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Integrated Pest Management Systems in Agriculture

edited by

Renata Bažok

Ivana Pajač Živković

and

Helena Virić Gašparić

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6725 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecological plant protection; digital tools for crop protection; plant pest control; plant disease control; preventive crop protection

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

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by Yadong Yang and Jiangwen Nie

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping system; rotation; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emission; carbon sequestration; N management; crop productivity; agricultural green development

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

Genetic and Environmental Factors Influencing the Growth of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Jianjun Chen

and Xiangying Wei

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3327 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stresses; cultural practices; environmental factors; fruit; herbs; horticultural crops; medicinal plants; plant growth and development; ornamental plants; vegetables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Smart Spraying Technology in Orchards: Innovation and Application

edited by

Pengchao Chen

and

Juan Wang

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | 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)

Research Advances in Perception for Agricultural Robots

edited by Hanwen Kang,

Hugh Zhou

and Yaohui Chen

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4379 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; perception; navigation; manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Fruit Germplasm Resource Conservation and Breeding

edited by Zhike Zhang and Xianghui Yang

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit germplasm; conservation; breeding; fruit quality; genetic transformation

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

Remote Sensing in Smart Irrigation Systems

edited by Wenting Han and Guomin Shao

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; smart irrigation; water use efficiency; soil moisture; soil salinity; crop biomass; machine learning; crop health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Feature Review in Agricultural Soils—Intensification of Soil Health

edited by

Ryusuke Hatano

and

Rosa Francaviglia

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28943 | 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)

Innovative Hydroponic Systems for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Jörn Germer,

Folkard Asch

and

Yongsheng Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21326 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroponics; nutrient use efficiency; water use efficiency; marginal water qualities; water treatment; pH control; beneficial microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Applications of Remote Sensing in Agricultural Soil and Crop Mapping

edited by

Haoteng Zhao

and

Chen Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12411 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; soil moisture; soil properties; crop mapping; crop health monitoring; yield prediction; crop phenology; machine learning; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Sustainability of Technological Innovations in Agricultural Green Transitions

edited by

Giuseppe Timpanaro

and

Vera Teresa Foti

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6153 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture 4.0; enabling technologies; holistic sustainability of the agri-food system; renewable resource management; carbon farming; precision agriculture; recovery and resilience; living lab for the co-creation of innovations in enabling technologies; economics and politics of agroecology

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

Chemosensory-Based Pest Management of Insects and Other Protostomes in Crop Protection

edited by Alberto Maria Cattaneo and

William B. Walker

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pests; crop beneficial organisms; invertebrate chemosensory receptors; gustatory receptors; transient receptor potential channels; primitive chemosensory receptors; ionotropic receptors; IR25a; Orco; primitive ORs; odorant receptors; chemosensory proteins; odorant binding proteins; sensory neuron membrane proteins; metabotropic interactions; ionotropic mechanisms; chemosensory transduction

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

Bee Products and Nutritional Value

edited by Vincenzo Nava,

Giuseppa Di Bella

and

Federica Litrenta

submission deadline 22 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; microbiological and chemical contamination; health benefits; quality and safety

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

Agricultural Policies toward Sustainable Farm Development

edited by

Pan Dan

and Fanbin Kong

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 45100 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural policy; sustainability; farm development; sustainable farm practices; governance and economics; environmentally friendly agricultural technology adoption; farmers’ behavior; welfare effects

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

Foliar Fertilization for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Arkadiusz Artyszak

and

Dariusz Gozdowski

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10709 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; foliar application; biostimulants; beneficial elements; Green Deal; plant diseases; plant pests; drought; crop yield; yield quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

The Role of Agriculture in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

edited by

Danijel Jug

and

Jurica Jović

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5527 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural emission and resource depletion; remote sensing and modeling; risks/consequences/threats of climate extremes; biodiversity and ecosystem services; animal production challenges in climate change; climate smart agriculture; food security and food safety; conservation and restoration agriculture; agro-ecosystems resilience

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

Soil Amendments Addition Affecting Soil Physical and Chemical Properties

edited by

Resham B. Thapa

and Vesh Raj Thapa

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2690 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; soil carbon; soil bulk density; soil porosity; soil pH; soil EC; cation exchange capacity; soil nutrients; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advances in Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems

edited by

Manuel Cantó-Tejero

and

Wanxue Liu

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); biological control; predators; parasitoids; entomopathogenic agents; natural enemies; arthropods; conservation biological control

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

The Role of Silicon in Improving Crop Growth Under Abiotic Stress

edited by Jonas Pereira de Souza Junior and

Cid Naudi Silva Campos

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1351 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon supplementation; abiotic stress mitigation; crop resilience; drought resistance; salinity tolerance; enhanced fruit quality; plant defense mechanisms; water use efficiency; agricultural sustainability; gene– silicon interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Approaches for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Control

edited by

Fouad Mokrini

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; sustainable agriculture; biological control; nematode management; crop resistance; soil health; crop protection

