Agronomy

Adaptation and Responses of Insects Under Abiotic, Biotic and Xenobiotic Constraints—2nd Edition

edited by

Bin Tang

,

Xiaoling Tan

and

Yifan Zhai

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; abiotic and biotic stress; chemical pesticides; artificial pollutants; soil fertility; ecosystem services; biological and physiological responses; biodiversity; population dynamics; evolutionary adaptations; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Plant Biotechnology and Breeding Strategies to Improve Crop Quality

edited by Jingjun Ruan

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop plant quality improvement; plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; transgenic crops; marker-assisted selection; genomics and functional genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Insecticide Resistance and Novel Insecticides

edited by

Chunqing Zhao

and

Yueping He

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 37369 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide; insect resistance; synthesize

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

New Insights into Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Control in Field and Greenhouse Cropping Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Hideyoshi Toyoda

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16997 | Submission Open

Keywords: elucidation of electrostatic principles for pest control; electrostatic trapping of air-borne conidia; flying insect pests and plant pollen; electrostatic attraction of phototactic insect pests; development of insect-repelling apparatus; damage analysis for insects and weeds exposed to arc discharge; utilization of organic materials in electrostatic pest control devices; heating sterilization of soil to exterminate pathogens; insects and weed seeds; identification of useful genes conferring pest resistance to crop plants; searching of effective antagonistic microbes suppressing different types of pests in crop plants; lighting techniques to attract insect pests or disturb their behavior for host attacking; selective light exposure techniques to control the development of diseases caused by pathogens on host plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Land Degradation and Management Strategies: Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Changhe Lü

and

Yaqun Liu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7880 | 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)

Plant Ecophysiology Under Anthropogenic and Natural Stresses

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6164 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; allelopathy; antioxidant system; biostimulants; biotic stress; climate change; ecophysiology; free radicals; heavy metals; metabolites; oxidative stress; photosynthesis; plant stress responses; micromorphological changes in plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Soil Pollution and Remediation in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4703 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; animal wastes; organic compost; cover plants; no-tillage system; soil organic carbon; copper; zinc

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security

edited by Peter J. Gregory and

Greg Rebetzke

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3984 | Submission Open

Keywords: production systems; sustainable intensification; regenerative agriculture; vertical farming; integrated pest management; nutritious food; food security; sustainable agriculture

Light Environment Regulation of Crop Growth

edited by Anna Kapczyńska and Jadwiga Treder

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3874 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplemental lighting; light-emitting diodes; photoperiod; light spectra; DLI; light efficiency; horticultural production; yield quality; physiological light response; year-round cultivation; laser light; LED

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Agronomic Biofortification Practices on Crops

edited by

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

and

Cláudia Campos Pessoa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1825 | Submission Open

Keywords: Soil bacterial community; microbial biomass; Soil enzyme; Soil fertility; Winter rapeseed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Pest Ecology and Biological Control in Oil and Row Crops

edited by

José Bruno Malaquias

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest ecology; biocontrol; predators; parasitoids; pathogens; oil crops; row crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Functional Genomics and Systems Biology in Rice Yield and Quality Research

edited by

Tianxiao Chen

, Long Chen,

Xiangjin Wei

and

Baohua Feng

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; high yield; grain quality; gene regulation network; genome editing; genetic improvement; molecular breeding

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

Organic Fertilization Application in Vegetable and Fruit Cultivation

edited by

Brezeanu Creola

and

Ferdinando Branca

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17575 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable farming; organic fertilizers; quality of vegetables and fruits species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Tillage Systems and Fertilizer Application on Soil Health

edited by Cezar F. Araujo Junior and Eduardo Da Costa Severiano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9992 | Submission Open

Keywords: (sub) tropical soils; brazilian cerrado; no-tillage system; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Edible and Medicinal Fungi in Sustainable Agricultural Production: Technology and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Qinghong Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2567 | Submission Open

Keywords: strain breeding; substrate formula; cultivation physiology and application; cultivation technology; control of disease and pest; post-harvest physiology and application; chemical components of residues and their applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

