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Agroclimatology and Crop Production: Adapting to Climate Change

edited by

Ilie Bodale

and Vasile Stoleru

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart crop production; climate change adaptation and mitigation; sustainable crops; weather hazard response; monitoring and forecasting food security scenarios; sensor systems and remote sensing images; AI and digital tools for climate resilience; bioclimatic indexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Conservation Agricultural Practices for Improving Crop Production and Quality—2nd Edition

edited by

Mariola Staniak

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

and

Edward Wilczewski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; farming systems; reduced tillage; crop rotation; intercropping; cover crops; crop residue management; water management; soil organic matter management; weed management; yield and crop quality

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

It Runs in the Family: The Importance of the Lamiaceae Family Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Antonios Chrysargyris

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1135 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible flowers; organic farming; urban uses; natural products/biological activities; unexplored edible plants; introduction of native populations to cultivation schemes; added-value products; plant byproducts; new technological applications; new cultivation techniques; hydroponics/substrates; essential oils and extract properties

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

Smart Agriculture for Crop Phenotyping

edited by Wenting Han and Liyuan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; multi-scale phenotyping systems; prescription maps; site-specific crop management

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

Advances in Grassland Productivity and Sustainability—3rd Edition

edited by

Mohamed Abdalla

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: grassland; production; grazing; degradation; GHG emissions; climate change; biodiversity; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation

edited by Dong Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12828 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome transplantation; microbiome storage and efficient application; soil remediation; safety biofertilizers; soil nutrient enhancement

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

Agricultural Innovation in Sustainable and Organic Vegetable Crops Production

edited by Jose Magno Queiroz Luz and

Gabriel M. Maciel

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3266 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; breeding; organic; sustainable farming; genetic improvement; cultivation; vegetable nutrition

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

The Role of Biostimulants in Horticultural Crop Production: Current Advances and Challenges

edited by

Rosa Porcel

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; biotic stress; beneficial microorganism; mycorrhizal fungi; PGPR; inorganic compounds; seaweed extracts; chitin and chitosan derivatives; humic and fulvic acids; protein hydrolysates

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

Organic Improvement in Agricultural Waste and Byproducts

edited by

Aldo Dal Prà

Pierpaolo Duce

and Francesca Camilli

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3140 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; agricultural byproducts; wool; agroforestry

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

Innovations in Green and Efficient Cotton Cultivation

edited by Lu Feng,

Lei Zhang

and

Xiao-Fei Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: green agriculture; sustainable farming; resource-efficient farming; precision agriculture

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

Risk and Management of Organic Contaminants in the Agricultural Environment

edited by Jian Wang and

Lei Xiang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic contaminants; soil contamination; food safety; agricultural environment; risk management; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Crop Genomics and Omics for Future Food Security

edited by

Shuan Meng

Marco Pietrella

and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: food Security; crops omics; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; GWAS; crop improvement; crop yield; nutritional quality

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

Agroecological Strategies for Improving Nutritional Quality of Cereal Crops

edited by

Federica Taddei

and

Elena Galassi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; food security; sustainability; climate change; biodiversity

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

The Future of Climate-Neutral and Resilient Agriculture Systems

edited by

Salem Alhajj Ali

Giuseppe Lopriore

and

Gaetano Alessandro Vivaldi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative agriculture; low-carbon agriculture; climate mitigation; agroforestry and climate resilience; precision agriculture; remote sensing technologies; climate smart agriculture; agroecology; life cycle assessment; sustainability practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Advances Towards Innovative Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Douglas Guelfi and

Heitor Cantarella

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; fertilizer technologies; nutrient use efficiency; innovations

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

Efficient Water and Nutrient Utilization of Crops Under Changed Environment

edited by

Zhenhua Wei

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; water use; nutrient uptake; soil health; environmental change

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

Impacts of CRISPR–Cas in Evolving Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology

edited by

Yupeng Cai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: CRISPR– Cas; gene editing; agronomic traits; plant biotechnology; multi-gene editing; vector delivery system; prime editing; yield; quality; stress tolerance

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

Integrated Strategies for Enhancing Lodging Resistance and Yield Performance in Cereal Crops

edited by

Guangyan Li

Peng Yan

and Yaliang Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal yield; lodging resistance; integrated management strategies

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

Bud Fruitfulness in Grapes: Metabolism Response to Environmental Conditions

edited by

Xuefei Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture practices; plant physiology; grape metabolites; stress biology; environmental change; terroir

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

Cultivation Strategies for Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Production

edited by María Mercedes Echarte,

Kenneth J. Moore

and

Laura Echarte

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; biomass production; climate resilience; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 31 articles | Viewed by 68888 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; waste management; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution

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

Effects of the Soil Microbiome on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Health in Agroecosystems

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16139 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil food web; soil microbiomes; soil health; nutrient cycling; agricultural practices; agroecosystems

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

Rhizosphere Microorganisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhihong Xie

and Hui-Ling Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11577 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; microorganisms; interaction; promote; resistance

