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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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Influence of Agronomic Practices and Environmental Conditions on Phytochemical Accumulation and Antioxidant Activity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
edited by Urszula Sadowska and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; aromatic plants; phytochemicals; antioxidants; agronomic practices; fertilization; soil and climate interactions; secondary metabolites; functional traits; sustainable cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Abiotic Stress Resilience in Vegetable Crops: Genetics and Agronomy Approaches
edited by Giao Nguyen and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; heat; cold; flood; radiation; breeding; genomic selection; biotechnology; rotation; cover crop; conservation tillage; soil health; biostimulants; integrated pest management; precision agriculture; digital phenotyping; artificial intelligence; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; protected cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Soil Organic Carbon Chemistry and Nutrient Bioavailability: Molecular Mechanisms for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic carbon; nutrient bioavailability; molecular mechanisms; sustainable agriculture; carbon chemistry; enzyme activity; microbial ecology; precision nutrient management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Recent Advances in Novel Shelf Life Extension Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables During Storage
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; vegetable; cuticle characterization; postharvest physiology; mold alternative inhibition; aroma volatiles; electronic nose; heat treatments; light irradiation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Productivity and Protection: From Concept to Application
edited by Zoltan Molnar and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; phytohormones; amino acids; microbial inoculants; plant-growth-promoting microorganisms; microalgae and cyanobacteria; nutrient uptake; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; plant– microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
Fungal Endophytes in Plant—the Way Ahead
edited by Silvina Felitti and Guillermo Raúl Pratta
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: symbiosis; biodiversity; plant growth promoting fungi; biofertilizers; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Research Progress in Agricultural Robots in Arable Farming
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; arable farming; intelligent agriculture; agricultural perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Lipid Action in Crop Development and Defense
edited by Xingying Yan and
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid; sphingolipids; plant hormone response; stress response; plant architecture; signal transduction; vesicle trafficking; ER stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Sustainable Potato Production: Emerging Strategies for Disease Prevention and Cultivation
edited by Dianqiu Lv, and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: potato; potato seed; cultivation; agronomic practices; pathogen; disease control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Epigenetic Regulation in Solanaceae Crops
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)
Pesticide Residues Abatement: A Central to Regenerative Agriculture submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open
Keywords: pesticide residues; green technologies; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection—2nd Edition
edited by Kai Li, , and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)
Innovative Techniques for Weed Control in Turfgrass
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 11 | 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)
Cover Crops Grown Alone and in Consortia: Biomass Production, Nutrient Cycling of Residues and Relationships with Soil and Crop Productivity submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 32 | 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)
Microbial Carbon and Its Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration
edited by Xuechen Yang and Xiaojing Hu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4096 | 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)
Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Production: Physiology, Breeding and Sustainability
edited by Juan Guillermo Cruz-Castillo, Guillermo Raúl Pratta and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; sink; source; rootstocks; thinning; postharvest; phenols; gens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Old Challenges and Modern Solutions in Farmland Soils: Addressing Heavy Metals, Microplastics, and GHG Emissions
edited by Alessia Corami and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 116 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | 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)
Comprehensive Impacts of Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | 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)
Genotype × Environment Interactions in Crop Production—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptability; climate change; field evaluation; agronomy; breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 33 | 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)
Precision Management Methods for High Yield and Quality in Horticultural Crops
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 19 | 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)
Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production—2nd Edition
edited by and Fernando Finger
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 13 | 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)
Towards Sustainability: Trade-Off Between Pest Management and Environment
edited by Patrice A. Marchand
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 7 | 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)
Advanced Hydroponics Technology for Vegetable Production: New Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5260 | 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 1406 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production; heavy metal-induced stress; heavy metal homoeostasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)
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 20 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6698 | 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)
Agricultural Aspects of Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants' Cultivation, Harvest, Processing and Conservation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2161 | 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)
Harnessing Exogenous Applications for Crop Stress Tolerance and Enhanced Productivity
edited by Chao Wu
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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)
Genetic and Genomic Advances in Brassica Crops: Enhancing Yield and Resilience
edited by and
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 76 | 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)
Beyond Survival: Engineering Crops for Extreme Climate Adaptation
edited by and Anush Kosakyan
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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)
Evaluating Extreme Temperature Impacts on Crop Growth and Physiology
edited by and Hualong Liu
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme temperature stress; crop physiology; crop yield; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agronomy
edited by , and Anxiang Lu
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 21 | 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)
Effect of Soil Enzyme Activity on Crop Growth submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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)
Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 240 | 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)
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 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystem structure; ecosystem carbon– water cycle; machine learning; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
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 4 | 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)
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