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Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species in Fresh Fruit Production Systems

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Andrea Sciarretta

and Slawomir A. Lux

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7034 | 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)

Plant Disease Control: Pesticide Resistance Management and Eco-Friendly Alternatives

edited by

Alina Pǎunescu

, Liliana Cristina Soare and

Nicoleta Anca Sutan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3501 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; bioformulation; phytopathogens; plant extracts; eco-friendly methods; plant disease; chorology of plant diseases; ecotoxicity; biocontrol

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

Composting for Soil Improvement and Removal of Soil Contaminants

edited by

Juan Antonio López González

and María Rosa Martínez-Gallardo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost; biofertilizers; soil sustainability; soil ecology; biorestoration; bioremediation; organic fertilization; agrochemical reduction

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

New Approach to High-Quality Agricultural Development of Saline–Alkali Land—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhen Liu

and

Huarui Gong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive utilization of saline– alkali land; soil carbon and nitrogen processes in saline– alkali soil; the dynamic movement of soil water and salt in saline– alkali soil; plant– soil– microbe interactions in saline– alkali land; application of remote sensing technology in saline– alkali land; construction of ecological grass– husbandry ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways of Crop Tolerance Under Stressful Conditions

edited by Qi Jia and

Kai Fan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open

Keywords: stressful conditions; stress responses; tolerance; molecular mechanism; signaling pathway

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

Phytoalexins, Resistance Inducers, and Sustainable Control Measures in Crop Protection Strategies—3rd Edition

edited by

Francesco Calzarano

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop protection; resistance induction; biological products; natural products; disease management

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

Safe and Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Crops

edited by

Yan Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 33650 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; reclaimed water; organic fertilizer

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

Cultivation and Utilization of Herbal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Magdalena Walasek-Janusz

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2200 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant species and varieties; organic herbal cultivation; crop systems; innovative strategies to enhance product quality; chemical compounds; essential oils; bioactive substances; biological activity; processing of aromatic plants

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

Mechanisms and Effects of Biochar in Regulating the Soil Nitrogen Cycle

edited by

Zunqi Liu

, Xu Yang and Yu Lan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil tillage; soil N transformation; greenhouse gas emissions; soil enzyme activity; fertilizer N

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

New Perspectives in the Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens

edited by Alfredo Lacasa and

Manuel Cantó-Tejero

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 355 | 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)

Optimizing Crop Water Use: Advances and Applications in Deficit Irrigation Strategies

edited by

Fernando França da Cunha

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 26741 | Submission Open

Keywords: deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; innovations in water management; irrigation management; precision irrigation; sustainable irrigation strategies; water optimization; water productivity; water use efficiency

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

Nitrogen Cycle in Agro-Ecosystems

edited by Claudia Jantalia

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1696 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizers; biological nitrogen fixation; N losses; N quantification; balance of N

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Increasing Water Use Efficiency Under Climate Extremes

edited by

Sushil Thapa

and

Qingwu Xue

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; cropping systems; deficit irrigation; drought resilience; dryland agriculture; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; soil health; soil-water management; sustainable agriculture; systems agriculture

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

Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Zhang

Peng Hou

and

Rongfa Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13498 | 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)

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production

edited by

Luigi Morra

and

Eugenio Cozzolino

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8655 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; integrated pest management; biological control of plant disease; crop protection; soil health; plant health; biofertilizers and biocontrol; organic amendment; cover crops; minimum tillage

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

Agricultural Pollution: Toxicology and Remediation Strategies

edited by Hongzhi He and Guikui Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6844 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution; agriculture; toxicology; remediation

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

Effects of Agronomic Practices on Soil Properties and Health

edited by Marco Pittarello,

Emilio Lo Presti

and

Paolo Carletti

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic activity; organic matter; soil fertility; sustainable agriculture

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

Integrated Management and Sustainability of Herbicide Resistance in Crops

edited by

Antonia María Rojano-Delgado

Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz

and Purificación Fernández García

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3754 | 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)

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Under the Abiotic Stress

edited by

Xiaojiao Han

, Yikai Zhang and Huizhe Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; physiological mechanism; molecular mechanism; woody plants; crops

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

Mitigation of Ammonia and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Systems

edited by

David Fangueiro

and

José L. S. Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 44122 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia; animal houses; emissions factors; greenhouse gases; manure management; nutrients recycling; measurement methodologies; mitigation techniques; livestock production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management

edited by

Agnieszka Lejman

Judith Wirth

and

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20571 | Submission Open

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

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

Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13793 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization

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

Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management

edited by

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13223 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed; adaptive evolution; seed dormancy; germination behavior; population dynamics; herbicide resistance; stress tolerance; weed management

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

Intelligent Detection and Classification of External Traits in Crop Plants, Fruits, and Vegetables

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12169 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; neural networks; image analysis; qualitative classification

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

Agricultural Water Management in Arid, Semi-Arid and Drought Prone Areas—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9533 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-resource management; water conservation patterns; irrigation methods and tools; evapotranspiration; observation methods and modelling; plant water relations; water productivity; cover crops

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

Modern Control of Biotic Stress in Crops: Intelligent Detection and Precision Pesticide Application

edited by Hongxing Peng and

Yuanyuan Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9034 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent detection; precision agriculture; machine vision; hyperspectral image processing; pesticide application; agricultural robots; agricultural big data; agricultural product quality and safety

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

Advancements in Fertilization Strategies and Soil Health for Rice and Wheat Cultivation

edited by

Haipeng Zhang

and Xinliang Dong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5710 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil quality; rice and wheat cultivation; precision fertilization; sustainable agriculture

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

Adaptations and Responses of Cropping Systems to Climate Change

edited by Shengli Liu, Jing Sun and Zhanbiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5600 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping system; climate change; adaptation; food security; crop yield; management practice; soil quality; irrigation

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

Innovations in Turfgrass Management for Enhanced Sustainability and Conservation

edited by

Stefano Macolino

, Jason Kruse and Cristina Pornaro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4412 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfgrass; forage crop; water conservation; management; integrated pest management; environmental stress

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

Value-Added Products from Crop Biomass: Biotechnological, Pharmaceutical and Food Applications

edited by

Martha-Estrella García-Pérez

and

Gina Rosalinda De Nicola

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4200 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; agri-food; valorization; bioactive molecules; bio-based products; sustainability

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

Enhancing Agricultural Practices: Novel Nature-Derived Plant Growth Stimulators

edited by

Eszter Virag

and

Erzsébet Mónika Karaffa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulation; plant– pathogen interaction; crop protection; phytohormone; biopesticides; organic farming; abiotic/biotic stress

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

Recycling Agro-Food and Urban Wastes According the Circular Economy and Sustainability Paradigms—Volume II

edited by

Niccolò Pampuro

Eugenio Cavallo

and

Lucia Vigoroso

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3121 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food waste; waste valorization; circular economy; composting; anaerobic digestion; greenhouse gas emissions; organic fertilizer; renewable energy; alternative fuels; corporate social responsibility (CSR); individuals’ perception

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

Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Soybeans—2nd Edition

edited by Fang Huang, Lin Zhao and Xiaobo Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open

Keywords: soybean; functional genomics; molecular breeding

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

Utilizing Genetic Resources for Agronomic Traits Improvement: Series III

edited by

Fernando Martinez-Moreno

Magdalena Ruiz

and

Laura Pascual

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open

Keywords: landraces; wild relatives; breeding for resistance to diseases and pests; breeding for quality; breeding for climate change

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

Novel Approaches to Phenotyping in Plant Research

edited by Robert Jackson

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenotyping; multiscale phenotyping; novel methods; low-cost approaches; AI-driven phenotyping; field-based research; lab-based research; agriculture; horticulture

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

Assessment of Climate Change Effects on Food Security—Yield, Quality, and Diversity

edited by Balázs Varga, Judit Bányai and

Hailin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; abiotic and biotic stresses; sustainability; food security; food quality; biodiversity; agroecology; organic farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agricultural Imagery and Machine Vision

edited by Ximing Li and

Xuejun Yue

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural imagery; image recognition; crop monitoring; remote sensing; sensor technology

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

Exploring the Diversity of Endophytic Microorganisms: From Microbial Ecology to Agronomic Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Garrido

Victoria E. González-Rodríguez

and

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: endophytic microorganisms; plant– microbe interactions; endophytic communities; innovative agronomic applications; microorganisms and host plants

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

Advances in Genetics of Pollination Mechanism and Fruit Development of Horticultural Crops

edited by Lulu Wang and Xiaoping Niu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination genetics; fruit development; horticultural crops; genomic tools; flower organogenesis

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

Multidimensional Drivers of Plant–Pathogen Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Jiehua Qiu

, Huangbin Shi and

Caterina Morcia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 635 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; environmental factors; plant health; climate change

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

The Molecular and Physiological Resistance Mechanisms of Maize in Response to Stress

edited by Zhirui Yang and Zeyang Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; stress; resistance mechanism; climate change; epigenetic regulation; omics technologies; stress-resistant maize breeding

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

Improvement of Beverage Crops (Tea, Coffee, Wine, etc.,) Through Breeding and Cultivation Management

edited by Xiangde Yang and

Shuilian Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open

Keywords: beverage crops; yield and quality; nutrient management; genetic resources and breeding; agronomic practices; agronomic improvement; microbiome and soil health; green development of agriculture; sustainable development

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

Plant–Fungus Interactions in Agronomic Systems

edited by

Jorge L. Folch-Mallol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– fungal interaction; abiotic stress tolerance triggered by fungi; nurture of plants due to fungi; pathogenic plant fungi; host– interaction mechanisms; abiotic stress tolerance in plant– fungal interaction

Photosynthesis and Respiration in Food Crops

edited by Hsiangchun Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; photorespiration; gas exchange; crop yield

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

Phytoremediation: Current Facts and Future Perspectives

edited by

Efraín Tovar-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting bacteria; environmental pollution; heavy metal pollution; organic and inorganic amendments; phytoextraction; phytoremediation; phytostabilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Optimal Water Management and Sustainability in Irrigated Agriculture—3rd Edition

edited by

Pantazis E. Georgiou

and

Dimitrios K. Karpouzos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management and SDGs; water and energy saving; water scarcity and climate change; crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling; irrigation methods and systems— irrigation efficiency; crop water productivity; optimal irrigation networks— modern optimization methods; smart irrigation and IoT

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

Food Security in the Face of Drought: Challenges and Prospects for the Future

edited by

Weilu Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2325 | 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)

Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Environmental Impact

edited by

Thiago Libório Romanelli

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 30836 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; systems management; smart farming; digital agriculture; regenerative agriculture; cleaner production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Land Degradation and Management Strategies: Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Changhe Lü

and

Yaqun Liu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16988 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural land degradation; land use and cover change; overgrazing and grassland degradation; land productivity; soil quality; ecosystem services; anthropogenic interference; climate change; food and ecological security; sustainable land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Soil Pollution and Remediation in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9492 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; animal wastes; organic compost; cover plants; no-tillage system; soil organic carbon; copper; zinc

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

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