Agriculture

Soil Carbon Enhancement for Sustainable Climate-Smart Agriculture

edited by Eszter Tóth and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable soil management; regenerative agriculture; carbon sequestration; GHG mitigation; conservation and reduced tillage; cover crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Innovations in Grain Storage, Handling, and Processing

edited by Yanlong Han,

Yang Liu

and Anqi Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products processing; quality inspection; numerical simulation; granular flows; automated management; mechanism analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Pathogens and Their Drug Resistance Mechanisms

edited by Changwei Lei

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1591 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic pathogens; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Salmonella; Escherichia coli; antimicrobial resistance; One-Health; epidemiology; genomics; resistance transmission; mobile genetic elements

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

Soil Erosion Mechanisms and Water Conservation Processes in Farmland

edited by Qingwei Zhang

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion mechanisms; soil and water conservation; rainfall erosivity; runoff generation; sediment transport; conservation tillage; cover crops and mulching; erosion modeling; climate-resilient agriculture

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

New Insights into Poultry Diseases and Innovations in Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment

edited by

Tilemachos Mantzios

and

Vasilios Tsiouris

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry diseases; avian pathogens; diagnostics; biomarkers; epidemiology; gut health; disease prevention and control; One Health

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

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Potential Drivers of Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Catarina Melo

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; sustainable agriculture; soil health; plant–microbe interactions; nutrient use efficiency; microbial inoculants; crop productivity; functional ecology; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Occurrence and Control Strategies of Agrophagous of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Małgorzata Tartanus

and

Eligio Malusà

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6596 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity management; biopesticides; decision supporting systems; monitoring techniques; pests; physical control methods; plant diseases; weeds control

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

Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis of Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Nicole Bamber and Vivek Arulnathan

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5902 | 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)

Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth

edited by

Davide Farruggia

,

Mario Licata

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3473 | 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)

Farm Carbon Footprint Measurement for Sustainable Agrifood Systems

edited by

Simona Roxana Pǎtǎrlǎgeanu

and

Mihai Dinu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint; greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessments; agricultural systems; emission quantification; carbon sequestration; climate change mitigation; farm-level measurement; sustainability assessment; agrofood systems

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

Resilient Legume-Based Cropping Systems: Integrating Agronomic, Soil and Nutrient Perspectives

edited by

Agnieszka Faligowska

and

Katarzyna Panasiewicz

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open

Keywords: legume-based cropping systems; soil health; nutrient cycling; agronomic resilience; cover crops; biological nitrogen fixation; cropping system diversification; soil carbon sequestration

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

Water Resource Management and Policy in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Wenxin Liu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural water resources management; water resources policy; sustainable development goals; smart irrigation; cross-border water resources collaboration; climate-resilient agriculture; water-saving technology; water rights allocation; assessment of agricultural water policies; water-grain synergy

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

How Optical Sensors and Deep Learning Enhance Production Management in Smart Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

, Meiyan Shu and

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; deep learning; crop health monitoring; yield prediction; crop phenology; crop growth monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles

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

Just Transition of Agri-Food Systems—Steps into a Sustainable Future

edited by

Silviu Beciu

and

Stefan Mann

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; consumer demand; production economics; price analysis; market integration; agricultural policy; supply chains; trade; rural development

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

Emerging Roles of Non-Essential Elements and Natural Compounds in High-Value Crop Growth and Stress Tolerance

edited by

Matěj Malík

and

Pavel Tlustoš

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1648 | Submission Open

Keywords: field and horticultural crops; medicinal and aromatic plants; agronomic practices; beneficial elements; product quality and safety; natural biostimulants; precision farming; soil management; soilless growing; herbs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Effects of Straw Returning on Soil-Crop Systems

edited by Yuan Wen and

Deqiang Zhao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1594 | Submission Open

Keywords: straw incorporation; straw-derived products; straw–soil–crop interactions; soil fertility enhancement; soil health and soil functions; crop growth and yield formation; straw decomposition dynamics; soilborne disease and pest management

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

Effects of Feed on Methane Emissions and Microbial Activity in the Rumen of Ruminants

edited by Rasa Želvytė and Ingrida Monkevičienė

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: methane emissions; rumen microbiome; ruminant nutrition; feed additives; sustainability; greenhouse gases; microbial activity; precision feeding

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

Endemic and Emerging Bacterial Diseases in Agricultural Crops

edited by Marco Scortichini and

Tatjana Popović Milovanović

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial pathogens; quarantine bacteria; molecular detection; host-bacterium interaction; beneficial microbes; field management strategies

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

Enhancing Soil Health and Water Use Efficiency in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Bucur

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3022 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; water conservation; precision agriculture; climate-smart farming; soil restoration; efficient irrigation; sustainable crop production

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

The Conservation and Management of Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate—2nd Edition

edited by

Monika Toleikienė

and Darius Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2936 | 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)

Silage Management for Cattle: Optimizing Cattle Health and Performance

edited by Tiago Antonio Del Valle and Julio Viégas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ruminant production; feed additives; ruminal fermentation; animal health; cattle

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

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience in Agricultural Landscapes Under Land-Use and Climate Change

edited by Joanna Sender

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem resilience; agricultural landscapes; land-use; climate change; ecosystem services; sustainable agriculture; adaptation strategies; habitat fragmentation; agroecology

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

Application of Antimicrobial Peptides and Natural Products as Feed Additives in Animal Production

edited by

Eduardo Festozo Vicente

and

Danilo Florentino Pereira

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; animal production; feed additive; immunomodulation; natural products; sustainability

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

Crushed Rock Wastes for Soil Remineralization: Potential Applications for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remineralization; crushed rock wastes; volcanic rock powder; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; mining by-products; silicate rocks; nutrient release; circular economy

