Agronomy

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Agroecosystems: Strategies to Mitigate Plastic Pollution for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

and Yifan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 24202 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; agroecosystems; plastic pollution; sustainable agriculture; environmental remediation; pollution mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Harnessing Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics for Digital Agriculture

edited by

Md Sultan Mahmud

and

Lirong Xiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18439 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; agricultural robotics; data-driven agriculture; AI-enhanced farming; autonomous machinery; crop monitoring; IOT in agriculture; digital twin

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

Advancements in Precision Fertilization and Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Junsheng Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16887 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; integrated water– fertilizer management; sustainable agriculture; smart irrigation systems; fertigation technologies; efficient utilization of water and fertilizers

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

Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management

edited by

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15797 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed; adaptive evolution; seed dormancy; germination behavior; population dynamics; herbicide resistance; stress tolerance; weed management

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

Crop Genomics and Omics for Future Food Security

edited by

Shuan Meng

,

Marco Pietrella

and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14405 | Submission Open

Keywords: food Security; crops omics; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; GWAS; crop improvement; crop yield; nutritional quality

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

Enhancing Crop Production: Unveiling the Vital Role of Plant Roots and Their Dynamic Interplay with Soil and the Environment

edited by

Márcia Carvalho

and Valdemar Pedrosa Carnide

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14386 | Submission Open

Keywords: root system architecture; sustainable agriculture; root– soil– microbiome; soil health; environmental impact; roots diversity

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

Advancements in Fertilization Strategies and Soil Health for Rice and Wheat Cultivation

edited by

Haipeng Zhang

and Xinliang Dong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11503 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil quality; rice and wheat cultivation; precision fertilization; sustainable agriculture

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

New Insights in Crop Management to Respond to Climate Change

edited by

Andrzej Salata

,

Hector Moreno Ramón

,

Gaetano Pandino

and

Joanna Majkowska-Gadomska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9360 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable; herbs; crop; biodiversity; nutrient; irrigation; quality plant products

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

Innovative Solutions for Producing High-Quality Silage

edited by Zhihao Dong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9002 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation; silage additive; by-product utilization; aerobic stability; protein preservation; degradation of lignocellulosic biomass; biogas production; silage safety; silage feeding management

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

Bud Fruitfulness in Grapes: Metabolism Response to Environmental Conditions

edited by

Xuefei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7022 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture practices; plant physiology; grape metabolites; stress biology; environmental change; terroir

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Under the Abiotic Stress

edited by

Xiaojiao Han

, Yikai Zhang and Huizhe Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5752 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; physiological mechanism; molecular mechanism; woody plants; crops

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

Effects of Rootstocks to Improve Fruit Yield, Quality, and Resilience to Climatic Changes

edited by

Marco Antonio Tecchio

and Patrícia Coelho De Souza Leão

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3623 | Submission Open

Keywords: rootstocks; grafting; biotic and abiotic stresses; enhance fruit crop resilience

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

Breakthrough and Innovation of Mutants in Genetic Improvement of Crop Varieties

edited by

Nasya Tomlekova

and

Jerzy Henryk Czembor

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3474 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutagenesis; MAS; plant genetic resources; CRISPR editing; plant breeding; genomic selection; bioinformatics; cutting-edge research

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

Advancements in Genetic Research and Breeding of Sugar Crops

edited by

Xiping Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugar crops genetics; molecular biology and biochemistry; genomic and molecular studies; breeding techniques; phenomics and high-throughput screening; environmental resilience; genetic engineering and biotechnology

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

Sustainable Water and Fertilizer Management in Agroecosystems Under Climate Change: From Irrigation to Fertigation

edited by Tzu-Che Lin and

Shih-Hao Jien

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 2365 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable irrigation; greenhouse gas emissions; low-carbon agriculture; greenhouse gas emissions; fertilizer application; water management

Achievements and Perspectives on Heavy Metal Stress and Crop Plant Responses

edited by

Ciulca Sorin

,

Șumălan Radu-Liviu

and

Renata Maria Sumalan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal (HM) pollution; HM toxicity in plants; plant responses to HM stress; plant’ s adaptation strategies to HM stress; phytoremediation; metallophytes; HM stress mitigation; genetic of plant’ s tolerance to HM stress; Rhizospheric microbiome adaptation and plant tolerance

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

Remote Sensing and GIS in Sustainable and Precision Agriculture

edited by

Fernando Bezerra Lopes

and Adunias Dos Santos Teixeira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

