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

edited by

Arkadiusz Matuszewski

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1854 | 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)

Cropping and Tillage Systems Impacts on Soil Physical Quality

edited by

Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1586 | 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)

Enhancing Piglet Health, Welfare, and Pre‑Weaning Survival in Hyperprolific Sow Systems

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

and

Nikolaos Tsekouras

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 686 | Submission Open

Keywords: piglet survival; hyperprolific sows; piglet welfare; pre-weaning survival; neonatal diarrhea; colostrum management

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

Advanced and Integrated Approaches for Nutritional, Chemical, and Quality Profiling of Vegetables

edited by

Massimiliano Renna

and

Ilario Losito

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; nutritional profiling; metabolomics; quality assessment; multi-omics integration

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

Agricultural Applications of Meteorology and Climate Forecasting

edited by Johan Malherbe, Sue Walker and Sarah Roffe

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: response farming; early warning systems; weather information integration; precision agriculture; climate services; agromet advisories

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

Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Maize

edited by Zhiming Zhang and Haiping Ding

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; molecular breeding; genomics; stress tolerance; genome editing

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

Collaborative Regulation of Water–Soil–Food Systems Using Smart Agriculture

edited by

Ping Li

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; fertigation; resilient agriculture; water–carbon–nitrogen coupling; water–fertilizer–salt coupling

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

Next-Generation Biostimulants in Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Nikolaos Katsenios

and Αspasia P. Efthimiadou

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; sustainable crop production; agronomy; nutrient use efficiency; abiotic stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Reproductive Endocrine Management of Pigs and Cows: Study in the Ovary and Semen

edited by

Seunghyung Lee

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; endocrinology; pigs; cows; ovary; semen

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

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3986 | 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)

Soil Management and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Challenges

edited by

Marko Petek

, Aleksandra Perčin and

Vladimir Zebec

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3858 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; biodiversity; climate change; environment; fertility; IoT; microbiology; plant physiology; remediation; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Impact of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles on Agricultural Soil Ecology

edited by Qin Peng, Xingren Liu and Liangjie Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural system; soil carbon cycling; soil nitrogen cycling; soil microbe; soil and plant; soil health; soil ecology; plant productivity; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

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

edited by

Mavromatis Theodoros

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | 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)

Application of Hyperspectral Technology for Crop Monitoring

edited by

Jiyul Chang

and Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral sensors; smart agriculture; crop monitoring

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

Plant Diversity in Grassland Agroecosystem and Its Sustainable Conservation and Utilisation

edited by

Veronica Sărăţeanu

Siniša Srečec

and Ionel Samfira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: grassland agroecosystem; plant diversity; sustainable conservation; sustainable utilisation; biodiversity; climate change; anthropogenic impact; germplasm resource; restoration; succession

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

Socio-Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development of Rural Areas Within Agricultural Systems

edited by

Francesca Giare

and

Francesco Basset

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based solutions; bioeconomy transition; common agricultural policy (CAP); rural development; sustainable growth; new local agri-food models; social indicators; transformation of sector; role of AKIS sector in sustainable rural development; development in rural areas; farms’ quality of life

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

Competitiveness, Productivity, and Efficiency in the Agricultural Market

edited by

Yu Sheng

and

Xianneng Ai

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7157 | 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)

Remote Sensing in Crop Protection

edited by

Boris Evstatiev

Atanas Atanasov

and

Antonio Comparetti

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3305 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; drone; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence (AI); remote sensing; cloud computing; information systems; crop protection; vegetation indices

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

Research on Secondary Metabolites in Agricultural Plants

edited by

Laura E. Carson

Addisie Geremew

and

Xingmao Ma

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; phenolics; alkaloids; terpenoids; flavonoids; metabolomics; crop resilience; plant defense; sustainable agriculture; biotechnological enhancement; biofortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Genetic Diversity Assessment and Breeding of Ornamental Crops

edited by

Leifeng Xu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental crops; genetic diversity; interspecific hybridization; ploidy breeding; mutation breeding; marker-assisted selection; transgenic approaches; gene editing

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

The Influence of Cropping System on Weed Communities and Subsequent Crop Yields

edited by

Ileana Bogdan

and

Felicia Chetan

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping systems; weed community dynamics; weed–crop competition; weed diversity; crop yield stability; sustainable weed management; inter/intracropping; cover cropping; herbicide resistance; precision agriculture

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

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

edited by

Daniel Simeanu

and

Razvan Mihail Radu-Rusu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2000 | 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)

Biopesticides and Their Role in Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Marija Polić Pasković

Igor Pasković

Sara Godena

and

Tomislav Kos

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | 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)

Strategies to Improve Resource Use Efficiency and Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops in Controlled Environments

edited by

Alessandra Moncada

and

Alessandro Miceli

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment horticulture; greenhouse cultivation; vertical farming; plant factory; resource use efficiency; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; light management; LED lighting; abiotic stress; salinity stress; temperature stress; horticultural crops; floriculture; crop physiology; sustainable production; smart farming in controlled environments; sensor-based monitoring

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

Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Quality Detection of Agricultural Products

edited by

Vanya Slavova

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

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

(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 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 528 | 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)

