Agriculture

Application of Smart Agricultural Technologies in Mountain Farming Systems

edited by

Weibin Wu

,

Jun Li

and

Jiehao Li

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9608

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)

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6559

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)

Advances in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Nelson Machado

,

José Manuel Moutinho Pereira

and

Rui Costa Martins

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4375

Keywords: integrated sustainability; agroecology; grape varieties; causality; cost reduction; productivity; monitoring; engineered quality; management; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Detection of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

edited by

Yongho Shin

and Jiho Lee

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | 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)

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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 417 | 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)

Health Management, Welfare, and Reproductive Performance in Pigs Under Contemporary Production Challenges

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; animal health; animal welfare; reproductive efficiency; reproductive disorders; reproductive diseases

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Development and Reproduction in Farm Ruminants

edited by

Alicja Kowalczyk

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular regulation; reproduction; development; ruminants; epigenetics; gene expression; placentation; embryo–maternal interaction; multi-omics; reproductive efficiency

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

Tillage Equipment Management and Its Effects on Grain Crop Productivity

edited by

Shuhong Zhao

and

Jinyou Qiao

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage equipment; agricultural productivity; management technologies; interdisciplinary collaboration; soil tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Adapting Horticultural Plant Cultivation Technology and Storage to Changing Conditions

edited by

Grzegorz P. Łysiak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 17305 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; edible flowers; environmental factors; production systems; new technologies; field and storage conditions; bioactive compounds; product quality

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

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12720 | 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)

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3031 | 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)

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

edited by Bruno Patias Lena and

Hemendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 598 | 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)

Application of Spectroscopy Technology in Animal Production

edited by

Melita Hajdinjak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; mid-infrared spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; infrared thermography; precision livestock farming; animal welfare monitoring; early disease detection; statistical data analysis; feed quality; meat quality

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

Agriculture and Global Climate Change: Threats, Challenges and Adaptations

edited by

Anna Kocira

and

Mariola Staniak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13812 | 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)

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

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Zhuanjian Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1478 | 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)

Propagation, Cultivation and Quality Regulation of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yuhan Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation technology; cultivation systems; quality regulation; molecular mechanisms; ornamental traits; pre- and post-harvest management; sustainable horticulture; plant physiology; abiotic and biotic stress; protected cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainability and Environmental Performance of Green Roof Agricultural Technology Systems

edited by

Patrizia De Rossi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: green roofs; rooftop agriculture; blue–green infrastructure; urban sustainability; substrate and irrigation management; urban ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Postharvest Technologies to Enhance Quality and Sensory Attributes of Fresh-Cut Products

edited by Maria Grzegorzewska and

Anna Wrzodak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: fresh-cut produce; storage ability; post-cutting treatment; post-cutting loss; new technology; nutritional value; sensory quality

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

Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8385 | 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)

Advances in the Cultivation and Production of Leguminous Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Kozak

and

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3895 | 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)

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

edited by

Donata Arena

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1949 | 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)

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

edited by

Jude Liu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

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

(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 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | 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)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Efficient Nutrient Utilization in Crops

edited by

Gezi Li

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient uptake; nutrient translocation; nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer; varieties; growth and development; yield and quality; gene function; physiological and molecular responses

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

Cropping and Tillage Systems Impacts on Soil Physical Quality

edited by

Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil physical quality; no-tillage system; soil structure; soil compaction; water flux; root growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Alternative Feed in Livestock Nutrition: Potential Benefits and Risks

edited by

Slađana Rakita

and

Olivera Đuragić

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 719 | 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)

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Cultivation, Quality, Processing, Application

edited by

Rodica Vârban

,

Dan Vârban

and

Andreea Ona

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop management; cultivation technologies; eco-friendly pest and disease control; essential oils; innovative cropping systems; medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs); phenological variation; phytochemical profiling; plant protection strategies; post-harvest processing; quality evaluation and standardization; secondary metabolites; sustainable agriculture; value-added products; yield optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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

edited by

Zhaowen Mo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 430 | 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)

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

edited by Lin Zhang and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 382 | 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)

Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Quality Detection of Agricultural Products

edited by

Vania Slavova

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence spectroscopy; quality detection; agricultural products; diagnostics; digital agriculture

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

Nutritional, Technological, and Environmental Strategies to Improve Health and Welfare in Broiler Chickens

edited by

Arkadiusz Matuszewski

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: broiler chickens; animal health; animal welfare; poultry production; animal nutrition; housing technologies; environmental management; precision livestock farming; sustainability

