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Effect of Soil Enzyme Activity on Crop Growth submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 771
Keywords: soil enzyme activity; bioindicators of soil health; sustainable soil management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Utilization of Microorganisms for Sustainable Agricultural Development
edited by Huawen Han and
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12361 | Submission Open
Keywords: microorganism; sustainable agriculture; soil health; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Innovations in Green and Efficient Cotton Cultivation
edited by Lu Feng, and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10235 | Submission Open
Keywords: green agriculture; sustainable farming; resource-efficient farming; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Multifunctional Nanoparticles and Nano-Enabled Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers in Agricultural Applications submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9109 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; nano-herbicides; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; agriculture; food safety; plant stress; nanotoxicology; nutraceuticals; crop health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
New Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality in Agricultural Systems
edited by and Qian Yue
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7473 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emission; carbon footprint; ecosystem model; carbon sink; carbon accounting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6341 | Submission Open
Keywords: locusts; pests; outbreaks; invasions; monitoring and forecasting; preventive management strategy; food crisis; biological control; sustainability; environmantal impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Regulatory Network of Crop to Environmental Stress: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4676 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; abiotic stress; yield; quality; key genes; molecular methods; QTL
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4673 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil nutrient management; soil nutrient cycling; soil tillage; soil amendment; crop yield; long-term fertilization; crop nutrient uptake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4562 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; beneficial microorganisms; climate change; plant– microbe interaction; sustainable agriculture; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Precision Monitoring of Crops and Pastures Using UAV, Satellite, and Sensor Technologies submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open
Keywords: active and passive remote sensing; UAV; GIS; Lidar and image photogrammetry; crop production; pastures; special crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Effects of Herbicides on Crop Growth and Development
edited by and Caio Antonio Carbonari
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3323 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbicide impacts on crops; crop physiology; GMO crops; hormesis; herbicide resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)
Application of Phytohormones in Postharvest Ripening and Quality Improvement of Fruits
edited by Hua Huang and Zhengke Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3078 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytohormones; fruits; postharvest treatments; ripening; cuticle; physiological and biochemical changes; pathogen control; molecular regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Response of Agroecosystem Carbon–Water Cycling and Crop Spatial Patterns to Environmental Change: Mechanisms and Adaptive Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystem structure; ecosystem carbon– water cycle; machine learning; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Prevention and Alleviation in Crop Stress Responses by Exogenous Substance Application
edited by and Zlatko Svecnjak
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; agronomy; antioxidant mechanism; biostimulants; biotic stress; growth regulators; sustainable crop production; physiology; phytohormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Sky Guardians of Agriculture: Drones for Efficient Plant Health Surveillance
edited by Junying Chen, and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1786 | Submission Open
Keywords: drones; hyperspectral; multispectral; thermal infrared; early stress detection; precision disease management; nutrient monitoring; yield prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Grazing Management and Carbon Dynamics in Grassland Ecosystems: From Microbial Processes to Ecosystem Functioning
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; plant– soil– microbe interactions; root exudates; microbial ecology; metabolic quotient; rotational grazing; grassland sustainability; pasture resilience; ecosystem functioning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Epidemiology and Integrated Management Strategies for Current and Emerging Crop Diseases
edited by Waldir Cintra De Jesus Júnior
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant disease epidemiology; integrated disease management (IDM); climate change and crop pathosystems; disease forecasting and risk modeling; emerging and re-emerging phytopathogens; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Innovative Postharvest Technologies for Maintaining Quality, Safety, and Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural commodities; pre- and postharvest technologies; supply chains; food loss; food waste; pre harvest; greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Advanced Sensing and AI for Crop Nutrient Management and Stress Detection submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; nutrient management; stress detection; remote sensing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Compost Development, Application and Its Impacts on Soil
edited by Qi Wang and Idowu Atoloye
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: composting; vermicomposting; black soldier fly; anaerobic digestion; biochar acceleration; organic waste management; soil amendment; soil health; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
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 293 | 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)
Functional Characterization of Key Agronomic Trait Genes in Soybean
edited by Jun Liu