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

Impacts of Emerging Agricultural Pollutants on Environmental Health

edited by

Manuel Conde Cid

,

Vanesa Santás-Miguel

,

Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo

and Carla Cruz-Paredes

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6618 | 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)

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

edited by

Marcin Kozak

and

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4835 | 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)

Impact of Forage Quality and Grazing Management on Ruminant Nutrition

edited by Cristiana Maduro Dias and

Helder Nunes

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3455 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; ruminant nutrition; forage; dairy science; silage; plant secondary metabolites; invasive plant species; in vitro fermentation; methane emissions; sustainable livestock systems; feed evaluation

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

Intelligent Technologies for Full-Cycle Crop Production: From Phenotyping to Machinery Design

edited by

Yuanyuan Shao

and

Zongmei Gao

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent agriculture; full‑cycle crop production; crop detection and recognition; agricultural machinery design, simulation, and experimental validation; machine vision; hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence; IoT; smart phenotyping; precision management

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

Innovative Approaches to Improving the Quality of Meat from Farm Animals: Consumer Behavior and Market Determinants

edited by Jagoda Żurek

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality improvement; livestock and poultry meat; consumer behavior; market determinants; innovation in the meat industry; quality perception; labeling and certification; consumer trust; willingness to pay; sustainability and ethics; traceability and transparency

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

Labor Safety and Process Optimization in Agricultural Activities

edited by

Pierluigi Rossi

and

Giovanni Carabin

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural safety; OSH; process optimization; agricultural machinery; digital agriculture; automation; risk assessment; resilience engineering; safety training; smart farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Functional Nutrition Strategies and Feed Additives to Improve Health and Performance in Broiler and Rabbit Production

edited by

Vilma Vilienė

, Asta Racevičiūtė-Stupelienė and

Monika Nutautaitė

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: broiler production; rabbit production; functional nutrition; feed additives; gut health; feed efficiency; immune response; growth performance; sustainable livestock production; bioactive compounds

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

Multimodal AI and Foundation Models for Agricultural Organism Sensing and Decision-Making

edited by

Beibei Xu

and

Jiang Chen

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; multimodal learning; foundation models; agricultural organisms; crop monitoring; livestock intelligence; digital agriculture; precision management; intelligent agents; decision support systems

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

Building Sustainable Agribusinesses: Expanding the Methodological Lens

edited by Vincent Amanor-Boadu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agribusinesses; measuring sustainability; sustainable business models; innovative performance solutions; agri-food supply chains; life cycle analysis; system dynamics; ESG; triple bottom line (TBL); triple depreciation line (TDL)

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

The Effects of LED Lighting on Crop Growth, Quality, and Yield

edited by

Qingming Li

and

Jie He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7895 | Submission Open

Keywords: LED; light formula; light quality; light quantity; photoperiod; photobiology; growth; quality; yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Analysis of Crop Yield Stability and Quality Evaluation

edited by

Vasileios Greveniotis

and

Constantinos Ipsilandis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7110 | 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)

Salinized Soil Management: Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Productivity

edited by

Zhenhua Zhang

and

Yanchao Bai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5349 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil salinization; salt stress; phytoremediation; ecological restoration; organic amendments; microbial community structure; biofertilizer; sustainable productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Research on the Nutrition and Physiology of Dairy and Beef Cattle

edited by

Ewa Pecka-Kielb

,

Andrzej Zachwieja

and Anna Zielak-Steciwko

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4693 | 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)

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4313 | 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)

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

edited by

Dražen Đuričić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3811 | 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)

Advances in Intelligent Animal Husbandry Engineering Technology

edited by

Aftab Siddique

and

Thomas Terrill

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent animal husbandry; precision livestock farming; artificial intelligence; machine learning; sensor technology; animal health monitoring; animal welfare engineering; automation; digital agriculture; decision-support systems

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

The Influence of Light, Temperature and Irrigation on Crop Production and Quality—2nd Edition

edited by

Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa

,

Peter A. Roussos

and

Ioannis E. Papadakis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; heat stress; water stress; flood; irrigation management; light quality; chilling; plants’ yield; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Entomopathogenic Fungi and Their Applications in Pest Management and Control

edited by César Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, Cipriano García-Gutiérrez and Sandra Pérez Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogenic fungi; antagonist fungi; biological control; grains and vegetable crops; agricultural pests; disease vector pests

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

Advances in Metabolomics for Quality and Safety of Agri-Food Products

edited by

Dalma Radványi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; food safety and quality; food authenticity; traceability; biomarkers; food fraud; mass spectrometry; chemometrics; multi-omics integration; artificial intelligence

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

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

edited by Maria Grzegorzewska and

Anna Wrzodak

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1412 | 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)

Crop Residue Management for Healthy Soils

edited by

Pardon Muchaonyerwa

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon storage; cereals; legumes; microbial activity; nutrient cycling; residue retention; residue mixtures; soil loss; soil moisture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 506 | 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)

Latest Technologies to Improve Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Meat Products Derived from Livestock

edited by

Renata Stanisławczyk

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products; livestock meat; farm animal meat; nutritional value; sensory quality; meat consumption; meat processing

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

Design, Optimization and Field Evaluation of Grain Harvesting and Straw Return Equipment

edited by Lijun Wang

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain harvesting; straw returning; low-loss threshing and cleaning; equipment design and optimization; multi-physics simulation; intelligent control and sensing; field performance evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Practical Use of Crop, Pest and Diseases Models in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Chuang Zhao and Liujun Xiao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7873 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop modeling; artificial intelligence; machine learning; modeling of pests, diseases, and weeds; climate change

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

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

edited by

Hubert Hirwa

and

Richard Schulterbrandt Gragg

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2888 | 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)

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