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Sustainable Small Grain Cropping Systems: Circular Economy, Pollution Mitigation, and Farmer-Centric Innovation

edited by

Dimitrios Katsantonis

and

Ioannis G. Mylonas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: small-grain systems; climate resilience; soil and plant health; food safety; precision farming; agroecological practices; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; pollution mitigation; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Alternative Approaches to Feed Selection and Animal Performance in Ruminants

edited by

Liwen He

and Yawei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant; feed resource; feed additive; feed processing; feeding value; animal performance; emission reduction

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

Circular Economy in Livestock Production

edited by

Georgia Koutouzidou

and

Athanasios Ragkos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; livestock production; animal food value chains; economic performance; sustainable livestock production; farm resilience; sustainability; agricultural policy; crop– livestock integration; innovation in livestock systems; precision livestock farming; environmental sustainability; innovation in livestock systems; agricultural policy; pastoral systems; technological modernization.

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

Ecology, Evolution, and Management of Agricultural Weeds

edited by

Zhicong Dai

and Zheng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural weeds; ecological mechanisms; evolutionary adaptations; invasive weeds

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

Adoption of the Circular Economy for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Germana Borsetta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; agrifood systems; resource valorization; alien species; sustainable consumption; stakeholder engagement; policy innovation

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

Mass and Energy Fluxes over Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Xianjin Zhu

and

Brad Ridoutt

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: eddy covariance; agricultural ecosystems; climate change; temporal variation; spatial variation; modelling; carbon flux; water flux; nitrogen flux; energy flux

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

Integrating Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for Crop Phenotyping

edited by

Jan Skvaril

and

Stefka Atanassova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenotyping; machine learning; deep learning; hyperspectral imaging; nir spectroscopy; computer vision; sensor fusion; explainable AI (XAI); high-throughput phenotyping; precision agriculture

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

Organic Fertilizer Substitution: Effects on Soil Fertility, Crop Productivity, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizer substitution; soil organic matter; C-N synergy; SOC stability; crop yield and quality; quality– yield trade-off; crop stress resilience; regional adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Economic and Environmental Assessment of Optimizing Management in Orchards

edited by

José García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic competitiveness of orchards; economic profitability of orchards; impact of agricultural policy; environmental footprint of agri-food products; mitigation of GHG; short supply chains; organic fertilization; valorization of agri-food wastes; optimization of inputs

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

Applications of Silicon in Forage and Grassland Management

edited by

Barbara Borawska-Jarmułowicz

Grażyna Mastalerczuk

and

Arkadiusz Artyszak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; foliar application; drought; grasses; agricultural plants; crop yield; yield quality; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Improved Crop Growth and Protection

edited by

Soledad García-Morales

and

Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofertilizer; nano-biostimulants nanopesticides; nanocarriers; nano-encapsulation; nanodelivery systems; nanosensors; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainable Farming Intensification: Balancing Productivity and Resilience

edited by

Katerina Melfou

and

Alexandros Theodoridis

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: productivity; sustainability; resilience; best practices; optimization; efficient use of resources

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

Intelligent Agricultural Seeding Equipment

edited by

Ying Zang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural machinery; seed metering device; smart agricultural seeding devices; precision seeding; intelligent technologies; modern agriculture; seeding data collection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture: Applications in Crop Management

edited by

Gaetano Messina

Souraya Benalia

and Md Abdul Mueed Choudhury

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture (PA); Artificial Intelligence (AI); remote sensing (RS); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs); crop management

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

Postharvest Senescence Control and Underlying Regulatory Processes in Fruit and Vegetables

edited by Duoduo Wang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant senescence; fruit and vegetable quality; hormonal regulation; transcriptional networks; cell wall remodeling; stress responses; shelf life extension; molecular mechanisms; postharvest management; quality preservation technologies

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

The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Crop Planning

edited by

Marcus Randall

, James Montgomery and Andrew Lewis

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolutionary algorithms; mathematical modeling; multi-objective optimization; resource allocation; crop planning; precision agriculture

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

Micro- and Nanoplastic Pollution in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Hu Cheng

and

Yan Zhu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; microplastic; nanoplastic; mulch film; ecological risk; transport

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

Advances in Greenhouse Cultivation of Fruit Trees

edited by

Juan José Hueso

and

Julián Cuevas González

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: protected cultivation; greenhouse fruit production; climate control; high-value fruit crops; intensive horticulture; yield; fruit quality; training and pruning system; fertigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Genetic Breeding Strategies for Field Crops Responding to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Aleksandra Radanović