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

Engineering Solutions in Domestic Animals Ethology Monitoring

edited by

Maja Gregić

,

Tina Bobić

and

Pero Mijić

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal ethology; engineering solutions; monitoring; breeding; use; animal welfare

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

Metabolism in Fruit and Floricultural Crops

edited by

Chan Saem Gil

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled-environment agriculture; metabolic regulation; metabolomics; postharvest biology; secondary metabolism; stress physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5878 | 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)

Applying Artificial Intelligence to Sustainable Crop Protection: Managing Pests and Diseases

edited by

József Sütő

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; plant care; pest insect; plant disease

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

Harnessing Microbial Mechanisms for Synergistic Nitrogen and Carbon Management in Agricultural Soils

edited by Xing Liu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; nitrogen cycle; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; soil health; climate-smart agriculture; nutrient use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Products

edited by

Dong-Hoon Lee

and

Yongjin Cho

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive evaluation; thermal imaging; phenomics; agricultural products; quality assessment; artificial intelligence; post-harvest technology

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

Novel Thermal Processing Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Ziliang Liu

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | 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)

Advances in Floriculture: Breeding, Biodiversity and Innovative Production

edited by Natalia Miler,

Kiril Bahcevandziev

and

Bożena Szewczyk-Taranek

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: floriculture; horticulture; biodiversity; breeding; production; biotechnology; marketing

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

Rumen Metabolism and Its Influence on Livestock Emissions

edited by

Marco Battelli

and

Matteo Braidot

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation kinetics; methane; hydrogen; volatile fatty acids; ammonia; feed efficiency; rumen microbiota; product quality

(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 5 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6237 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; detection; diversity; control

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

Impact of Metal Nanoparticles on Crops

edited by

Alicja Tymoszuk

and

Dariusz Kulus

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; agrochemicals; crop protection; crop yield; food processing; food safety; metal nanoparticles; molecular mechanisms; nanobiotechnology; nanosensors; nanotoxicology; plant growth; plant physiology; plant metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Building Climate Resilience for Mediterranean Agrifood Systems: Adaptation Strategies for Wheat, Grape, and Olive

edited by

Mavromatis Theodoros

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate impacts; crop–climate relationships; olive (Olea europaea L.); wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); grapes (Vitis vinifera L.); adaptation measures; crop simulation models; agroecological practices; AI; precision farming; water management optimization; circular economy

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

Sustainability and Resilience of Smallholder and Family Farms

edited by

Liontakis Angelos

, Alexandra Sintori and Tsiboukas Konstanitinos

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5624 | 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)

Advances in Robotic Systems for Precision Orchard Operations

edited by

Hongjun Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4985 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision spraying; intelligent weeding; automated pruning; flower and fruit management; growth monitoring; pest and disease identification; yield estimation; field survey; remote sensing; selective harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Impact of Feeding Strategies on the Quality of Livestock and Poultry Products

edited by

Daniel Simeanu

and

Razvan Mihail Radu-Rusu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; animal feeding; feed additives; nutrition and health; livestock and poultry farm management; animal welfare; quality of animal products; sustainability in animal husbandry; production technologies; control of animal production

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

Biological Control of Plant Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Giuseppe Lima

,

Antonio Ippolito

and

Carmine Del Grosso

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; biocontrol agents; antagonistic beneficial microorganisms; natural compounds; biocontrol strategies; integrating biocontrol agents into farming systems; sustainable agriculture; environmental impact on biocontrol products; effect of pesticides on biocontrol agents; biocontrol and biotechnology; biocontrol agents registration pathways; biocontrol agents formulation

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

Prevention and Control of Reproductive Diseases in Farm Animals

edited by

Łukasz Zdrojkowski

and

Dawid Tobolski

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive disease; infertility; subfertility; dairy cattle; small ruminants; swine; equine reproduction; uterine disease; herd fertility management; diagnostics

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

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

edited by

Jinshi Jian

and

Qianfeng Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3271 | 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)

Competitiveness, Productivity, and Efficiency in the Agricultural Market

edited by

Yu Sheng

and

Xianneng Ai

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2974 | Submission Open

Keywords: competitiveness; agricultural productivity; efficiency analysis; market dynamics; value chains; structural change; green productivity; technological innovation; sustainability

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

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