From Monoculture to Cover Crops: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Different Cropping Systems

edited by

Cailong Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping systems; diversified farming; crop rotation; soil health; sustainable agriculture; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Application of In Vitro Culture for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Panpan Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; organogenesis; genetic transformation; gene edition; germplasm conservation; disease-free plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Enhancing Crop Resilience: GWAS and Gene-by-Environment Interaction

edited by

Yuan-Ming Zhang

,

Zhenyu (Arthur) Jia

and

Shibo Wang

submission deadline 22 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene-by-environment interactions; phenotypic plasticity; linkage mapping; GWAS; fine mapping; genomic selection; marker assisted selection; genomics breeding

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

Effects of Biochar Application on Crop Productivity, Soil Carbon Sequestration, and Others

edited by

Afeng Zhang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12698 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar application; molecular composition of soil organic matter; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration; crop productivity; life cycle assessment; soil remediation; N cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Advancements in Biofertilizers and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for the Sustainable Cultivation of Horticulture Products

edited by

Rogelio Valadez Blanco

,

Christopher A Dunlap

,

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiotechnology; agro-products’ phytochemical quality; biofertilization; crop-beneficial microbes; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Multidimensional Drivers of Plant-Pathogen Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Jiehua Qiu

, Huangbin Shi and

Caterina Morcia

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; environmental factors; plant health; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Effect of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Microbial Community Composition, Diversity and Function

edited by Yajun Hu and Xiangbi Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 33394 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage; irrigation; organic agriculture; crop rotation; biochar; CNP cycling; soil fertility; biodiversity; amplicon sequencing; microbial community assembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Environmental Impact

edited by

Thiago Libório Romanelli

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17184 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; systems management; smart farming; digital agriculture; regenerative agriculture; cleaner production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Application of Natural Products for Weed Control in Agricultural Systems

edited by Rosana Marta Kolb

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10314 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioherbicide; allelopathy; phytotoxicity bioassays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

New Insights into Pest and Disease Control in Rice

edited by

Rongzhi Chen

and

Zhaohui Chu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8375 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPM; disease resistance; pest management; weed control; bio-control; biostimulators; nanotechnology; intelligent monitoring; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Management on Production of Cereal Crops: 2nd Edition

edited by Juan Han

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7939 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; soil tillage; fertilization mode; crop yield; agricultural product quality; resource utilization efficiency; soil fertility and health; soil nutrient supply and circulation; sustainability of soil fertilization; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Quality and Safety of Crops and Crop-Based Foods

edited by

Dominika Średnicka-Tober

,

Renata Kazimierczak

and

Jackline Freitas Brilhante De Sao Jose

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6120 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional quality; crops; bioactive compounds; health-promoting compounds; antioxidants; macronutrients; vitamins; minerals; food quality; food safety; agronomic systems; agronomic practices; storage; processing; plant genotype

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Characterisation, Protection and Development of Minor Crops Adapted to Challenging New Climatic Conditions

edited by

Monica Boscaiu

,

Mariola Plazas

and

Oscar Vicente

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5851 | Submission Open

Keywords: minor crops; abiotic stress tolerance; seedbanks; genetic characterization; breeding; germplasm resources

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

Agricultural Water Management in Arid, Semi-Arid and Drought Prone Areas—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5616 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-resource management; water conservation patterns; irrigation methods and tools; evapotranspiration; observation methods and modelling; plant water relations; water productivity; cover crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Microorganisms in Agriculture—Nutrition and Health of Plants

edited by Gustavo Brunetto and

Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4027 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; mycorrhizal fungi; biological nitrogen fixation; nutrient cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Soil and Water Management and Conservation in Regenerative Agriculture

edited by

Sanjit Deb

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3923 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; soil health; soil water; soil amendments; irrigation and water management; agrohydrology; cover crops and crop rotation; conservation tillage; soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; agrobiodiversity; agroecology; agroforestry; climate-smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Optimal Control of Light Conditions to Maximize Plant Production in Protected Cultivation

edited by

Seung Jae Hwang

and Yurina Kwack

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3701 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop growth model; environment control; light use efficiency (LUE); supplemental light; control of natural light

