Advanced Plant Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 162
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Interests: irrigation water use; regulated and deficit irrigation; drip and sprinkler irrigation; remote sensing in agriculture
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Interests: plant nutrition; plant regulation; fertigation system; greenhouse gases emission; crop production
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced plant biotechnology includes a series of innovative, scientific, and technical methods applied to guarantee food security. Currently, food security has been facing a variety of challenges, including growing populations, water shortages, yield stagnation, climate change, and the frequent incidence of biotic and abiotic stresses, posing a severe threat to sustainable agriculture. In recent years, grain yields have nearly approached the ceiling of maximum yield potential under conventional technology, while advanced biotechnology, including genetic breeding engineering, cropping system strategies, remote sensing technology, disease detection and prevention, smart irrigation and fertilization, bioregulation, plant transformation, etc., has emerged and developed to make plants resistant to droughts, floods, pests and diseases, and other abiotic as well as biotic stresses. Advanced biotechnology in sustainable agriculture should effectively improve global agricultural productivity, guarantee food security, and alleviate human poverty. This Special Issue, “Advanced Plant Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition”, aims to provide an overview of the latest developments in major fields of advanced plant biotechnology. With its paramount importance in achieving the dual goals of high-quality food production and effective environmental protection, we welcome original research articles and reviews concerning all aspects related to advanced plant biotechnology in sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Anzhen Qin
Dr. Dongfeng Ning
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genetic engineering
- cropping systems
- smart fertigation
- remote sensing
- climate change
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