Agronomy

Smart Strategies and Technologies for Sustainability and Biodiversity in Herbaceous and Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Christian Frasconi

,

Marco Fontanelli

and

Daniele Antichi

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15239 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; cover crops; intercropping; integrated/non-chemical weed and pest control; precision and digital agriculture for sustainability

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

Heavy Metal-Induced Plant Stress: Toxicity, Tolerance Mechanisms and Homoeostasis

edited by

Cláudia Sofia Pereira

and

Jorge Teixeira

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; heavy metal-induced stress; heavy metal homoeostasis

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

Leveraging Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Crop Management and Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Alberto San Bautista

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; crop management; productivity; sustainable; efficiency

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

New Perspectives in the Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens

edited by Alfredo Lacasa and

Manuel Cantó-Tejero

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-borne pathogens; nematodes; soil biodesinfectation; integrated soil health management; intensive crops; soil microorganisms interactions

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

Application of Multi-Omics and Systems Biology in Crop Breeding

edited by

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; phenomics; genomics; epigenomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; systems biology; crop breeding; plant– microbe interaction

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

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

edited by

Yuan-Ming Zhang

,

Zhenyu (Arthur) Jia

and

Shibo Wang

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | 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)

Potential Aspects of Agro-Industrial By-Products in Circular Agriculture

edited by

David Correa-Galeote

and

Antonio Serrano

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6720 | 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)

Isotopic & Nuclear Techniques in Studying (Agro)environmental Processes

edited by

Gabrijel Ondrasek

,

Emil Fulajtar

and Branko Petrinec

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5972 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotopic labelling; stable isotopes; fallout radionuclides; radioisotopes; mass spectrometry; gamma spectrometry; alpha spectrometry; nuclear technique; nuclear magnetic resonance; soil erosion; salinization; soil contamination; crop nutrition; fertilizers; nitrogen use efficiency; biological nitrogen fixation; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; environmental monitoring

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

Vegetable Adaptation and Mitigation of Abiotic Stress

edited by

Changxia Li

and Yang-Dong Guo

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2941 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant hormone; quality; growth and development

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

Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management

edited by Rui Pang

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; adaptive evolution; pesticide resistance; metabolic resistance; target site mutation

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

Disease Management in Orchards

edited by

Zhiquan Mao

and Yusong Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizer; soil; plant disease; insect community; disease control

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

Exploring Plant Extracts for Optimal Pest Management and Environmental Balance

edited by

Rosilda Mara Mussury

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; pest management; ecology; bioinsecticide; alternate control; agroecological

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

Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 34235 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; plant performances; soil fertility; nutrient availability

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

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

edited by Yajun Hu and Xiangbi Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 27963 | 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)

Herbicides Toxicology and Weeds Herbicide-Resistant Mechanism—Series II

edited by

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23106 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide toxicology; herbicide-resistant weeds; herbicide resistance; resistance mechanisms to herbicides

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

Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Yunpeng Gai

and

Hong-Kai Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12582 | 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)

Advancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Automation and Crop Management

edited by Peter P. Ling,

Milon Chowdhury

and

Teng Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10782 | 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)

Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation

edited by Dong Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10561 | 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)

Qualitative and Quantitative Plant Screening Measurements for Yield and Quality Enhancement

edited by

Antonela Markulj Kulundžić

and

Domagoj Šimić

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10472 | Submission Open

Keywords: chlorophyll a fluorescence; photosynthesis; VIS/NIR reflectance; thermal imaging; spectral reflectance indices; phytochemical reflectance index; plant physiology; breeding; crop production; agronomic traits; yield; yield components; plant quality genotype; unfavourable growth conditions; adaptation; tolerance; resistance

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

Utilization and Management of Grassland Ecosystems

edited by

Xiaoping Xin

,

Ruirui Yan

,

Dawei Xu

and Lijun Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10378 | Submission Open

Keywords: grassland; grazing; cutting; carbon– nitrogen cycle; biodiversity; livestock production; Intelligent grazing; modeling

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

Waste to Wealth: Resource Utilization of Agricultural Waste Through Effective Biomass Management

edited by

Anabel Fernandez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8246 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorization; biorefinery; circular economy; waste agricultural; waste management; bioenergy potential; amendment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production

edited by

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

and Fernando Finger

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6159 | 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)

Advanced Lighting Strategies for Controlling Crop Development and Quality

edited by

Onofrio davide Palmitessa

and

Giacomo Cocetta

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5723 | 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)

Research Progress in Biochar and Microbial Remediation for Heavy Metal Agricultural Soil

edited by

Małgorzata Majewska

and

Agnieszka Hanaka

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4610 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar production; soil carbon sequestration; metal bioavailability in biochar-treated soils; bioremediation efficacy; heavy metal bioremediation mechanisms; phytoremediation; soil bioremediation; microorganism– biochar interactions; nano-biochar; risks of biochar use

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

Advanced Hydroponics Technology for Vegetable Production: New Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Da Silva Oliveira

and

Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3981 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimized food cultivation; nutrient use efficiency; food biofortification; food safety

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

Response Mechanism of Plants to Water in Efficient Water-Saving Irrigation Technologies

edited by

Xiang Gao

,

Cristina Patanè

and Xiaojun Song

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3745 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural irrigation; water use efficiency; water stress; water regulation strategies; plant plasticity; plant growth; sustainable agriculture

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

Potential Benefits and Risks of Organic Amendments to Soil Health

edited by

Gennaro Gennaro Brunetti

and

Francesco De Mastro

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3627 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; waste management; nutrient management; soil chemistry; fertilizers; organic matter; environmental science; contaminants of emerging concern; soil pollutions; tillage and organic management