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity

edited by

Muxing Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen– host interactions; pathogenicity; host immunity; plant resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Crop and Vegetable Physiology Under Environmental Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Rong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2951 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; plant metabolite; gene regulation; abiotic stress; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Crop Production in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Anastasios Zotos

and

Angelos A. Patakas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2710 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; smart agriculture; precision agriculture; remote sensing; Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Water-Carbon Processes and Management in Agronomic and Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Tianjiao Feng

and Xiaoqing Cui

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2515 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; ecological processes; sustainable agriculture; agroforestry systems; ecosystem resilience; soil science; plant– soil interactions; carbon cycling; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Recycling Agro-Food and Urban Wastes According the Circular Economy and Sustainability Paradigms—Volume II

edited by

Niccolò Pampuro

,

Eugenio Cavallo

and

Lucia Vigoroso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2509 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food waste; waste valorization; circular economy; composting; anaerobic digestion; greenhouse gas emissions; organic fertilizer; renewable energy; alternative fuels; corporate social responsibility (CSR); individuals’ perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement—Volume II

edited by

Roxana Yockteng

,

Andrés J. Cortés

and

María Ángeles Castillejo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2491 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; nutrigenomics; ionomics; lipidomics; phenomics; environmental omics; bioinformatics; machine learning

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

Weed Management and Herbicide Efficacy Based on Future Climates

edited by

Laszlo Radocz

and

Fujiang Hou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2439 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biology; weed associations; invasive weed species; weed management; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Cover Crops and Forage in Nutrient Cycling and Their Utilization in Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems

edited by

Luiz Fernando Carvalho Leite

,

Edvaldo Sagrilo

and

Henrique Antunes de Souza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; grassland; crop rotation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Advances in Proximal and Remote Sensing for Optimizing Agricultural and Horticultural Production and Postharvest Systems

edited by

Péter Bodor-Pesti

, Rocío Arias-Calderón and

László Baranyai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1687 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; data-driven farming; irrigation management; plant health monitoring; precision agriculture; proximal sensing; remote sensing; sustainable farming; soil quality assessments

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

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Spice Crops

edited by

Touming Liu

, Song Gao and Yao Lv

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open

Keywords: spice crops; genetics; genomics; genetics; breeding; gene function; comparative genomics

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

Highlighting and Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Crops and Weeds in Agroecosystems

edited by

Ioannis Gazoulis

and

Ilias Travlos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; agroecology; legumes; industrial crops; weed management; agronomy; weeds; integrated management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development in Tropical Cropping Systems

edited by

Milton César Costa Campos

and

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1524 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical cropping systems; use and management of tropical soil; agricultural production in the tropics; innovations in tropical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Industrial Crops Production in Mediterranean Climate

edited by

Alessandro Suardi

and

Antonio Scarfone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crops; by-products; fiber; seeds; oils; mechanization; circular economy; breeding; biobased products

Advances in Soil and Water Sensor Technologies for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring

edited by George Arampatzis,

Nikiforos Samarinas

and

Sam Ottoy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; sensor-based optimization; data-driven agriculture; environmental resilience; sustainable land management

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

Natural Products in Crop Diseases Control

edited by Rosa M. Varela,

Jesús G. Zorrilla

and

Francisco J.R. Mejías

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; natural products; bioactive substances; crop diseases control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Research Progress in Sustainable Pest and Disease Control of Fruit Tree

edited by

Dario Ivić

and

Vesna Tomaš

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest control; fruit protection; effectiveness; new technologies; IPM measures; biotic stress; tolerance; bioactive compounds; biostimulants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

The Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis in Crops Production

edited by

Jerzy Wielbo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizobium– legume symbiosis; biological nitrogen fixation; biofertilizers; biostimulators; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Innovative Technology and Postharvest Management Strategies to Improve the Quality and Shelf-Life of Horticultural Products

edited by

Giorgia Liguori

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit postharvest physiology; fruit postharvest technology; fruit processing; fruit handling; fruit quality; fruit waste reduction; fruit safety; consumer test; sensory analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

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