Agriculture

Animal Source Foods: Novel Approaches in Safety and Quality

edited by

Tomislav Mikuš

and Zeljka Cvrtila

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Biochar Applications in Agricultural Soil Restoration

edited by Chenyang Xu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; agricultural soil restoration; soil improvement; long-term biochar application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Detection and Management of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution

edited by Shiqi Yang, Yong Chen and Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | 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)

Bacteriophages Against Poultry-Associated Pathogens

edited by Marta Kuźmińska-Bajor

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage therapy; bacteriophages; poultry production; poultry pathogens; pathogenic bacteria; water additives; feed additives; biocontrol; encapsulation

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

Sustainable Water Reuse in Agriculture: Advances in Contaminant Treatment and Management

edited by

Michael Schmidt

and Daniel Ashworth

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled water; wastewater treatment; irrigation; contaminants; antimicrobial resistance; soil management; water reuse

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

Genetic Resource Evaluation and Germplasm Innovation of Poultry

edited by Zhonghua Ning, Dehe Wang and Long Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

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

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

Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Vlad Stoian

and

Roxana Vidican

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5621 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial consortia; biofertilizers; plant protection agents; suppressive microorganisms; sustainable cropping; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems

edited by

Steliana Rodino

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5552 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food value chains; agroecology; agribusiness; bio-based solutions; bioeconomy transition; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); consumer behavior; rural development; climate change adaptation; sustainable growth

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Rice

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 263 | 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)

Soil Nitrogen Cycle: Environmental Threats and Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Adrián Bozal Leorri and Dominika Lewicka-Szczebak

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen fertilization; nitrogen use efficiency; ammonia volatilization; greenhouse gas emissions; nitrification; denitrification; urease inhibitors; nitrification inhibitors; sustainable practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Application of Biomass in Agricultural Circular Economy

edited by

Luiza Ossowska

and

Dorota Janiszewska

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 146 | 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)

Techniques in Conservation Agriculture to Improve Soil Health for Crop Production

edited by

Rachid Mrabet

and Mina Devkota

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil resilience; conservation agriculture; no-tillage farming; crop diversification; healthy and resilient croplands; fertilizer management; soil carbon sequestration; genotype × environment × management; sustainable crop management; crop/tree-livestock integration; crop residue retention

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

Advances in the Cultivation and Production of Leguminous Plants

edited by

Marcin Kozak

and

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9312 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes in agroecosystems; minor leguminous plants; innovative cultivation; seeds and green matter production; yield quality; biological progress; plant protection; yield-stimulating products; sustainable intensification; adaptation to changing climate conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Effect of Cultivation Practices on Crop Yield and Quality

edited by

Jan Buczek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4331 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops yield and quality; cultivation practice; farming systems; tillage systems; production technology; crop rotation; fertilization and plant protection; precision agriculture; varietal progress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainability and Energy Economics in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Štefan Bojnec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3620 | 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)

Modeling of Livestock Breeding Environment and Animal Behavior

edited by

Longshen Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2691 | 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 Digital Agriculture)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Orchard Management

edited by

Zhen Li

, Jianian Li and Shilei Lyu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1707 | 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)

Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases

edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and

Javier Moraga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathogenic fungi; fungal disease management; biocontrol agents; host– pathogen interactions; biological fungicides; disease resistance mechanisms; secondary metabolites in biocontrol; phytochemicals in plant defense; metabolomics in plant pathology

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

Innovative Conservation Cropping Systems and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by Lijin Guo and

Chengfang Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | 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)

Vermicompost in Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Gederts Ievinsh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 168 | 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)

Recent Advances in Agroforestry Ecosystems

edited by Tomasz B. Falkowski and John Groninger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; food sovereignty; agroecology

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

Conservation Strategies for Local Animal Breeds

edited by

Ileana Miclea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal breed; animal conservation strategies; animal reproduction

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

Innovation in Molecular Breeding and Seed Development of Fiber Crops

edited by Ji Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; ﬁber; genetics; cell elongation; plant phenotype; molecular breeding

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

AI-Powered UAVs and Imaging Systems for Precision Wheat and Rice Management

edited by Tao Liu and

Hanzeyu Xu

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; AI algorithms; agricultural remote sensing imagery; crop image analysis; crop physiological modeling; sustainable grain production development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Innovations in Dairy Cows' Stress, Health, and Nutrition

edited by

Jalil Ghassemi Nejad

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy cattle; stress mitigation strategies; nutrition; health; precision farming; genetic and environment; immune system; performance

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

Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture: From Waste to Biostimulants, Biofertilisers and Bioenergy

edited by

Daniele Del Buono

,

Giovanni Gigliotti

and

Alberto Maria Gambelli

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8846 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased; biostimulants; biofertilizers; biogas; sustainable agriculture; crop productivity; climate change; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Factors Affecting Soil Fertility and Improvement Measures

edited by

Hongqing Hu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; acidification; heavy metal contamination; infertility; soil amelioration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Preparation, Function and Application of Agrochemicals

edited by

Yan Wang

and

Kun Qian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrochemicals; pesticides; fertilizers; nanotechnology; growth regulators; environmental impacts; sustainable alternatives

