Crop Modeling in Agriculture
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Modeling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant pathology; plant biotechnology; plant biology; plant physiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled "Crop Modeling in Agriculture", invites high-quality contributions that advance the understanding, development, and application of crop modeling to support sustainable agricultural systems. Crop models are critical tools for analyzing plant growth dynamics, yield forecasting, resource use efficiency, climate impact assessment, disease risk prediction, and decision support at both farm and policy levels. With the ongoing global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity, the integration of advanced crop models—coupled with remote sensing, machine learning, and big data analytics—offers a transformative pathway for smarter, more resilient agriculture.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, and case studies addressing innovations in model development (e.g., phenological, physiological, or pathogen models), integration of crop models with decision support systems, evaluation of model uncertainties, and applications under diverse agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions. Contributions exploring interdisciplinary linkages—such as the incorporation of plant–pathogen interactions, agro-ecological dynamics, and socio-technical feedbacks—are highly encouraged. Studies that demonstrate real-world impact or offer transferable modeling frameworks are particularly valuable for this Special Issue.
This Special Issue aims to foster cross-sectoral dialogue among crop modelers, agronomists, plant scientists, data scientists, and policymakers to collectively enhance agricultural resilience and sustainability through model-based insights.
Dr. Moussa El Jarroudi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crop modeling
- precision agriculture
- climate-smart agriculture
- plant disease forecasting
- remote sensing
- decision support systems
- agro-ecological simulation
- yield prediction
- resilience modeling
- sustainable food systems
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