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Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Qin Peng, Xingren Liu and Wanxia Peng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6299 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural system; ecosystem; greenhouse gas; CO2; N2O; CH4; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil microbe; soil and plant

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

Comprehensive Application and Prospects of New Technologies for Plant Protection

edited by

Shuo Yan

Xiaofeng Su

and

Xiangrui Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5858 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; nanopesticide; plant diseases; gene editing; RNA interference; omics analysis; imaging; bioinformatics; green pest control; artificial intelligence

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

Abiotic Stress Responses in Horticultural Crops

edited by Xiaoyong Xu, Lijuan Jiang and Lun Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2405 | 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)

Soil Conservation in Olive Orchard

edited by Miguel Angel Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres, Rosa María Carbonell-Bojollo and

Emilio J. Gonzalez-Sanchez

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1702 | Submission Open

Keywords: erosion; soil fertility; soil organic matter; conservation agriculture; runoff; soil tillage; groundcovers (cover crops); organic amendment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Genetics, Breeding and Transcriptomic Analysis of Chrysanthemum

edited by Lijie Zhou and

Aiping Song

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: flower color; development; flowering time; scents; disease resistance; environment interactions

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

Computational, AI and IT Solutions Helping Agriculture

edited by

Dimitre Dimitrov

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6375 | Submission Open

Keywords: Smart agriculture; Web applications; Web platforms; Mobile apps; IoT devices; Cloud computing; AI and Machine learning; Big data; Data driven modeling; Process-based modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization

edited by Siran Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5413 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage

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

Improvements of Reproduction and Growth Performance in Pig Farming

edited by

Pavel Nevrkla

and Eva Weisbauerova

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4024 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; growth of pigs; reproduction of sows; meat quality; sustainability; housing; feeding; innovation; pig hybridization; local production

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

Rice Ecophysiology and Production: Yield, Quality and Sustainability

edited by

Shan Huang

and Guanjun Huang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3713 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice yield; grain quality; water and nutrient use efficiency; sustainable crop and soil management; sustainable cropping systems; climate-smart rice production; nutrient cycling in rice ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Organic and Inorganic Contamination in Food: From Farm to Fork

edited by Vincenzo Nava,

Giuseppa Di Bella

and

Ambrogina Albergamo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic contaminants; potentially toxic elements; process contaminants; sustainable practices; soil contamination; environmental chemistry; sustainable agriculture; food safety; food supply chain

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

Physiological Response, Genetic Research and Quality Improvement of Ornamental Crops

edited by

Daqiu Zhao

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; quality improvement; stress; physiological response; molecular biology

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

Practices and Strategies for Sustainable Apiculture and Pollinators

edited by

Paweł Migdał

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable apiculture; pollinators; honey bee; pesticides; pollinator physiology; behavior and gene expression; agricultural stressors

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils

edited by Shiqiang Wei, Jing Song and Bo Song

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil remediation; crop safe production; source identification; pollution processes; transport; and transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advances in Plant Pathogens for Biological Control of Weeds

edited by Daisuke Kurose

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biocontrol; classical biological control; inundative biological control; plant pathogens; fungi; bacteria and viruses; agent selection; host specificity; post release monitoring; plant biotypes-pathogen strains matching

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

Waste Biomass Processing and Its Role in Maintaining Plant and Soil Health

edited by

Monika Jakubus

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: composting; pyrolysis; anaerobic digestion; waste management; plants; soils; organic amendments; sustainable utilization of waste biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Influence of Gastrointestinal Microorganisms on Feed Utilization, Animal Growth and Production Efficiency

edited by Grzegorz Bełżecki

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; anaerobic microorganisms; microbial digestion and fermentation processes; animal production; microbial interactions; livestock pressure on the environment

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

Strategies to Improve the Security and Nutritional Quality of Crop Species

edited by

Grazyna Podolska

and

Anna Szafranska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12943 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrotechnology; varieties; soil quality; crops; nutrients; technological quality; health-promoting; safe health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Quality of Horticultural Commodities

edited by

Grzegorz Lysiak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; climate change; total soluble solids; internal quality; nutrition; bioactive compounds; production systems; fruit and vegetable production systems