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

A Model-Based Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting and Predictive Mapping of Soil Properties in Precision Agriculture

edited by Kingsley John

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3417 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop models; yield influencing variables; crop yield; soil mapping; precision agriculture; smart farming

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

Plant Nutrition Eco-Physiology and Nutrient Management

edited by

Jiuxin Guo

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2877 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral elements; organic fertilizers; plant nutrition eco-physiology; nutrient management; yield and quality; nutrient use efficiency; soil quality and productivity; environmental effects

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

Effects of Integrated Environment Management on Crop Photosynthesis

edited by Jin Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2808 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental regulation; models; photosynthesis; phenotypic model; disease detection model; growth model

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

The Role of Forage and Grasslands in Ruminant Nutrition and Sustainable Development

edited by

Aldo Dal Prà

and

Domenico Ronga

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open

Keywords: grass– livestock interaction; sustainable development; ruminants’ nutrition; forage (dried; silage and fresh)

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

The Role of Organic Fertiliser in Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (Soil Health) in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Ladislav Menšík

,

Lukáš Hlisnikovský

and

Eva Kunzová

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock manure; soil; soil health; physical; chemical; and biological properties of soils; carbon sequestration; agricultural land; agronomy; food security; climate change; yield stability

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

Risk and Management of Organic Contaminants in the Agricultural Environment

edited by Jian Wang and

Lei Xiang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic contaminants; soil contamination; food safety; agricultural environment; risk management; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Recent Advances in Crops Genome-Wide Assisted Selection Breeding

edited by Xiaodeng Zhan,

Weixun Wu

,

Xiangjin Wei

and

Yingxin Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; Marker-assisted selection (MAS); Quantitative trait locus (QTL); Genome-wide association study (GWAS); mutagenesis

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

Novel Studies in Precision Spray and Efficient Spray Technology

edited by Shuran Song

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open

Keywords: spraying equipment; droplet deposition; droplet drift; droplet absorption; environmental effects on pesticide spraying; physicochemical properties of pesticide droplets

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

Physiological Networks Determining Plant Production Under Stress: Results of Genotype–Environment Interactions

edited by

João Paulo Barbosa

and

Paulo Eduardo Marchiori

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: food gap; enviromics; phenotyping; plant– environment interactions; crop physiology; climate change; adverse environments; resilience to stress; morphophysiological traits and production; phenotypic plasticity

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

Impact of Climate Variability on Horticultural Plant Growth and the Development of Agriculture

edited by

Sina Cosmulescu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate variability; adaptation and resilience; morphological physiology; biochemical characteristics; phenology; horticultural crops

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

New Perspectives on Phosphorus Management in Soil–Plant Systems: Looking for Solutions to P Scarcity—2nd Edition

edited by

Magdalena Dębicka

,

Piotr Stępień

and

Elżbieta Jamroz

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative P soil sources; organic and mineral waste application; exogenous organic matter utility; P bioavailability; P retention in plant– soil environment; P-related plant molecular mechanisms; plant resistance to P shortage; mobilisation of unavailable P; root exudates

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

Application of Novel Techniques to Investigate Medicinal Plants

edited by

Javad Mottaghipisheh

and

Hafiz Suleria

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; isolation; structure annotation; and elucidation; in vitro/in vivo biological assessment of plant products; molecular networking; metabolomics; artificial intelligence

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

Biological Pest Control in Agroecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by Dirceu Pratissoli

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; insect; integrated pest management; sustainability; ecological balance

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

Effects of Fertilizer Input on Productivity of Integrated Crop-Livestock System

edited by

Laíse Pontes

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; grassland management; nitrogen; nutrient cycling; no-tillage; nutritional status; system fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Diversified Cropping and Fertilization Practices to Enhance Soil Enzyme Activity, Soil Properties, and Plant Production

edited by Huimin Xiang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diversity; soil enzyme activity; soil carbon; soil fertility; fertilizers; environment; sustainable agriculture; agroecology; organic farming; crop production

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

A Path for Circular Economy in Agriculture: From Organic Waste to Sustainable Energy and Soil Fertility

edited by

Daniela Pezzolla

,

Nicolò Montegiove

and

Alberto Maria Gambelli

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; anaerobic digestion; composting; soil enrichment; waste management; organic waste; organic fraction of municipal solid wastes; pollution; renewable energy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Application of Internet of Things in Agroecosystems

edited by

Jianmin Gao

and

Min Dai

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2852 | 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)

Viral Diseases and the Threats of Their Arthropod Vectors to Crop Health: Surveillance, Detection, and Early-Warning Systems

edited by Zuqing Hu, Huiyan Zhao and

Lei Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8870 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus; arthropod vectors; interaction mechanism; surveillance; detection; early warning; genome sequencing technology; nucleic acid amplification methods; epidemiological modelling

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

Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Luciano Kayser Vargas

and Marco Antonio Nogueira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5162 | 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)

Heavy Metal Pollution and Prevention in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Bo Xu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3991 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; accumulation; translocation; agricultural soil; soil remediation; hazards and impacts; crops

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

Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species in Fresh Fruit Production Systems

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

,

Andrea Sciarretta

and Slawomir A. Lux

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive pests; integrated pest management; fruit flies; perennial crops; fruit trees; fresh fruit commodities

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

Long-Term Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Agroforestry

edited by Sadikshya R. Dangi,

Javier M. Gonzalez

and Maria Isidória Silva Gonzaga

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop selection; cultivar development; environmental impacts; sustainable agricultural; urban agriculture; vertical farming

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

The Future of Farming: Exploring Vertical Farming and Urban Agricultural Biosystems

edited by Rosa Maria Fanelli

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop selection; cultivar development; environmental impacts; sustainable agricultural; urban agriculture; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

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