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From Monoculture to Cover Crops: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Different Cropping Systems

edited by

Cailong Xu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping systems; diversified farming; crop rotation; soil health; sustainable agriculture; resource management

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

Innovative Techniques for Weed Control in Turfgrass

edited by

Kehua Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfgrass; special crop; horticulture; AI-based weed identification; remote sensing and monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicle; smart weed control; integrated weed management; organic management; sports turf; golf courses; herbicide

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

Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection—2nd Edition

edited by Kai Li,

Yu Gao

Zhaofeng Huang

and

Guangnan Xing

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; germplasm resources; resistance breeding; induced resistance; malignant weed; plant viruses; insect ecology monitoring; biological control; herbicide resistance; physical and mechanical control; integrated pest management

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

Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—3rd Edition

edited by

Luciano Kayser Vargas

and Marco Antonio Nogueira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Free from Herbicides: Ecological Weed Control

edited by

Giovanni Mauromicale

and

Aurelio Scavo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12766 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed management; agroecology; allelopathy; bioherbicides; cover crops; soil seedbank; species composition; cultural methods

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

Cover Crops Grown Alone and in Consortia: Biomass Production, Nutrient Cycling of Residues and Relationships with Soil and Crop Productivity

edited by

José Luiz Rodrigues Torres

and

Arcângelo Loss

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: cover crops; biomass production; nutrient cycling; physical and chemical attributes; production quality; productivity

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

Cultivar Development of Pulses Crop—2nd Edition

edited by

Lixia Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: new cultivars (with notable character; e.g.; high yield; high resistance; special uses); systematic selection; hybridization; mutation; transgenic; wide adaptability; planting system

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

Digital Twin and AI-Enhanced Simulation in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Min Dai

and Ya Xiong

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; AI-enhanced simulation; internet of things (IoT); machine learning and deep learning; smart agriculture

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

Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

edited by Chenghsien Lin and

Foting Shen

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative practices; soil carbon; greenhouse gases; monitoring technology

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

Microbial Carbon and Its Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration

edited by Xuechen Yang and Xiaojing Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5980 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; soil carbon cycling; soil microorganism; microbial biomass carbon; agronomy and soil; agricultural management; global change

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

Advancing Weed Biology Through Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Te-Ming Tseng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biology; herbicide resistance; precision agriculture; deep learning models

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

Old Challenges and Modern Solutions in Farmland Soils: Addressing Heavy Metals, Microplastics, and GHG Emissions

edited by Alessia Corami and

Andrew S. Hursthouse

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals (PTEs); microplastic/nano-plastic (MNPs); greenhouse gases (GHGs); soils; remediation solutions; nature-based solutions; biochar; fertilizer; pesticides; groundwater; nutrients; anthropogenic contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Circular Agriculture: Waste-to-Resource Innovations in Cropping Systems

edited by Xueming Lin and

Yangmei Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular agriculture; waste valorization; biochar application; sustainable intensification; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—3rd Edition

edited by

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; plant performances; soil fertility; nutrient availability

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

Genotype × Environment Interactions in Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Ioannis Mylonas

Elissavet Ninou

and

Fokion Papathanasiou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptability; climate change; field evaluation; agronomy; breeding

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

Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Production: Physiology, Breeding and Sustainability

edited by Juan Guillermo Cruz-Castillo, Guillermo Raúl Pratta and

Julián Cuevas González

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; sink; source; rootstocks; thinning; postharvest; phenols; gens

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

Precision Crop Farming: Innovations in Sustainable Crop Monitoring and Management

edited by

Victor Bloch

and

Maria Grazia D’Urso

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; PLF; data collection; decision making; data processing; AI; IOT; robotics; digital twins; modelling

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

Precision Management Methods for High Yield and Quality in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Nikolaus Merkt

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision horticulture; horticulture management; horticulture mapping and classification; machine and deep learning; decision support; yield prediction; estimation of biophysical and geometrical parameters; intelligent monitoring; multi-temporal analysis

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

Physiological and Anatomical Responses of Crops to Environmental Factors

edited by

Fabrício José Pereira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; plant anatomy; plant metabolism; crop species

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

Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

and Fernando Finger

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: Solanaceae crops; breeding objectives; breeding technology; fruit quality; high-quality genes; crop phenotype; premium variety

