Agriculture

Innovations in Precision Smart Environmental Control for Sustainable Facility Agriculture

edited by

Hao Li

,

Xiaoshuai Wang

and Guoxing Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5870 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision farming; environmental control; airflow distribution; computational fluid dynamics; AI; digital twin; environmental hazard emission; IoT; deep learning; sensors; machine vision; big data; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Detection and Management of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution

edited by Shiqi Yang, Yong Chen and Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; biodiversity conservation; greenhouse gas emissions; adaptive management; water– energy– food nexus; resilient agriculture

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

Genetic Resource Evaluation and Germplasm Innovation of Poultry

edited by Zhonghua Ning, Dehe Wang and Long Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1256 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotypic characterization; polygene hypothesis; regulatory mechanisms; epigenetic

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

Grain Harvesting, Processing Technology and Storage Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenfu Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and security; food production and processing technology; grain harvesting; postharvest control; and harvest losses; grain storage and management; grain condition and detection system; stored grain ecosystems and eco-concept of stored grain; multi-field interaction and multi-factor coupling (abiotic and biotic constituents); smart grain; smart farming; and smart grain systems; artificial intelligence (numerical simulation; machine deep learning; expert systems; artificial neural networks; etc.); information technology (digital twin; big data; database management; software development and applications; cloud computing and virtualization; etc.)

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

Biostimulants Extracted from Biomass for Better Crop Growth

edited by

Davide Farruggia

,

Mario Licata

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 471 | 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)

Innovative Strategies in Potato Cultivation: Enhancing Agronomic Performance, Nutritional Quality, and Post-Harvest Stability

edited by

Jarosław Pobereżny

,

Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska

and

Wiesław Szulc

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: conditions; cultivation technology; nutritional value; quality; storage; stress; tuber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Physiological Responses of Maize to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Ruixin Shao

and

Yongchao Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; abiotic stress; physiological responses; biochemical responses; transcriptomics; stress tolerance and adaption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Alternative and Novel Feeds for Poultry: Nutritive Value, Product Quality and Environmental Aspects

edited by

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

,

Mihaela Dumitru

and

Alexandra Gabriela Oancea

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6278 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feed formulation; nutritive value; animal performance; animal health; product quality; zero hunger; food quality; environmental impact; circular economy; sustainability

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Rice

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2501 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; physiological adaptations; ion transport; oxidative stress regulation; stress-responsive pathways

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

Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance

edited by Ying Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Hongfang Wang and

Zhenguo Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable beekeeping; bee stress resistance; mite control; climate resilience; precision apiculture; pollinator nutrition; hive monitoring; genetic selection

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

Application of Biomass in Agricultural Circular Economy

edited by

Luiza Ossowska

and

Dorota Janiszewska

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; circular agriculture; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development; policy perspective; green energy economy; biomass business model; environmental impact; bioeconomy; sustainability; recycling; resilience; agroecosystems; renewable energy sources

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

Water Quality and Pollution in Agriculture

edited by

Judite Vieira

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biological fertilizers; water pollution control; water quality; water management

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

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 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1053 | 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)

Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Paula Pérez-Rodríguez

and

Vanesa Santás-Miguel

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 930 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; emerging pollutants; by-products; green fertilizers; soil health; soil productivity; sustainable management; soil biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting—2nd Edition

edited by

Hua Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision; planting; harvesting; agricultural equipment; operational quality; parameter optimization; machine systems; crops; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Building Resilience Through Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains

edited by

Samir Mili

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production and trade; sustainable business models; conceptual representations of sustainability; resilience; eco-innovation; eco-management; digital solutions; profitability– sustainability trade-offs; sustainability in small- and medium-sized agri-food enterprises; sustainable investment; sustainability impact assessment

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

Environmental, Economic and Social Assessment of Bioenergy Production and Utilization in the Agricultural Sector

edited by

Dariusz Kusz

and

Bożena Kusz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; sustainable development; agricultural sector; environmental and economic assessment; energy transition

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

Resistance of Crops to Viruses and Viral Disease Management Strategies

edited by Feng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 125 | 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 15641 | 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 15543 | 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 14309 | 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 12848 | 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 4292 | 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 3597 | 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 3021 | 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 2572 | 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 1614 | 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)

Smart Sensor-Based Systems for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | 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)

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 1530 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1426 | 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)

Assessing Soil Erosion and Associated Nutrient Losses in Agrosystems

edited by

Hanqing Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Feature Papers in Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture

edited by

Jianlin Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | 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 222 | 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 178 | 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 176 | 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 138 | 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 129 | 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 4033 | 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 1749 | 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 3074 | 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 2130 | 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 1261 | 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 793 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 307 | 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)

Pasture Agronomic Practices and Sustainable Intensive Grazing Management

edited by Yasuyuki Ishii and Manabu Tobisa

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 143 | 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)

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 142 | 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)

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 1073 | 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 423 | 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 169 | 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 98 | 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)

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