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Beneficial Effects of Bacteria on Plants

edited by

Angela Cunha

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17669

Keywords: biocontrol agents; endophytic bacteria; microbe-enhanced phytoremediation; microbial biostimulants; microbiome– metabolome relations; plant microbiomes; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; sustainable agriculture

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

Rice-Pathogen Interaction and Rice Immunity

edited by

Lifang Zou

Xinhua Ding

, Zhengyin Xu and Youlun Xiao

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7043

Keywords: rice yield and immunity; crop genetic improvement; genome editing; disease resistance; rice– pathogen interaction; biotic stress

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

Advances in Plant Molecular Biology and Gene Function

edited by

Ying Chang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3072

Keywords: plant molecular biology; gene function; gene editing; multi-omics technologies; gene regulation; molecular breeding; agronomic traits; secondary metabolism

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

Ethylene Signalling and Biosynthesis: Impacts on Plant Adaptation and Productivity

edited by

Liangyu Jiang

and

Ping Lan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1970 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethylene signaling; ethylene biosynthesis; plant hormone; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant adaption; plant productivity

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

Advances in Adventitious Root Formation of In Vitro Cultures

edited by

Conchi Sánchez

and Saleta Rico Santos

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimatization; adventitious rooting; gene expression; gene regulation; hormone signaling; micropropagation; regeneration; transcriptomics; epigenetics

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

Bean Breeding

edited by

Barbara Pipan

and

Creola Brezeanu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; marker-assisted and genomic selection; key breeding parameters; nutritional enhancement; NGS-based applications; functional genomics; sustainable agriculture

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

Effects of Viticultural Practices and Edaphoclimatic Conditions on Grape and Wine Quality, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mar Vilanova de la Torre

Karine Pedneault

Nicolás Verdugo-Vásquez

and

Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: berry quality; climate change adaptation; cold climate viticulture; edaphoclimatic conditions; precision viticulture; subtropical viticulture; table grape production; viticultural practices; terroir

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Lei Cao

, Yao Zhang and

Qiang Li

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8749 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt and alkaline stresses; cold and high temperature stresses; water and drought stresses; oxidative stress; hydroponic cultivation; hairy root induction; horticulture crops; oil crops; ornamental crops; tolerance mechanisms; protein interaction; transcription regulation; splicing factor; transcription factor; root development; root morphology; heavy metal stress; environment stimuli

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

Developments in Sustainable Horticulture: Resilience, Resource Protection and Rewards

edited by

Michelle Mak

and

Christopher Cazzonelli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18464 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; resilience; resource protection; sustainable horticulture

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

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheng-Yang Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17677 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; pharmacology; cytotoxic activity; natural products; enzyme inhibition; pharmacognosy; functional foods; antioxidants; antimicrobial activity; chemoprevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to the Stress Response in Plants

edited by

Irineo Torres-Pacheco

and

Ramón Guevara González

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12505 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; transpiration; evapotranspiration; plant physiology; stress response

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

Valorization of Plant-Based Food Wastes and Byproducts: Compounds of Interest for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Textile Industries

edited by

Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa

and

Rosane Marina Peralta

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9862 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived materials; bioactive compounds; green extraction; plant-based food waste recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Ethnobotany and Biodiversity Conservation in South Africa

edited by

Johannes van Staden

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7760 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plants biodiversity; conservation; South Africa

Plant Invasions and Their Interactions with the Environment

edited by

Junmin Li

Daolin Du

and

Dalva Maria da Silva Matos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; native plants; interactive effect; adaptive evolution; allelopathy; interspecific competition; abiotic stress; biotic factors; global climate change; warming; microplastic; emerging pollutants; extreme weather

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Floral Biology, 4th Edition

edited by

Agnes Farkas

and Marianna Kocsis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5105 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee; compatibility; nectar; nectary; pollen; pollination; pollen vector; reproductive biology; resource; reward

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Epigenetic Regulation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Hamza Sohail

and Xiaodong Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4907 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic regulation; stress signaling pathways; climate-resilient crops