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

Risk Assessment and Remediation of Agricultural Soil Pollution

edited by

Dong-Xing Guan

,

Yong-He Han

and Amauri Antônio Menegário

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3067 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soil pollution; risk assessment; soil remediation; contaminants; food safety; sustainable agriculture; bioremediation; phytoremediation; soil health; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Quality Assessment and Processing of Farm Animal Products

edited by

Simeanu Cristina

and

Razvan Mihail Radu-Rusu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2819 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; food quality and safety; animal products; sensory characteristics; physical parameters; chemical parameters; microbiology; food hygiene; nutrition facts; healthy lifestyle

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

The Role of Molecular Breeding in Improving Agronomic Traits of Rice

edited by Yuexing Wang and

Deyong Ren

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; molecular breeding; marker-assisted selection; genome editing; panicle type; grain size; yield; plant height; tiller; growth period

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

Sustainable Management of Legume Crops

edited by

Katarzyna Panasiewicz

and

Agnieszka Faligowska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; legume crops; tillage systems; productivity; microorganisms; chemical compositions; sowing value; crop production; residue management; mulching; economic evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Intelligent Equipment and Automation Technology in Farmland Production

edited by Jiale Zhao and

Mingzhuo Guo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 410 | 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)

Livestock Building Environment Improvements and Their Influence on the Animal’s Welfare

edited by Sabina Angrecka,

Piotr Herbut

and Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2698 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock building; environment; welfare; noise; thermal stress; climate change; air pollution; ventilation; forecasting

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

Challenges and Opportunities in Genetic Improvement of Livestock

edited by

Jelena Ramljak

, Ante Kasap,

Valentino Držaić

and Marija Špehar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative genetics; genomic selection; conservation genetics; meat and dairy production

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

Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guisheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; breeding of salt-tolerant varieties; morphology and physiology; plant hormones; nutrients absorption and utilization; foreign amendment; growth and development; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Application of Smart Agricultural Technologies in Mountain Farming Systems

edited by

Weibin Wu

,

Jun Li

and

Jiehao Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; agricultural intelligent system; artificial intelligence; harvesting machinery; transportation machinery; deep learning; automation control; growth monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Herbicide Resistance in Weeds: Detection, Mechanisms, and Management

edited by Roland Beffa

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance status; databases; herbicide resistance mechanisms; herbicide resistance detection and validation; genomics; prediction via modelling; integrated weed management; agronomy; chemical control; cost effective; sustainable cropping

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

Agronomic Practices for Enhancing Quality and Yield of Aromatic and Medicinal Crops

edited by

Matěj Malík

and

Pavel Tlustoš

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3127 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic plants; medicinal plants; cannabis cultivation; agronomic practices; yield enhancement; plant quality and composition; sustainable agriculture; precision farming; soil management; soil-less growing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Biochar-Based Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: Feedstocks, Production, and Effects on the Soil-Plant System

edited by

Cícero Célio de Figueiredo

, José Ferreira Lustosa Filho and

Keiji Jindo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2753 | Submission Open

Keywords: enriched biochar; pyrolysis; slow-release fertilizers; special fertilizers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation in Fruit Trees

edited by Qianqian Shi and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; omics analysis; flavor formation mechanism; environment; signal pathway; color

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

How Optical Sensors and Deep Learning Enhance the Production Management in Smart Agriculture

edited by

, Meiyan Shu,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; deep learning; crop health monitoring; yield prediction; crop phenology; crop growth monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

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 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1218 | 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)

Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Monica Harta

,

Doina Clapa

and

Cristian Radu Sisea

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; conservation strategies; agro-morphological characterization; DNA fingerprinting; phytochemical characterization; multi-OMICS approaches; phenotyping; food security; nutritional properties; bioactive compounds

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

Optimizing Crop Management Strategies for Climate Resilience Using Advanced Modeling Techniques

edited by

Dengpan Xiao

and Huizi Bai

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; climate risk; crop model; extreme weather; genotype; field management; optimizing; crop systems

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

Emerging Trends in Agricultural Biomass Production and Utilization

edited by Vanja Jurišić

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural residues; dedicated energy crops; precision agriculture technologies; integrated biomass systems; bioenergy and bioproduct production; sustainability; carbon sequestration; GHG emission reduction

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

Soil Contamination and the Strategies to Reduce Pollutant Accumulation in Crops

edited by

Chuntao He

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; pollutants; agricultural soil; accumulation; transportation; crop; hyperaccumulator; microorganism; remediation; mechanism; safety production

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

Intestinal Health and Immunomodulation in Swine

edited by

Valeria Cristina Bulgaru

and

Gina Pistol

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; intestinal health; immunomodulation

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

Ecological Remediation in Agricultural Soil Pollution

edited by Brigita Popović,

Maja Manojlovic

and

Mira Pucarević

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; pollution; fitoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; microplastics; nanoplastic; pesticide residues; nitrates; groundwater; storm water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Elżbieta Czembor

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; diseases; resistance; genomics; molecular breeding; QTLs; GWAS; NGS; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection (MAS)

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

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