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Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Yunpeng Gai

and

Hong-Kai Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14893 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; identification; phylogenicity; molecular mechanism; pathogenic-related gene; fungi– host interaction

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

Recycling of Organic Wastes in Agriculture: Serving for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Halyna Kominko

and Grzegorz Izydorczyk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9645 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic matter recycling; sustainable agriculture; manure; sewage sludge; food waste; composting; waste valorization; fertilizers; potentially toxic elements; soil

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

Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9299 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization

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

Molecular Advances in Crop Protection and Agrobiotechnology

edited by

Kun Zhang

and Kai Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8104 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; interactions; agrobiotechnology

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

Exploring Mechanisms and Technologies for Enhancing Nitrogen Efficiency in Maize Production

edited by

Zheng Liu

and Guohua Mi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5557 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; nitrogen uptake; nitrogen utilization; nitrogen use efficiency; nitrogen fate; crop– soil system; crop management; crop model

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

Integrated Water, Nutrient, and Pesticide Management of Fruit Crop

edited by

Davie M. Kadyampakeni

Alisheikh A. Atta

and

Said Hamido

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4674 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; crop water requirement; plant physiology; nutrient and water dynamics; plant and root growth; fruit and postharvest quality

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

Revolutionizing Crop Management: Integrating UAV Technology for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Biquan Zhao

and

Cengiz Koparan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV remote sensing; precision farming; site-specific management; UAV image processing; robotic and sensor technology; crop modeling; drone applications

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

Maize Germplasm Improvement and Innovation

edited by Hongjun Yong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4414 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; germplasm improvement; innovation

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

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production

edited by

Luigi Morra

and

Eugenio Cozzolino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4103 | 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)

Advances in Precision Pesticide Spraying Technology and Equipment

edited by Longlong Li and Chenhui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3917 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; pesticide spraying; remote sensing; UAV; spray deposition; spray drift; variable-rate spraying; spray robot; deposits behavior; spray adjuvant

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

Resistance-Related Gene Mining and Genetic Improvement in Crops

edited by

Panfeng Yao

and

Chen Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3586 | 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)

Vegetable Adaptation and Mitigation of Abiotic Stress

edited by

Changxia Li

and Yang-Dong Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3369 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant hormone; quality; growth and development

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

Enhancing Crop Production: Unveiling the Vital Role of Plant Roots and Their Dynamic Interplay with Soil and the Environment

edited by

Márcia Carvalho

and Valdemar Pedrosa Carnide

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3224 | 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)

Smart Pest Control for Building Farm Resilience

edited by

Jiaxing Xie

and Daozong Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2715 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; environmental sustainability; pest resistance; smart pest control; deep learning; large language models; intelligent pest monitoring systems; sustainable farming; resilience

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

In-Field Detection and Monitoring Technology in Precision Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Xi Qiao

Shuo Zhang

and

Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2562 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agriculture; image processing; spectral analysis; quantitative inversion; prediction; early warning; machine learning; feature fusion

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

Adaptation Strategies Under Climate Change in Mediterranean Agriculture

edited by António Canatário-Duarte and

José Manuel Monteiro Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open

Keywords: mediterranean agriculture; climate change; crop adaption strategies; water scarcity; increase soil conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence as a Support for Forecasting in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Gniewko Niedbała

and

Magdalena Piekutowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; yield forecasting; artificial intelligence; sustainable agriculture; resource management; crop quality

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

Germplasm Conservation and Genetic Improvement in Tropical and Subtropical Crops

edited by

Xing Huang

and Qibin Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical and subtropical crops; germplasm; genetic improvement; biotechnology; omics technology; adaptive traits; climate change

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

Genetic Basis of Crop Selection and Evolution

edited by

Moyang Liu

Shiling Feng

and

Hui Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop selection; evolution; genetic basis; adaptability; variety improvement; stress resistance; environmental interaction; genomics; epigenetics; germplasm resources

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

Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Fruits

edited by

Avtar K. Handa

Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández

and

Guillermo Berumen-Varela

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; enzyme activity; fruit quality; functional genomics; genome editing; molecular mechanisms; omics; stress tolerance; transgenics; transcriptomics

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

Role of RNA and ssDNA Viruses in Plant–Virus/Viroid Interactions

edited by Ana Grande-Perez, Luis Díaz-Martinez and

Enrique Viguera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA; ssDNA; plant– virus interactions; virus/viroid evolution; host– pathogen interactions; plant defense response; sequence analysis/bioinformatics

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

Ecological Aspects as a Basis for Future Pest Integrated Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia

and

Sérgio M. Ovruski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– insect interaction; population dynamics; diversity; host range; natural enemies; trophic relationships; competition; epidemiology; phytosociology; absent quarantine pests; epidemiology

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

Early Detection of Diseases in Crops for Efficient Application of Pesticides

edited by

Ioannis Vagelas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diseases; early detection; diagnostic tools; laboratory analytical methods; PCR-based diagnostics; next-generation sequencing; spectroscopy diagnostics; Raman-based techniques; machine learning models

Research on Synergistic Regulation of Plant Growth by Plant Hormones and Nutrients

edited by

Alfonso Albacete

and

Mengmeng Hou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone; nitrogen; phosphorus; regulatory mechanisms; interaction

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

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

edited by

Luis Noguera-Artiaga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | 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)

Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Loredana Scalschi

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

and

Eugenio Llorens

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 371 | 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)