Precision Irrigation for Sustainable Specialty Crops: Efficiency, Management and Productivity

edited by

Aglaia Liopa-Tsakalidi

and

Helen Kalorizou

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; specialty crops; water-use efficiency; crop water stress; deficit irrigation; remote sensing and smart sensors; sustainable water management

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

Application of Biological Control in Crop Protection

edited by

Neringa Rasiukeviciute

and

Gianfranco Romanazzi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; plant extracts; microorganisms; agronomy; horticulture; mycobiome; fungi; bacteria; viruses; pests

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

From Agricultural Landscapes to Tourism Experiences: Territorial Value Creation in Rural Development Strategies

edited by

Jairo Casado-Montilla

Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández

and

Cristina Barzallo-Neira

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: agritourism; agricultural landscapes; rural development; tourism experiences; territorial capital; experience economy; sustainable tourism; local development; agri-food heritage; territorial planning

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

Consumer Choices in Agri-Food Markets: Sustainability, Innovation, and Trust

edited by

Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer preferences; agri-food products; organic food; sustainable consumption; food e-commerce; food innovation; consumer trust; food digitalization

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

Advances in Grape Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Traits

edited by

Ahmed G. Darwish

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapes; transcriptome; genome; metabolome; breeding; plant health; human health; biotic and abiotic stress; multi-omics

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

Intelligent Detection Technologies and Healthy Livestock Farming

edited by Liqiang Han,

Shuqing Han

and Xuemei Nan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological sensors; intelligent monitoring; animal welfare; precise nutrition; healthy farming

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

Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Products

edited by

Dong-Hoon Lee

and

Yongjin Cho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1854 | 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)

Sustainable and Alternative Crop Protection Agents: Innovative Technologies, Strategies and Emerging Challenges

edited by

Katarzyna Marcinkowska

and

Marta Woźniak-Karczewska

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; sustainable crop protection; pest management; green chemistry; agrochemical innovation; pesticide resistance; biodegradable formulations; environmental safety; integrated pest management; plant–soil interactions; precision crop protection

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

Contaminant Behavior and Remediation Strategies in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Zhiming Zhang

and

Rupali Datta

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soils; contaminant behavior; remediation strategies; emerging contaminants; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advancing Sustainable Management in Mediterranean Orchards

edited by

Sandra Martins

Sandra Pereira

and

Lia-Tania Dinis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean agroecosystems; sustainable management; climate change; soil degradation; orchard resilience

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

Edge AI and Embedded Computer Vision for Real-Time Agricultural Automation

edited by

Tomyslav Sledevič

Dalius Matuzevičius

and

Vytautas Abromavičius

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; agricultural automation; precision agriculture; edge AI; embedded computer vision; livestock and poultry monitoring; apiculture; forestry monitoring; low-connectivity edge deployment

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

Pesticides and One Health: Advances in Monitoring, Environmental Fate, Human Exposure, Effects and Innovative Approaches for Risk Assessment and Management

edited by Nicoleta Suciu,

Lucrezia Lamastra

and Ettore Capri

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; risk assessment; modelling; monitoring; exposure; effects; biocontrol; stakeholder engagement; precision agriculture; omics technology

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

Bioactive Compounds in Agricultural Products and Residues

edited by

Violeta Alexandra Ion

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; agricultural products; agro-industrial residues; biomass valorisation; circular bioeconomy; green extraction; metabolomics; food safety; sustainability

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

Genetic and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals

edited by Rahmatullah Jan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; cereals; genetics; plant physiology; molecular breeding; genomics; CRISPR/cas; transcriptomics; phytohormones; climate resilience

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

Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Transport Processes and Targeted Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Wenbing Zhou

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural non-point source pollution; soil–water systems; pollutant transport; waste management; soil remediation; water quality and safety; heavy metals and metalloids; emerging contaminants; harmless treatment; resource utilization; environmental risk assessment; targeted mitigation strategies

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

Nutrient Management Practices for Sustainable Vegetable and Fruit Production

edited by

Guodong Liu

and Md Zohurul Kadir Roni

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; sustainable horticulture; advanced fertilizer technologies; rhizosphere processes; precision nutrient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Rumen Metabolism and Its Influence on Livestock Emissions

edited by

Marco Battelli

and

Matteo Braidot

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 311 | 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)

Nutrient Metabolism and Its Role in Livestock Production

edited by

Zhihong Sun

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient metabolism; livestock production; animal nutrition; nutrient utilization; intestinal health; feed efficiency; growth performance; nutritional regulation

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

Low Carbon and Resilient Livestock Production Systems

edited by

Giampiero Grossi

and

Veerasamy Sejian

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock production systems; low-carbon livestock; climate-smart livestock; climate resilience; greenhouse gas mitigation; methane emissions; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint; heat stress; feed efficiency; animal welfare; precision livestock farming; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; circular economy; environmental performance

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

AI-Driven and Embodied Agricultural Robotics: From Intelligent Perception to Autonomous Field Operations

edited by Aichen Wang,

Zhao Zhang

and

Jizhan Liu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; embodied AI; robot perception; autonomous navigation; robotic manipulation; intelligent control; field robotics; real-world deployment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Impacts and Mitigation Strategies in Livestock Under Heat and Cold Weather Conditions

edited by