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Crop Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Stefano Marino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; integrated management strategies; soil; water; nutrients; weeds; pest management; biodiversity; innovative technologies

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

Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Productivity and Protection: From Concept to Application

edited by Zoltan Molnar and

Wogene Solomon Kabato

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; phytohormones; amino acids; microbial inoculants; plant-growth-promoting microorganisms; microalgae and cyanobacteria; nutrient uptake; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; plant– microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture

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

Abiotic Stress Resilience in Vegetable Crops: Genetics and Agronomy Approaches

edited by Giao Nguyen and

Małgorzata Szczepanek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; heat; cold; flood; radiation; breeding; genomic selection; biotechnology; rotation; cover crop; conservation tillage; soil health; biostimulants; integrated pest management; precision agriculture; digital phenotyping; artificial intelligence; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; protected cultivation

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

Modeling Soil-Water-Salt Interactions for Agricultural Sustainability

edited by

Min Tang

Chao Zhang

and

Ketema Zeleke

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water– salt interactions; agricultural sustainability; numerical simulation; water resource management; soil moisture balance; climate change; precision agriculture; soil amelioration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Research Progress in Sustainable Pest and Disease Control of Fruit Tree

edited by

Dario Ivić

and

Vesna Tomaš

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | 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)

Integrating Yield Maps, Soil Data, and IoT for Smarter Farming

edited by

Eduardo Godoy de Souza

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart IoT-driven; precision agriculture; land mapping; crop prediction; productivity maps

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

Novel Studies in High-Throughput Plant Phenomics

edited by Ruifang Zhai,

Hui Feng

and

Wanneng Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: root phenotyping; micro phenotyping; field phenotyping; physiological phenotyping; novel sensing technology; deep learning

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

Recent Advances in Novel Shelf Life Extension Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables During Storage

edited by

Rajko Vidrih

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; vegetable; cuticle characterization; postharvest physiology; mold alternative inhibition; aroma volatiles; electronic nose; heat treatments; light irradiation

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

Fungal Endophytes in Plant—the Way Ahead

edited by Silvina Felitti and Guillermo Raúl Pratta

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: symbiosis; biodiversity; plant growth promoting fungi; biofertilizers; biocontrol

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

Effect of Disturbances on the Ecosystem Services of Natural Grasslands

edited by Ana Elena de Villalobos, Analía Carrera and

Elizabeth Juliana Jacobo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural grasslands; functional diversity; grassland degradation; NCP; disturbance regimes; climate change; biodiversity conservation; land-use change; sustainable management

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

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

edited by

Giorgia Liguori

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 344 | 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)

Influence of Agronomic Practices and Environmental Conditions on Phytochemical Accumulation and Antioxidant Activity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

edited by Urszula Sadowska and

Jacek Słupski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; aromatic plants; phytochemicals; antioxidants; agronomic practices; fertilization; soil and climate interactions; secondary metabolites; functional traits; sustainable cultivation

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

Agricultural Biomass Waste Conversion into Value-Added Products—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Squillaci

and

Alessandra Morana

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 298 | 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)

Robotics and Automation in Farming—2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Fontanelli

and

Lorenzo Gagliardi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; automation; smart farming; precision agriculture

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

Statistical Advances in Molecular Plant Breeding

edited by

Theodoros Moysiadis

and

Ioannis Ganopoulos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistical modeling; statistical tools; molecular plant breeding; high-dimensional data; multi-omics data integration

Soil Organic Matter and Humin: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Protection

edited by

Magdalena Dębicka

Piotr Stępień

and

Edyta Hewelke

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; soil chemistry; soil degradation; SOM structure and dynamics; carbon sequestration; soil-plant interactions; SOM functions; agroecosystems quality; environment ecology

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

Precision Farming Applied to Grazing Lands

edited by

Domingos Sarvio Valente

and

Igor L. Bretas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; canopy height; fertilization; forages; decision tools; digital technologies; grassland management; grazing management; nutritive value; rangelands; weed control

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

Advances in Plant Pathogen Research for Sustainable Productivity Under Climate Change Scenarios

edited by Leonor Guerra-Guimarães,

Helena Gil Azinheira

and Deila Magna Dos Santos Botelho

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; integrated disease management; disease modeling; sustainable management practices; plant pathogen

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

Advancing Physiological and Agronomical Insights in Vertical Farming

edited by

Dafni Avgoustaki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertical farms; optimization strategies; green cities; life cycle analysis; environmental performance

Research Progress on the Microbial Biocontrol of Agricultural Insect Pests

edited by Itai Opatovsky and

Kannan Mani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; bacteria; fungi; integrated pest management (IPM); beneficial microorganisms; microbial diversity; plant defence induction; field efficacy trials; microbial formulations; non-target effects

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

Improvement of Legume Crop Production: Fertilizers, Irrigation, Microorganisms

edited by Shan Yuan and

Cailong Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: legume crop productivity; yield improvement; microbiome– plant interactions; irrigation strategies; fertilizer management; water-use efficiency

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

Effects of Storage Environment and Technology on Fruit Quality

edited by

Jiawei Han

Jiaming Guo

and Dorota Wichrowska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold storage; fruit quality; environmental control; package; field-assisted preservation; 1-methylcyclopropene; bioactive substances

