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Soil Health to Human Health
edited by , and Gladis Zinati
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; crop nutrient density; organic farming; ecosystem services; human nutrition; human health  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; beneficial microorganisms; climate change; plant– microbe interaction; sustainable agriculture; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Past, Present and Future Trends in the Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Agricultural Environments submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic and inorganic pollutants; organic matter in contaminated soils; nutrients; soil improvers; remediation techniques; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution; contaminant removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Effect of Cultivation Techniques on Fruit Quality and Nutritional Value—3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic factors; agricultural practices; antioxidants; biofunctional compounds; food quality; irrigation; mineral content; polyphenols; preharvest treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Role of Mineral Nutrition in Alleviation of Abiotic Stress in Crops
edited by Peng Chen, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral nutrition; abiotic stress; drought stress; heavy metal; salinity stress; physiology and molecular mechanism; nutrient management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Regulatory Mechanism of Flower Color and Odor in Horticultural Crops
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: flower color; flower scent; horticultural crops; regulatory mechanism; secondary metabolite; pigments; volatile organic compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Agronomic Measures to Control Adverse Environmental Effects in the Agricultural System
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic measures; water management; adverse environmental effects; regulation mechanism; soil– plant system; fertilization management; leaf surface regulation; soil amendments; crop managements; tillage management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol; IPM; physiopathology; epidemiology; etiology; grapevine; biotechnology; genetics; early detection; emerging diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Scavenging and Utilisation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Horticultural Crops submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: reactive oxygen species; ROS; ozone; hydrogen peroxide; oxygen radicals; sustainable horticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Fertigation Effects on Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Agro-Crop Plants
edited by Lichun Wang and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9132 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertigation; water and nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer-yield effect; irrigation systems; water– salt– fertilizer– carbon coupling; crop nutrition; soilless culture; nutrient delivery; soil fertility; controlled release fertilizers; precision farming; agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Sustainable Crop Production for Mitigating Environmental Impact and Increasing Yield
edited by , Liujun Xiao and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3780 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; maize; wheat; greenhouse gas; methane; nitrous oxide; ammonia; carbon; nitrogen; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Agricultural Environment and Intelligent Plant Protection Equipment—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7475 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural environment; pollution; green plant protection; intelligent plant protection equipment; agricultural robot
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Conventional and Alternative Fertilization of Crops submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1945 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral fertilization; organic fertilization; integrated nutrient management; soil health; crop productivity; precision agriculture; fertilizer optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Evaluation of Germplasm Resources, Molecular Breeding, and Utilization in Soybean
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1399 | 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)
Ecophysiology and Management of Grapevines Under Changing Climatic Conditions—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; plasticity; adaptation; abiotic stress; biotic stress; priming ecophysiology; yield; quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Cereal–Legume Cropping Systems submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: legumes; cereals; mixed stands; intercropping; cropping systems; climate change; sustainable crop production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Crop Speed Breeding: The Contribution Efficiency of Environmental Factors submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: speed breeding; crop Response; gene expression; light; temperature; nutrition; CO2; abiotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Precision Operation Technology and Intelligent Equipment in Farmland—3rd Edition
edited by , Lei Feng and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision operation; agricultural sensor; agricultural machinery; field robots; machine– soil– crop interaction; interaction mechanism; intelligent control; unmanned and automatic operations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Advances in Environmental Stress Biology: From Omics Approaches—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; genomics; gene family; herbal plants; ionics; metabolomics; stress biology; transcriptomics
Sustainable Cropping Systems and Biomasses for Energy and Biorefinery Applications submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29138 | 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
Food Security in the Face of Drought: Challenges and Prospects for the Future
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought impact assessment; climate change adaptation; sustainable agriculture; water resource management; food security policy; technological innovations in agriculture; socioeconomic impacts of drought; drought-resistant crops; international food aid; agricultural resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Genetic Architecture of Kernel Development in Cereal Crops
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: kernel development; endosperm; embryo; cereal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Sustainable Management and Tillage Practice in Agriculture—2nd Edition
edited by , , and Jiaqi Hao
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sustainability assessment; nutrient management; cropping system; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; crop productivity; resource use efficiency; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Application of In Vitro Technology to Improving the Yield and Quality of Common and Alternative Crops
edited by Wojciech Litwinczuk
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: micropropagation; plant breeding; germplasm storage; somaclonal variation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Reducing the Use of Chemicals in Agriculture in Favor of New Methods of Plant Protection and Growth Stimulation
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological plant protection products; biostimulants; adjuvants; integrated plant protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Integrated Management and Sustainability of Herbicide Resistance in Crops
edited by , and Purificación Fernández García
