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Insect Genomics for Sustainable Agriculture: Evolution, Adaptation, and Pest Management

edited by Rui Pang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect genomics; agricultural insects; comparative genomics; population genomics; evolutionary adaptation; functional genomics; sustainable pest management

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

Integrated Research on Tea Plants: Soil Management, Cultivation Strategies, Breeding, and Quality Formation

edited by Peng Yan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; soil management; cultivation strategies; tea breeding; quality formation; nutrient management; soil health; sustainable tea production

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

Water-Saving and Stress-Resilient Cropping Systems for Sustainable Productivity in Water-Limited Agricultural Regions

edited by

Xiaoyuan Bao

and Cai Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving agriculture; stress-resilient cropping systems; sustainable productivity; water-limited regions; resource-use efficiency

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

Fruit Tree Physiology and Ecology

edited by Shunfeng Ge

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit tree physiology; mineral nutrition; metabolism; soil carbon and nitrogen cycling; stable isotope tracing; soil management; stress response; rhizosphere microorganisms; nutrient use efficiency

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

CO₂ Fertilization of Crops Under Changing Climate: Physiological Responses and Interactions with Warming and Drought

edited by

Bin Wang

and Chao Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: elevated CO2; CO2 fertilisation; crop physiology; climate warming; drought stress; photosynthesis; stomatal conductance; water-use efficiency; crop yield; grain quality; crop modelling

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

Advances in Crop Nutrition and Sustainable Nutrient Utilization for Climate Resilient Agriculture

edited by Wenge Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop nutrition; nutrient-use efficiency; NPK utilization; micro-nutrients; sustainable fertilization; plant–soil interactions; biofortification; nano-fertilizers; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Regulation of Heavy Metals Migration and Accumulation in Soil–Plant System

edited by Nan Zhang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; soil–plant interaction; translocation; rhizosphere absorption; microbial detoxification; chemical immobilization

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

Research Progress in Agricultural Robots in Smart Farming

edited by

Xianping Guan

and

Wan-Soo Kim

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; arable farming; intelligent agriculture; agricultural perception; greenhouse and orchard farming

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

Agronomic Strategies for Improving Mineral Nutrition and Reducing Toxic Element Accumulation in Crops

edited by Gustavo Brunetto,

Moreno Toselli

and

Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky

submission deadline 4 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; plant nutrition; efficiency in nutrient uptake; tolerance; management practices to increase nutrient availability; metal tolerance

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

Next-Generation Crop Management: Bridging AI Vision and Sensor Fusion for Smarter Agronomy

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

and

Kaixiang Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-powered vision systems; sensor fusion; precision agriculture; multimodal crop monitoring; smart irrigation and fertilization; deep learning for plant phenotyping; thermal and hyperspectral sensing; field robotics and UAV-based sensing; climate-smart agronomy; agricultural intelligence systems

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

Innovations in Sustainable Soil Management for Climate Adaptation and Ecosystem Resilience

edited by Danijel Jug,

Irena Jug

and

Boris Durdevic

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable soil management; conservation tillage; climate change adaptation; ecosystem resilience; soil degradation; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation; crop diversification; soil health; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Plant Pathogens and the Threats of Their Arthropod Vectors to Crop Health: Surveillance, Detection, Early-Warning Systems, and Dynamics

edited by

Lei Zhao

and

Francis Drummond

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; transmission; insects; fungi; viruses; bacteria; monitoring; field studies; simulation models; IPM

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

Pre- and Post-Harvest Sustainable Strategies to Improve Quality, Reduce Waste and Extend Shelf-Life of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Giorgia Liguori

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; pre-harvest factors; postharvest preservation; shelf life; food waste reduction; sustainable agriculture; biostimulants; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; green technologies

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

Insights on Organic Mineral Fertilizers: Challenges and Applications

edited by Jian Dai and Xiumei Zhan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizer; inorganic fertilizer; combined fertilization; nutrient use efficiency; soil fertility; soil microbial community; fertilization optimization; agricultural sustainability; ecological challenge

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

Multi-Omics Driven Growth Regulation and Improvement in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Chrysanthi Polychroniadou

and

Michail Michailidis

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; fruit quality; preharvest management; postharvest management

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

Plant Stress Tolerance: From Genetic Mechanism to Cultivation Methods

edited by

Chang Liu

and

Changlin Liu

submission deadline 17 Mar 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12296 | 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)

Plant Disease Management in Modern Agriculture: Risks, Hybrid Strategies, and Emerging Solutions

edited by

Jakub Danielewicz

Łukasz Sobiech

, Marek Korbas and

Yanqun Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open

Keywords: diseases; chemical solutions; fungicides; fungi; IPM solutions; biocompounds; agriculture

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

Regulatory Mechanisms of Stress Resistance and Secondary Metabolism in Agronomic and Ornamental Crops

edited by Yu Meng and

Shengguan Cai

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic crops; ornamental crops; stress resistance; secondary metabolism; stress signaling; molecular regulation; hormone signaling; omics; metabolic reprogramming; crop quality

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

Precision Harvesting: Smart Machinery and Adaptive Strategies for Crop-Specific Management

edited by

Ruijie Shi

, Shilin Zhang and

Shanglong Xin

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision harvesting; smart agricultural machinery; machine vision navigation; model predictive control; rigid-flexible coupling dynamics; agronomy-machinery integration; crop-specific management; seed corn harvesting; oil and fiber crops; adaptive tracking control

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

Smart Irrigation and Agricultural Water Footprint

edited by

Zhitao Zhang

Jiang Bian

and

Xiaochun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart irrigation; agricultural water footprint; precision water management; irrigation scheduling; digital agriculture; remote sensing; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: 2nd Edition

edited by Peter J. Gregory and

Thorsten Kraska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: production systems; sustainable intensification; regenerative agriculture; vertical farming; integrated pest management; nutritious food; food security; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Soil Fertility, Organic Amendments, and Beneficial Microorganisms: Long-Term Perspectives on Sustainable Agroecosystems and Ecological Restoration

edited by Kai Yan and Bo Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; fertility enhancement; ecological engineering; organic amendments; sustainable agroecosystems; soil improvement; beneficial microorganisms

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

Computer Vision, Intelligent Sensing Systems and Digital Solutions for Agriculture 4.0

edited by

Simona Violino

and

Roberto Ciccoritti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; electronic nose; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); hyperspectral and multispectral imaging; non-destructive sensing; precision agriculture; Agriculture 4.0; IoT and edge computing; plant disease early detection

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

Estimating Crop Yield and Quality Based on Machine Learning

edited by

Qi Wang

and

Meili Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield prediction; crop quality assessment; machine learning; deep learning; large-scale models; intelligent agents; multimodal data fusion; agricultural remote sensing; crop phenotyping; spatiotemporal modeling; precision agriculture; intelligent plant protection; crop high-quality datasets

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

Protected Agriculture Technology, Environmental Adaptation, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Chengyao Jiang

and Wei Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: protected agriculture; environmental adaptation; precision cultivation; smart environmental control; horticultural plant stress tolerance; agricultural sustainability; low-carbon farming; vertical agriculture

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

Plant Nutrition Eco-Physiology and Nutrient Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiuxin Guo

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral elements; organic fertilizers; plant nutrition eco-physiology; nutrient management; yield and quality; nutrient use efficiency; soil quality and productivity; environmental effects

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

Boosting Crop Yield Using Water-Saving Soil Management Practices Under Limited Water Resources Conditions

edited by Chitao Sun and

Qian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-use efficiency; covered cultivation; green water saving; water-saving evaluation; mulching materials; soil environment; crop water consumption; irrigation method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Genetic and Breeding Strategies for Physiological Mechanisms in Fruit Crops

edited by

Guofang Li

, Li Wang and Bo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit crops; agronomic traits; physiological mechanisms; regulatory networks; breeding strategies; genetic diversity

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

Fungal Sensing for Adapting and Surviving in Changing Environments

edited by Wei Tang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal sensing; signal transduction; stress adaptation; protein secretion; host–plant interaction; epigenetic regulation; multi-omics; population genomics; fungicide resistance; biocontrol; crop protection; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainable Vineyard Management Under Climate Change

edited by Katerina Biniari and

Ioannis Daskalakis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; viticulture; vineyard sustainability; soil management; water use efficiency; grapevine physiology; fruit quality; carbon sequestration; biodiversity; old vineyards

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

Plant Immunity and Pathogen Effectors in Sustainable Crop Disease Management

edited by

Zhaoyun Wang

and Yuemin Pan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; disease resistance; effector; pathogenic mechanism; sustainable; disease management