Keywords: Dear Colleagues; This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research on the application of geotechnologies; including remote sensing; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); UAVs; LiDAR; spatial modeling; and artificial intelligence; to address the challenges of modern agriculture. We welcome manuscripts that advance understanding and operationalization of the integrated use of these tools in the following: Monitoring crop phenology and productivity; ; Mapping the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients; water; and biotic/abiotic stresses; ; Supporting precision agriculture practices at multiple scales; from small farms to public policy; ; Developing data fusion methodologies (multispectral; hyperspectral; radar; UAV/LiDAR) with agricultural and climatic models; ; Assessing environmental impacts; ecosystem services; and sustainable soil use. The focus is both on methodological advances; such as new vegetation indices; algorithms; digital platforms; and spatial models; and on practical applications; including case studies; field validation; economic analysis; and sustainability.

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

Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration Techniques for Crop Enhancement

edited by Thiresia-Teresa Tzatzani and Georgios Tsoktouridis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant tissue culture; regeneration techniques; crop improvement; genetic diversity; in vitro propagation; somatic embryogenesis; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Advances in Tomato Breeding: Improving Yield and Quality

edited by Yan Liang and Yunzhou Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: tomato; biotic or abiotic stress; breeding; quality; resources

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

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Crops: From Lab Discoveries to On-Farm Implementation

edited by Chen Luo and Zuqing Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPM; age-stage; two-sex life table; insect ecology; multi-generational effect; cascade effects

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

Digitalization and Robotics as a Key Support Toward Sustainable Management of Agriculture

edited by

Andrea Peruzzi

and

Lorenzo Gagliardi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; smart management systems; machine learning; sensors and actuators; automation; agricultural robotics; site specific pest control; challenges; low input

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Crop Photosynthesis: Today’s Challenge for Our Future

edited by

Luca Dall'Osto

,

Alberta Pinnola

and

Zeno Guardini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; crop improvement; stress tolerance; agronomy; physiology; genetics; global warming; photorespiration; C3-C4-CAM plants; non-photochemical quenching; RuBisCO; light-harvesting complexes

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

Genetic Improvement and Cultivation Practices for High-Yield and Quality Forage

edited by

Qi Yan

and

Jiyu Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage; plant breeding; yield; abiotic stress; crude protein; metabolites; irrigation management; fertilizer management

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

Cultivation Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Production

edited by María Mercedes Echarte,

Kenneth J. Moore

and

Laura Echarte

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; biomass production; climate resilience; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Recent Advances in Arbuscular Mycorrhiza: Unveiling New Insights into Plant Nutrient Acquisition and Soil Health

edited by

Zhipeng Hao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); plant nutrient uptake; soil microbial communities; ecosystem restoration; mycorrhizal symbiosis; plant stress tolerance; phosphorus acquisition; mycorrhizal biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; soil health

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

Characterisation, Protection and Development of Minor Crops Adapted to Challenging New Climatic Conditions—2nd Edition

edited by

Monica Boscaiu

,

Mariola Plazas

and

Oscar Vicente

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: minor crops; abiotic stress tolerance; seed banks; genetic characterisation; breeding; germplasm resources

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

Breeding for Tolerance: Advances in Forage Grass Genetics

edited by Kuiju Niu and Qiang Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage grasses; stress tolerance; stress physiology; germplasm evaluation; functional genomics; abiotic stress; biotic stress; omics technologies; grassland improvement

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

Integrative Omics Analysis of Plant-Microbe Interactions

edited by Haifeng Liu and Jiansheng Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; multi-omics integration; systems biology; systems biology; metabolomics; pathogenesis; sustainable agriculture; computational biology; single-cell omics; spatial transcriptomics

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

Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Plant Genes Responding to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Pasqualina Woodrow

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA methylation; abiotic stress; epigenetic regulation

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

Reproductive Isolation and Its Role in Crop Evolution and Agronomic Practice

edited by

Jiangyi Yang

and

Encarnación Ortega Pastor

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid sterility; reproductive isolation; quantitative trait loci mapping; crop evolution; wide compatibility; hybrid incompatibility; hybrid inviability; speciation; domestication

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

Research and Utilization of Plant In Vitro Culture

edited by

Zvjezdana Markovic

and Anita Bošnjak Mihovilović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; plant in vitro culture; cryopreservation; somatic embryogenesis; somaclonal variation

