Agronomy

Facility Agriculture Robots and Autonomous Unmanned Management for Crops—2nd Edition

edited by Wei Ma and

Zhiwei Tian

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous control robot; intelligent agriculture; laser intelligent fertilization; agricultural sensor

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

Sustainable Cropping Systems and Biomasses for Energy and Biorefinery Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicolai David Jablonowski

,

Moritz von Cossel

and

Yasir Iqbal

submission deadline 18 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: residue/waste/recycling-derived fertilizers; soil improvement and soil conditioners (e.g.; biochars; algae biomass; other organic residues); waste-stream-based; multi-product and/or decentralized and/or modular biorefinery concepts; alternative crops and agronomic approaches; biodiversity and ecologically robust agronomic practices; nutrient recycling and alternative fertilizers; marginal soils and 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

Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection—2nd Edition

edited by Kai Li,

Yu Gao

,

Zhaofeng Huang

and

Guangnan Xing

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6098 | 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)

Research Progress of Beneficial Microorganisms in Controlling Crop Pathogens

edited by Sofia Palacios, Nicolás Pastor and

Adriana Torres

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open

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

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

Precision Assistance for Crop Genetic Improvement: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by Jun Yan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; phenomics; multi-omics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data; precision crop breeding

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

Advances in Plant Pathogen Research for Sustainable Productivity Under Climate Change Scenarios

edited by Leonor Guerra-Guimarães,

Helena Gil Azinheira

and Deila Magna Dos Santos Botelho

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; integrated disease management; disease modeling; sustainable management practices; plant pathogen

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

Degradation Potential and Application of Microbiomes in the Remediation of Soil Pesticide Residues

edited by

Paulina Książek-Trela

and

Magdalena Podbielska

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; pesticide degradation; bioremediation; microbial consortia; soil contamination; environmental biotechnology; microbial diversity; sustainable agriculture; pesticide residues

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

Native and Underutilized Fruit Species: Physiology, Phenology, and Nutraceutical and Genetic Potential Under Changing Climates

edited by Silvia Radice, Miriam Arena and

Edgardo Giordani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: native species; phenols; anthocyanins; flavonoids; floral biology; fruit characterization; ripering; functional value

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

Recycling of Organic Wastes in Agriculture: Serving for Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Halyna Kominko

and Grzegorz Izydorczyk

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)

Genetic Resources, Genomes, and Phenotypes of Solanaceous Crops

edited by Juan Pablo Martínez Castillo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: Solanum; abiotic stress; genetic diversity

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

Tailoring Illumination Strategies for Optimal Plant Growth and Resource-Use Efficiency in Sole-Source Vertical Farming and Supplementary Lighting in Greenhouses

edited by Akvilė Viršilė and

Gediminas Kudirka

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop optimization; greenhouse horticulture; vertical farming; CEA; light emitting diodes (LEDs); plant physiological response

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

Postharvest Treatment and Physicochemical Dynamics in Fruits

edited by

Leandro Camargo Neves

and Silvanda De Melo Silva

submission deadline 23 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest treatment; fruit physiology; shelf life; sustainability; fruit quality

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

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 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2175 | 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)

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

edited by

Nikolaos Monokrousos

and

Andrea Čerevková

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | 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)

Enhancing Soil Nutrient Cycling and Microbial Function for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Xiaojing Hu and Xuechen Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrient cycling; soil microorganism; microorganism– microbivore interactions; functional responses; global change; agricultural management practice; human activities; fertilization strategies; crop rotation and intercropping; conservation tillage

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

Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Agroecosystems: Interactions, Toxicity, and Crop Responses

edited by Chaorui Yan and Yingjie Wu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; heavy metal; uptake; accumulation; rhizosphere microbial; phytoremediation; hyperaccumulator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interactions in Agricultural Production

edited by

Wenzheng Liu

,

Shuqin Tu

and

Yuan Su

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5635 | 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 Efficient Crop Cultivation Techniques on Plant Nutrition and Physiology

edited by

Zhencai Sun

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4732 | 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)