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

The Revision of Production Potentials and Yield Gaps in Field Crops

edited by Dario Iljkić,

Marta Jańczak-Pieniążek

and Ionel Samfira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield gap analysis; crop production potential; precision agriculture; field crops; biostimulants; remote sensing; sustainable intensification; climate-resilient cropping; crop modeling; soil and nutrient management

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

Agriculture for Resilience: Sustainable and Systemic Approaches Unveiling the Soil Ecological Dynamics

edited by

Pasquale Napoletano

Rosangela Addesso

and

Anna De Marco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; agroecology; climate-resilient farming systems; soil biological processes; climate change adaptation; biodiversity; sustainable farming systems; rhizosphere interactions; carbon sequestration; interdisciplinary framework

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

Towards Sustainability: Trade-Off Between Pest Management and Environment

edited by Patrice A. Marchand

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; plant protection products; organic farming; ecotoxicology; pesticides; ecological impact; regulatory; innovation

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

Comprehensive Impacts of Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

László Sipos

and

László Csambalik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiodiversity; sustainable food systems; food security; sociocultural diversity; soil microbial diversity; urban agriculture; climate resilience

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

Fruit Tree Germplasm Innovation Driven by Molecular Breeding and Genomics

edited by

Runze Wang

, Yue Huang and Xia Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; gene editing; fruit quality traits; stress; databases

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

A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils—2nd Edition

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | 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)

Microplastics in Farmland and Their Impact on Soil

edited by Jixiao Cui and Wen-Qing He

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic; farmland soil; soil health; soil microorganisms; soil pollution; soil remediation

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

Efficient Water Management in High-Value Crops at Different Spatial Scales

edited by

José Manuel Mirás-Avalos

and

Sara Álvarez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative water sources; crop water requirements; cultural practices; deficit irrigation strategies; evapotranspiration; plant physiology; remote sensing; water use efficiency

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

Soil Organic Matter and Tillage—2nd Edition

edited by

Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi

and

Arcângelo Loss

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional tillage; reduced tillage; no-till systems; soil health; agricultural sustainability; crop residue management; long-term studies; soil fertility; soil structure; environmental impact

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

Applications of Pre- and Post-Harvest Techniques in Horticultural Products—2nd Edition

edited by

Mengyao Li

and

Ya Luo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural products; pre-harvest and post-harvest techniques; biological characteristics; nutritional quality

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

Herbicides Toxicology and Weeds Herbicide-Resistant Mechanism—3rd Edition

edited by

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide toxicology; herbicide-resistant weeds; herbicide resistance; resistance mechanism to herbicides

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

Smart Water Management: Improving Crop Physiology, Resilience, and Productivity Under Limiting Climate Conditions

edited by Sidnei Deuner,

João Paulo Barbosa

and

Filipe Selau Carlos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural sustainability; water use efficiency; climate change; crop resilience; productivity

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

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 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8406 | Submission Open

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

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

Heavy Metal-Induced Plant Stress: Toxicity, Tolerance Mechanisms and Homoeostasis

edited by

Cláudia Sofia Pereira

and

Jorge Teixeira

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; heavy metal-induced stress; heavy metal homoeostasis

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

Early Detection of Diseases in Crops for Efficient Application of Pesticides

edited by

Ioannis Vagelas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1664 | 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

Organic and Organomineral Fertilizers for Sustainable and Circular Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Risely Ferraz Almeida

, Roberta Camargos de Oliveira and

Teodor Rusu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; nutrient availability; nutrient use efficiency; microbial communities; fertilization strategies; fertilizer production; composting; organic residues; sustainable agriculture; circular agriculture

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Prevention in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Bo Xu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11702 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; accumulation; translocation; agricultural soil; soil remediation; hazards and impacts; crops

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

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 72 | 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 49 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Organ Development and Quality Formation Mechanisms in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Yanping Wang

and Liang Sun

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; organ development; quality formation; gene regulation; hormone signaling; epigenetic modification; transcription factors; signal transduction; multi-omics analysis; crop improvement

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

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 18785 | 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 10301 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; interactions; agrobiotechnology

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

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3738 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3707 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2537 | 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 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1847 | 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)

Irrigation Management in Hot–Arid Environments

edited by

Nicolo Iacuzzi

and

Michele Denora

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 423 | 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)

The Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis in Crops Production

edited by

Jerzy Wielbo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

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

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

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 117 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interactions in Agricultural Production

edited by Wenzheng Liu,

Shuqin Tu

and

Yuan Su

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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)

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