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

Genetic and Molecular Research on Rice Grain Yield

edited by

Yu-Jun Zhu

Zhen-Hua Zhang

and

Chaolei Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10396 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice yield-related traits; GWAS; QTLs mapping; map-based cloning; multi-omics; marker-assisted selection; genome editing

Smart Farming Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8269 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming technologies; precision agriculture; digitalization; sensors; internet of things; decision support systems; indicators; sustainable agriculture and agri-food value chains; sustainability assessment; sustainability impacts

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

Water and Fertilizer Regulation Theory and Technology in Crops

edited by Dongmei Qiao, Qingfeng Miao and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7413 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and fertilizer; agronomy; physiology; yield; quality; drought; salinity; artificial intelligence; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Somatic Embryogenesis–2nd Edition

edited by

Justyna Lema-Rumińska

and

Danuta Kulpa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6963 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; elicitation; genetic stability; micropropagation; molecular markers; regeneration; slow growth; somatic embryos

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

Keeping Nutrients in the Soil: The Challenges, Benefits and Trade-Offs

edited by Shuangyi Li and Yalong Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6469 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; nutrients; benefits; health; fertilization; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture

edited by

Soledad García-Morales

and Rebeca G. Betancourt-Galindo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5141 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-agrochemicals; nanopesticides; nano-protect

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

Crop Management in Water-Limited Cropping Systems

edited by Shoutian Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4455 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation method; deficit irrigation; precision irrigation; evapotranspiration; yield gap; irrigation efficiency; water productivity; crop management

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

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 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3789 | 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)

Seed Production and Technology

edited by Charline Zaratin Alves,

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

Alan Mario Zuffo

and Ceci Castilho Custódio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open

Keywords: vigor; viability; germination and dormancy; artificial intelligence; production; maturation; and harvest; cultural practices; quality control; image analysis; drying; processing; storage; and treatment of seeds

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

Regulatory Mechanism of Growth Regulators on Crop Growth and Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Allan Klynger Da Silva Lobato

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3119 | Submission Open

Keywords: brassinosteroids; chemical elements; gasotransmitters; microorganisms; phytohormones; plant growth regulators; neurotransmitters

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

Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management

edited by Rui Pang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2231 | 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)

The Formation of Specialized Traits and the Regulation of Directional Development in Forage

edited by

Zhipeng Liu

Tieyuan Liu

and

Dong Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage; stress tolerance; yield traits; quality factors; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Environmentally Friendly Ways to Control Plant Disease

edited by

Eduardo Alves

Maria Isabel Balbi Peña

and

Lijuan Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative control; biological control; plant disease; resistance inducers

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

Promoting Intercropping Systems in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Christos A. Dordas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; organic farming; cropping systems; conservation agriculture; water management; cover crops; ecological intensification; modeling; climate change; ecosystem services

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

Integrated Nitrogen Management for Improved Use Efficiency in Agroecosystems

edited by

Peter Omara

and

Bee Khim Chim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1849 | 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)

Harnessing Benefits of Legumes for Tropical Farming Systems

edited by

Surya P. Bhattarai

and Dante L. Adorada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | 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)

Trade-Offs in Crop Production: Yield and Quality, Resource Use Efficiency, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Junfei Gu

, Kuanyu Zhu and Weiyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield and quality; resource use efficiency; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Application of Machine Learning and Modelling in Food Crops

edited by

Luís Filipe Machado Pádua

Bing Liu

and

Chenyao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1085 | 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)

Herbicide Use: Effects on the Agricultural Environment

edited by Edson Santos and Claudinei Da Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; environmental risks; herbicide application technology; bioremediation; phytoremediation; water quality; weed control; wildlife protection

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

Advances in Soil Remediation Techniques for Degraded Land

edited by

Antonio Ganga

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira

Arun Dilipkumar Jani

and

Gian Franco Capra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; soil quality; degraded land; byproduct; circular economy

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

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

edited by Zifeng Guo,

Hongwei Zhang

and Yinglun Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | 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)

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

edited by

Anna Rita Bernadette Cammerino

and

Massimo Monteleone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 568 | 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)

Transforming Agriculture Through Industrial Informatics and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

and

Beibei Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); robotics

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

Biochar-Based Fertilizers for Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Qiao Xu

and Zubin Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil fertility; microbiome; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emissions; ecosystem resilience; multi-omics

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

Breakthrough and Innovation of Mutants in Genetic Improvement of Crop Varieties

edited by

Nasya Tomlekova

and

Jerzy Henryk Czembor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutagenesis; MAS; plant genetic resources; CRISPR editing; plant breeding; genomic selection; bioinformatics; cutting-edge research

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

Interaction Mechanisms Between Crops and Pathogens

edited by Guodong Lu and

Yingzi Yun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 416 | 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)

Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Seung Youn Lee

Duhyun Kim

and

Yong Ha Rhie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments

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

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