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Agronomy publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Functional Characterization of Key Agronomic Trait Genes in Soybean
edited by Jun Liu
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; adaptability; nitrogen fixation; architecture; quality; yield; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Soil and Plant-Based Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil health; carbon sequestration; regenerative farming; plant– soil interactions; climate-smart agriculture; agroecology; soil organic matter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advanced Chromosome Engineering and Molecular Breeding for Disease Resistance in Crops and Their Wild Relatives
edited by and Yajuan Wang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops and wild relatives; disease resistance; gene mining; chromosome engineering; molecular cytogenetics; molecular breeding; introgression lines; distant hybridization; durable resistance; genome editing; genomic selection; high-throughput phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Pests and Diseases Management Reimagined: Biocontrol Approaches
edited by Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocontrol agents; predators; parasitoids; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; entomopathogenic microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Biological Control and Ecological Interactions in Agroecosystems submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: classical biocontrol; augmentative biocontrol; new biocontrol technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Sustainable Precision Agriculture with Wireless Sensor Networks in Crop Monitoring Aligned with SDGs
edited by , Attila József Kovács and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2097 | 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)
Crop Agronomic Traits and Performances Under Stress submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop resilience; crop agronomic traits; various stress conditions; crop stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Cold Stress Physiology and Adaptation Strategies in Crop Species submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; cold stress; cold adaptation; physiological response; molecular mechanism; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Legacy of Traditional Maize: Resilience, Quality and Lost Genes submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding; molecular breeding; plant genetics; plant genomics; agrobiodiversity; germplasm bank
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Recent Developments in Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Plants
edited by , Bruno Brito Lisboa and Camille Eichelberger Granada
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1590 | Submission Open
Keywords: diazotrophs; rhizobia; nodulation; nitrogenase; PGPR; nitrogen fixation; endophytes; biofertilizers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Domestication and Genetic Improvement of New Crops
edited by , and Luciana González-Paleo
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestication; wild relatives; sustainability; perennial; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Digital Agricultural Systems for Orchard and Vineyard Management submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; perennial crops; water stress; new sensors; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Advances in Light Management and Controlled-Environment Agriculture for Enhancing Crop Growth, Yield and Quality submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: light management; controlled-environment agriculture; crop growth; crop yield; crop quality; light spectrum optimization; light intensity; photoperiod; LED lighting; photophysiology; plant morphogenesis; light-regulated metabolism; secondary-metabolite accumulation; stress resilience; greenhouse cultivation; vertical farming; indoor farming; precision agriculture; sustainable lighting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Irrigation and Fertilizer Requirements of Crop Tillage Systems Under Future Climate Change Scenarios
edited by Qinge Dong and Xuewen Gong
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4380 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; crop water requirement; crop yield and quality; evapotranspiration; fertilizer utilization efficiency; soil environment; water efficient use; water and fertilizer coupling; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Advances in Soil and Water Sensor Technologies for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring
edited by George Arampatzis, and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3319 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart farming; sensor-based optimization; data-driven agriculture; environmental resilience; sustainable land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Agroecosystems: Strategies to Mitigate Plastic Pollution for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by and Yifan Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12225 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9707 | 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)
Enhancing Crop Production: Unveiling the Vital Role of Plant Roots and Their Dynamic Interplay with Soil and the Environment
edited by and Valdemar Pedrosa Carnide
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8202 | 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)
Bud Fruitfulness in Grapes: Metabolism Response to Environmental Conditions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3341 | 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)
Effects of Rootstocks to Improve Fruit Yield, Quality, and Resilience to Climatic Changes
edited by and Patrícia Coelho De Souza Leão
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: rootstocks; grafting; biotic and abiotic stresses; enhance fruit crop resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Integrative Genomics, Molecular Markers, and Breeding Strategies in Rice
edited by , Wenchao Huang and Fengfeng Fan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 256 | 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)
Advances in Tomato Breeding: Improving Yield and Quality
