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Breeding of Novel Potato/Sweet Potato/Cassava Cultivars and the Application of New Technologies

edited by

Zhitong Ren

and

Hong Zhai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: potato/sweet potato/cassava breeding; novel cultivars; genetic analysis; high yield; high quality; new technologies

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

Exogenous Organic Matter in Soil Health and Fertility

edited by

Grzegorz Siebielec

and

Sylwia Siebielec

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: exogenous organic matter; bacteria; plants; soil; degradation; drought; crop resistance

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

Sustainable Management and Tillage Practice in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Xing Wang

Jian-Ying Qi

Zheng-Rong Kan

and Jiaqi Hao

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6594 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural sustainability assessment; nutrient management; cropping system; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; crop productivity; resource use efficiency; soil quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Conventional vs. Modern Techniques in Horticultural Crop Breeding

edited by

Yi-Yin Do

and Su-Ying Yeh

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5861 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic improvement; hybridization; selection; molecular marker breeding; transgenic breeding; design breeding

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

Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture

edited by

Ting Li

Olufemi Ajayi

and

Fang (Rose) Zhu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropod pests; sustainable management; crop protection; climate change; resistance development; biological control; artificial intelligence; genome editing

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

Advances in Beneficial Insects Research for Conservation Biological Control

edited by

Susana Pascual

, Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko and

Katarzyna Golan

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open

Keywords: predators; parasitoids; biological control; biodiversity of beneficial fauna; ecosystem services

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

Molecular and Physiological Insights into Crop Growth Regulation

edited by

Jianyan Zeng

and Yuehua Xiao

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop growth regulation; molecular mechanisms; physiological processes; hormone signaling; gene expression; stress responses; metabolic pathways; omics approaches; high-throughput phenotyping

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

Advances in Mineral Nutrition for Improved Crop Yield, Quality, and Sustainability

edited by

Tomasz Knapowski

Magdalena Banach-Szott

and

Wojciech Kozera

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; fertilization; plant nutrition; soil; sustainable agriculture; yield quality

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

Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Environments Shaped by Anthropogenic Activities

edited by

Franco Magurno

and

Zoltán Kende

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23214 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbial communities; functional diversity; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; ecosystem functions; ecosystem processes

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

Innovative Hydrothermal Systems to Valorize Agricultural Residuals for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental System

edited by

Changyoon Jeong

, Nicole Berge,

Sunyoung Bae

Kyoung S. Ro

and Judy Ann Libra

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22889 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal carbonization; carbon sequestration; environmental pollution; sustainable agriculture; greenhouse gas emission; water quality; recycling biomass; carbon-based materials

Molecular Advances in Crop Protection and Agrobiotechnology

edited by

Kun Zhang

and Kai Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15234 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; interactions; agrobiotechnology

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

Agricultural Aspects of Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants' Cultivation, Harvest, Processing and Conservation

edited by

Ivan Salamon

and

Milica Aćimović

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6463 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural technology and cultivation practices; herbs; harvest; post- harvest; raw material; quality

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

New Trends in Molecular Biochemistry and Physiology of Pre- and Post-Harvest Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Jurandi Gonçalves De Oliveira,

José Hélio Costa

María E. García-Pastor

, Daniel Alexandre Neuwald and Luis Miguel Mazorra Morales

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6350 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant metabolism; antioxidant system; plant growth regulators; pre- and post-harvest technologies; quality; respiration; shelf life; storage

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

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 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5898 | 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)

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity

edited by

Muxing Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4964 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen– host interactions; pathogenicity; host immunity; plant resistance

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

The Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis in Crops Production

edited by

Jerzy Wielbo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4093 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizobium– legume symbiosis; biological nitrogen fixation; biofertilizers; biostimulators; sustainable agriculture

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

Soil Degradation and Restoration: Challenges and Prospects for Agroecological Development

edited by Pilar Alonso Rojo and

Marco Criado

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3741 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic agriculture; agroecology; sustainable management systems; soil restoration; soil degradation; soil conservation; soil quality