Dragana Miladinović

and

Dunja Šamec

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient crops; abiotic stress; genomic selection; phenotyping; omics; genome editing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; food security

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

Functional Feed Additives in Nutrition, Metabolism, Gut and Microorganisms of Monogastric Animals

edited by

Weiwei Wang

and

Jiangjun Zuo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional additive; nutrition; metabolism; gut health; farm animal

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

Regenerative Livestock Systems: Enhancing Nutrient Density and Ecosystem Health Through Holistic Practices

edited by Gustavo Lascano

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative livestock; nutrient density; ecosystem; health; soil restoration; holistic/systems approach

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

Unmanned Aerial System for Crop Monitoring in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Hengbiao Zheng

and

Xia Yao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial systems (UASs); precision agriculture; crop monitoring; stress detection; yield prediction; machine learning; deep learning

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

Sustainable Production of Poultry: Feeds, Eggs and Meat Quality

edited by

Simona Tarricone

Marco Ragni

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding strategies; natural additives; by-products; agroforestry; sustainable approaches

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

Value-Added Applications of Agricultural Byproducts: Bioactive Components and Sustainable Processing

edited by

Anna Paula Azevedo De Carvalho

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural by-products; bioactive compounds; post-harvest quality; green extraction; nanoencapsulation; sustainable processing; agricultural product quality; natural antioxidants; antimicrobial compounds; circular bioeconomy

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

Forage and Grazing Management for Future Climate-Smart Livestock Pastoral Systems

edited by

Andrew Cartmill

Soledad Navarrete

and

Roberto Calvelo-Pereira

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage species; diverse pastures; pasture persistence; grazing management; greenhouse gas emissions; nitrate leaching; soil health and fertility; nitrogen partitioning in ruminants

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

Advancing Vegetative Propagation of Woody Crops: Hormonal Regulation, Transcriptomics and In Vitro Biotechnological Tools

edited by

Jesus M. Vielba

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: adventitious roots; biotechnological tools; hormone quantification; in vitro; recalcitrance; transcriptomics; vegetative propagation; woody crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Plant–Soil–Microbes: A Tripartite Interaction for Better Soil Quality and Crop Growth

edited by

Chen Chen

Xihui Xu

and Zhenzhu Su

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– soil– microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; soil health; microbial diversity; root exudates; microbial community dynamics; symbiotic relationships; crop productivity; innovative agricultural practices; ecological engineering

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

Mechanization in Rice Farming: From Seeding to Harvesting

edited by Shan Zeng and Yu Wang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice farming mechanization; intelligent agricultural machinery; energy-efficient machinery; precision rice farming; automation and robotics for rice farming; smart harvesting technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Ruminant Nutrition: How Feeding Strategies Shape Rumen Fermentation and Microbiome Diversity

edited by

Qinghua Qiu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding strategies; rumen fermentation; microbiome diversity; environment and sustainability; application of multi-omics technologies; rumen health; microbial stability; microbe– host interactions

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

Sustainable Cultivation Strategies for Enhancing Growth, Yield, and Quality of Vegetables and Herbs

edited by

Tilen Zamljen

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; crop quality; metabolism; sustainable cultivation; precision horticulture; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainable Management of Grape Production and Vineyards—2nd Edition

edited by

Yishai Netzer

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture; agrotechnology; sustainability; applied physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Beneficial Microbes

edited by Jorge Poveda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinoculants; endophytic fungus; epiphytic fungus; endophytic bacteria; epiphytic bacteria; Trichoderma; Bacillus; bacteriophages; microbiome; systemic resistance

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

Table Olives: Processing, Analysis Technology and Valorization of Olive Oil By-Products

edited by

Paola Foti

and

Alessandra Pino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; starter cultures; olive oil by-products; bioactive compounds; innovative biotechnology; nutraceuticals

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

Precision Irrigation System: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Weizhen Liang

and Jingqiu Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; sensor; crop water detection; irrigation decisions; modeling; irrigation scheduling; irrigation science; irrigation management; image analysis; remote sensing; deep learning

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

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 575 | 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)

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

edited by

Bin Gao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Climate Change in Agriculture: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable agriculture; food security; regenerative practices; precision farming; water management; green innovation; biotechnology; renewable energy; climate policy

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

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