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

Soil Organic Carbon Chemistry and Nutrient Bioavailability: Molecular Mechanisms for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; nutrient bioavailability; molecular mechanisms; sustainable agriculture; carbon chemistry; enzyme activity; microbial ecology; precision nutrient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Innovative Techniques for Extracting and Utilizing Crop Compounds in Modern Farming and Horticulture

edited by

Mirosława Chwil

and Katarzyna Dzida

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; green extraction; phytochemical utilization; botanical pesticides; plant biostimulants; sustainable pest management; natural bioactive chemical compounds; natural repellents; essential oils; natural hormones and antioxidants; phytocompounds and phytotherapy; nanomaterial biocompatibility

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

Research Progress in Agricultural Robots in Arable Farming

edited by

Xianping Guan

and

Wan-Soo Kim

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8540 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; arable farming; intelligent agriculture; agricultural perception

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

Lipid Action in Crop Development and Defense

edited by Xingying Yan and

Ming Luo

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid; sphingolipids; plant hormone response; stress response; plant architecture; signal transduction; vesicle trafficking; ER stress

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

Advances in Precision Pesticide Spraying Technology and Equipment

edited by Longlong Li and Chenhui Zhang

submission deadline 12 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12059 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; pesticide spraying; remote sensing; UAV; spray deposition; spray drift; variable-rate spraying; spray robot; deposits behavior; spray adjuvant

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

Sustainable Water-Fertilizer Management for Soil Salinization Amendment and Crop Production in Salt-Affected Agroecosystems

edited by

Rongjiang Yao

and

Xiaobing Chen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22898 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinization; water; nitrogen; irrigation and drainage; water use efficiency; model; leaching efficiency; soil carbon sequestration; salt-affected soils

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

Fertilizer Innovation and Practice in Sustainable Intensified Agriculture

edited by

Witold Grzebisz

and

Nevien Elhawat

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9346 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility level; nitrogen action; nitrogen supporter; secondary nutrients; microelements; crop; plants; cardinal stages; yield formation

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

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 15 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5950 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; grassland; crop rotation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Germplasm Conservation and Genetic Improvement in Tropical and Subtropical Crops

edited by

Xing Huang

and Qibin Wu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4365 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical and subtropical crops; germplasm; genetic improvement; biotechnology; omics technology; adaptive traits; climate change

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

Enhancing Crop Yield and Quality: Insights from Precision Agriculture and Agronomic Practices

edited by

Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield and quality; agroecology; precision agriculture; agroforestry; agronomic practices; sustainable crop production; cropping systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Sustainable Potato Production: Emerging Strategies for Disease Prevention and Cultivation

edited by Dianqiu Lv,

Shuhao Qin

and

Xingkui Cai

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

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

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

New Insights into Plant-Microbe Interaction

edited by

Eliana Dell'olmo

Loredana Sigillo

and

Giulia Semenzato

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; vegetable crops; pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; microbiome; microbial community

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

Epigenetic Regulation in Solanaceae Crops

edited by

Kang Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 366 | 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)

Past, Present and Future Trends in the Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Agricultural Environments

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 352 | 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)

Smart Pest Control for Building Farm Resilience

edited by

Jiaxing Xie

and Daozong Sun

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11364 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; environmental sustainability; pest resistance; smart pest control; deep learning; large language models; intelligent pest monitoring systems; sustainable farming; resilience

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

Pesticide Residues Abatement: A Central to Regenerative Agriculture

edited by

Sebastián Andres Elgueta Palma

and

Maria Cristina Diez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2911 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide residues; green technologies; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Highlighting and Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Crops and Weeds in Agroecosystems

edited by

Ioannis Gazoulis

and

Ilias Travlos

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2548 | 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)

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

edited by

Cailong Xu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 707 | 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)

Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection—2nd Edition

edited by Kai Li,

Yu Gao

Zhaofeng Huang

and

Guangnan Xing

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; germplasm resources; resistance breeding; induced resistance; malignant weed; plant viruses; insect ecology monitoring; biological control; herbicide resistance; physical and mechanical control; integrated pest management

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

Harnessing Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) for Crop Performance

edited by

Karol Skrobacz

and

Maciej Balawejder

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species; ROS; ozone; hydrogen peroxide; oxygen radicals; crop performance; crop quality; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Innovative Techniques for Weed Control in Turfgrass

edited by

Kehua Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfgrass; special crop; horticulture; AI-based weed identification; remote sensing and monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicle; smart weed control; integrated weed management; organic management; sports turf; golf courses; herbicide

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

Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—3rd Edition

edited by

Luciano Kayser Vargas

and Marco Antonio Nogueira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Free from Herbicides: Ecological Weed Control

edited by

Giovanni Mauromicale

and

Aurelio Scavo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15602 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed management; agroecology; allelopathy; bioherbicides; cover crops; soil seedbank; species composition; cultural methods

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

Adaptation Strategies Under Climate Change in Mediterranean Agriculture

edited by António Canatário-Duarte and

José Manuel Gonçalves

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6776 | Submission Open

Keywords: mediterranean agriculture; climate change; crop adaption strategies; water scarcity; increase soil conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Cultivar Development of Pulses Crop—2nd Edition

edited by

Lixia Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open

Keywords: new cultivars (with notable character; e.g.; high yield; high resistance; special uses); systematic selection; hybridization; mutation; transgenic; wide adaptability; planting system

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

Cover Crops Grown Alone and in Consortia: Biomass Production, Nutrient Cycling of Residues and Relationships with Soil and Crop Productivity

edited by

José Luiz Rodrigues Torres

and

Arcângelo Loss

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: cover crops; biomass production; nutrient cycling; physical and chemical attributes; production quality; productivity

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

Digital Twin and AI-Enhanced Simulation in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Min Dai