Agronomy

Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Agroecosystems: Interactions, Toxicity, and Crop Responses

edited by Chaorui Yan and Yingjie Wu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; heavy metal; uptake; accumulation; rhizosphere microbial; phytoremediation; hyperaccumulator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interactions in Agricultural Production

edited by

Wenzheng Liu

,

Shuqin Tu

and

Yuan Su

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6937 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; crop monitoring; precision agriculture; fruit detection and harvesting; human–computer interaction; agricultural robotics

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

Effects of Efficient Crop Cultivation Techniques on Plant Nutrition and Physiology

edited by

Zhencai Sun

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5568 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop cultivation; plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; soil system; fertilization; irrigation; agricultural machinery; yield

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

Agroecological Modeling: Insights and Decision-Support Tools for More Resilient and Productive Cropping Systems

edited by

Yu Shi

and

Yongfa You

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; sustainable management; crop productivity; agroecosystem resilience; carbon and nitrogen cycling; process-based models; AI-assisted agricultural modeling; remote sensing

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

Data-Driven Approaches to Crop Protection Under Physical and Chemical Stresses: Methods, Systems, and Applications

edited by

Yongzong Lu

,

Haoyu Niu

and

Tiebiao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven crop protection; climate adaptation; phenotyping; stress monitoring; machine learning; remote sensing; UAV; advanced sensors; sustainable horticulture

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

Brassica Crop Breeding: Genetic Insights and Applications

edited by Zeci Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; multi-omics; phenomics; CRISPR/Cas; precision breeding abiotic/biotic stress; high quality; gene function; regulatory network

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

Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Fruits

edited by

Avtar K. Handa

,

Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández

and

Guillermo Berumen-Varela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11903 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; enzyme activity; fruit quality; functional genomics; genome editing; molecular mechanisms; omics; stress tolerance; transgenics; transcriptomics

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

Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—3rd Edition

edited by

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3964 | 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)

Nitrogen Cycling and Efficient Utilization Mechanisms in Agricultural Field Ecosystems

edited by

Siyuan Cai

and

Zhijun Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3576 | Submission Open

Keywords: Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE); reactive nitrogen; soil nitrogen cycling; N2O emissions; ammonia volatilization; nitrate leaching; enhanced-efficiency fertilizers; precision N management (4R); 15N tracer studies; process-based and machine-learning models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Remote Sensing and GIS in Sustainable and Precision Agriculture

edited by

Fernando Bezerra Lopes

and Adunias Dos Santos Teixeira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2779 | Submission Open

Keywords: 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.

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

Sustainable Potato Production: Emerging Strategies for Disease Prevention and Cultivation

edited by Dianqiu Lv,

Shuhao Qin

and

Xingkui Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2501 | Submission Open

Keywords: potato; potato seed; cultivation; agronomic practices; pathogen; disease control

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

A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils—2nd Edition

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; waste management; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution

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

Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—3rd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Zhang

,

Peng Hou

and

Rongfa Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2029 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomy; crop; yield; quality; planting density; water-saving irrigation; fertilization management; integration of water and fertilizer; resource utilization efficiency; conservation tillage; soil management; environmental stresses; greenhouse gas emissions

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

Breeding of Novel Potato/Sweet Potato/Cassava Cultivars and the Application of New Technologies

edited by

Zhitong Ren

and

Hong Zhai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1771 | Submission Open

Keywords: potato/sweet potato/cassava breeding; novel cultivars; genetic analysis; high yield; high quality; new technologies

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

Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Effective Disease Control in Crop Plants

edited by

Betsy Leverett

and

Malgorzata Jedryczka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; plant pathogens; biological control; chemical control; crop protection; integrated pathogen management; sustainable agriculture

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

Integrative Genomics, Molecular Markers, and Breeding Strategies in Rice

edited by

Mingxing Cheng

, Wenchao Huang and Fengfeng Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; genomics; molecular markers; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); haplotype analysis; genetic variation; marker-assisted selection (MAS); multi-omics; trait–marker association; molecular breeding; stress tolerance; yield improvement; grain quality