Agroecological Modeling: Insights and Decision-Support Tools for More Resilient and Productive Cropping Systems

edited by

Yu Shi

and

Yongfa You

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; sustainable management; crop productivity; agroecosystem resilience; carbon and nitrogen cycling; process-based models; AI-assisted agricultural modeling; remote sensing

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

Data-Driven Approaches to Crop Protection Under Physical and Chemical Stresses: Methods, Systems, and Applications

edited by

Yongzong Lu

,

Haoyu Niu

and

Tiebiao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven crop protection; climate adaptation; phenotyping; stress monitoring; machine learning; remote sensing; UAV; advanced sensors; sustainable horticulture

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

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 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10987 | 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)

Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—3rd Edition

edited by

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3156 | 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)

Sustainable Potato Production: Emerging Strategies for Disease Prevention and Cultivation

edited by Dianqiu Lv,

Shuhao Qin

and

Xingkui Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open

Keywords: potato; potato seed; cultivation; agronomic practices; pathogen; disease control

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

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 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1767 | 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)

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

edited by

Zhitong Ren

and

Hong Zhai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | 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)

Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Effective Disease Control in Crop Plants

edited by

Betsy Leverett

and

Malgorzata Jedryczka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; plant pathogens; biological control; chemical control; crop protection; integrated pathogen management; sustainable agriculture

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

Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Agnieszka Lejman

and

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biology and ecology; weed control; weed resistance; weed management; climate change

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

Advancing Plant Phenotyping for Precision Crop Growth Monitoring and Forecast Leveraging In Situ, Remote and Proximal Sensing, and AI

edited by

Rubi Quiñones

and

Francisco Muñoz-Arriola

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; computer vision; crop growth monitoring; machine learning; deep learning; precision agriculture; multi-source data fusion; yield prediction; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Epigenetic Regulation in Solanaceae Crops

edited by

Kang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetics; Solanaceae; histone modification; chromatin accessibility; DNA methylation; small RNA; ATAC-seq; Hi-C

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

Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—3rd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Zhang

,

Peng Hou

and

Rongfa Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomy; crop; yield; quality; planting density; water-saving irrigation; fertilization management; integration of water and fertilizer; resource utilization efficiency; conservation tillage; soil management; environmental stresses; greenhouse gas emissions

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

Cellular Signaling Networks in Crop Stress Responses: From Molecular Mechanisms to Field Performance

edited by

Csengele Barta

,

Eleni Tani

and Jae-Hyung Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop stress responses; cellular signaling; stress signal transduction; crop productivity; yield stability; climate resilience; field stress conditions; crop improvement; organelle signaling; post-translational regulation

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

Molecular and Physiological Insights into Crop Growth Regulation

edited by

Jianyan Zeng

and Yuehua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 277 | 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)

Soil-Borne and Air-Borne Fungi in Crop Systems: Impacts, Interactions, and Management Strategies

edited by

Katia Gazzetti

and

Caterina Morcia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease emergence; fungicide resistance emergence; crop performance; climate change; detection; mycotoxins; plant– pathogen interaction; biocontrol; disease management; genome

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

Soil Phosphorus Availability and Utilization: Interfacial Reactions, Chemical–Microbial Processes and Agronomic Management

edited by

Dong-Xing Guan

and

Kai Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil phosphorus; phosphorus availability; interfacial reactions; chemical– microbial processes; rhizosphere processes; phosphorus speciation; agronomic management; sustainable agriculture

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

Reproductive Biology for Improving Crop Yield and Breeding Efficiency

edited by Jianfei Zhao and

Douglas J. Cattani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed quality/quantity; crop breeding; crop reproductive development; phenology regulation