edited by Yan Liang and Yunzhou Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: tomato; biotic or abiotic stress; breeding; quality; resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Characterisation, Protection and Development of Minor Crops Adapted to Challenging New Climatic Conditions—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 108 | 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)
Achievements and Perspectives on Heavy Metal Stress and Crop Plant Responses submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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)
Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration Techniques for Crop Enhancement
edited by Thiresia-Teresa Tzatzani and Georgios Tsoktouridis
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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)
Digitalization and Robotics as a Key Support Toward Sustainable Management of Agriculture submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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)
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 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Nitrogen Cycling and Efficient Utilization Mechanisms in Agricultural Field Ecosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | 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 and Adunias Dos Santos Teixeira
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 43 | 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)
Integrative Omics Analysis of Plant-Microbe Interactions
edited by Haifeng Liu and Jiansheng Chen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 37 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: DNA methylation; abiotic stress; epigenetic regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Genetic Improvement and Cultivation Practices for High-Yield and Quality Forage
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | 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)
Reproductive Isolation and Its Role in Crop Evolution and Agronomic Practice submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | 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)
Breeding for Tolerance: Advances in Forage Grass Genetics
edited by Kuiju Niu and Qiang Zhou
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 17 | 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)
Sustainable Water and Fertilizer Management in Agroecosystems Under Climate Change: From Irrigation to Fertigation
edited by Tzu-Che Lin and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable irrigation; greenhouse gas emissions; low-carbon agriculture; greenhouse gas emissions; fertilizer application; water management
Research and Utilization of Plant In Vitro Culture
edited by and Anita Bošnjak Mihovilović
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 2 | 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)
Advances in Plant Metabolomics and Metabolic Engineering for Crop Improvement
edited by Xiuying Gao, and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 81 | 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 submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization
(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 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10336 | 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)
Soil Carbon Sequestration for Mitigating Climate Change in Grasslands
edited by and Carlos Monreal
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3052 | Submission Open
Keywords: grasses; fertilization; management; grazing; GHG emissions; C neutral systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Soil Improvement and Restoration
edited by Chengyi Huang, Zhang Cheng and Ke Zhao
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)
Influence of Plant Growth Substances on Vegetative Growth, Flowering, Fruiting and Fruit Quality
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 46 | 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)
Machine Learning for Genetic Data Analysis and Precision Crop Breeding
edited by Maldonado Carlos and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)
Phytochemicals Under Pressure: Antioxidant Production in Plants as a Response to Environmental Stress submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; emerging contaminants; environmental stresses; nutraceuticals; oxidative stress; plant stress; secondary metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Plant Stress Tolerance: From Genetic Mechanism to Cultivation Methods
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene location; gene family analysis; cultivation methods; salt stress; drought stress; cold stress; hot stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Remote Sensing Diagnosis and Intelligent Decision-Making for Water and Nitrogen Physiology of Crops
edited by Maona Li and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: water and nitrogen management; remote sensing; AI-driven diagnosis and decision-making; multisource data fusion; crop physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Rice Cultivation and Physiology—2nd Edition
edited by Guang Chu, Kai Yu and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice; cultivation; physiology; grain yield; nitrogen use efficiency; water use efficiency; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Rhizosphere Microbiome Association with Agronomic Productivity
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere microbiome; plant– microbe interactions; microbial community assembly; root exudates; agronomic productivity; sustainable agriculture; microbiome engineering; crop yield; stress tolerance; beneficial microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Diapause, Adaptation, Phenotypic Plasticity and Control Strategies of Crop Pests
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: diapause; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; interplay; ecological environment; regulatory mechanism; control strategies; crop pest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Harnessing Benefits of Legumes for Tropical Farming Systems submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2320 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical agriculture; grain and graze; dual purpose crops; sustainable soil; pulses; mixed farming; farming system; soil fertility; germplasm enhancement; high-value crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
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