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

Advancing Plant Phenotyping for Precision Crop Growth Monitoring and Forecast Leveraging In Situ, Remote and Proximal Sensing, and AI

edited by

Rubi Quiñones

and

Francisco Muñoz-Arriola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; computer vision; crop growth monitoring; machine learning; deep learning; precision agriculture; multi-source data fusion; yield prediction; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Lejman

and

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biology and ecology; weed control; weed resistance; weed management; climate change

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

Epigenetic Regulation in Solanaceae Crops

edited by

Kang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetics, Solanaceae; histone modification; chromatin accessibility, DNA methylation; small RNA; ATAC-seq; Hi-C

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

Cellular Signaling Networks in Crop Stress Responses: From Molecular Mechanisms to Field Performance

edited by

Csengele Barta

,

Eleni Tani

and Jae-Hyung Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop stress responses; cellular signaling; stress signal transduction; crop productivity; yield stability; climate resilience; field stress conditions; crop improvement; organelle signaling; post-translational regulation

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

Soil Phosphorus Availability and Utilization: Interfacial Reactions, Chemical–Microbial Processes and Agronomic Management

edited by

Dong-Xing Guan

and

Kai Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil phosphorus; phosphorus availability; interfacial reactions; chemical–microbial processes; rhizosphere processes; phosphorus speciation; agronomic management; sustainable agriculture

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

Genotype × Environment Interactions in Legume and Fiber Crop Breeding

edited by Dimitrios Baxevanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: commercial cultivar development; fiber crop breeding; genotype × environment (G×E) interaction; genotype × management (G×M) interaction; legume breeding; multivariate statistical models; plant breeding; stability analysis

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

Integrated and Sustainable Insect Management: From Field to Storage

edited by

Paraskevi Agrafioti

,

Maria K. Sakka

and

Evagelia Lampiri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; stored product insects; post-harvest protection; precision agriculture; insect monitoring; supply chain protection

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

Reproductive Biology for Improving Crop Yield and Breeding Efficiency

edited by Jianfei Zhao and

Douglas J. Cattani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed quality/quantity; crop breeding; crop reproductive development; phenology regulation

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

Molecular and Physiological Insights into Crop Growth Regulation

edited by

Jianyan Zeng

and Yuehua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop growth regulation; molecular mechanisms; physiological processes; hormone signaling; gene expression; stress responses; metabolic pathways; omics approaches; high-throughput phenotyping

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

Soil-Borne and Air-Borne Fungi in Crop Systems: Impacts, Interactions, and Management Strategies

edited by

Katia Gazzetti

and

Caterina Morcia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease emergence; fungicide resistance emergence; crop performance; climate change; detection; mycotoxins; plant–pathogen interaction; biocontrol; disease management; genome

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

Metabolic Engineering via Hormonal Modulation: Boosting Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality

edited by Yushi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: field crops; plant hormones; yield; nutrition; flavor compounds; functional nutrients; genetic modulation; enzyme engineering; biostimulants; plant growth regulators

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

Cross- and Multiple-Herbicide Resistance: Implications for Grain Production Systems

edited by

Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide toxicology; cross-resistance; multiple resistance; herbicide-resistant weeds; mo-lecular mechanisms; grain production systems

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

Intelligent Control of Greenhouse Climate

edited by

Dan Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimal control; reinforcement learning; model predictive control; greenhouse climate; intelligent control

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

Impact of Tillage Practices on Crop Nitrogen Use and Farmland Nitrogen Emissions

edited by

Pengzhao Liu

and Xiaoli Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage practices; nitrogen use efficiency (NUE); farmland nitrogen emissions; nitrous oxide (N2O); no-till/ conservation tillage; soil nitrogen transformation; sustainable agriculture; climate-smart farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Environmental Optimization by Renewable Energy in Greenhouse Crop Production

edited by

María de los Ángeles Moreno-Teruel

and

Alejandro Lopez-Martinez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; renewables; solar; biomass; energy; efficiency; sustainability; microclimate; agriculture; climate control

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

Physiological, Genetic, and Molecular Strategies for Forage Grass Adaptation to Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses

edited by Tao Qin and

Zhou Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: grass; abiotic stresses; drought; salinity; heat; cold; waterlogging; nutrient deficiency; heavy metals