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

Recent Progress in Exploring Plant Metabolic Pathways: Unraveling the Complexity of Plant Biochemistry

edited by

Ting Lan

and Guiliang Tang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3369 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolism; metabolic pathways; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism; metabolic engineering; gene family evolution; abiotic and biotic stress; plant biochemistry; systems biology

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

Sustainable Crop Production Under Abiotic Stresses: Physiological Response and Cultivation Regulation for Yield Optimization

edited by

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant growth; crop yield; grain quality; physiological mechanism; stress tolerance; cultivation regulation

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

Advances in Industrial Crops: Genomics, Genetic Diversity, and Breeding

edited by

Liang Xiao

and

Zemao Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crops; GWAS; abiotic stress; multi-omics; breeding; QTL mapping; phenotyping; genetic diversity

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

Exploring the Genetic and/or Metabolic Diversity of Traditional Crop Varieties

edited by

Gabriella Sonnante

and

Emanuela Blanco

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1106 | Submission Open

Keywords: landraces; germplasm resources; genetic diversity; nutritional and nutraceutical value

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

Relationships Between Plant Phenology and Climate Factors

edited by

Yanjun Du

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenology; climate change; mechanistic understanding; ecological modeling; plant species; experiment

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiology: Mechanisms, Responses, and Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Jing An

and Zhouli Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress physiology; ecophysiology; adaptation; ecology

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

Interaction of Eco-Evolutionary Drivers in Plant Adaptation 2025

edited by Giovanni Zecca

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution; adaptive divergence; ecological drivers of evolution; convergent evolution; coevolution; character displacement; environmental adaptation; life traits evolution

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

Green Machines: Understanding the Interplay Between Natural and Human-Induced Factors on Plant Life

edited by

Ma. Luisa Martínez

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4172 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants responses to extreme conditions; population dynamics under varying conditions; human impacts on plant communities; biodiversity; physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Natural Products of Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Purification and Bioactivity Evaluation

edited by

Dušanka Kitić

Katarina Šavikin

and

Milica Randjelović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 39 articles | Viewed by 117884 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Strategies for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

edited by

Ioannis Giannakou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24342 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; nematode management; chemical control; biological control; nematode-resistant; crop protection

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

The Impact of Nanomaterials on Plant Growth, Development and Metabolism, Third Edition

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13311 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; bioactive metabolites; nanofertilizers; genetic transformation; plant disease control; plant growth; nanopesticides; nanotoxicity

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

Advances in Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ivica Dimkić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11197 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; biological control; biofertilizers; biopesticides; interkingdom signaling between plants and plant-associated bacteria

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

Plant Functioning Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Kinga Drzewiecka

and

Monika Gasecka

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10592 | Submission Open

Keywords: accumulation; adaptive mechanisms; avoidance; crops; detoxication; homeostasis; hormesis; hyperaccumulators; mechanisms; metabolome; microbiome; nitro-oxidative stress; nutrients; phytoremediation; phytotoxicity; sequestration; signaling molecules; tolerance; translocation; transporters; uptake

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

Physiological and Ecological Responses of Arctic and Alpine Plants to Climate Change

edited by

Peili Shi

and Guoyan Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8055 | Submission Open

Keywords: arctic and alpine environments; climate change; extreme climate events; biotic interaction; eco-physiological response; phenology; plant and population; community ecology; seed ecology; phenotypic plasticity; adaptive evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Post-Dispersal Seed Behavior: Dormancy, Germination, Viability, and Mortality

edited by

Leonid Rasran

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7962 | Submission Open

Keywords: storage; temperature; light; functional plant traits; plant propagules; reproductive traits

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

Advancement in Gene Expression Regulation in Plants: Coordinating Growth, Development, and Stress Resilience

edited by Fei Liu,

Zhongwei Zou

and Guogen Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6557 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression regulation; plant-environment interactions; transcription factors; epigenetic modifications; non-coding RNAs; transcriptomics; functional genomics; stress responses; sustainable agriculture

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

Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding—2nd Edition

edited by

Yifeng Wang

, Jie Huang,

Jian Zhang

and

Jiezheng Ying

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6285 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; biological breeding; yield; resistance; seed germination; quality; genetic improvement