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

Automation Strategy Using Machine Learning in Horticultural Crop Cultivation

edited by Dong Sub Kim, Sunghyun Yoon and Young-Yeol Cho

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farm; artificial intelligence; big data; crop cultivation; productivity; automation; sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Effects of Different Managements on Soil Quality and Crop Production

edited by

Nadia Vignozzi

Sergio Pellegrini

and Maria Costanza Andrenelli

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; soil quality indicators; fertilizers; organic amendments; cover crops; tillage; irrigation; climate; crop models; decision support system (DSS); precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Effects of Crop Rotation and Continuous Cropping on Soil Health and Crop Yields

edited by Marta Katarzyna Kostrzewska and

Magdalena Jastrzębska

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop rotation and continuous cropping; quantity and quality of crop yields; organic matter; physical and chemical properties of soil; soil microbiological activity; soil edaphone; pathogenic fungi; weeds; allelopathy; factors mitigating negative effects

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

Unintentional Effects of Pesticide Usage in Non-Target Species

edited by Nina Wedell and Felipe Martelli

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; insecticides; non-target species; pollinators; insect population decline; mechanisms of damage; sublethal doses; environmental contamination; unintentional effects

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanism for Effective Methods to Enhance Crop Yield and Quality

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; grain quality; cultivation techniques; energy metabolism; hormone signaling; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Rice Protection: New Advances and Milestones

edited by

Jiehua Qiu

and Huangbin Shi

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; biological pest and disease control; integrated pest management climate-resilient rice varieties; crop health

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

Enhancing the Stress Resilience of Horticultural Plants Under Future Climatic Scenarios

edited by Mourad Baghour

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; climate change; biotic and abiotic stress; horticultural plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding of Legume Forages

edited by Cesar Augusto Medina

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation; forage genetic resources; allele mining; population studies

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

Recent Advances in Bee Rearing and Production

edited by

Atanas Atanasov

and Zlatko Puškadija

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open

Keywords: beekeeping; pollination; numerical analysis; honeybee population dynamics; methods; analysis of bee products; nutrition assessment; foraging; precision apiculture; apicultural plants; UAV; computer vision; machine learning

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

Land Use Change Impacts on Crop Yield and Agricultural Soils

edited by

Shiwei Liu

and

Pujia Yu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil carbon; soil nutrients; soil quality; crop quality; agriculture system and environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Innovative Design and Application of Modern Agricultural Machinery Systems in Cropping Systems

edited by

Mustafa Ucgul

and

Chung-Liang Chang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13566 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm equipment; mechanized farming; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting

edited by

Hua Li

and Lizhang Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7008 | 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)

Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Digital Soil Mapping

edited by

Jing Geng

Yongsheng Hong

and

Yiyun Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6133 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine/deep learning; remote sensing; digital soil mapping; soil property prediction; big data analytics; soil resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

From Agricultural Soils to Human Health: Exposure Sources, Intake Pathways, and Accumulation of Heavy Metals

edited by Hui Huang and Di Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4227 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; exposure source; biogeochemical control; upland soil; paddy soil; biological mechanism; dietary intake; non-dietary intake

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Bioresources for Sustainable Livestock Feeding

edited by

Sonia Tassone

and

Khalil Abid

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3098 | 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)

Innovations in Precision Smart Environmental Control for Sustainable Facility Agriculture

edited by

Hao Li

Xiaoshuai Wang

and Guoxing Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1865 | 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)

The Conservation and Management of Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

edited by

Monika Toleikienė

, Darius Kavaliauskas and

Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1446 | 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)

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities

edited by

Maria K. Sakka

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | 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)

The Role of Edible Mushrooms in Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Fortunato Cirlincione

and Valeria Ferraro

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | 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)

Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in Poultry Production

edited by Sara Katherine Orlowski

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: water usage; poultry production; water efficiency; water consumption; management; sustainability

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

Advances in Turfgrass Management and Physiology

edited by

Zhaolong Wang

and

Zhimin Yang

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3658 | Submission Open

Keywords: sod production; golf course management; sports turf management; green roof turfs; eco-turf; environmental stress; biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Application of Spectral Sensors in Agricultural Product Quality Detection

edited by

Tong Lei

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3221 | Submission Open

Keywords: VIS-NIR; spectroscopy; machine learning; agricultural product

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

Ecosystem Management of Grasslands

edited by Zhenggang Guo

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem management; grassland; plant; soil; microorganism

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

Utilizing Novel and Alternative Sources of Feed for Animal Production

edited by

Minju Kim

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; feed processing; nanotechnology; alternative ingredients; byproducts; bioavailability; feed crops

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

Fertilizer Management Strategies for Enhancing the Growth, Yield and Quality in Crops

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13120 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic fertilizers; organic fertilizers and biofertilizers; soil amendments; controlled-release fertilizers; micronutrients fertilizer; nutrient management; soil fertility; crop growth; yield and quality

(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 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 295 | 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)

Advances in Plant Disease Resistance and Plant–Pathogen Interactions

edited by

Rachid Mentag

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; plant-pathogen interaction; genomics; biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; integrated disease management

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

Agronomic Practices for Improving Growth, Quality, and Yield of Vegetables

edited by

María Carmen Piñero

and

Jacinta Collado-González

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3844 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting; management practices; elicitors; shoot growth; yield; biomass; micro and macronutrients; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

GIS and Remote Sensing for Soil Quality Assessment

edited by

Dimitrios Triantakonstantis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; soil quality assessment; sustainable agriculture; soil management; precision agriculture; spatial modeling; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Bioactive Compounds in Fruits, Vegetables, Berries and Leaves: The Role of Growing Conditions and Harvest Timing

edited by