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; adaptability; nitrogen fixation; architecture; quality; yield; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Innovative Approaches for the Remediation of Polluted Soils in Agricultural Systems submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; agricultural innovations; beneficial microorganisms; good agricultural practices; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Pests and Diseases Management Reimagined: Biocontrol Approaches
edited by Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 259 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: classical biocontrol; augmentative biocontrol; new biocontrol technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Sustainable Harvesting: Integrating Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest Technologies for Crop Production submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4524 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits; vegetables; preharvest management; postharvest sustainable technologies; food quality; shelf-life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Grass Species
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10260 | Submission Open
Keywords: turfgrass; forage; ground-cover plant; gene function; stress physiology; metabolic pathway; omics; plant growth regulator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management
edited by Rui Pang
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12857 | Submission Open
Keywords: pest management; adaptive evolution; pesticide resistance; metabolic resistance; target site mutation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Trade-Offs in Crop Production: Yield and Quality, Resource Use Efficiency, and Environmental Sustainability
edited by , Kuanyu Zhu and Weiyang Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8193 | Submission Open
Keywords: yield and quality; resource use efficiency; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Sustainable Precision Agriculture with Wireless Sensor Networks in Crop Monitoring Aligned with SDGs
edited by , Attila József Kovács and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6706 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1604 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1222 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop; cold stress; cold adaptation; physiological response; molecular mechanism; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Effects of Cover Crop, Intercropping and Crop Rotation on Soil Properties
edited by and Milan Kroulík
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; physical and chemical properties of soil; interaction between crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Biostimulant-Mediated Crop Stress Tolerance: From Physiological Mechanisms to Yield Improvement
edited by and Eliana Monteiro
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: (a)biotic stress; climate change; crop physiology; plant vigor; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Legacy of Traditional Maize: Resilience, Quality and Lost Genes submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 270 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2639 | 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 432 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestication; wild relatives; sustainability; perennial; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Advances in Light Management and Controlled-Environment Agriculture for Enhancing Crop Growth, Yield and Quality submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 415 | 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)
Digital Agricultural Systems for Orchard and Vineyard Management submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; perennial crops; water stress; new sensors; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture
edited by and Rebeca G. Betancourt-Galindo
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28326 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-agrochemicals; nanopesticides; nano-protect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Advances in Soil and Water Sensor Technologies for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring
edited by George Arampatzis, and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17054 | 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)
Irrigation and Fertilizer Requirements of Crop Tillage Systems Under Future Climate Change Scenarios
edited by and Xuewen Gong
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9016 | 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)
Integrated Nitrogen Management for Improved Use Efficiency in Agroecosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6696 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrogen fertilizers; agroecosystems; nitrogen use efficiency; enhanced fertilizers; precision nitrogen management; cropping systems; integrated nutrient management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Integrated Strategies for Enhancing Lodging Resistance and Yield Performance in Cereal Crops
edited by , and Yaliang Wang
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4328 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal yield; lodging resistance; integrated management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Impact of Climate Variability on Horticultural Plant Growth and the Development of Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4263 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate variability; adaptation and resilience; morphological physiology; biochemical characteristics; phenology; horticultural crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Optimization and Innovation of Physiological Indexes in Crop Tolerance Mechanism
edited by Mario Franić and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3990 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; crop resilience; physiological traits; stress adaptation; agricultural innovation; tolerance mechanisms; yield stability; physiological index; performance index
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Agroecosystems: Strategies to Mitigate Plastic Pollution for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by and Yifan Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23236 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17419 | 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)
Advancements in Precision Fertilization and Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16000 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; integrated water– fertilizer management; sustainable agriculture; smart irrigation systems; fertigation technologies; efficient utilization of water and fertilizers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15460 | 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)
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