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Recycling Organic Waste in Crop Production
edited by
submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; sustainability; recycling; composting; beneficial microbes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
From Gametes to Pregnancy: New Strategies for Improving Livestock Reproductive Efficiency
edited by Xiaoyan Wang
submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: estrus; ovulation; fertilization; pregnancy; oocyte; sperm and embryo cryopreservation; sex control; embryo transfer; cloning; transgenic animal; stem cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Genetic Diversity in Vitis sp. submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: grapevine; genetic diversity; indigenous varieties; clonal selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Computer Vision Analysis Applied to Farm Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7321 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; image analysis; precision livestock farming; animal welfare; deep learning; behavior monitoring; health assessment; data fusion; imaging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)
Application of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Permanent Crops
edited by Jurij Rakun and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision farming; robotics; artificial intelligence (AI); information and communication technologies (ICT); autonomous systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Salinized Soil Management: Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Productivity
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 387 | 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)
Remote Sensing in Crop Protection submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 334 | 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)
Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganism-Integrated Phytotechnology: A Sustainable Approach for Crop Production Under Climate Change submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth-promoting microorganisms; mitigation of climate change-associated stresses in plants; sustainable agriculture; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Greens—Biofortification for Improved Nutritional Quality submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: microgreens; sprouts; baby leaf vegetables; biofortification; bioactive compounds; interspecific metabolite transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Nutritional Strategies for Enhancing Gut Health, Animal Welfare, and Productivity in Poultry and Swine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut health; animal welfare; poultry nutrition; swine nutrition; functional feed additives; microbiome; nutrigenomics  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Silage Management for Cattle: Optimizing Cattle Health and Performance
edited by Tiago Antonio Del Valle and Julio Viégas
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: silage; ruminant production; feed additives; ruminal fermentation; animal health; cattle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Perception, Decision-Making, and Control of Agricultural Robots
edited by Jinlin Sun and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robots; unmanned agricultural machinery; intelligent control; unmanned field operation; intelligent perception; agricultural navigation systems; intelligent decision-making; efficient agricultural production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open
Keywords: stored product; pest management; chemical and non-chemical control; food safety; post-harvest losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Soil-Machine Systems and Its Related Digital Technologies Application
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital agriculture; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine vision; soil-machine systems; biosystems engineering; precision agriculture; machine vision; smart farming; soil and crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Technologies for Achieving High-Yield Maize of High Nutritional Quality
edited by , and Shanchao Yue
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil tillage; sowing quality; planting density; drip irrigation; fertilization management; micronutrient; integration of water and fertilizer; plant growth regulator; biostimulant; drones    
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Diseases Diagnosis, Prevention and Weeds Control in Crops—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop diseases; weed control; molecular approaches; identification and quantification; soil disinfestation; biocontrol agents; application equipment; crop growth and yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Sustainable Small Grain Cropping Systems: Circular Economy, Pollution Mitigation, and Farmer-Centric Innovation submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 308 | 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)
Novel Feeding Strategies to Improve Health and Productivity of Swine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision livestock farming; swine feeding; swine health; swine performance; novel feed ingredients; novel feed additives; novel feeding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Circular Economy in Livestock Production submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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)
Alternative Approaches to Feed Selection and Animal Performance in Ruminants
edited by and Yawei Zhang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Adoption of the Circular Economy for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | 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)
Ecology, Evolution, and Management of Agricultural Weeds
edited by and Zheng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural weeds; ecological mechanisms; evolutionary adaptations; invasive weeds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Integrating Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for Crop Phenotyping submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | 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)
Mass and Energy Fluxes over Agricultural Ecosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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)
Organic Fertilizer Substitution: Effects on Soil Fertility, Crop Productivity, and Environmental Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 58 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 55 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | 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 submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture: Applications in Crop Management
edited by , and Md Abdul Mueed Choudhury
submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 96 | 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)
Sustainable Farming Intensification: Balancing Productivity and Resilience submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 79 | 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)
Postharvest Senescence Control and Underlying Regulatory Processes in Fruit and Vegetables
edited by Duoduo Wang
submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 48 | 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)
Intelligent Agricultural Seeding Equipment
edited by
submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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)
Smart Spraying Technology in Orchards: Innovation and Application
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5052 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart spraying technology; orchards; precise application; spray deposition; real-time monitoring; artificial intelligence; pesticide usage; IoT-based management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Crop Planning
edited by , James Montgomery and Andrew Lewis
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 371 | 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)
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Pollution Mitigation, and Green Economy Transitions submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open
Keywords: remediation; green transition; alternative solutions; food safety; climate risks; agricultural innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Recent Advances in CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: CRISPR; genome editing; crop improvement; base editing; prime editing; CRISPRa/i; plant biotechnology; trait development; multiplex editing; synthetic biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Micro- and Nanoplastic Pollution in Agricultural Soils
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 77 | 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)
Genetic Breeding Strategies for Field Crops Responding to Abiotic Stress submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 64 | 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)
Advances in Greenhouse Cultivation of Fruit Trees submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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)
Functional Feed Additives in Nutrition, Metabolism, Gut and Microorganisms of Monogastric Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional additive; nutrition; metabolism; gut health; farm animal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Crop Responses and Adaptations to Environmental Stresses: New Insights and Approaches submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant adaptation; crop physiology; molecular responses; stress tolerance; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
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 2098 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenerative livestock; nutrient density; ecosystem; health; soil restoration; holistic/systems approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Diseases—Second Edition submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil-borne diseases; replant disease; Fusarium spp.; Ralstonia solanacearum; root-knot nematode; soil-borne virus; mages of diseases; AI technology; chemical control; control efficacy; pre-plant fumigation; soil fumigant; soil disinfestation technologies; biological control agent; horticultural crops; economic assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Unmanned Aerial System for Crop Monitoring in Precision Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 78 | 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 submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 64 | 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 submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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 submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 56 | 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
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
Abiotic Stress Responses in Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition
edited by Xiaoyong Xu and Lijuan Jiang
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold stress; low-temperature stress; high-temperature stress; drought stress; salt stress; heavy-metal stress; stress signaling; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience in Agricultural Landscapes Under Land-Use and Climate Change
edited by Joanna Sender
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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)
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