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

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Spice Crops

edited by

Touming Liu

, Song Gao and Yao Lv

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3218 | Submission Open

Keywords: spice crops; genetics; genomics; genetics; breeding; gene function; comparative genomics

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

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 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3191 | 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)

From Phenotype to Gene: A Holistic Approach to Improving Crop Agronomic Traits

edited by Zifeng Guo,

Hongwei Zhang

and Yinglun Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2882 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenomics; quantitative trait locus (QTL); genomic selection (GS); genomic-enviromic selection (GES); molecular design breeding

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

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 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2846 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interactions in Agricultural Production

edited by

Wenzheng Liu

Shuqin Tu

and

Yuan Su

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2372 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; crop monitoring; precision agriculture; fruit detection and harvesting; human– computer interaction; agricultural robotics

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

Effects of Agrotechnical Factors and Farming Systems on Soil Properties and Plant Productivity—2nd Edition

edited by

Cezary A. Kwiatkowski

and

Elżbieta Harasim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: farming system versus soil quality; crop rotation and agrotechnical factors versus soil quality; physical and chemical properties of soil; soil biological properties and enzymatic activity; soil contamination and soil pathogens; soil quality versus yield and quality of agricultural crops; soil condition monitoring and anthropopressure

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

Navigating Pesticide Residues: Safeguarding Agricultural Product Quality

edited by

Xinru Wang

and

Xinzhong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide residue; agricultural products safety; risk assessment; metabolism; crop quality

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

State-of-the-Art Research on Weed Populations and Community Dynamics

edited by

Guillermo R. Chantre

and

Marcos Yanniccari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed bioecology; weed management; alternative control methods; field emergence; weed competition; tactical planning; operational planning

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

Shaping the Future of Plant Breeding: Harnessing Phenomic and Genomic Insights for Disease Resistance

edited by

Jianping Wang

, Donna K. Harris, Bikash Ghimire and Bochra Amina Bahri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: GWAS; QTL mapping; fine mapping; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; genome editing; high-throughput phenotyping; CRISPR/Cas9; gene pyramiding; disease-resistance breeding

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

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

edited by

George Menexes

Thomas Koutsos

and

Angelos Markos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

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

Irrigation Management in Hot–Arid Environments

edited by

Nicolo Iacuzzi

and

Michele Denora

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural irrigation; water use efficiency; smart irrigation; agro-hydrological model; soil– plant– atmosphere system; moisture sensors; climate change mitigation

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

Potato in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Strategies and Crop Optimization

edited by

Elżbieta Wszelaczyńska

and Katarzyna Gościnna

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress protection; plant resistance; irrigation; bio-stimulants; soil quality

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

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

edited by

Longxing Hu

and

Liang Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

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

Landscape-Scale Modeling of Agricultural Land Use

edited by Xiumei Tang and

Zsolt Pinke

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-use change; agricultural landscape; spatial modeling; sustainability; ecosystem services

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

Viral Diseases in Cereals: Genetics and Breeding for Resistance

edited by Jessica Rupp Noller and

Mirosław Tyrka

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal viruses; virus resistance; insect vectors; integrated pest management; genetic resistance; virus tolerance genes; breeding for resistance; disease management

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

Germplasm Collection and Genetic Improvement of Rosaceae Fruit Varieties

edited by

Marco Pietrella

and

Giuseppina Caracciolo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm diversity; germplasm collections; rosaceae; fruit quality; breeding; genomic selection; gene editing; molecular breeding; gene transformation; mutagenesis

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

Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture—2nd Edition

edited by

María Luisa Tello

and

Maria Aránzazu Gómez Garay

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 248 | 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)

Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer Resources for Crops and Enhancement of Farmland Fertility and Productivity

edited by Zhen Zhang and Yongli Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: field crops; high yield; high-efficiency utilization; irrigation and fertilizer management; soil health; greenhouse gas emission