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

Photosynthesis and Plant Physiology Under Climate Change

edited by

Danijela Arsenov

and Milan Borišev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and drought stress; photosynthetic efficiency; plant robustness; acclimatization strategies; climate resilience

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

Systems-Level Understanding of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stress: Physiological and Biochemical Perspectives

edited by

Małgorzata Nykiel

and

Dominika Boguszewska-Mańkowska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4210 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress tolerance; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; hormonal regulation

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

Environmental Effects on Nutrient Composition and Pharmaceutical Properties of Various Plants

edited by

Igor Kovalchuk

and

Olga Kovalchuk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4209 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress response; changes in metabolite profile; changes in nutrients in response to stress; medicinal properties of stress-induced metabolites; abiotic and biotic stress; polyphenols and flavonoids; xenohormesis

Advances in In Vitro Culture Systems for Plant Propagation and Conservation

edited by

Jeffery Adelberg

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm; repository; cryopreservation; clonal

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

Wheat Breeding for Disease Resistance

edited by Yinghui Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4108 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; pathogens; resistance gene; plant immunity; wheat breeding; resistance mechanism

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

Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization of Characteristic Economic Crops

edited by

Siyuan Zhu

, Xia An and

Kailei Tang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3749 | Submission Open

Keywords: characteristic economic crops; breeding; cultivation practices; product processing; physiological mechanisms

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

Genetic Breeding and Quality Improvement of Tea

edited by Liyuan Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant (Camellia sinensis); molecular mechanism; secondary metabolites; stress response; nitrogen absorption; quality-related components; genetic identification; QTL mapping; molecular functional markers

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

Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants and Algae—2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Torelli

and

Matteo Marieschi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3234 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal tolerance; heavy metal sensing; heavy metal uptake; heavy metal sequestration; phytochelatin; glutathione and oxidative stress; cysteine synthesis and degradation; heavy metal tolerance evolution; hyper and hypo accumulator plants; environmental pollutants; stress mitigation

Algal Growth and Biochemical Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by José Bonomi Barufi and Nelso Navarro

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2605 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal growth; biochemical responses; environmental stress; secondary metabolites; photobiology; aquatic photosynthesis; carbon fixation; photochemical reactions

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

Advances in Plant Genome Editing and Transformation

edited by

Xiaohan Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2465 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; plant transformation; genetic improvement; CRISPR; artificial intelligence

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

Genetic and Biological Diversity of Plants—2nd Edition

edited by Zhonglong Guo and Lei Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2368 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; plant diversity; plant– insect– microbe interactions; databases; non-coding RNA

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

Phytochemical Analysis and Metabolic Profiling in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Yulian Voynikov

and

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical analysis; UHPLC-HRMS; clustering; data analysis; secondary metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Transcriptome Analysis and Marker Development in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2262 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome analysis; marker development; single-cell transcriptomics; spatial transcriptomics; databases; plant breeding; gene discovery; environmental stresses; novel technologies; multi-omics

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

Molecular Diagnosis of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria and Disease Management Strategies

edited by

Stefania Loreti

and

Scala Valeria

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2133 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogenic bacteria; diagnostics; molecular tools; bacterial plant diseases; prevention; control

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

Genomics of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals

edited by Gautam Saripalli and

Vijay Gahlaut

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; genetic mapping; biotic and abiotic stress; wild germplasm; next generation sequencing

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

Functional Genomics of Cucurbit Species

edited by

Rebecca Grumet

and

Feishi Luan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2037 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome assembly; pan-genomes; SNPs; INDELs; genome-assisted breeding; MAGIC populations; GWAS; MAS; genomic prediction; transformation; gene editing; cucumber; cucurbitaceae; melon; watermelon; cucurbita

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

Bioactive Compounds from Fruit and Vegetable By-Products: Recovery, Characterization, and Potential Applications

edited by

Liana C. Salanță

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1830 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; fruit by-products; vegetable by-products; agro-industrial waste valorization; extraction methods; phytochemicals; functional ingredients; sustainable food systems; antioxidants; phenolic compounds; food waste valorization; green extraction technologies; circular economy; food additives; bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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