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Crop Monitoring and Yield Prediction for Arid and Semi-Arid Farming Systems

edited by

Xin Hui

and

Maosheng Ge

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid and semi-arid farming systems; crop monitoring; yield prediction; remote sensing in agriculture; precision agriculture technologies; IoT-based crop sensing; machine learning for yield estimation; drought stress detection; agricultural data analytics; climate-resilient crop forecasting

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

Advanced Hydroponics Technology for Vegetable Production: New Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Da Silva Oliveira

and

Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14025 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimized food cultivation; nutrient use efficiency; food biofortification; food safety

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

Integrated Mite Management in Agriculture

edited by Daniel Junior de Andrade, Daniel Carrillo and Mário Eidi Sato

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring and sampling; economic thresholds; climate change; mite outbreak; invasive mites; digital IPM; biological control; chemical control; genetic control and integration of control tactics

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

Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: 2nd Edition

edited by Peter J. Gregory and

Thorsten Kraska

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: production systems; sustainable intensification; regenerative agriculture; vertical farming; integrated pest management; nutritious food; food security; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Infectious Plant Diseases: Emerging Threats and Advances in Plant Protection

edited by

Slavica Matic

and

Swarnalatha Moparthi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17957 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; emerging threats; plant protection

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

Application of In Vitro Technology to Improving the Yield and Quality of Common and Alternative Crops

edited by Wojciech Litwinczuk

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5936 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; plant breeding; germplasm storage; somaclonal variation

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

Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agronomy

edited by

Wenwen Gong

Gang Liang

and Anxiang Lu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil– plant-microbe interaction; circular nutrient management; functional microbial ecology; agroecosystem resilience; agricultural biotechnology

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

Nutrient Enrichment and Crop Quality in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

and

Cláudia Campos Pessoa

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil– plant nutrient dynamics; biofortification; precision fertilization; plant– microbe interactions; crop nutritional properties; food quality

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

The Dynamics of Fruit Quality: From Formation to Regulation

edited by

Shaojia Li

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; color; flavor; texture; physiology; cultivation; postharvest

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

Advances in Tillage Methods to Improve the Yield and Quality of Crops—2nd Edition

edited by Jiatun Xu and

Xiaobo Gu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; crop productivity; soil fertility; agroecosystems; plant– soil relationships; sustainable agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Next-Generation Crop Management: Bridging AI Vision and Sensor Fusion for Smarter Agronomy

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

and

Kaixiang Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-powered vision systems; sensor fusion; precision agriculture; multimodal crop monitoring; smart irrigation and fertilization; deep learning for plant phenotyping; thermal and hyperspectral sensing; field robotics and UAV-based sensing; climate-smart agronomy; agricultural intelligence systems

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

Soil Carbon Decomposition and Management: Experimental Insights for Sustainable Agroecosystems

edited by

Guangsheng Zhou

and Jinyang Zheng

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil carbon decomposition; biogeochemistry; sustainable managements

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

The Role of Nutrients in Crop Performance Under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by Marta Nunes da Silva and

Carla Sofia Sancho Dos Santos

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; micronutrients; stress tolerance; priming; nanofertilizers; crop protection; precision fertilization; sustainable farming

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

Evaluating Extreme Temperature Impacts on Crop Growth and Physiology

edited by

Yan Jia

and Hualong Liu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme temperature stress; crop physiology; crop yield; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Innovative Agronomic Approaches for Valorizing Waste and By-Products from Agriculture

edited by

Weronika Cieciura-Włoch

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural waste; waste management; bio-resource recovery

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

Light Environment Regulation in Greenhouses: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Interdisciplinary Innovations

edited by Xiaoli Chen and Lichun Wang

submission deadline 16 May 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: light regulation; plants; greenhouse; plant factory; photosynthesis; photoreceptors; light signaling; artificial lights; light-converting film; light supplementation models and algorithms

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

Plant Nutrition Eco-Physiology and Nutrient Management

edited by

Jiuxin Guo

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9174 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral elements; organic fertilizers; plant nutrition eco-physiology; nutrient management; yield and quality; nutrient use efficiency; soil quality and productivity; environmental effects

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

Water-Carbon Processes and Management in Agronomic and Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Tianjiao Feng

and Xiaoqing Cui

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6573 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; ecological processes; sustainable agriculture; agroforestry systems; ecosystem resilience; soil science; plant– soil interactions; carbon cycling; ecosystem services

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

Crop and Vegetable Physiology Under Environmental Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Rong Zhou

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; plant metabolite; gene regulation; abiotic stress; climate change

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

Digital Twins in Precision Agriculture

edited by Nathalie dos Santos Guimarães and

Yuxing Han

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; precision agriculture; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; crop simulation; smart farming

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

Agronomic Strategies for Managing Insecticide Resistance in Crop Pests

edited by

Youhui Gong

and

Xin Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; cytochrome P450; gene regulation; target-site mutation; insect signaling pathway; rice planthopper; whitefly; pest management; integrated pest management; sustainable agriculture