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

Pesticide Impact on Soil Health with Effective Counterplans

edited by

Maurice Millet

and

Dani Khoury

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide and soil health; soil microbial diversity; pesticide residue degradation; biopesticides; integrated pest management; soil bioremediation; sustainable agriculture; agroecology; pesticide monitoring in soil; pesticides-soil interaction

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

Agricultural Carbon Sequestration, Emission Reduction, and Efficiency Enhancement: Innovative Practices and Prospects

edited by Pingping Zhang,

Xinchun Cao

and

Benliang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; non-point source pollution; nature-based solutions (NbS); risk assessment; collaborative control; carbon sequestration accounting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agrochemistry and Application of Natural Products to Agricultural Research: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mayker Lazaro Dantas Miranda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; essential oils; chemistry of natural compounds; bio-based agricultural products; biological control of plant diseases

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

Novel Studies in High-performance and Smart Plant Protection Products Application—3rd Edition

edited by

Changling Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart PPP application; atomization; spray deposition; spray drift; control efficacy; boom sprayer; air-blast sprayer; manned agricultural aircraft; unmanned aerial spraying system (UASS); robot sprayer; frontier technologies

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

Innovations in Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Manuel Moya Ignacio and Desirée Rodríguez-Robles

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; bioenergy; automation; environmental sustainability; greenhouse; irrigation; crop production

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

Breeding for Forage High Yield and Quality

edited by

Zhenwu Wei

and

Xue-Yang Min

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage breeding; yield-quality trade-off; multi-species systems; genomic selection; stress-resilient cultivars

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

Water Deficit and Its Impact on Crop Yield

edited by

Cristina Patanè

and Nenghan Wan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water-use efficiency; soil moisture; climate change

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

Rice Gene Discovery and Genetic Breeding

edited by Bing Han

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm resource identification; genetic discovery; germplasm innovation; breeding utilization; data model analysis

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

Plant Production and Microorganism Potential in Modern Agro-Ecosystems—3rd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka

Tomasz Kleiber

and

Agnieszka Pilarska

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystems; farming systems; sustainable agriculture; biodiversity; bioindicators; ecological quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Improving Nutritional and Functional Quality of Horticultural Crops Through Biofortification Approaches

edited by

Rachele Tamburino

and

Paolo Iovieno

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofortification; food quality; food security; micronutrient enrichment; horticultural crops; CRISPR/Cas; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainable Soil Fertility Management Through Organic Fertilizers, Green Manures, and Recycled Resources

edited by

Hideto Ueno

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: green manure; organic farming; soil health; sustainable agriculture; waste utilization

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

Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development in Tropical Cropping Systems

edited by

Milton César Costa Campos

and

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3790 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical cropping systems; use and management of tropical soil; agricultural production in the tropics; innovations in tropical systems

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

Harnessing Exogenous Applications for Crop Stress Tolerance and Enhanced Productivity

edited by Chao Wu

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open

Keywords: exogenous applications; crop stress tolerance; biostimulants; nanoparticles; phytohormones; abiot-ic stress mitigation; biotic stress resistance; drought resilience; salinity adaptation; heat stress man-agement; heavy metal detoxification; microbial consortia; omics approaches; precision agriculture; sustainable crop management; nutrient-use efficiency; molecular priming; antioxidant defense sys-tems; climate-smart agriculture; gene expression regulation

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

Beyond Survival: Engineering Crops for Extreme Climate Adaptation

edited by

Rodica Catana

and Anush Kosakyan

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; modern biotechnology tools; heat tolerance; drought resistance; soil microbes; plant breeding; abiotic stress; sustainable agricultural practices; plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; neglected and underutilized species

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

Genetic and Genomic Advances in Brassica Crops: Enhancing Yield and Resilience

edited by

Jianbo Wang

and

Bin Zhu

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica; genetic improvement; genomic innovation; stress tolerance; yield enhancement; heterosis; subgenomic interaction; gene editing; molecular breeding

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

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