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Application of Vision Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Smart Farming—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiuguo Zou

Xiaochen Zhu

, Wentian Zhang, Yan Qian and Yuhua Li

submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11931

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)

Weed Biology, Ecological Problems and New Strategies for Weed Management and Control

edited by

Thomas Gitsopoulos

and

Nikos Krigas

submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347

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)

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 5184 | 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

Zoltan Toth

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4198 | 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

edited by

Jing Geng

Yongsheng Hong

and

Yiyun Chen

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3860 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2595 | 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

Feng Yang

, Yüze Li and Yanyan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 424 | 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

Nadia Vignozzi

Sergio Pellegrini

and Maria Costanza Andrenelli

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 344 | 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

edited by

Nicolae Corcionivoschi

and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7009 | 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)

Innovative Design and Application of Modern Agricultural Machinery Systems in Cropping Systems

edited by

Mustafa Ucgul

and

Chung-Liang Chang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6228 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm equipment; mechanized farming; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Sustainability of Technological Innovations in Agricultural Green Transitions

edited by

Giuseppe Timpanaro

and

Vera Teresa Foti

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3440 | 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)

Soil Conservation in Olive Orchard

edited by Miguel Angel Repullo-Ruibérriz de Torres, Rosa María Carbonell-Bojollo and

Emilio J. Gonzalez-Sanchez

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3403 | Submission Open

Keywords: erosion; soil fertility; soil organic matter; conservation agriculture; runoff; soil tillage; groundcovers (cover crops); organic amendment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Effects of Tillage Management on Agricultural Soil Characteristics

edited by Yong Wang and Yunqi Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1881 | 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)

Risk Assessment and Remediation of Agricultural Soil Pollution

edited by Dong-Xing Guan,

Yong-He Han

and Amauri Antônio Menegário

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1530 | 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)

Evaluation and Design of Cropping Systems: Profitability, Sustainability and Resilience

edited by Swetabh Patel and Adewole Adetunji

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | 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)

Physicochemical and Sensory Profiling of Agri-Food

edited by

Elenilson de Godoy Alves Filho

and

Lorena Mara Alexandre e Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 489 | 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)

Opportunities and Challenges of Low-Carbon Agriculture

edited by Feng Zhang and Ziqiang Yuan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 325 | 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 296 | 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)

Ecosystem Management of Grasslands

edited by Zhenggang Guo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem management; grassland; plant; soil; microorganism

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

Environmental Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Livestock and Poultry Production Systems

edited by

Kaiying Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

Advanced Technology for the Development of Agricultural Sprays

edited by

Giuseppe Ezio Manetto

Emanuele Cerruto

and

Juan Ramírez-Cuesta

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3142 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2598 | 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

Daniela Farinelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2205 | 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

Edward Osei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | 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)

Utilizing Novel and Alternative Sources of Feed for Animal Production

edited by

Minju Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 251 | 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

William B. Walker

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 235 | 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)

Crop Response and Tolerance to Salinity and Water Stress

edited by

Geovani Soares de Lima

Lauriane Almeida Dos Anjos Soares

and

Hans Raj Gheyi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 210 | 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)

Exploring Sustainable Strategies That Control Fungal Plant Diseases

edited by Inmaculada Izquierdo-Bueno and

Javier Moraga

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 185 | 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)

Digital Solutions for Integrated Pest Management

edited by

Christian Nansen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 132 | 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 | 18 articles | Viewed by 19513 | 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

edited by

Gniewko Niedbała

Magdalena Piekutowska

Sebastian Kujawa

and

Tomasz Wojciechowski

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3142 | 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

Zhaolong Wang

and

Zhimin Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2207 | 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

Tong Lei

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: VIS-NIR; spectroscopy; machine learning; agricultural product

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

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Food Processing and Storage Facilities

edited by

Maria K. Sakka

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 276 | 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

edited by

Manuel Cantó-Tejero

and

Wanxue Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 273 | 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)

Recent Advances in Bee Rearing and Production

edited by

Atanas Atanasov

and Zlatko Puškadija

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 261 | 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)

Impacts of Fertilization and Irrigation on Soil Nitrogen Cycling and Crop Nitrogen Utilization

edited by

Xuebin Qi

Ping Li

and Wei Guo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2929 | 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)

Legumes: Advances in Breeding, Productivity and Quality

edited by

Mariola Staniak

and

Anna Kocira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28710 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; soybean; seed production; nitrogen fixation; varietal progress; biotic and abiotic stress; farming systems; fodder value; food and feed safety; forecrop quality; profitability of legume cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Strategies to Improve the Security and Nutritional Quality of Crop Species

edited by

Grazyna Podolska

and

Anna Szafranska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17248 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrotechnology; varieties; soil quality; crops; nutrients; technological quality; health-promoting; safe health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Applications of Data Analysis in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16608 | 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)

Agricultural Collaborative Robots for Smart Farming

edited by Bin Xie, Zhijun Meng and

Jun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8724 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robots; collaborative Operations; human-robot collaboration; UGV and UAV; multiple UAV; multiple UGV; robotic arm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Genetics and Breeding of Edible Mushroom

edited by Xiangli Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6366 | 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

Nay Myo Win

and Inkyu Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5874 | 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

edited by

Ante Ivanković

and

András Gáspárdy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1765 | 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

Deyong Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 330 | 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

Zhenfei Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 206 | 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

Vlad Stoian

and

Roxana Vidican

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2951 | 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

Zhiming Zhang

Rupali Datta

and Chenxi Zhai

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | 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

Dong-Uk Kim

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; biodegradation; agriculture; pesticides

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

Fertilizer Management Strategies for Enhancing the Growth, Yield and Quality in Crops

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8689 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic fertilizers; organic fertilizers and biofertilizers; soil amendments; controlled-release fertilizers; micronutrients fertilizer; nutrient management; soil fertility; crop growth; yield and quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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