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Challenges and Perspectives for Beekeeping
edited by Mingxian Yang and Fuliang Hu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: beekeeping; pollination; bee products; nectar resources; breeding; honeybee genetic resources; bee virus; honeybee health; gut bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Application of Vision Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Farming—2nd Edition
edited by , , Wentian Zhang, Yan Qian and Yuhua Li
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6980 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sensors; behavior recognition of livestock and poultry; agricultural automation equipment; agricultural intelligent robot; intelligent robotic arm; non-destructive detection of meat quality; agricultural big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production
edited by Yadong Yang and Jiangwen Nie
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2156 | 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)
Weed Biology, Ecological Problems and New Strategies for Weed Management and Control
edited by and Nikos Krigas
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open
Keywords: population dynamics; weed-crop interactions; weed seedbank; cover crops; adaptive evolution; integrated weed management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
Fruit Germplasm Resource Conservation and Breeding
edited by Zhike Zhang and Xianghui Yang
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit germplasm; conservation; breeding; fruit quality; genetic transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Globalisation, Regionalisation, Market Integration and Price Analysis of Agricultural Products
edited by Encarnación Moral-Pajares and Leticia Gallego-Valero
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3402 | Submission Open
Keywords: international trade; trade agreements; trade restrictions; world trade organization; Russia-Ukraine war; drought; climate change; agricultural prices; inflation; food safety; sustainability; geographical indications; environmental protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
Role of Soil Microbial Communities in Maintaining Agricultural Soil Quality
edited by Gábor Csitári and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microbial communities; microbial biomass; enzyme activity; diversity; management methods; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Digital Soil Mapping submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1998 | 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)
Agroforestry Systems: Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change
edited by Bhim Bahadur Ghaley
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforestry; agronomic yields; ecosystem services; environmental benefits; land equivalent ratio
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
The Maize-Soybean Intercropping System: Cultivation, Ecology, Physiology and Breeding
edited by , Yüze Li and Yanyan Zhang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; maize; intercropping; yield; resource utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Effects of Different Managements on Soil Quality and Crop Production
edited by , and Maria Costanza Andrenelli
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 215 | 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)
Novel Biotechnological Developments in Agriculture submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6074 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology in agriculture; biotechnology in crop and animal production; biotechnology in food and feed production; biotechnology in agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Sustainability of Technological Innovations in Agricultural Green Transitions submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1880 | 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)
Innovative Design and Application of Modern Agricultural Machinery Systems in Cropping Systems submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm equipment; mechanized farming; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Effects of Tillage Management on Agricultural Soil Characteristics
edited by Yong Wang and Yunqi Zhang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open
Keywords: long-term tillage operation; soil redistribution via tillage; change in soil quality; human agricultural land management; tillage-induced erosion and/or deposition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Physicochemical and Sensory Profiling of Agri-Food submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: moisture; ash; fatty acids; sugars; fibers; minerals; vitamins; spectroscopy; fingerprinting; quality control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Risk Assessment and Remediation of Agricultural Soil Pollution
edited by Dong-Xing Guan, and Amauri Antônio Menegário
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 297 | 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)
Opportunities and Challenges of Low-Carbon Agriculture
edited by Feng Zhang and Ziqiang Yuan
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon emission; plastic film mulching; DNDC model; rainfed agricultural system; dryland agricultural system; greenhouse gas emissions
(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 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 176 | 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)
Evaluation and Design of Cropping Systems: Profitability, Sustainability and Resilience
edited by Swetabh Patel and Adewole Adetunji
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel agronomic practices; resilience; economic sustainability; regenerative agriculture; soil health and nutrient management; ecosystem services; diversified agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
Environmental Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Livestock and Poultry Production Systems
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock and poultry production; greenhouse gas; air pollutant; mitigation technology; livestock environment; manure management; emission; climate control; odor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Ecosystem Management of Grasslands
edited by Zhenggang Guo
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem management; grassland; plant; soil; microorganism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
Advanced Technology for the Development of Agricultural Sprays submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2396 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticides; sustainability; precision agriculture; nozzle spray analysis; spray modeling; spray drift; operator exposure; risk assessment; sprayer calibration; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
From Agricultural Soils to Human Health: Exposure Sources, Intake Pathways, and Accumulation of Heavy Metals
edited by Hui Huang and Di Guo
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1320 | 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)
Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit storage; environment; fruit damage and quality parameters; genotypes; high-density orchard; mechanical harvest; preharvest practices; postharvest practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Agricultural Economics of Climate-Smart Practices
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart; carbon sequestration; carbon markets; conservation practices; climate change; economics; profits; soil organic matter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)
The Role of Silicon in Improving Crop Growth under Abiotic Stress
edited by Jonas Pereira de Souza Junior and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 178 | 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)
Utilizing Novel and Alternative Sources of Feed for Animal Production
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal nutrition; feed processing; nanotechnology; alternative ingredients; byproducts; bioavailability; feed crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
Chemosensory-Based Pest Management of Insects and Other Protostomes in Crop Protection
edited by Alberto Maria Cattaneo and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 133 | 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)
Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases
edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 103 | 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)
Crop Response and Tolerance to Salinity and Water Stress submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiology; biochemistry; tolerance mechanisms; identification of tolerant cultivars; enzymatic and biochemical activity; oxidative homeostasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Digital Solutions for Integrated Pest Management
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor technologies; data processing and analyses; forecasting and modeling; crop stress profiling; data networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
From Planting to Harvesting: The Role of Agricultural Machinery in Crop Cultivation
edited by Shan Zeng and Yu Wang
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10802 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery and equipment; precision farming; sustainable agriculture; mechanized crop management; automation and robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
Combining Machine Learning Algorithms with Earth Observations for Crop Monitoring and Management submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; crop monitoring; UAV imagery; geospatial data; smart farming; data fusion; machine learning; satellite data; pest detection; climate risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Advances in Turfgrass Management and Physiology
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 176 | 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
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: VIS-NIR; spectroscopy; machine learning; agricultural product
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
Recent Advances in Bee Rearing and Production
edited by and Zlatko Puškadija
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 161 | 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)
Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 154 | 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)
Advances in Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 132 | 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)
Impacts of Fertilization and Irrigation on Soil Nitrogen Cycling and Crop Nitrogen Utilization
edited by , and Wei Guo
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; fertilization; water nitrogen coupling; integration of water and fertilizer; soil moisture; nitrogen transport and transformation; water use efficiency; crops; yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Current Prospects of Social-Ecologically More Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Agriculture
edited by , Rocío A. Díaz-Chavez and Bastian Winkler
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1150 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; bioeconomy; biomass; climate change; cropping systems; ecosystem services; gender equality; SLCA; sustainable development goals; sustainable intensification
Applications of Data Analysis in Agriculture—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10409 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital agriculture; agricultural decision support system; precision agriculture; machine learning in agriculture; deep learning in agriculture; artificial intelligence in agriculture; remote sensing in agriculture; proximal sensing in agriculture; multisensor data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)
Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushroom
edited by Xiangli Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3498 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible mushrooms; omics; molecular mechanism; growth and development; breeding; environmental response; nutrition; medicinal value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)
Organic Management Approaches and Practices to Support Sustainable Horticultural and Fruit Plants Production
edited by and Inkyu Kang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic farming; smart farming; cultivation technology; eco-friendly production; crop physiology; fruit quality; antioxidant metabolism; plant nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Role of Local Breeds in Global Agriculture—Local Food, Regional Identity and Ecosystem Services submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open
Keywords: local breed; gastronomy; local food terroir; regional identity; ecosystem services; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
The Role of Molecular Breeding in Improving Agronomic Traits of Rice
edited by Yuexing Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 227 | 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)
Advances in Forage Stress Biology: Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies
edited by Peizhi Yang, Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: forges; stress biology; germplasm resources; genome and gene function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)
Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2196 | 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)
Migration and Diffusion of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Agri-Soil Systems
edited by , and Chenxi Zhai
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; metalloids; agricultural soil; migration; diffusion; transformation; sources and distribution; risk assessment; remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)
Pesticides in the Environment: Impacts and Challenges in Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioremediation; biodegradation; agriculture; pesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)
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