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Agronomy publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Fruit Tree Germplasm Innovation Driven by Molecular Breeding and Genomics
edited by , Yue Huang and Xia Wang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; gene editing; fruit quality traits; stress; databases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Herbicides Toxicology and Weeds Herbicide-Resistant Mechanism—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 26 | 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)
Microplastics in Farmland and Their Impact on Soil
edited by Jixiao Cui and Wen-Qing He
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 25 | 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)
Applications of Pre- and Post-Harvest Techniques in Horticultural Products—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)
Smart Water Management: Improving Crop Physiology, Resilience, and Productivity Under Limiting Climate Conditions
edited by Sidnei Deuner, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 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 submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7207 | 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 submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1590 | 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
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1378 | 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 , Roberta Camargos de Oliveira and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 378 | 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
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9952 | 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 and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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 submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: exogenous organic matter; bacteria; plants; soil; degradation; drought; crop resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Innovative Hydrothermal Systems to Valorize Agricultural Residuals for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental System
edited by , Nicole Berge, , and Judy Ann Libra
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17793 | 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 and Kai Xu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9405 | 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 submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3245 | 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, , , Daniel Alexandre Neuwald and Luis Miguel Mazorra Morales
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2399 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence and Human–Computer Interactions in Agricultural Production
edited by Wenzheng Liu, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | 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)
Irrigation Management in Hot–Arid Environments submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 7 | 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)
Harnessing Exogenous Applications for Crop Stress Tolerance and Enhanced Productivity
edited by Chao Wu
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | 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 and Anush Kosakyan
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 111 | 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 and
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | 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)
Crop Monitoring and Yield Prediction for Arid and Semi-Arid Farming Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 6 | 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)
Next-Generation Crop Management: Bridging AI Vision and Sensor Fusion for Smarter Agronomy
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 130 | 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)
Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agronomy
edited by , and Anxiang Lu
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Evaluating Extreme Temperature Impacts on Crop Growth and Physiology
edited by and Hualong Liu
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme temperature stress; crop physiology; crop yield; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Digital Twins in Precision Agriculture
edited by Nathalie Guimarães and
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | 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)
Effect of Soil Enzyme Activity on Crop Growth submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 285 | 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
submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 49 | 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)
Response of Agroecosystem Carbon–Water Cycling and Crop Spatial Patterns to Environmental Change: Mechanisms and Adaptive Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystem structure; ecosystem carbon– water cycle; machine learning; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 292 | 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)
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 291 | 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)
Application of Deep and Machine Learning in Crop Monitoring and Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep and machine learning; crop productivity; prediction of crop related parameters; prediction of biotic and abiotic factors in agricultural production; soil composition and fertilization; climate change impact of agriculture; pest management; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); phenotyping; data fusion; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
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