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

Effects of Dietary Interventions on Monogastric Animal Production

edited by

Anna Milczarek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; feed; fed additives; nutrition; pigs; poultry; growth performance; slaughter value; meat quality

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

Application of UAVs and Remote Sensing in Agricultural Water Resources Management

edited by Yifei Yao and

Zhitao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture content; crop water deficit; soil salinization; water– salt stress; farmland drought monitoring; crop growth monitoring; satellite remote sensing; UAV remote sensing; 3S technology; optical remote sensing; microwave remote sensing; GNSS-IR; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; data fusion; data assimilation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Advancements in Best Management Practices for Enhancing Soil Health and Water Quality

edited by Yuchuan Fan,

Sutie Xu

and

Xi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agricultural management practices; soil health; water quality; edge-of-field practice; modeling; evaluation index

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Effects of Fertilization on Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soil and Crops

edited by

Halyna Kominko

and Katarzyna Gorazda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; heavy metal accumulation; bioavailability; waste-based fertilizers; mineral fertilizers; soil contamination; toxicity; treatment technologies; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advancements in Genotype Technology and Their Breeding Applications

edited by Ju-Kyung Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: genotyping; next-generation sequencing (NGS); molecular markers; genotyping by sequencing (GbS); marker-assisted breeding; genomics assisted breeding; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; AI-based data analytics; phenomics

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

Legumes: Advances in Breeding, Productivity and Quality

edited by

Mariola Staniak

and

Anna Kocira

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25538 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; soybean; seed production; nitrogen fixation; varietal progress; biotic and abiotic stress; farming systems; fodder value; food and feed safety; forecrop quality; profitability of legume cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Role of Agriculture in Implementing Concept of Sustainable Food System

edited by

Anna Kocira

and

Mariola Staniak

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; organic farming; yield quality; conserving biodiversity; sustainable food production; sustainable food consumption; sustainable processing practices; rational utilization of by-products; sustainable practices in food distribution; food security

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

Leveraging Agritourism for Rural Development

edited by

Xosé Antón Armesto-López

, Martí Cors-Iglesias and

M. Belén Gómez Martín

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open

Keywords: farming tourism; rural branding; rural complementarity; local products; ecological footprint

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

Sustainable Water-Resource Strategies in Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Valentina Baratella

Claudia Di Bene

and

Silvia Vanino

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5937 | Submission Open

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

Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Forage and Turf Grasses

edited by Jibiao Fan and Bin Xu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage crop; turf grass; abiotic stress; stress response; physiology; genetics; gene function; molecular regulation; omics analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Circularity as a Strategy for Mitigating and Offsetting Agricultural Greenhouse Gases

edited by M. Ibrahim Khalil

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; organic farming; bio-based fertilizers; greenhouse gases; carbon sequestration; mitigation; offsetting; carbon neutral; agricultural systems

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

Nutritional Quality and Health of Vegetables

edited by Hongju He, Said A. Saleh and Chen Xiangning

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1947 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; nutritional quality; bioactive substances; quality improvement; quality regulation; postharvest and processing; quality analysis; metabolism and biotechnology; health functions

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

Advanced Research of Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal and Industrial Plants

edited by

Ewa Majewska

and

Beata Drużyńska

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; medicinal and industrial plants; bioactive compounds; metabolomics; plant extracts; therapeutic potential; instrumental techniques

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

Molecular Breeding and Genetic Improvement of Oilseed Crops

edited by Chong Zhang and Chuanzhi Zhao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed crops; molecular breeding; marker-assisted breeding; omics research; gene mapping; growth and development; yield; plant height; biotic stress; abiotic stress; growth period; functional genes; genetic transformation

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

Breeding and Genetics of Maize

edited by Yurong Xie and Xiupeng Mei

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; breeding; genetics; yield; improvement; novel breeding techniques; genome editing