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 298 | 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)
Identification and Breeding of High-Quality, Disease-Resistance and High-Producing Varieties submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops yield; disease resistance; varieties quality; climate changes; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Precision Monitoring of Crops and Pastures Using UAV, Satellite, and Sensor Technologies submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: active and passive remote sensing; UAV; GIS; Lidar and image photogrammetry; crop production; pastures; special crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Photosynthesis and Respiration in Food Crops
edited by Hsiangchun Lin
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; photorespiration; gas exchange; crop yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Fertility Management for Higher Crop Productivity
edited by Danying Wang, Song Chen and Chunmei Xu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9355 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer management; crop yield; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; precision farming; highly productive and efficient synergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Ecology and Management of Weeds in Different Situations submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5545 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed ecology; seed biology; chemical control; non-chemical control; cultural control; biotechnological approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Regulation of Nanomaterials in Crop Growth and Physiology Under Abiotic Stress submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5049 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; biogenic nanoparticles; heavy metal stress; salinity: cold stress; drought stress; temperature; reactive oxygen species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Sustainable Pest Management under Climate Change
edited by and Shiqian Feng
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4338 | Submission Open
Keywords: pest management; pest monitoring; suitable area forecasting; population dynamics; sustainable management strategies; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Effect of Fertilizer Application on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Sequestration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3634 | 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)
Influence of Irrigation and Water Use on Agronomic Traits of Crops—2nd Edition
edited by , , and Qibiao Han
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3490 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; agronomic traits; adaptive strategy; water utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Recent Trends Towards Genetics-Based Methods for Pest Management in Agroecosystems—Second Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3382 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect-resistant genetically modified crops; RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 editing methods; traditional genetic breeding techniques; diverse applications of insect-resistant crops; genetically sterile techniques for insect pests; transgenic insects; biopesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Functional Quality of Horticultural, Ornamental, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2369 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrobiodiversity; forgotten or underused species; edible flowers; bioactive compounds; mineral elements; vitamins; antioxidants; agronomic tools; post-harvest; processing techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Conventional vs. Modern Techniques in Horticultural Crop Breeding
edited by and Su-Ying Yeh
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic improvement; hybridization; selection; molecular marker breeding; transgenic breeding; design breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Agricultural Water Management and Non-Point Source Contamination Mitigation
edited by and Wenlong Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural water management; irrigation and drainage; hydrology; non-point source contamination; mitigation practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Advances in Crop Molecular Breeding and Genetics—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular genetics and breeding; gene cloning and function; genetic diversity; agricultural genomics; crop adaptability; crop improvement; genetic engineering; germplasm resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Advances in Beneficial Insects Research for Conservation Biological Control
edited by , Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open
Keywords: predators; parasitoids; biological control; biodiversity of beneficial fauna; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 651 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthropod pests; sustainable management; crop protection; climate change; resistance development; biological control; artificial intelligence; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Soil Degradation and Restoration: Challenges and Prospects for Agroecological Development
edited by Pilar Alonso Rojo and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic agriculture; agroecology; sustainable management systems; soil restoration; soil degradation; soil conservation; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Multifunctional Nanoparticles and Nano-Enabled Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers in Agricultural Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; nano-herbicides; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; agriculture; food safety; plant stress; nanotoxicology; nutraceuticals; crop health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil nutrient management; soil nutrient cycling; soil tillage; soil amendment; crop yield; long-term fertilization; crop nutrient uptake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Germplasm Collection and Genetic Improvement of Rosaceae Fruit Varieties submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm diversity; germplasm collections; rosaceae; fruit quality; breeding; genomic selection; gene editing; molecular breeding; gene transformation; mutagenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Innovations in Composting and Vermicomposting
edited by Tereza Hřebečková and Ales Hanc
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: composting; vermicomposting; organic waste management; biological treatment; organic fertilizers; agrochemical parameters; use of vermi/compost
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Agricultural Biomass Waste Conversion into Value-Added Products—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural waste; biomass; waste valorization; waste conversion; polyphenols; biotransformations; biofuels; bioactive products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
State-of-the-Art Research on Weed Populations and Community Dynamics submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed bioecology; weed management; alternative control methods; field emergence; weed competition; tactical planning; operational planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Sustainable Precision Agriculture with Wireless Sensor Networks in Crop Monitoring Aligned with SDGs
edited by , Attila József Kovács and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; wireless sensor networks; precision farming; SDGs; IoT in agriculture; crop monitoring; big data; environmental sustainability; artificial intelligence in farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
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