Agriculture

Image Analysis Techniques in Quality Assessment of Agricultural Products

edited by

Maciej Zaborowicz

and

Jakub Frankowski

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: image analysis; Artificial Intelligence; quality assessment; agricultural products; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Advancements in Reproductive Biotechnology and Nutritional Strategies in Livestock Production

edited by

Desislava Abadjieva

,

Filipp Georgijevič Savvulidi

and

Martin Ptáček

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive biotechnology; genetic improvement; livestock nutrition; livestock productivity; animal health

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

Feed Evaluation and Management for Ruminant Nutrition

edited by

Sameer J. Mabjeesh

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: feedstuffs; feed evaluation; feed management; precision feeding; ruminant nutrition; feed quality; NIRS; precision farming

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

Utilisation of Edible Insect Rearing Products and By-Products with a Sustainability and Circular Bio-Economy View

edited by

Simona Errico

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible insects; insect rearing; sustainability; food preferences; insect meals; alternative protein sources; animal feed; insect meal digestibility; waste; products and byproducts of insect rearing

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

Regenerative Livestock Systems: Enhancing Nutrient Density and Ecosystem Health Through Holistic Practices

edited by Gustavo Lascano

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative livestock; nutrient density; ecosystem; health; soil restoration; holistic/systems approach

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

Forage Breeding and Cultivation—2nd Edition

edited by

Ruicai Long

,

Xiao Li

and

Hao Sun

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage breeding; phenotype; genotype; genomic selection; domestication and improvement; fertilization; nutrient utilization; irrigation systems; biological yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Economic Development of Rural Areas in Border Territories: Threats and Opportunities

edited by

Francisco Javier Castellano-Álvarez

,

Paulo Ferreira

,

Luís Carlos Loures

and

Rafael Robina-Ramírez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15689 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; agricultural development; endogenous rural development programs; heritage tourism; frontier tourism; rural tourism; demographic challenge; ageing; infrastructures and economic development

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

New Challenges and Trends in Agri-Environmental Management: Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Péter Tamás Nagy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11134 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nutrient management; agricultural pollution; circular economy; agricultural waste management; water-efficient innovations; recycling agricultural wastes and by-products

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

Advanced Image Collection, Processing, and Analysis in Crop and Livestock Management

edited by Weizhen Liang and Jingqiu Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10427 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; image analysis; AI; deep learning; remote sensing; digital agriculture; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Bee Rearing and Production

edited by

Atanas Atanasov

and Zlatko Puškadija

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5582 | 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)

Agricultural Biomass Generation and Utilization: Progress, Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Renjie Dong

and

Walter Stinner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4673 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biowastes; marginal land plants; assessment; treatment; and valorization; bioenergy; pellet; and briquette; biogas; gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; biochar; hydro-thermal conversion; power generation; compost; biogas digestates; acidification; biofertilizer; soil conditioner; value-added valorization; feed; insect protein; single-cell protein; soil quality; greenhouse gas; climate change; green development; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Advancements in Genotype Technology and Their Breeding Applications

edited by Ju-Kyung Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3625 | 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)

Crop Yield Improvement in Genetic and Biology Breeding

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and Jie Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2731 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops yield; gene cloning and function; genome editing; genetic improvements; genetic engineering; regulatory mechanisms; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding

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

Computer Vision Analysis Applied to Farm Animals

edited by

Yang Zhao

and

Beibei Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2484 | 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 Digital Agriculture)

Sensory Properties Analysis for Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Product

edited by

Maria Teresa Frangipane

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2482 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory analysis; quality; organoleptic characteristics; panel test; consumer preferences; product improvement; quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA); lexicon for sensory evaluation

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

Sustainable Cutting-Edge Solutions for Pest Management

edited by

Francesco Nugnes

,

Francisco J. Beitia

and

Luca Rossini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; natural enemies; entomology; plant health; predictive models; artificial intelligence; remote control; diagnostic methodology; sustainable IPM

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

Optics and Image Analysis in Modern Agriculture: Transforming Practices and Unveiling Opportunities

edited by

Roberto Alves Braga Júnior

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared (NIR); fluorescence spectroscopy; lidar (light detection and ranging); machine vision; thermal imaging; remote sensing; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; 3D reconstruction; digital image processing and analysis; laser interferometric methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Application of Smart Technologies in Orchard Management

edited by

Alessandra Vinci

and

Daniela Farinelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; UAV; irrigation systems; yield; IoT; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Soil-Machine Systems and Its Related Digital Technologies Application

edited by

Ju-Seok Nam

and

Anjin Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 543 | 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)

Price and Trade Dynamics in Agricultural Commodity Markets

edited by Mariusz Hamulczuk,

Karolina Pawlak

and

Katarzyna Czech

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: commodity market; agri-food sector; agri-food prices; price forecasting; price volatility; futures markets; market integration; price transmission; price and trade modelling; impact assessment; international trade; trade policy

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

Digital Transformation in Agriculture for Enhanced Food Security

edited by Shi Min

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital agriculture; precision farming; food security; big data; artificial intelligence; IoT; smart farming; agricultural supply chains; policy implications; socioeconomic impacts

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

Occurrence and Control Strategies of Agrophagous of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Małgorzata Tartanus

and

Eligio Malusà

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity management; biopesticides; decision supporting systems; monitoring techniques; pests; physical control methods; plant diseases; weeds control

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

Advances in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering for Pollution Control in Different Agroecosystems

edited by

Marcela Levio-Raiman

and

Maria Cristina Diez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; agroecosystems environmental biotechnology; bioprocess engineering; pollution control

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

Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Beneficial Microbes

edited by Jorge Poveda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinoculants; endophytic fungus; epiphytic fungus; endophytic bacteria; epiphytic bacteria; Trichoderma; Bacillus; bacteriophages; microbiome; systemic resistance

