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Innovations in Agriculture for Sustainable Agro-Systems submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11636 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision and smart agriculture; environmental impact; process-based crop model; climate change; open and big data; predictive and decision support systems; IoT for biodiversity and sustainability; Internet of Things; robot– plant interaction; remote sensing; monitoring and control of diseases; pests and weeds; plant detection and monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2854 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive mechanisms; breeding; agroecosystems; resource utilization; water management; allocation and regionalization; plant electrophysiology; bicarbonate; karst drought
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Analysis of Complex Traits and Molecular Selection in Annual Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex traits; QTL mapping; molecular selection; genome-wide association study; linkage mapping; genomics; population genetics; domestication and improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation
edited by Dong Liu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiome transplantation; microbiome storage and efficient application; soil remediation; safety biofertilizers; soil nutrient enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogenic fungi; identification; phylogenicity; molecular mechanism; pathogenic-related gene; fungi– host interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Towards Sustainability of Controlled Environment Agriculture: Vertical Farms vs. Greenhouses
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open
Keywords: vertical farms; greenhouses; sustainability; intelligent agriculture; low-carbon technologies; facility management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Microbial-Based Solutions for Pest Management
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: entomopathogens; fungi; bacteria; baculoviruses; EPNs; Metarhizium; Beauveria; pests; Bacillus thuringiensis; Pseudomonas; Serratia; microbial control; microorganisms; insects; mites; nematodes; IPM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—2nd Edition
edited by and Marco Antonio Nogueira
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Maize Genetic Diversity and Seed Productivity submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: allelic profile; breeding; corn; genotyping; germplasm; heterosis; heterotic pattern; heterozygosity; hybridization; recurrent selection; seed production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15605 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2662 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Grass and Forage Diseases: Etiology, Epidemic and Management
edited by Xiangling Fang and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open
Keywords: grass diseases; forage diseases; pathogens; disease resistance; management; breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Research Progress and Application Prospect of Medicinal Plants—Volume II submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1856 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; diseases; drugs; natural products; pharmacological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
It Runs in the Family: The Importance of the Lamiaceae Family Species—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible flowers; organic farming; urban uses; natural products/biological activities; unexplored edible plants; introduction of native populations to cultivation schemes; added-value products; plant byproducts; new technological applications; new cultivation techniques; hydroponics/substrates; essential oils and extract properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Herbicides and Chemical Control of Weeds submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15060 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbicide resistance; herbicide selectivity; herbicide efficacy; crop tolerance; novel herbicidal activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Advances in Intelligent Agricultural Development: From Technology to Field Management
edited by , and Xiaoping Jiang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13948 | Submission Open
Keywords: field management; field information perception; harvest loss reduction technology; intelligent equipment; precision seeding; pest control; machine vision; hyperspectral
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Advances in Data, Models, and Their Applications in Agriculture
edited by Toni Kazic and Addie M. Thompson
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10565 | Submission Open
Keywords: field phenomics; crop modelling; phenotypic prediction; high throughput phenotyping; data collection and validation; annotation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Soybeans
edited by Fang Huang, Lin Zhao and Xiaobo Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10007 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; functional genomics; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Computer Vision and Deep Learning Technology in Agriculture: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8918 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; computer vision; deep learning; machine learning; image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Nutrient Cycling and Environmental Effects on Farmland Ecosystems
edited by Wenxu Dong and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7004 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient cycling; farmland ecosystems; soil health; NH3 emission; greenhouse gases emission; nitrite leaching; water pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Innovative Controlled Release Fertilizer Technologies in Agriculture
edited by Juan Li
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled release fertilizers (CRFs); fertilizer use efficiency; nutrient demands; nutrient balance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Agro-Environmental Sustainable Exploitation of Halophyte, Medicinal and Aromatic Species from Marginal Areas submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3071 | Submission Open
Keywords: marginal species; halophytes; salt tolerance; stress adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Effects of the Soil Microbiome on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Health in Agroecosystems
edited by Hui Wei
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil food web; soil microbiomes; soil health; nutrient cycling; agricultural practices; agroecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Challenges and Advances in Sustainable Biomass Crop Production submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic management; crop operations management; bioenergy; crop byproducts; bioproducts; sustainability; green biomass; yellow biomass; information and communications technologies; automation control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Land Degradation and Management Strategies: Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural land degradation; land use and cover change; overgrazing and grassland degradation; land productivity; soil quality; ecosystem services; anthropogenic interference; climate change; food and ecological security; sustainable land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Modern In Vitro Technologies for Developing Horticulture
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2214 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamentals; horticulture; medicinal plants; bioreactor; stress tolerance; cyropreservation genetic modification; micropropagation; nanotechnology; bioeconomy; genomics; somaclonal variability; omics; genetic engineering; in vitro; stress resilience; endangered species; rare species; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Advancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Automation and Crop Management
