Plants

Advanced Research in Plant Analytical Chemistry

edited by Petar Ristivojevic, Jelena Trifković and Filip Andrić

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7137 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolites; advanced analytical methods; phytochemical profiling; metabolomics; food; pharmaceutical and forensic application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Epigenetic Regulation and Molecular Mechanisms in Brassica Crop Improvement

edited by

Ryo Fujimoto

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; allopolyploidy; biotic stress; DNA methylation; defense response; disease resistance; epi-allele; epigenetics; epigenome; flowering time; heterosis; histone modification; non-coding RNA; reproductive development; self-incompatibility; small RNA; transposon; transcriptomics; vernalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Enhancing Plant Resistance to Heavy Metals Using Biochar, Nanoparticles, and Hormonal Control

edited by

Abolghassem Emamverdian

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1537 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytoremediation; biochar amendment; nanobiotechnology; phytohormones; oxidative stress mitigation; soil remediation; plant stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; metal detoxification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Innate Immunity and Stress Responses in Plants: Mechanisms and Resilience

edited by

Shitou Xia

and Yuanqing Jiang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; stress responses; pant– microbe interactions; cross-kingdom signaling; biotechnological innovations; field applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Lipid Metabolism and Regulatory Mechanisms in Oil Crops

edited by

Yufei Xue

and Yourong Chai

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; oil content; fatty acid composition; fatty acid biosynthesis; triacylglycerol assembly; lipid metabolism; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19634 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Nutrient Management on Soil Microbiome Dynamics and Plant Health

edited by Chenliang Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18345 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil microbiome; microbial community dynamics; plant health; soil fertility; organic fertilizers; biofertilizers; chemical fertilizers; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus cycling; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; abiotic stress resilience (salinity)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics

edited by

Xinwu Pei

and Lu Gan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15875 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetically modified plants; GM regulation; GM risk assessment; functional genomics; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Application of Remote Sensing in Crop Production and Farmland Soil Monitoring

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12923 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; crop growth monitoring; yield estimation and prediction; farmland soil monitoring; machine learning; environment; image processing; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Plants 2025—from Seeds to Food Security

edited by

Dilantha Fernando

,

Fermín Morales

and

Oscar Vicente

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11985 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; abiotic stress; biotic stress; breeding; plant nutrition; plant-microbe interactions; plant molecular biology; plant health

Advances in Planting Techniques and Production of Horticultural Crops

edited by Vasile Stoleru and

Silvana Nicola

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11446 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in grafting and nursery technology; plant growing; nutrition and irrigation; protected cultivation systems; soilless culture systems; sustainable practices and innovations; pest and disease control; strategies for the control of biotic and abiotic stress factors; reduce; reuse and recycle approaches in the system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants

edited by Eduardo Luis Konrath and Mara Rejane Ritter

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11351 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; traditional medicine; drug discovery; biological activity; knowledge transmission; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Salt Tolerance in Plants: Genetic Mechanisms, Germplasm Screening, Cultivation Measures and Rehabilitation of Saline-Alkali Lands

edited by

Chengming Fan

,

Changjun Ding

, Changsong Zou, Shuansuo Wang, Helin Tan and

Jinwu Deng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9785 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; molecular mechanisms; climate change; gene function analysis; salt tolerance; QTL mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Sustainable Plants and Practices for Resilient Urban Greening

edited by

Mirjana Ljubojevic

,

Jelena Čukanović

and

Marko Kebert

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9714 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive plant species; resistant plant species for urban greening; urban landscape solutions; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; urban green areas; plants’ mitigation of climate change; sustainable practices; sustainable management of green spaces; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Plants for Biodiversity and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Nélida R. Villaseñor

and Javier A. Figueroa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9006 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenspace; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; plant cover; plant diversity; plant– animal interactions; urban biodiversity; urban ecology; urban sustainability; wildlife

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8770 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics research; growth and development; stress response; population diversity evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts

edited by Jun Niu and

Jose Maria Prieto-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8050 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; component analysis; bioactivity; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Microscopy Techniques in Plant Studies—2nd Edition

edited by

Emilio de Castro Miguel

and Maura Da Cunha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7894 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microscopy; plant cell; ultrastructure cell wall; plant anatomy; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation

edited by

Wanrong Gu

and Jing Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7399 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

The Plant–Climate Nexus: Bioremediation and Management Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Krishan K. Verma

,

Renato De Mello Prado

and Hassan Etesami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6190 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– climate nexus; bioremediation; management strategies; phytoremediation; bioaugmentation; regenerative agriculture; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; climate-smart agriculture; nanotechnology in bioremediation; genetic engineering of microbes; circular economy in agriculture; sustainable futures; heavy metal contamination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Eleni Giannoutsou

and Despina Samakovli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open

Keywords: stomata; guard cells; drought; heat; light; salinity; herbivores; pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology

edited by

Yuqiong Guo

and

Lanting Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5679 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor chemistry and sensory quality; molecular mechanism; non-coding RNA; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

AI-Driven Machine Vision Technologies in Plant Science

edited by

Dayang Liu

and

Yi Shi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5127 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and deep learning for plant phenotyping; machine vision-based disease and pest detection; yield prediction and quality assessment; robotics and automation; explainable AI (XAI) and interpretable models; edge AI and real-time vision systems; datasets and benchmarking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Crop Improvement by Modern Breeding Strategies

edited by

Tomislav Duvnjak

, Aleksandra Sudarić and

Maja Matoša Kočar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4942 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; breeding; biotechnology; agricultural innovation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Light and Plant Responses

edited by

Kristina Laužikė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3923 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; plants; LED; response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Applications of Plant Physiology and Pharmacognosy in the Production of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Kalina Danova

