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Strategies and Mechanisms for Enhancing Food Supply Stability

edited by

Carla Zarbà

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; food stability; logistics and distribution strategies; sustainable food systems; environmental challenges; socio-economic and environmental implications; preventing food waste

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

Image Analysis Techniques in Quality Assessment of Agricultural Products

edited by

Maciej Zaborowicz

and

Jakub Frankowski

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Techniques of Forage Crops

edited by Jibiao Fan, Bin Xu and

Longxing Hu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | 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)

Consumer Behavior and Preferences in Food Systems Under Socioeconomic and Environmental Challenges

edited by

Péter Czine

Áron Török

and

Zalán Márk Maró

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; food preferences; cross-cultural differences; socio-economic factors; environmental challenges; sustainable food systems; food choice drivers; healthy eating behaviors; food labeling

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

Robots for Fruit Crops: Harvesting, Pruning, and Phenotyping

edited by

Mauro Martini

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic harvesting; robotic pruning; machine vision for plant and fruit identification; deep learning; human-guided pruning policy; soft end effector; real-world dataset and testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Advances in Semen Preservation, Sperm Quality Assessment and Reproductive Technologies in the Ovine Species

edited by

Marta Neila-Montero

and

Cristina Soriano-Úbeda

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial insemination; assisted reproductive technologies; embryo transfer; fertility biomarkers; fertilization ability; frozen– thawed semen; ovine reproduction; refrigerated semen; semen preservation; sperm quality assessment

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

New Methods for the Valorization of Agricultural Wastes and Their Applications

edited by Jelena Horvatinec

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular agriculture; organic amendments; biochar; composting; sustainable farming system; anaerobic digestion; resource recovery; soil health improvement; waste-to-energy

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

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

edited by

Simona Errico

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1778 | 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)

Advancements in Reproductive Biotechnology and Nutritional Strategies in Livestock Production

edited by

Desislava Abadjieva

Filipp Georgijevič Savvulidi

and

Martin Ptáček

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

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

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

AI-Powered Agricultural Robots: From Field Sensing to Autonomous Operation

edited by

Dugan Um

and

Thang Nguyen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven robotics; autonomous harvesting; multi-sensor fusion; precision agriculture; field phenotyping; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Innovative Strategies for Soil Fertility, Nutrient Management, and Productivity Enhancement in Forage Crops and Grasslands

edited by

Barbara Wróbel

Anna Paszkiewicz-Jasińska

and

Waldemar Zielewicz

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; PGPR; biofertilisers; organic and inorganic fertilisers; macronutrient fertilisation; micronutrient fertilization; nitrogen fertilisation management; sustainable fertilisation; quality and quantity of feed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Plant Extracts and Essential Oils: Biocontrol Approaches for Pest, Disease, and Weed Management

edited by

Hua Shao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; essential oil; GC/MS; biological control; biopesticide; plant disease; anti-microbial; insecticidal; herbicidal; phytotoxic; weed management

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

Production and Feeding Strategies of Monogastric Animals

edited by

Ralf Blank

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding strategies; environmental impact; antinutritive factors; alternative feed sources; feed processing; feed additives; gut health; nutrient utilization; precision feeding; animal health

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

From Gametes to Pregnancy: New Strategies for Improving Livestock Reproductive Efficiency

edited by Xiaoyan Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: estrus; ovulation; fertilization; pregnancy; oocyte; sperm and embryo cryopreservation; sex control; embryo transfer; cloning; transgenic animal; stem cells

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

Genetic Diversity in Vitis sp.

edited by

Maritina Stavrakaki

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapevine; genetic diversity; indigenous varieties; clonal selection

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

Recycling Organic Waste in Crop Production

edited by

Babett Greff

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainability; recycling; composting; beneficial microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Computer Vision Analysis Applied to Farm Animals

edited by

Yang Zhao

and

Beibei Xu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10565 | 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 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Salinized Soil Management: Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Productivity

edited by

Zhenhua Zhang

and

Yanchao Bai

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 998 | 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)

Remote Sensing in Crop Protection

edited by

Boris Evstatiev

Atanas Atanasov

and

Antonio Comparetti

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; drone; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence (AI); remote sensing; cloud computing; information systems; crop protection; vegetation indices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Application of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Permanent Crops

edited by Jurij Rakun and

Péter Bodor-Pesti

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision farming; robotics; artificial intelligence (AI); information and communication technologies (ICT); autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

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

edited by

Małgorzata Woźniak

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 322 | 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)

Greens—Biofortification for Improved Nutritional Quality

edited by

Ivna Štolfa Čamagajevac

Lidija Kalinić

and

Selma Mlinarić

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 291 | 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)

Nutritional Strategies for Enhancing Gut Health, Animal Welfare, and Productivity in Poultry and Swine

edited by

Minju Kim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut health; animal welfare; poultry nutrition; swine nutrition; functional feed additives; microbiome; nutrigenomics

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

Silage Management for Cattle: Optimizing Cattle Health and Performance

edited by Tiago Antonio Del Valle and Julio Viégas

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ruminant production; feed additives; ruminal fermentation; animal health; cattle

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

Perception, Decision-Making, and Control of Agricultural Robots

edited by Jinlin Sun and

Shihong Ding

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6915 | 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)

Soil-Machine Systems and Its Related Digital Technologies Application

edited by

Ju-Seok Nam

and

Anjin Chang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3912 | 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)

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities

edited by

Maria K. Sakka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3724 | 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)

Diseases Diagnosis, Prevention and Weeds Control in Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuan Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2050 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diseases; weed control; molecular approaches; identification and quantification; soil disinfestation; biocontrol agents; application equipment; crop growth and yield

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

Technologies for Achieving High-Yield Maize of High Nutritional Quality

edited by

Haiyong Xia

Baizhao Ren

and Shanchao Yue

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil tillage; sowing quality; planting density; drip irrigation; fertilization management; micronutrient; integration of water and fertilizer; plant growth regulator; biostimulant; drones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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

edited by

Dimitrios Katsantonis

and

Ioannis G. Mylonas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | 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)

Circular Economy in Livestock Production

edited by

Georgia Koutouzidou

and

Athanasios Ragkos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; livestock production; animal food value chains; economic performance; sustainable livestock production; farm resilience; sustainability; agricultural policy; crop– livestock integration; innovation in livestock systems; precision livestock farming; environmental sustainability; innovation in livestock systems; agricultural policy; pastoral systems; technological modernization.

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

Novel Feeding Strategies to Improve Health and Productivity of Swine

edited by

Panagiotis Tassis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; swine feeding; swine health; swine performance; novel feed ingredients; novel feed additives; novel feeding strategies

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

Alternative Approaches to Feed Selection and Animal Performance in Ruminants

edited by

Liwen He

and Yawei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant; feed resource; feed additive; feed processing; feeding value; animal performance; emission reduction

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

Adoption of the Circular Economy for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Germana Borsetta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; agrifood systems; resource valorization; alien species; sustainable consumption; stakeholder engagement; policy innovation

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

Integrating Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for Crop Phenotyping

edited by

Jan Skvaril

and

Stefka Atanassova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenotyping; machine learning; deep learning; hyperspectral imaging; nir spectroscopy; computer vision; sensor fusion; explainable AI (XAI); high-throughput phenotyping; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Organic Fertilizer Substitution: Effects on Soil Fertility, Crop Productivity, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizer substitution; soil organic matter; C-N synergy; SOC stability; crop yield and quality; quality– yield trade-off; crop stress resilience; regional adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Ecology, Evolution, and Management of Agricultural Weeds

edited by

Zhicong Dai

and Zheng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural weeds; ecological mechanisms; evolutionary adaptations; invasive weeds

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

Economic and Environmental Assessment of Optimizing Management in Orchards

edited by

José García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic competitiveness of orchards; economic profitability of orchards; impact of agricultural policy; environmental footprint of agri-food products; mitigation of GHG; short supply chains; organic fertilization; valorization of agri-food wastes; optimization of inputs

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

Mass and Energy Fluxes over Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Xianjin Zhu

and

Brad Ridoutt

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: eddy covariance; agricultural ecosystems; climate change; temporal variation; spatial variation; modelling; carbon flux; water flux; nitrogen flux; energy flux

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

Applications of Silicon in Forage and Grassland Management

edited by

Barbara Borawska-Jarmułowicz

Grażyna Mastalerczuk

and

Arkadiusz Artyszak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; foliar application; drought; grasses; agricultural plants; crop yield; yield quality; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

The Impact of Environmental Factors and Pesticides on Bee Behavior

edited by Agnieszka Murawska

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7926 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee behavior; learning ability; cognitive skills; climate change; navigation skills; pesticides; flight performance; bumblebees; solitary bees; honeybee

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

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture: Applications in Crop Management

edited by

Gaetano Messina

Souraya Benalia

and Md Abdul Mueed Choudhury

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture (PA); Artificial Intelligence (AI); remote sensing (RS); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs); crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

Harnessing Nanotechnology for Improved Crop Growth and Protection

edited by

Soledad García-Morales

and

Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofertilizer; nano-biostimulants nanopesticides; nanocarriers; nano-encapsulation; nanodelivery systems; nanosensors; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainable Farming Intensification: Balancing Productivity and Resilience

edited by

Katerina Melfou

and

Alexandros Theodoridis

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: productivity; sustainability; resilience; best practices; optimization; efficient use of resources

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

Postharvest Senescence Control and Underlying Regulatory Processes in Fruit and Vegetables

edited by Duoduo Wang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant senescence; fruit and vegetable quality; hormonal regulation; transcriptional networks; cell wall remodeling; stress responses; shelf life extension; molecular mechanisms; postharvest management; quality preservation technologies

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

Intelligent Agricultural Seeding Equipment

edited by

Ying Zang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural machinery; seed metering device; smart agricultural seeding devices; precision seeding; intelligent technologies; modern agriculture; seeding data collection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Multiple Soil Health Assessment Methods for Changing Agricultural Environment

edited by

Cara Irina Gabriela

, Gerard Jitareanu and

Iuliana Motrescu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 38230 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; soil health; soil quality; soil analysis; microbial composition and diversity; soil organic carbon; physic-chemical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Smart Spraying Technology in Orchards: Innovation and Application

edited by

Pengchao Chen

and

Juan Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6864 | 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 on Soil Carbon Dynamics at Different Scales on Agriculture

edited by Qiang Wang and

Jian Li

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4762 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– soil carbon allocation; soil organic carbon; soil nutrition; microbial community; carbon and water cycle; biogenic elements; soil sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Crop Planning

edited by

Marcus Randall

, James Montgomery and Andrew Lewis

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolutionary algorithms; mathematical modeling; multi-objective optimization; resource allocation; crop planning; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture)

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