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

Advanced Research of Rhizosphere Microbial Activity—Series II

edited by

Tibor Szili-Kovács

and

Tünde Takács

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19400 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; microbial activity; functional diversity; community-level physiological profile; soil health; bacterial and fungal community; PGPR bacteria; root exudates; root colonization; mycorrhizal fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Feature Review in Agricultural Soils—Intensification of Soil Health

edited by

Ryusuke Hatano

and

Rosa Francaviglia

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11625 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycle; climate smart agriculture; ecosystem services; greenhouse gas emissions; land use change; nitrogen cycle; regenerative agriculture; soil erosion; soil carbon sequestration; soil health; water pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Agricultural Collaborative Robots for Smart Farming

edited by Bin Xie, Zhijun Meng and

Jun Zhou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5536 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robots; collaborative Operations; human-robot collaboration; UGV and UAV; multiple UAV; multiple UGV; robotic arm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Management and Migration of Pollutants for Agroecosystem Green Development

edited by Junya Zhang and

Kai Chen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture green development; agricultural pollutants management; antimirobial resistance genes; agreoecosystem management; livestock manure management; new pollutants in agriculture

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

Biological Control of Crop Pathogen and Fungi

edited by Mingming Yang and Xia Yan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diseases; antagonistic metabolites; microbial composition; fermentation and action mechanism; pathogenic bacteria and fungi

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

Agricultural Markets and Agrifood Supply Chains

edited by Karel Tomšík,

Pavel Kotyza

and Josef Abrhám

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10456 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural markets; agricultural production; food supply; food security; sustainability; trade

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

Bees as a Tool for Agricultural Production

edited by David De Jong

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4936 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; pollination; honey bees; stingless bees; bumblebees; solitary bees; organic pest control; fruit quality; pesticides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Innovative and Sustainable Biorefinery Processes for Food Waste Valorization towards Circular Bioeconomy in Modern Agriculture and Agro-Industry

edited by

Ricardo Gómez-García

Cristian Torres-León

Débora A. Campos

and

Cristóbal Noé Aguilar González

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4404 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery systems; biowaste valorization; bioactive compounds; circular bioeconomy; functional ingredients; fiber; proteins; zero-waste approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Effects of Invasive Plants on Soil

edited by

Jianfan Sun

and Aiping Wu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2640 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; biological invasion; invasion mechanism; soil legacy; nutrient cycling; soil environment

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

Advances in Molecular Breeding of Forage Crops

edited by Shuangyan Chen

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage crops; molecular markers; quantitative trait loci (QTL); genome-wide association studies (GWAS); genomic selection; genetic engineering; gene editing; phenotypic selection; artificial intelligence (AI)

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

Characterization, Evaluation, and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Resources

edited by Tao Chen

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; germplasm; genetic diversity; genotyping; phenotyping; molecular markers; population structure

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

Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Crops: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Antonio Di Matteo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: QTLs; complex traits; resilience; advanced plant breeding; genome editing; genomic selection; genome-wide association studies; automation; robotic engineering; phenomic platforms

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

Advancing Sustainable Farming Systems: Innovations, Challenges, and Solutions

edited by

Matt J. Bell

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm technologies; crop monitoring; livestock monitoring; nutrient management; smart farming; precision farming; Big Data; digital solutions; innovation; business management

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

Autonomous and Automated Agricultural Machinery: Safety Issues, Focused Applications, and Regulatory Aspects

edited by

Massimo Brambilla

and

Maurizio Cutini

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1145 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety; regulatory issues; governmental policies; sensors; artificial intelligence; farming automation; precision agriculture; precision livestock production and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

The Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Regulating Crops Growth and Improving Soil Fertility

edited by

Qiang-Sheng Wu

and

Yuejun He

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 777 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhiza; endophyte; symbiosis; glomalin; rhizosphere; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Plant Growth Regulators and Microbiome Interplay in Crop Growth and Development

edited by

Jesus M. Vielba

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; fungi; development; plant growth regulators; crop yield; plant fitness; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainable Viticulture for Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Lia-Tania Dinis

Sandra Pereira

and

Sandra Martins

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; mitigation strategies; sustainability; soil management practices; varietal resistance; biofertilizers; biostimulants; plant growth promoters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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