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

Muscle Biology and Meat Science—Improving Meat Safety and Nutritional Value

edited by

Anna Kononiuk

and

Paulina Kęska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality; nutritional value; meat processing

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

Sustainable Small Grain Cropping Systems: Circular Economy, Pollution Mitigation, and Farmer-Centric Innovation

edited by

Dimitrios Katsantonis

and

Ioannis G. Mylonas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 123 | 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)

Greens—Biofortification for Improved Nutritional Quality

edited by

Ivna Štolfa Čamagajevac

,

Lidija Kalinić

and

Selma Mlinarić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 123 | 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)

New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Defense Against Abiotic Stress

edited by

Shu Yuan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; climate -resilient crops; epigenetic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Table Olives: Processing, Analysis Technology and Valorization of Olive Oil By-Products

edited by

Paola Foti

and

Alessandra Pino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; starter cultures; olive oil by-products; bioactive compounds; innovative biotechnology; nutraceuticals

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

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems

edited by

Marieta Hristozkova

and

Michail Orfanoudakis

submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; crop production; quality of crops; stress resistance; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; plant metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Crops: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Antonio Di Matteo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3144 | 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)

Quantitative Genetics of Livestock Populations

edited by Liga Paura and Rūta Šveistiene

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritability; variance components; genetic correlation; breeding value estimation; pure breeding and crossbreeding; inbreeding; selection response; animal breeding programmes

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

Genetic Diversity Assessment and Phenotypic Characterization of Crops

edited by

Andrijana Rebekić

and Ankica Kondić-Špika

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9132 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; genomic analysis; phenotypic diversity; high-throughput phenotyping; crop improvement; crop adaptation; crop resilience; nutritional quality; big data analysis; bioinformatics

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

Enhancing Soil Health and Water Use Efficiency in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Daniel Bucur

and

Teodor Rusu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3747 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; water conservation; precision agriculture; climate-smart farming; soil restoration; efficient irrigation; sustainable crop production

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

Livestock Waste Sustainable Management and Applications

edited by

Monica Concetta Maria Parlato

,

Andrea Pezzuolo

and

Francesca Valenti

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock waste; sustainable agriculture; biomass utilization; anaerobic digestion; circular economy; eco-friendly materials; biodegradable resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Model-Based Evaluation of Crop Agronomic Traits

edited by

Ning Yao

,

Jian Liu

, Linchao Li and

Na Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop modeling; agronomic traits; climate resilience; precision agriculture; digital agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Perception, Decision-Making, and Control of Agricultural Robots

edited by Jinlin Sun and

Shihong Ding

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 394 | 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)

Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Techniques of Forage Crops

edited by Jibiao Fan, Bin Xu and

Longxing Hu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; forage crop; environmental stress; gene function; QTL; GWAS; yield

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

Strategies to Enhance Nutrient Use Efficiency and Crop Nutrition

edited by Elcio Ferreira Dos Santos,

Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo

and

José Lavres Junior

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– plant interactions; biostimulants; isotopic techniques; nanotechnology in agriculture; abiotic stress tolerance; biofortification; plant– microbe interactions; sustainable intensification; micronutrient management; environmental impact of fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Biostimulants for Crop Growth and Abiotic Stress Mitigation

edited by Juan Cristo Luis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; crop plants; crop resilience; model plants; stress responses; biomass production; crop productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Energy Crops Cultivation for Biomass Production

edited by

Kyriakos Giannoulis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; biomass; environment; costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Pesticide Ecotoxicology and Application Technology to Reduce Contamination

edited by

Liangang Mao

and Yue Geng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; insecticide; fungicide; herbicide; pesticide application technology; highly efficient; low-risk; labor-saving; minimum effective dose; ecotoxicity; environment; toxicity; non-target organism; soil contamination; water pollution

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

Recent Advances for Determination and Assessment of Compounds Involved in Crop Protection

edited by

Eleftheria Bempelou

,

George Balayiannis

and Eirini Anastasaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; chromatography; pesticides; spray solutions; agro-environment; chemical ecology; volatiles

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

Salinized Soil Management: Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Productivity

edited by

Zhenhua Zhang

and

Yanchao Bai

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 182 | 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)

Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganism-Integrated Phytotechnology: A Sustainable Approach for Crop Production Under Climate Change

edited by

Małgorzata Woźniak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 133 | 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)

Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Diseases—Second Edition

edited by

Aocheng Cao

,

Dongdong Yan

and

Wensheng Fang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 117 | 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)

Ionic Liquids Utilization as Plant Protection Agents in Agriculture Production

edited by

Katarzyna Marcinkowska

and

Marta Woźniak-Karczewska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; plant protection products; plant protection strategies; synthesis; physicochemical properties; biodegradability; interactions with plant and soil systems; environmental safety; crop protection; pest management; sustainability; green chemistry

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

Sperm Preservation and Regulation of Reproductive Behavior in Livestock

edited by

Carlos C Pérez Marín

and

Luis Ángel Quíntela

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: semen; sperm preservation techniques; fertilization; sperm quality; reproductive management; sexual behavior; natural mating; precision livestock technologies; nanotechnology

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

Economics of Milk Production and Processing

edited by

Andrzej Parzonko

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open

Keywords: profitability of dairy farms; determinants of milk production efficiency; energy cost of milk production; economic competitiveness of dairy farms; impact of milk production scale on the economic performance of dairy farms; short supply chains; organization of milk processing; economic strength of dairies; environmental constraints in milk production; impact of agricultural policy on dairy development; determinants of the consumption of milk and dairy products

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

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities

edited by

Maria K. Sakka

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | 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)

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