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

Soil Fermentation: Microbial Decomposition and Utilization in Agricultural Wastes

edited by

Lucas Aquino Alves

,

Leandro de Oliveira

and Tales Tiecher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fermentation; microbial decomposition; nutrient cycling; agricultural residues; soil microbiology; organic waste management; carbon stabilization; agroecosystem sustainability; microbial communities; soil fertility

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

Cross- and Multiple-Herbicide Resistance: Implications for Grain Production Systems

edited by

Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide toxicology; cross-resistance; multiple resistance; herbicide-resistant weeds; mo-lecular mechanisms; grain production systems

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

Integrated and Sustainable Insect Management: From Field to Storage

edited by

Paraskevi Agrafioti

,

Maria K. Sakka

and

Evagelia Lampiri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; stored product insects; post-harvest protection; precision agriculture; insect monitoring; supply chain protection

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

Physiological, Genetic, and Molecular Strategies for Forage Grass Adaptation to Climate Change and Abiotic Stresses

edited by Tao Qin and

Zhou Li

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

Keywords: grass; abiotic stresses; drought; salinity; heat; cold; waterlogging; nutrient deficiency; heavy metals

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

Effects and Mechanisms of Organic Fertilizer Application on Soil Health, Crop Yield, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

edited by

Weichao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilizers; bio-organic fertilizers; greenhouse gases; soil organic carbon; crop productivity; optimal organic nitrogen substitution rates; rhizosphere microbial communities; C/N cycling

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

Impacts of Brackish, Marginal, and Alternative Water Resources on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and

Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; semi-arid region; saline stress; water reuse

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

Genome-Wide Association Studies and Breeding by Design for Complex Traits in Diverse Environments

edited by

Yuan-Ming Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: polygenic traits; genome-wide association study; QTN; QTN-by-environment interaction; phenotypic plasticity; gene-by-gene interaction; gene network; breeding by design

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

Soil Microbes and Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Management of Plant Pathogens

edited by María Soledad Vásquez-Murrieta,

Fernando Uriel Rojas Rojas

and

Brenda Román-Ponce

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathogens; soil microbiome; PGPB; biocontrol; agroecology; plant-microbe interaction; crop protection; bioinputs; soil microbial resources

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

Effects of Soil Acidification and Key Technologies to Alleviate Soil Acidification in Farmlands

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil acidification; soil degradation; soil biota; soil health; ecosystem function; cropland

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

Plant Biostimulants in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Sustainable Crop Production Under Climate Change

edited by

Carlos M. Correia

and Rafał Nowak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; abiotic stress tolerance; climate change adaptation; plant physiological responses; biochemical signalling; molecular mechanisms; sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Metabolic Engineering via Hormonal Modulation: Boosting Crop Yield and Nutritional Quality

edited by Yushi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: field crops; plant hormones; yield; nutrition; flavor compounds; functional nutrients; genetic modulation; enzyme engineering; biostimulants; plant growth regulators

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

Prospects for Genetic Improvement of Cucurbitaceous Crops

edited by

Jingjing Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; genetics; molecular breeding; stresses; cucurbitaceae

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

Functional Characterization of Stress-Resistance Regulators in Maize

edited by

Lei Tian

and

Shunxi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; biotic stress tolerance; abiotic stress tolerance; functional genomics; gene editing; molecular breeding; functional characterization; candidate gene validation

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

Genotype × Environment Interactions in Legume and Fiber Crop Breeding

edited by Dimitrios Baxevanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: commercial cultivar development; fiber crop breeding; genotype × environment (G× E) interaction; genotype × management (G× M) interaction; legume breeding; multivariate statistical models; plant breeding; stability analysis

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

Environmental Optimization by Renewable Energy in Greenhouse Crop Production

edited by

María de los Ángeles Moreno-Teruel

and

Alejandro Lopez-Martinez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; renewables; solar; biomass; energy; efficiency; sustainability; microclimate; agriculture; climate control

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

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