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

Sustainable Soil Fertility Management Through Organic Fertilizers, Green Manures, and Recycled Resources

edited by

Hideto Ueno

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open

Keywords: green manure; organic farming; soil health; sustainable agriculture; waste utilization

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

Advances in Plant Metabolomics and Metabolic Engineering for Crop Improvement

edited by Xiuying Gao,

Ji Huang

and

Jinping Cheng

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolomics; metabolic engineering; multi-omics integration; systems biology; biomarkers for stress tolerance; nutritional enhancement; crop improvement

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

Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization

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

Effects of Agronomic Practices on Soil Properties and Health

edited by Marco Pittarello,

Emilio Lo Presti

and

Paolo Carletti

submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7602 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic activity; organic matter; soil fertility; sustainable agriculture

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

Innovations in Agriculture for Sustainable Agro-Systems

edited by

Ioannis Vagelas

and

Christos Lykas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 48897 | 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)

Evaluation of Germplasm Resources, Molecular Breeding, and Utilization in Soybean

edited by

Yingpeng Han

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 20539 | Submission Open

Keywords: soybean; germplasm evaluation; molecular breeding; beneficial allelic variation; molecular marker; gene function

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

Multifunctionality of Grassland Soils: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Miriam Kizekova

and

Radoslava Kanianska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17568 | Submission Open

Keywords: grasslands; soil; soil chemical properties; management; ecosystem services; carbon sequestration; nutrient cycling; climate change

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

Soil Carbon Sequestration for Mitigating Climate Change in Grasslands

edited by

Cristina Muñoz

and Carlos Monreal

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6085 | Submission Open

Keywords: grasses; fertilization; management; grazing; GHG emissions; C neutral systems

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

Composting for Soil Improvement and Removal of Soil Contaminants

edited by

Juan Antonio López González

and María Rosa Martínez-Gallardo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost; biofertilizers; soil sustainability; soil ecology; biorestoration; bioremediation; organic fertilization; agrochemical reduction

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

Interaction Mechanisms Between Crops and Pathogens

edited by Guodong Lu and

Yingzi Yun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop– pathogen interactions; molecular mechanisms; pathogen virulence; plant immunity; disease management strategies

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

Soil Improvement and Restoration

edited by Chengyi Huang, Zhang Cheng and Ke Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3265 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil conditioner; soil remediation materials; biochar; soil quality; soil environmental protection fertilization mode; soil improvement and restoration efficiency; soil fertility and health; conservation agriculture; sustainability of soil fertilization

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

Intelligent Detection of Crop Growth Phenotyping Toward Sustainability: Sensors, IoT Technologies and Signal Processing

edited by

Luis M. Contreras-Medina

and

Arturo Alfonso Fernandez-Jaramillo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1641 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotyping; sensors; agriculture; electronic instrumentation; sustainability; knowledge management; plants; signal processing; modeling

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

Vegetation Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water and Nutrient Management in Agriculture

edited by Francisco Montoya and

Susana Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop water use; deficit irrigation strategies; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient stress; nutrient management strategies; data fusion; machine learning; precision agriculture

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

Influence of Plant Growth Substances on Vegetative Growth, Flowering, Fruiting and Fruit Quality

edited by

Weiming Tan

and

Hao Tian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulators; crop physiology; flowering; fruit set; fruit quality; yield improvement; abiotic stress; biostimulants; sustainable agriculture

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

High-Standard Farmland: Innovations in Irrigation and Fertilization Technology

edited by

Anetta Siwik-Ziomek

and

Anna Figas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; drip irrigation; automated water-saving irrigation; smart irrigation systems; intelligent fertilization; biostimulants; crop health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Machine Learning for Genetic Data Analysis and Precision Crop Breeding

edited by Maldonado Carlos and

Freddy Mora-Poblete

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning algorithms; genomic data; precision breeding; genomic selection; deep learning; multi-omics integration; crop improvement; genomic; phenomic; and environmental data integration

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

Fruit Quality Pathways: From Transcriptome to Flavor Chemistry

edited by

Alejandro Castro-Cegrí

and

Alicia García Fuentes

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; transcriptomics and gene regulation; metabolomics; flavor chemistry; postharvest; nutraceutical compounds; QTL seq; GWAS

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

Precision Functional Genomics for Cereal Crop Development

edited by

Yan Zhao