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

Soil Fermentation: Microbial Decomposition and Utilization in Agricultural Wastes

edited by

Lucas Aquino Alves

,

Leandro de Oliveira

and Tales Tiecher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fermentation; microbial decomposition; nutrient cycling; agricultural residues; soil microbiology; organic waste management; carbon stabilization; agroecosystem sustainability; microbial communities; soil fertility

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

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Breeding by Design for Complex Traits in Diverse Environments

edited by

Yuan-Ming Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: polygenic traits; genome-wide association study; QTN; QTN-by-environment interaction; phenotypic plasticity; gene-by-gene interaction; gene network; breeding by design

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

Tillage for Resource Use Efficiency: Insights from Crop Physiology

edited by

Yandong Wang

and Wenchao Zhen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage; crop physiology; resource use efficiency; sustainable cropping systems; soil-water management

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

Effects and Mechanisms of Organic Fertilizer Application on Soil Health, Crop Yield, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

edited by

Weichao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizers; bio-organic fertilizers; greenhouse gases; soil organic carbon; crop productivity; optimal organic nitrogen substitution rates; rhizosphere microbial communities; C/N cycling

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

Soil Microbes and Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Management of Plant Pathogens

edited by María Soledad Vásquez-Murrieta,

Fernando Uriel Rojas Rojas

and

Brenda Román-Ponce

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogens; soil microbiome; PGPB; biocontrol; agroecology; plant-microbe interaction; crop protection; bioinputs; soil microbial resources

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

Emerging Biorational and Nanotechnology-Based Strategies for Post-Harvest Insect Management

edited by

Evagelia Lampiri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: stored-product insects; biorational insecticides; nanotechnology (nano-pesticides); post-harvest protection; semiochemicals (pheromones); digital surveillance (IoT/sensors); insecticide resistance; sustainable pest management; grain quality and food security

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

Effects of Soil Acidification and Key Technologies to Alleviate Soil Acidification in Farmlands

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil acidification; soil degradation; soil biota; soil health; ecosystem function; cropland

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

Functional Characterization of Stress-Resistance Regulators in Maize

edited by

Lei Tian

and

Shunxi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; biotic stress tolerance; abiotic stress tolerance; functional genomics; gene editing; molecular breeding; functional characterization; candidate gene validation

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

Plant Biostimulants in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Sustainable Crop Production Under Climate Change

edited by

Carlos M. Correia

and Rafał Nowak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; abiotic stress tolerance; climate change adaptation; plant physiological responses; biochemical signalling; molecular mechanisms; sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Prospects for Genetic Improvement of Cucurbitaceous Crops

edited by

Jingjing Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; genetics; molecular breeding; stresses; cucurbitaceae

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

Impacts of Brackish, Marginal, and Alternative Water Resources on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and

Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; semi-arid region; saline stress; water reuse

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

Microplastics in Soils: Impacts on Plant Growth, Soil Health, and Crop Productivity

edited by Mauricio Schoebitz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; agricultural soils; plant growth; crop productivity; soil health; root development; soil–plant interactions; nutrient uptake; environmental stress; sustainable agriculture

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

Physiology and Genetic Innovation in Economic Crops

edited by

Renan Uhdre

and

Frederik Botha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; genetic improvement; genomic selection; genome editing; abiotic stress tolerance; phenomics; climate adaptation; crop productivity

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

Advanced Technologies for Agricultural Environmental Remediation and Enhancement

edited by

Haoming Chen

,

Zhen Li

and

Da Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural environmental remediation; advanced technologies; soil health enhancement; precision bioremediation; nanomaterials & biochar; ecosystem resilience; AI-based agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Effects of Different Tillage Systems on Soil Carbon Sequestration

edited by Shuangguo Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; conservation tillage; carbon sequestration; straw mulching; no-till; soil aggregates

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

Agricultural Residue Utilization for Development of Biofertilizers

edited by

Qifa Zhou

and

Hui Lin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural residues; biofertilizer; soil health; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence

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

Nutrient Enrichment and Crop Quality in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

and

Claudia Campos Pessoa

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9832 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil–plant nutrient dynamics; biofortification; precision fertilization; plant–microbe interactions; crop nutritional properties; food quality

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

Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Production: Physiology, Breeding and Sustainability

edited by Juan Guillermo Cruz-Castillo and

Julián Cuevas González

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2667 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; sink; source; rootstocks; thinning; postharvest; phenols; gens

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

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