Agriculture

Herbicide Resistance in Weeds: Detection, Mechanisms, and Management

edited by Roland Beffa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | 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)

Soil Contamination and the Strategies to Reduce Pollutant Accumulation in Crops

edited by

Chuntao He

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | 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)

Advancing Soil Organic Carbon Stock Prediction with Digital Mapping

edited by

Raul Roberto Poppiel

and

Nikolaos Tziolas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon (SOC); digital soil mapping (DSM); remote sensing; proximal sensing; machine learning; deep learning; SOC monitoring; reporting and verification (MRV); spectroscopy; soil health and climate change; spatial prediction of SOC

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

Sustainable Food Supply Chains as a Potential Response to Agro-Food Loss and Waste

edited by

Ioan Sebastian Brumă

and

Simona Roxana Ulman

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: food loss and waste; food supply chains; determinant factors; assessment methodologies; sustainable transformation; environmental challenges; policy shifts

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

Weed Community Dynamics and Integrated Management Techniques

edited by

Robert Idziak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; weed communities; crops; pathogens; integrated plant protection; chemical and non-chemical methods

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

Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation in Fruit Trees

edited by Qianqian Shi and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2888 | 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)

Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Monica Harta

,

Doina Clapa

and

Cristian Radu Sisea

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 997 | 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)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Disease Resistance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Elżbieta Czembor

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 353 | 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)

Soil Health Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Mohamed El-Baghdadi

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil restoration; soil analysis; artificial intelligence; conservation tillage; crop rotation; biofertilizers; predictive modeling; land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Impact Analysis of Agricultural Production Systems

edited by Nicole Bamber and Vivek Arulnathan

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; life cycle thinking; impact assessment; sustainability; environment; agriculture; agri-food

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

Innovations and Improvements for Sustainable Olive and Olive Oil Production

edited by Marina Lukić

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea L.; sustainability; integrated and organic production; biodiversity; biostimulants; soil conservation; water management; new value-added products; by-products; sensors and predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Pesticide Formulation Processing and Application

edited by

You Liang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide formulation; field application efficiency; stimuli-responsive delivery; nanoencapsulation; controlled release

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

Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1651 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; pesticide research and development; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture; pesticide synthesis; pesticide formulation; pesticide application; pesticide risk assessment; pesticide residue; pesticide resistance

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

Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Derivatives in Animal Production and Health

edited by

Dražen Đuričić

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; animal health; antimicrobial resistance; immunomodulation; natural therapeutics; livestock sustainability; reproductive performance; gut microbiota; ethnoveterinary practices

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

Smart Farming Technology in Cereal Production

edited by

Andrzej Borusiewicz

, Janusz Zarajczyk and

Maciej Kubon

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; cereal production; precision agriculture; digital agriculture; sensor networks; agri-robotics; automation; decision support systems; climate resilience; sustainable intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Innovative Machinery Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural and Biomass/Bioenergy Production

edited by

Jude Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural system; harvesting; biomass production; efficiency; machine design; field test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agroecological Practices for Organic Agriculture: Biodiversity and Industry Clusters

edited by

Wenliang Wu

,

Yuhui Qiao

, Huafen Li and Qi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; biological farming; integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy; plant protection; organic inputs; biological pest control; biodiversity; biological agents; organic industry clusters; entire industrial chain; agricultural ecosystems; standards for organic products; organic certification and oversight; integration of farming and breeding; ecological cycles; artificial intelligence; digital agriculture; smart organic agriculture; drones; autonomous farming systems

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

Quantitative, Data Science, and Business Intelligence Methods Applied to Food Security and Welfare

edited by

José Álvarez-García

, Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres and

María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3328 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural productivity; agricultural policies; business intelligence; commodity markets; ESG investment; food security; food sovereignty; food studies; market protection policies; welfare of producing regions

