainable agriculture; pollination efficiency

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

Physiological, Biochemical and Metabolic Responses of Crops to Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Sławomir Orzechowski

and Edyta Zdunek-Zastocka

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; heat; cold; flooding; biotic stress; abiotic stress; salinity and heavy metal stresses; plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Spectral Data Analytics for Crop Growth Information

edited by

Xiaodong Zhang

and

Shijie Tian

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; spectral analysis; artificial intelligence; high-throughput phenotyping; machine learning; spectral sensors; smart agriculture; germplasm evaluation

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

Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil, Wastewater and Biowaste in Agricultural System

edited by Alba Lara-Moreno and Fernando Madrid

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil contamination; wastewater treatment; environmental pollution; sustainable agriculture; microbial remediation; phytoremediation; environmental matrices; enhanced bioremediation; heavy metals; organic resistant pollutants

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

Assessing Ecosystem Respiration in Global Carbon Cycle: Digital Application in Agriculture

edited by

Jinshi Jian

and

Qianfeng Wang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem respiration; soil respiration; global change; machine learning application; remote sensing; agriculture

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

Application of Statistics for Quality and Safety in Agricultural Production

edited by

Stefano Barone

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistics in agricultural production; statistical methods for resource allocation; statistics for agricultural food quality and safety; statistics for food contamination monitoring; traceability systems; and risk assessment; statistics for sustainability and environmental monitoring in agricultural production and operations

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

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI