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Interaction Mechanisms Between Crops and Pathogens

edited by Guodong Lu and

Yingzi Yun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2044 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop– pathogen interactions; molecular mechanisms; pathogen virulence; plant immunity; disease management strategies

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

Vegetation Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water and Nutrient Management in Agriculture

edited by Francisco Montoya and

Susana Ferreira

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop water use; deficit irrigation strategies; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient stress; nutrient management strategies; data fusion; machine learning; precision agriculture

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

Soil Improvement and Restoration

edited by Chengyi Huang, Zhang Cheng and Ke Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 148 | 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)

Machine Learning for Genetic Data Analysis and Precision Crop Breeding

edited by Maldonado Carlos and

Freddy Mora-Poblete

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

Influence of Plant Growth Substances on Vegetative Growth, Flowering, Fruiting and Fruit Quality

edited by

Weiming Tan

and

Hao Tian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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)

Fruit Quality Pathways: From Transcriptome to Flavor Chemistry

edited by

Alejandro Castro-Cegrí

and

Alicia García Fuentes

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; transcriptomics and gene regulation; metabolomics; flavor chemistry; postharvest; nutraceutical compounds; QTL seq; GWAS

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

Modern Seed Technologies for Developing Dynamic Agriculture

edited by

Guangwu Zhao

and

Zhujun Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22605 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed technology; seed quality; seed physiology; seed molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Waste to Wealth: Resource Utilization of Agricultural Waste Through Effective Biomass Management

edited by

Anabel Fernandez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18311 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Advances in Remote Sensing Agronomic Application for Mapping and Modeling Soil Properties

edited by

Anna Rita Bernadette Cammerino

and

Massimo Monteleone

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1917 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; mapping soil properties; modelling soil properties; agro-environmental application; multicriteria analysis

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

Plant Stress Tolerance: From Genetic Mechanism to Cultivation Methods

edited by

Chang Liu

and

Changlin Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | 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)

Phytochemicals Under Pressure: Antioxidant Production in Plants as a Response to Environmental Stress

edited by

Debora Fontanini

and

Carmelina Spanò

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 319 | 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)

Rice Cultivation and Physiology—2nd Edition

edited by Guang Chu, Kai Yu and

Stephan M. Haefele

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | 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)

Remote Sensing Diagnosis and Intelligent Decision-Making for Water and Nitrogen Physiology of Crops

edited by Maona Li and

Shicheng Yan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

Rhizosphere Microbiome Association with Agronomic Productivity

edited by

Yunpeng Gai

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 67 | 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)

Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Isabel Luci Pisa Mata da Conceição

and

Maria João Camacho

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; crop protection; integrated pest management; nematode diseases; pest control; plant-parasitic nematodes

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

Diapause, Adaptation, Phenotypic Plasticity and Control Strategies of Crop Pests

edited by

Lin Jin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 32 | 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

edited by

Surya P. Bhattarai

and

Dante L. Adorada

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2577 | 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)

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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

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

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

Resistance-Related Gene Mining and Genetic Improvement in Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Panfeng Yao

and

Chen Lin

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; plant science; staple crops; abiotic stress; plant breeding; genetic improvement

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

Methodologies for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture: Advances and Practices

edited by

Dana Maria Constantin

Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac

and

Florentina Iuliana Mincu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; water use efficiency; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; precipitation; climate change adaptation; crop yield; decision support tools; precision agriculture; stakeholders

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

Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement—Volume II

edited by

Roxana Yockteng

Andrés J. Cortés

and

María Ángeles Castillejo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3512 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; nutrigenomics; ionomics; lipidomics; phenomics; environmental omics; bioinformatics; machine learning

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

Smart Sensing and Sustainable Crop Management Strategies for Agriculture in Arid and Semiarid Regions

edited by Zhenqi Liao,

Junliang Fan

, Peng Zhu and Yüze Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; sustainable agriculture practices; crop management strategies; agricultural water management; arid and semiarid regions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Precision Agriculture in Intensive Grain Production Systems

edited by

Suiyan Tan

and Xu Ma

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; cereal crops; remote sensing; crop phenotyping

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

Application of Machine Learning and Modelling in Food Crops

edited by

Luís Pádua

Bing Liu

and

Chenyao Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6195 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production and management; machine learning; deep learning; crop modelling; Internet of Things (IoT); big data; smart agriculture; precision farming technologies; sensor-based crop monitoring; model-based decision support systems

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

Effect of Cultivation Techniques on Fruit Quality and Nutritional Value—3rd Edition

edited by

Luis Noguera-Artiaga

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2508 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic factors; agricultural practices; antioxidants; biofunctional compounds; food quality; irrigation; mineral content; polyphenols; preharvest treatment

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

Net-Zero Emissions for Sustainable Food Production and Land Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhengqin Xiong

and Jianying Shang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint; greenhouse gases; greenhouse gas intensity; carbon budget; biochar; carbon sequestration; net ecosystem economic benefit; profile carbon storage

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

Ecophysiological Principles for Sustainable Rice and Wheat Cultivation

edited by

Qun Hu

and

Zhipeng Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecophysiology; sustainable agriculture; rice and wheat; stress adaptation; resource use efficiency; climate resilience; soil– plant interactions

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

Application of Deep and Machine Learning in Crop Monitoring and Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Vjekoslav Tadić

Dorijan Radočaj

and

Mladen Jurišić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep and machine learning; crop productivity; prediction of crop related parameters; prediction of biotic and abiotic factors in agricultural production; soil composition and fertilization; climate change impact of agriculture; pest management; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); phenotyping; data fusion; decision support systems

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

Genetics and Breeding of Field Crops in the 21st Century—2nd Edition

edited by

Ioannis N. Xynias

and Ilias D. Avdikos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield; quality; food supply; climate change; sustainable agriculture

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

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Horticultural Crop Resilience

edited by Kehao Liang, Yuxing Li and Yi Tang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; multi-omics integration; genome editing; abiotic and biotic stress; metabolic pathways; plant hormones; transcriptional and epigenetic regulation

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

Cultivation Advances and Agronomic Approaches to Enhance the Phytochemical, Nutraceutical, and Pharmacological Value of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou

and

Antonios Chrysargyris

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; specialized natural products; metabolomics; bioactive compounds; pharmacological activities; climate change; nutritional value; innovative cultivation practices; soil/soilless cultures; hydroponics

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

Crop Disease Resistance-Related Signaling Pathways

edited by

Alice Kira Zelman

and

Gerald A. Berkowitz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; crop protection; plant disease mitigation; sustainable agriculture; crop physiology; crop breeding; disease-related signaling; plant pathogens

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

Advancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Automation and Crop Management—2nd Edition

edited by Peter P. Ling,

Milon Chowdhury

and

Teng Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced environmental control techniques; canopy architecture optimization; root zone management; energy use efficiency; AI-based plant health and growth prediction; decision support systems; climate-smart advanced technology; sustainability of CEA production

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

Rootworm–Plant Interactions: Mechanisms of Damage and Host Defense Strategies

edited by

Sergio Molinari

and

Denis Gitonga

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: rootworm resistance; plant-insect interactions; integrated pest management

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

Impact of Phytoremediation on Soil Ecosystems

edited by

Dionisios Gasparatos

and

Petroula Seridou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; microbiome dynamics; ecosystem recovery; heavy metals; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Smart Agriculture: Cloud Data Control Platform

edited by Mino Sportelli and

Alexander Kocian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; crop monitoring; soil and water management; cloud-based data platforms; IoT in agriculture; real-time farm analytics; AI-driven decision support systems; agricultural dataspaces; data traceability; smart farming systems

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

Abiotic Stress Resilience: Mechanisms, Management, and Yield Stability

edited by

Bikash Adhikari

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop physiology; yield stability and resilience; stress tolerance; source– sink regulation; homeostasis; shoot-to-root ratio

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

Smart Irrigation and Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Water Management

edited by

Lucia Bortolini

and

Alessia Cogato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation technologies; sustainable water management; climate-smart irrigation; NBS for sustainable agriculture

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

Pollutants in Crops: Bioavailability, Safety, and Impact on Agronomic Management

edited by Alina Daria Soceanu and

Dobrinas Simona

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant; crop safety; soil– plant system; pollutant uptake; sustainable agronomy; agrochemicals; food and feed safety; agroecological management

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

Evolutionary Mechanisms and Molecular Regulatory Networks of Plant Breeding Systems

edited by Xiaokai Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding systems; multi-omics; evolutionary genomics; flower-pollinator interactions; floral development; mating strategies; self-incompatibility; sex determination

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

Plant–Colletotrichum Species Interactions in Agriculture: Immune Responses, Molecular Mechanisms, and Sustainable Management

edited by

Pedro Talhinhas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: colletotrichum; anthracnose; immune responses; molecular mechanisms; sustainable management

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

Spectroscopy in Modern Agriculture: Current Achievements, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

edited by

Claudia Savarese

Angelo Cardellicchio

and

Vito Renò

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital agriculture; plant and soil spectroscopy; imaging techniques; crop monitoring; plant phenotyping; artificial intelligence; drones; agriculture 4.0; proximal and remote sensing in agriculture

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

Miscanthus as a Sustainable Source of Biomass for Bioenergy and Biorenewable Products

edited by

Ralf Pude

and John Clifton-Brown

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-input plant; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; biobased products

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

Effect of Nitrogen Supply on Growth and Yield of Crops

edited by Guanghua Yin and Jie Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen supply; crop growth; crop yield; nitrogen use efficiency; nitrogen management; crop physiology; sustainable agriculture; nutrient uptake

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

Uncovering Roles of Fungal Toxins and Specialized Metabolites in Plant Infection

edited by

Tran Minh Trang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; virulence; effectors; specialized metabolites; fungal pathogen; mycotoxins; plant– microbe interaction

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

Conventional and Alternative Fertilization of Crops

edited by

Anita Zapałowska

and

Wacław Jarecki

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9253 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral fertilization; organic fertilization; integrated nutrient management; soil health; crop productivity; precision agriculture; fertilizer optimization

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

Crop Antiviral Immunity and Viral Counter-Defense Strategies

edited by Mingfeng Feng and Qiang Gao

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus; antiviral immunity; viral counter-defense; NLR; viral effector; virus– host plant interaction

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

A Path for Circular Economy in Agriculture: From Organic Waste to Sustainable Energy and Soil Fertility

edited by

Daniela Pezzolla

Nicolò Montegiove

and

Alberto Maria Gambelli

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9373 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; anaerobic digestion; composting; soil enrichment; waste management; organic waste; organic fraction of municipal solid wastes; pollution; renewable energy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Innovations in Composting and Vermicomposting

edited by Tereza Hřebečková and

Ales Hanc

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open

Keywords: composting; vermicomposting; organic waste management; biological treatment; organic fertilizers; agrochemical parameters; use of vermi/compost

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

Microbial Partnerships in Fruit Crops: Enhancing Yield, Quality, and Resilience

edited by Daniela Sangiorgio and

Brian Farneti

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; fruit crop; sustainable agriculture; biostimulants; stress resilience

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

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