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

Silage Preparation, Processing and Efficient Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Siran Wang

and Junfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage; ensiling; lactic acid bacteria; bacterial community; fermentation; forage

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

Innovations in Dairy Cows' Stress, Health, and Nutrition

edited by

Jalil Ghassemi Nejad

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1575 | 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)

Biocontrol Agents for Plant Pest Management

edited by

Yi-Hsien Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; plant pests; plant diseases; biocontrol agents; biocontrol techniques; integrated pest management

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

The Application of Trichoderma in Crop Production

edited by

Roman Andrzejak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: Trichoderma species; biotic stress; soil-borne diseases; fungi; biocontrol agent; plant growth promotion; systemic resistance; sustainable agriculture; biological control; integrated plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advanced Earth Observation Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation Water Management

edited by

Oscar Rosario Belfiore

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; irrigation water management; water balance; surface energy balance; soil-plant-atmosphere interactions; precision agriculture; machine learning; irrigated areas mapping; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water accounting

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

Agroecosystem Resilience in Marginal and Underutilized Lands: Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Management

edited by

Hubert Hirwa

and

Richard Schulterbrandt Gragg

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem resilience; marginal and underutilized lands; sustainable agriculture; governance and socioeconomic factors; regenerative and indigenous practices; integrated resource management

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

Advances in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Nelson Machado

,

José Manuel Moutinho Pereira

and

Rui Costa Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability; agroecology; grape varieties; causality; cost reduction; productivity; monitoring; engineered quality; management; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Emerging Technologies in Crop Protection: Advanced Methods and Machinery

edited by

Jiaqiang Zheng

and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pest identification; crop protection methods; crop protection machinery; integrated pest management; intelligent pesticide application technology; variable-rate technology; crop protection UAVs and robots; strategies and solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Anaerobic Fermentation of Agricultural Waste and Sustainable Bioenergy Recovery

edited by

Kinga Borek

,

Kamila Mazur

and

Grzegorz Wałowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; agricultural waste; biogas production; digestate management; bioenergy recovery; circular economy; greenhouse gas reduction; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Application of Blockchain Technology in Agricultural Product Supply Chains

edited by

Alessandro Petrontino

,

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei

and

Deborah Bentivoglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural innovation; food safety; value chain management; technological adoption; traceability; transparency; trust; information asymmetry

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

Novel Thermal Processing Technology of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Ziliang Liu

and Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits and vegetables; thermal processing; bioactive compounds; equipment; quality assurance

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

Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture

edited by

Tao Ma

and Xiangping Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation systems; smart irrigation; agricultural modeling; soil water movement; drought; soil salinity; evapotranspiration; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Molecular Genetic Regulation and Precision Breeding Strategies for Economically Important Traits in Poultry

edited by

Tao Zhang

and

Zhuanjian Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision poultry breeding; quantitative trait loci; phenomics; epigenomics; genomic selection; gene editing; multi-omics

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

Regulatory Mechanisms of Exogenous Natural Compounds in the Growth and Stress Resistance of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Donata Arena

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; elicitors; horticulture crops; organic farming system; abiotic/biotic stress; plant growth and development; plant physiology; functional food; biochemical analysis; microbiome; genetic traits

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

Cereal Crops and Climate Resilience: Harnessing Genetic Variants for Sustainable Food Security

edited by Lin Zhang and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resistant crops; genetic variants; QTL mapping; GWAS (genome-wide association study); yield stability; gene editing; haplotype analysis; stress tolerance; cereal breeding

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

Nutrition, Feeding, and Behaviour of Hens and Broilers

edited by

Sungbo Cho

and Jae-Hong Park

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feeding strategies; feeding behavior; precision nutrition; nutrigenomics; alternative feed ingredients; gut microbiome; animal welfare; sustainable poultry production; environmental impact

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

Advances in Precision Agriculture in Orchard

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Jianqiang Lu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2462 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; smart orchards; intelligent sensing; digital innovation; automation; data management; sustainable practices; decision support; adaptive harvesting; climate resilience

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

Improving the Quality of Raw Materials and Products of Animal Origin: From Farm to Processing Innovation

edited by

Jadwiga Topczewska

and Anna Augustyńska-Prejsnar

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal nutrition; animal keeping; improving the quality; quality of raw; meat; milk; eggs; product innovation

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

Field Phenotyping for Precise Crop Management

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero and

Riccardo Rossi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput phenotyping; crop monitoring; sensor technology; trait analysis; genotype-environment interaction; UAV; image analysis; precision agriculture; IoT

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

Plant Diagnosis and Monitoring for Agricultural Production

edited by

Zongmei Gao

, Yanlei Xu and

Yuanyuan Shao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; IoT in farming; machine learning in agriculture; big data analytics; drone technology; sustainable farming; geospatial analytics; crop monitoring; soil health management

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

Innovative Approaches to Circular Agriculture: Incorporating Green Chemistry and Waste Valorization

edited by

Esther Trigueros

and Elixabet Díaz-de-Cerio

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; sustainability; agri-food wastes; emerging technologies; circular economy; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Mechanisms Underlying Cereal Grain Quality Formation and Strategies for Genetic Improvement

edited by

Chunming Liu

and Yihua Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal grain quality; starch biosynthesis; protein trafficking; protein accumulation; micronutrient enrichment; environmental influence; genome editing; genetic improvement

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

Smart Farming Practices and Technologies for Agricultural Soil Management

edited by

Eugenio Cavallo

and

Marcella Biddoccu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; soil health monitoring; digital technologies; sustainable land management; climate-smart farming

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

Sustainability and Resilience of Smallholder and Family Farms

edited by

Liontakis Angelos

, Alexandra Sintori and Tsiboukas Konstanitinos

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; Smallholder farms; family farming systems; sustainability; resilience; agroecology; innovation; rural policy; climate adaptation; governance; local development

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

Detection of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Products

edited by

Yongho Shin

and Jiho Lee

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide analysis; QuEChERS; chromatography; mass spectrometry; matrix effect; UAV spraying; pesticide residue; agricultural environment; food safety monitoring

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

Optimizing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Cereal Crop Production Systems

edited by

Jwakyung Sung

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen use efficiency; N transporter/assimilation; N management; N in soil– plant system; cereal crops

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

Alternative Feed in Livestock Nutrition: Potential Benefits and Risks

edited by

Slađana Rakita

and

Olivera Đuragić

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock nutrition; new feeds; feed quality; feed processing; animal performance; animal health; product quality; sustainability

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

Applications of Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) in Precision Irrigation

edited by Bruno Patias Lena and

Hemendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation scheduling; informed irrigation decisions; automation; variable rate irrigation; scheduling tools; soil– plant– water relation; satellite-based models; evapotranspiration; outreach; water use efficiency

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

Exploring Molecular Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungi and Crop Host Plants

edited by Aleksandra Nucia and

Sylwia Magdalena Okoń

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; plant– pathogen interactions; fungal infections mechanism; crop diseases; host defense responses; disease resistance; molecular plant pathology

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

Conservation, Innovation, and Genetic Analysis of Pig Germplasm Resources

edited by

Xiang Zhou

and

Ting Gu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; multi-omics analyses; germplasm resources; conservation; breed

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

Fungal Plant Pathogens in Agricultural Crops: Diversity, Detection, and Control

edited by

Neringa Rasiukeviciute

and

Antonieta De Cal

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; detection; diversity; control

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

Fertilization Strategies for Improving Fertilizer Use Efficiency

edited by

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

, Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo,

Douglas Guelfi

and

Arun Dilipkumar Jani

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural bioinputs; byproduct; recycling nutrients; fertilizers technologies; fertilizer application methods; timing; and rate; food security; nutrient management; nutrient cycling; mineral and organic fertilizers; soil health; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

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