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

Monitoring and Detection of Agricultural Products in Precision Agriculture

edited by Chenlong Fan,

Mengmeng Qiao

and Weijun Xie

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; agricultural product monitoring; intelligent detection; remote sensing; machine vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning

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

Precision Farming Operation Technology and Intelligent Equipment System

edited by

Jun Ni

Zhaoyu Zhai

and Xing Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural information perception; agricultural information sensing system; agricultural artificial intelligence; agricultural production intelligent agent; precision operation technology of agricultural machinery; intelligent agricultural equipment; agricultural robotics technology

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

Breeding, Biotechnology, and Molecular Tools in Fruits, Vegetables, and Ornamental Plants

edited by Jinzhu Zhang, Jianrang Luo and Aimin Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; ornamental plants; breeding; biotechnology; abiotic stress tolerance; quality traits; omics approaches; sustainable horticulture

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

Real-Time IoT Sensing and Intelligent Phenotypic Diagnosis in Controlled and Open-Field Cropping Systems

edited by

Jun Zhang

and Xiaofei Fan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural IoT; multi-parameter sensing; real-time monitoring; edge computing; crop intelligent diagnosis; precision agriculture; plant high-throughput phenotyping

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

Ecological Protection and Sustainable Management of Farmland Systems

edited by

Ruoshui Wang

Yuguo Han

Tibin Zhang

and Qibiao Han

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland systems; ecological protection; irrigation and nutrient management; soil salinity and land degradation; sustainable farmland management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Waste to Wealth: Resource Utilization of Agricultural Waste Through Effective Biomass Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Anabel Fernandez

and

Daniela Zalazar-García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorization; biorefinery; circular economy; waste agricultural; waste management; bioenergy potential; amendment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Pesticide Residues and Pollution Control Technologies in Agricultural Systems

edited by Junxue Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide residues and environmental fate; pollution control and soil remediation; biochar and functionalized materials; nano-pesticides and smart delivery systems; bioavailability and ecotoxicological risk; in situ monitoring and detection technologies; transformation and degradation mechanisms; pesticide reduction and sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agronomic Practices and Smart Innovations in Crop Production Systems

edited by Lu Feng,

Lei Zhang

and

Xiao-Fei Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; resource use efficiency; agronomic management; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Efficient Strategies for the Utilization of Water Resources and Nutrients and Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Junlin Zheng

and

Maheteme Gebremedhin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; water and fertilizer coupling; water use efficiency; climate change; solute transport; numerical simulation; greenhouse gas emissions; yield; quality

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

Plant Immunity and Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Crop Protection

edited by

Tingting Li

and Jia Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; disease resistance; plant-pathogen interaction; biological control; stress physiology; plant immunity; biocontrol agents; genome editing; sustainable agriculture; effector biology; microbiome; drought tolerance; salt tolerance

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

Fertilizer Application and Sustainable Nutrient Management in Fruit Crops

edited by

Susana Ferreira

and Mariana Mota

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizers; biostimulants; fertigation; fertilizer application; fruit crops; nutrient management; nutrient use efficiency; plant nutrition; precision agriculture; soil fertility

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

Soil Health and Nutrient Management in Sustainable Stimulant Crops (Tea, Coffee, Cacao, etc.) Ecosystems

edited by

Kang Ni

submission deadline 16 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimulant crops agroecosystems; soil health; nutrient use efficiency; soil organic carbon; soil microbiome; regenerative practices; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling Mediated by Plant–Microbial–Soil Interactions

edited by Xiaoyan Tang and Yuanxue Chen

submission deadline 26 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3926 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; nutrient cycling; plant–microbe interactions; soil microbiome; rhizosphere; sustainable agriculture; carbon sequestration; nitrogen fixation

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

Integrating Environmental, Genetic, and Management Factors for Climate-Resilient Crop Production

edited by Judit Bányai, Balázs Varga and

Klára Mészáros

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; yield stability; smart breeding; genetic improvement; remote sensing; root phenotyping; crop management strategies; precision agriculture; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Organic and Microbial Amendments for Soil Remediation and Sustainable Crop Health

edited by Jixiao Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic amendments; biochar; crop straw; livestock manure; microbial inoculants; soil remediation; crop health; sustainable agriculture

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

Unlocking the Potential of Beneficial Elements in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Agronomic Biofortification

edited by