edited by Peter P. Ling, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced environmental control techniques; canopy architecture optimization; root zone management; energy use efficiency; AI-based plant health and growth prediction; decision support systems; climate-smart advanced technology; sustainability of CEA production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Potential Aspects of Agro-Industrial By-Products in Circular Agriculture submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open
Keywords: agro-industrial residues; agro-wastes; food by-products; novel technology; recovery of proteins; dietary fibers; antioxidants; new fertilizers; etc.; from plant origin by-products; valorization of industrial waste and crop residues with potential; application; biomass conversion; enhancing yield and quality of crops; plague control and stress prevention; new sources of PGRP; new microbial inoculants; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Soil Organic Matter and Tillage submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open
Keywords: conventional tillage; reduced tillage; no-till systems; soil health; agricultural sustainability; crop residue management; long-term studies; soil fertility; soil structure; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Somatic Embryogenesis–2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding; elicitation; genetic stability; micropropagation; molecular markers; regeneration; slow growth; somatic embryos
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production
edited by and Fernando Finger
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: solanaceae crops; breeding objectives; breeding technology; fruit quality; high-quality genes; crop phenotype; premium variety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic traits; crop improvement; breeding; abiotic/biotic stress; genetic characterisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Enhancing Food Quality and Plant Stress Tolerance through Selenium Biofortification: Strategies, Progress, and Challenges
edited by María Gabriela Guevara
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops improvement; climate change; selenium; biofortification; foods; human health; plant abiotic stress; plant biotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Multi-omic Integration for Applied Prediction Breeding
edited by , and Camila Ferreira Azevedo
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mixed models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Site-Specific Weed Management (SSWM): Integrating Weed Population Dynamics with Information-Communications Technologies (ICTs)
edited by , Roberto Benech-Arnold and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed bioecology; population dynamics; precision agriculture; remote sensing; proximal sensing; artificial intelligence; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Advanced Lighting Strategies for Controlling Crop Development and Quality submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart light management systems; input use efficiency; light emitting diodes (LEDs); greenhouse horticulture; vertical farming; indoor farming; vegetables quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
The Structure of Plant Microbiomes and the Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by Zongzhuan Shen and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microbiome; plant health; microbial communities; sustainable agriculture; plant growth promotion; agricultural microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Genetic Resources, Phylogenies and Breeding Strategies in Cucurbitaceae
edited by Shuangshuang Yan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic resources; phylogenies; breeding strategies; Cucurbitaceae
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Effect of Fertilizer Application on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Sequestration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gases; N2O; CO2; manure application; fertilizer management; nitrification inhibitor; biofertilizer; organic substitution; green manure; nitrogen cycle; yield; soil organic carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Biorational Plant- and Microbial-Based Products for Controlling Neotropical Pests submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biotechnology; biorational pesticides; neotropical pests; integrated pest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; vegetable; postharvest physiology; cuticle characterization; mold alternative inhibition; aroma volatiles; electronic nose; heat treatments; light irradiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Nano-Farming: Crucial Solutions for the Future submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15410 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-farming; soil pollution; nanomaterials; human health; nano-bioremediation; nano-pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3215 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed biology and ecology; weed control; weed resistance; weed management; climate changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Plant–Water Relationships for Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– water relationships; sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; precision agriculture; plant ecophysiology; plant stress physiology; abiotic stress; plant water status; irrigation management; plant adaptation; Internet of Things (IoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Optimizing Crop Water Use: Advances and Applications in Deficit Irrigation Strategies submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open
Keywords: deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; innovations in water management; irrigation management; precision irrigation; sustainable irrigation strategies; water optimization; water productivity; water use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Application of Internet of Things in Agroecosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); precision agriculture; automated disease control; smart irrigation systems; sensor networks; machine learning; digital twin; deep learning; precision spraying
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Applications of Pre- and Post-harvest Techniques in Horticultural Products
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 94948 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural products; pre-harvest and post-harvest techniques; biological characteristics; nutritional quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Sustainable Cropping Systems and Biomasses for Energy and Biorefinery Applications submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16645 | Submission Open
Keywords: residues-/waste-/recycling-derived fertilizers; soil improvement; soil conditioners (e.g. biochars; algae biomass; other organic residues); waste stream-based; multi-product and/or decentralized and/or modular bio-refinery concepts; alternative crops and agronomic approaches; biodiversity and ecologically robust agronomic practices; nutrient recycling and alternative fertilizers; marginal soils; soil amelioration; biogenic fuels and biogas; biogenic residues; biogenic products and platform chemicals; thermochemical conversion of biomass; biomass to liquid (BtL) and bio based polymers; bio-oils production via Fischer– Tropsch synthesis
Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4288 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production; crop protection; integrated pest management; nematode diseases; pest control; plant-parasitic nematodes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Grassland Productivity and Sustainability — 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3996 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland; production; grazing; degradation; GHG emissions; climate change; biodiversity; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
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