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

Modern Strategies for Sustainable Orchard Crop Management: Enhancing Yield, Fruit Quality and Disease Resistance

edited by Luca Mercenaro,

Pierfrancesco Deiana

and Mario Santona

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; irrigation; fertilization; pest control; training systems; harvesting techniques; varietal selection

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

Soil Microbial and Nematode Communities: Diversity, Function, and Responses to Agronomic Practices

edited by

Nikolaos Monokrousos

and

Andrea Čerevková

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; organic amendments; soil health indicators; microbe– nematode interactions; co-occurrence networks; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

The Role of Silicon in Crop Stress Tolerance

edited by Leonardo Theodoro Büll and Dirceu Maximino Fernandes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; silicates; beneficial element; silicon bioavailability; silicon– phosphorus interaction; silicon quasi-essential nutrient

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

Seed Dormancy and Germination: Ecological, Physiological and Applied Perspectives

edited by Edna Ursulino Alves

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; biochemical regulation mechanism; biotechnology; climate change; conservation; ecology; physiology; restoration

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

Utilization of Fruit Tree Germplasm Resources and Development of Cultivation Techniques

edited by

Jelena Gadže

, Mira Radunic and Krunoslav Dugalić

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: genotype; phenotype; genetic resource; germplasm evaluation; fruit quality; environmental— genotype interaction; orchard managements; climate change; morphological traits

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

Industrial Crops Production in Mediterranean Climate

edited by

Alessandro Suardi

and

Antonio Scarfone

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5435 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crops; by-products; fiber; seeds; oils; mechanization; circular economy; breeding; biobased products

Sky Guardians of Agriculture: Drones for Efficient Plant Health Surveillance

edited by Junying Chen,

Jiang Bian

and

Xin Hui

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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)

Effect of Soil Enzyme Activity on Crop Growth

edited by

Alejandro Hernandez-Morales

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil enzyme activity; bioindicators of soil health; sustainable soil management

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

Breeding Forage and Bioenergy Grasses for Enhanced Productivity and Stress Resistance

edited by

Chen Lin

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage grasses; bioenergy grasses; breeding productivity; stress resistance; genetics; genomics; phenotyping

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

Utilization of Microorganisms for Sustainable Agricultural Development

edited by Huawen Han and

Tuo Yao

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4437 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganism; sustainable agriculture; soil health; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Multifunctional Nanoparticles and Nano-Enabled Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers in Agricultural Applications

edited by

Karen Esquivel Escalante

and

Ana Angelica Feregrino Perez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5599 | 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

Kun Cheng

and Qian Yue

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4265 | 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)

Smart Farming: Advancing Techniques for High-Value Crops

edited by

Thanos Balafoutis

and

Evangelos Anastasiou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3325 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-value crops; smart farming; agricultural robotics; decision support systems; orchards; vineyards; vegetables; extended reality; AI; human– machine interaction

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

Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenxiu Zou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2465 | 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)

Effects of Efficient Crop Cultivation Techniques on Plant Nutrition and Physiology

edited by

Zhencai Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2222 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop cultivation; plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; soil system; fertilization; irrigation; agricultural machinery; yield

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

Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Loredana Scalschi

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

and

Eugenio Llorens

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1975 | 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)

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 1909 | 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)

Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Michel Lecoq

and

Long Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1811 | 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)

Effects of Herbicides on Crop Growth and Development

edited by

Leonardo Bianco de Carvalho

and Caio Antonio Carbonari

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1521 | 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)

Regulatory Network of Crop to Environmental Stress: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization

edited by

Fangbin Cao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1504 | 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)

Response of Agroecosystem Carbon–Water Cycling and Crop Spatial Patterns to Environmental Change: Mechanisms and Adaptive Management

edited by

Yangyang Liu

and

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem structure; ecosystem carbon– water cycle; machine learning; remote sensing

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

Precision Monitoring of Crops and Pastures Using UAV, Satellite, and Sensor Technologies

edited by

Jitka Kumhálová

Iñigo Molina

and

František Kumhála

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1291 | 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)

Advances in Soil Management and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Youjin Yan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; sustainable soil management; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; AI-assisted

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

Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland Soil

edited by Rongguang Shi and Tiantian Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland protection; environmental monitoring; risk assessment restoration and governance; regulatory techniques and policies

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

Research Progress of Beneficial Microorganisms in Controlling Crop Pathogens

edited by Sofia Palacios, Nicolás Pastor and

Adriana Torres

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; climate change; sustainability; crop protection; yield; biostimulation; crop pathogens

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

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 403 | 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)

Grazing Management and Carbon Dynamics in Grassland Ecosystems: From Microbial Processes to Ecosystem Functioning

edited by

Xiaoping Xin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 306 | 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)

Advanced Sensing and AI for Crop Nutrient Management and Stress Detection

edited by