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3644 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; biologically active plant metabolites; factors affecting plant bioactive metabolites production and accumulation; physiological role of primary and secondary metabolites in the plant organism; pharmacognostic knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants; pharmacological activity of plant secondary metabolites

Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants

edited by

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical profiling; phytochemical analysis; phytopharmacology; plant biological activity evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, Third Edition

edited by

Reneta Gevrenova

,

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

and

Vessela Balabanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3095 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; specialized metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Agricultural Soil Management for Crop Cultivation and Productivity

edited by

Jian-Ying Qi

and

Baijian Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2880 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; soil health; precision agriculture; carbon sequestration

Soil Pollution and Plant Response

edited by

Anna Parus

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2803 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutions; accumulation; migration; leaching; soil environments; response plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Climate Change and Plant Survival Strategies: Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2569 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; plant functional traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

New Gene Mining, New Technology Development, and New Variety Creation for Crop Improvement

edited by

Cailin Wang

, Xiuying He, Liang Tang,

Zefeng Yang

and Xianzhi Xie

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2248 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; germplasm resources; genome editing; molecular breeding; good quality; disease and pest resistance; high-yield crops; cultivation technology; plant physiology and biochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Claudia Uhde-Stone

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2063 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; signaling; crosstalk; adaptation and acclimatization to stress; regulating of stress responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Computer Vision Techniques for Plant Phenomics Applications

edited by Xijian Fan and

Weiliang Wen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1952 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; UAV remote sensing; multisource fusion; plant phenomics; phenotypic traits extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Processes and Patterns of Genetic and Genomic Differentiation in Trees

edited by

Jia Yang

,

Guifang Zhao

and Xiaodan Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution; genomic variation; lineage diversification; ecological tolerance; tree

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Plant Disease Management

edited by

Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogens; BCAs; pesticides; antagonistic microorganisms; in vitro and in vivo studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Genetic Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Fengxia Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic mapping; QTL; GWAS; abiotic stress; yield traits; multi-omics; CRISPR; functional analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Machine Learning and Spectroscopy for Plant Phenotyping and Physiological Analysis

edited by

Renan Falcioni

and

Marcos Rafael Nanni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; chlorophyll fluorescence; crop yield estimation; plant analysis; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning for phenotyping; modelling; multispectral sensing; pigment estimation; plant growth prediction; plant health monitoring; plant modelling; plant morphology analysis; plant phenotyping; precision agriculture; stress; remote sensing; spectroscopy in plant science; photosynthesis; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Plant–Rhizosphere Interactions

edited by

Jill M. Farrant

and

Shandry M. Tebele

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting-microbes (PGPM); mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere; root exudates; biofertilizer; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; microbiomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Role of Melatonin in Plant Growth, Metabolism, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

edited by

Manuel Martínez-Estévez

and Ileana Echevarría-Machado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; oxidative stress; proline; salinity; crop protection; environmental stress; serotonin; aluminum; cell wall

Digital Horticulture Technology: Integrating Optical Plant Modeling, Sensors, Adaptive LED-Lighting, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Tran Quoc Khanh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical plant modeling; ray-tracing software; spectral reflectance and transmittance of leaves; light impact on photosynthesis; light intensity variation; adaptive control in greenhouse; spectral sensors; RGB sensors; RGB camera; spectral reconstruction of leaf reflectance; plant growing monitoring; optimized crop yielding; daylight versus LED light; supplemental lighting; optimized spectrum variation; sensor-based software; plant-centric lighting; impact of UV radiation; AI-based optimization of crop yielding; AI-based modeling of plant growth; generative AI methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Essential Oils for Sustainable Plant Disease Control and Crop Protection

edited by Gil Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorational control; botanical pesticides; integrated pest management; plant resistance induction; sustainable agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Micropropagation and Germplasm Conservation of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Amir Khoddamzadeh

and Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro micropropagation; germplasm conservation; horticultural crops; synthetic seed; cryopreservation; embryo rescue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Enhancing Plant Resilience to Climate Change: Insights from Priming and Intercropping Approaches

edited by

Othmane Merah

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open

Keywords: priming; nanopriming; seed coating; intercropping; PGPR; biostimulant; plant growth; abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; plant resilience; nutrient use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Plant Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Adriana Basile

,

Viviana Maresca

and

Alessia Postiglione

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant compounds; natural products; biological activities; phytochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic and Biochemical Enhancement of Nutritional and Stress-Responsive Traits in Plants

edited by

Bo-Keun Ha

and

Seong-Hoon Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; nutritional enhancement; genetic improvement; metabolic engineering; functional genomics; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

,

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; micropropagation; plant production technologies; integrated plant production system (IPPS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Nutritional Management Challenges and Strategies for Large Crops in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Sidnei Deuner

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat stress; crop nutrition; alternative fertilization; climate change; sustainable agriculture; nutrient use efficiency; fertilization management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Bioremediation of Agricultural Contaminants: Microbial and Plant–Microbe Strategies

edited by

Adijailton José de Souza

,

Gustavo Santoyo

and

Ma. Del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; soil quality; food security; biotechnology; microbial community; microbe– plant interaction; regenerative agriculture strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Advances and Applications of Genetic Transformation Techniques for Enhanced Trait Integration in Field Crops

edited by

Xingguo Ye

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

Keywords: genetic transformation; genome editing; trait improvement; genetic enrichment; field crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

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