Bioremediation of Agricultural Contaminants: Strategies and Successes

edited by

Magdalena Dębicka

and Xiaoyan Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation techniques; soil quality improvement; contaminant stability; immobili-sation; metabolisation; inactivation; detoxification; contaminant reduction; microbial activity; enzymatic activity; biostimulation; hyperaccumulation; phytoremediation; mycoremediation; pesticides; heavy metals; fertiliser over-use; nitrogen leaching; phosphorus leaching; organic contaminants; organic waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Integrated Management of Maize–Legume Cropping Systems

edited by

Jacques Fils Pierre

and

Upendra Singh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize– soybean rotation; soil health; nitrogen use efficiency (NUE); conservation crop rotation; crop models; soil nitrogen dynamics; sustainable agriculture; maize– legume intercropping

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

Strategies and Methods for Analyzing Multivariate-Multidimensional Data Resulted from Agricultural Research

edited by

George Menexes

Thomas Koutsos

and

Angelos Markos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: multivariate and multidimensional data analysis; big data; design of experiments

Microbial Interactions and Functions in Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by Tanvi Govil,

Daniel Owens

and Heidi Sieverding

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; rhizosphere; root exudates; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; sustainable agriculture

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

Soil Health to Human Health

edited by

Saurav Das

Dinesh Panday

and Gladis Zinati

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; crop nutrient density; organic farming; ecosystem services; human nutrition; human health

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

Past, Present and Future Trends in the Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Agricultural Environments

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic and inorganic pollutants; organic matter in contaminated soils; nutrients; soil improvers; remediation techniques; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution; contaminant removal

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

Role of Mineral Nutrition in Alleviation of Abiotic Stress in Crops

edited by

Peng Chen

Gang Li

and

Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral nutrition; abiotic stress; drought stress; heavy metal; salinity stress; physiology and molecular mechanism; nutrient management

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

Advances in Regulatory Mechanism of Flower Color and Odor in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Jianwen Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: flower color; flower scent; horticultural crops; regulatory mechanism; secondary metabolite; pigments; volatile organic compounds

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

Agronomic Measures to Control Adverse Environmental Effects in the Agricultural System

edited by

Xiangyang Fan

and

Erping Cui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic measures; water management; adverse environmental effects; regulation mechanism; soil– plant system; fertilization management; leaf surface regulation; soil amendments; crop managements; tillage management

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

Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture—2nd Edition

edited by

María Luisa Tello

and

Maria Aránzazu Gómez Garay

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; IPM; physiopathology; epidemiology; etiology; grapevine; biotechnology; genetics; early detection; emerging diseases

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

Scavenging and Utilisation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Karol Skrobacz

and

Maciej Balawejder

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species; ROS; ozone; hydrogen peroxide; oxygen radicals; sustainable horticulture

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

Advancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Automation and Crop Management

edited by Peter P. Ling,

Milon Chowdhury

and

Teng Yang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13024 | 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)

Fertigation Effects on Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Agro-Crop Plants

edited by Lichun Wang and

Songrui Ning

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10245 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertigation; water and nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer-yield effect; irrigation systems; water– salt– fertilizer– carbon coupling; crop nutrition; soilless culture; nutrient delivery; soil fertility; controlled release fertilizers; precision farming; agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Sustainable Crop Production for Mitigating Environmental Impact and Increasing Yield

edited by

Ziyin Shang

, Liujun Xiao and

Shunhua Yang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4497 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; maize; wheat; greenhouse gas; methane; nitrous oxide; ammonia; carbon; nitrogen; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agricultural Environment and Intelligent Plant Protection Equipment—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiongkui He

Baijing Qiu

and

Fuzeng Yang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural environment; pollution; green plant protection; intelligent plant protection equipment; agricultural robot

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

Evaluation of Germplasm Resources, Molecular Breeding, and Utilization in Soybean

edited by

Yingpeng Han

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2955 | 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)

Conventional and Alternative Fertilization of Crops

edited by

Anita Zapałowska

and

Wacław Jarecki

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2896 | 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)

Ecophysiology and Management of Grapevines Under Changing Climatic Conditions—2nd Edition

edited by

Vinay Pagay

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; plasticity; adaptation; abiotic stress; biotic stress; priming ecophysiology; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Cereal–Legume Cropping Systems

edited by

Katarzyna Pużyńska

Wacław Jarecki

and

Danijel Jug

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; cereals; mixed stands; intercropping; cropping systems; climate change; sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Crop Speed Breeding: The Contribution Efficiency of Environmental Factors

edited by

Zhonghua Bian

Kai Cao

and

Agnieszka Ostrowska

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: speed breeding; crop Response; gene expression; light; temperature; nutrition; CO2; abiotic stress

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

Precision Operation Technology and Intelligent Equipment in Farmland—3rd Edition

edited by

Jun Ni

, Lei Feng and

Lvhua Han

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision operation; agricultural sensor; agricultural machinery; field robots; machine– soil– crop interaction; interaction mechanism; intelligent control; unmanned and automatic operations

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

Advances in Environmental Stress Biology: From Omics Approaches—2nd Edition

edited by

Longxing Hu

and

Liang Chen

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; genomics; gene family; herbal plants; ionics; metabolomics; stress biology; transcriptomics

Sustainable Cropping Systems and Biomasses for Energy and Biorefinery Applications

edited by

Nicolai David Jablonowski

Moritz von Cossel

and

Yasir Iqbal

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30900 | Submission Open

Keywords: residues-/waste-/recycling-derived fertilizers; soil improvement; soil conditioners (e.g. biochars; algae biomass; other organic residues); waste stream-based; multi-product and/or decentralized and/or modular bio-refinery concepts; alternative crops and agronomic approaches; biodiversity and ecologically robust agronomic practices; nutrient recycling and alternative fertilizers; marginal soils; soil amelioration; biogenic fuels and biogas; biogenic residues; biogenic products and platform chemicals; thermochemical conversion of biomass; biomass to liquid (BtL) and bio based polymers; bio-oils production via Fischer– Tropsch synthesis

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

edited by

Weilu Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | 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)

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