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Molecular Research of the Seaweeds
edited by , and Zubaida Patwary
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2419 | Submission Open
Keywords: seaweeds; multicellular marine macroalgae; molecular biology; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees—2nd Edition
edited by Shijiang Cao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest molecular biology; bioinformatics; tree genetics; gene expression regulation; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Light and Plant Responses submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2157 | Submission Open
Keywords: light; plants; LED; response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants
edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2131 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; conservation; medicinal plants; aromatic plants; sustainable use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Origin and Evolution of the East Asian Flora (EAF)—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open
Keywords: flora of East Asia; phylogeography; molecular phylogeny; plant diversity; plant taxonomy; palaeoflora
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers—Second Edition
edited by Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2091 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative fertilizer; biological fertilizers; smart environment-responsive fertilizer; controlled-release strategy; diagnostic approaches and tools; fertilizer application rate; nano-fertilizers; new fertilizer; nutrient use efficiency; relation of plant nutrition and fertilizer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Urban Forests, Parks, and Plants as Biomonitoring Pools for Air Pollution submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring; urban pollution; emerging pollutants; risk assessment; air pollutant bioassay; tree rings; dendroecology; absorption; toxicity; bioavailability
The Application of Naturally Derived Molecules and Their Synthetic Analogs in Agriculture and the Fight Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses That Emerged Under Climate Change submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1979 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stressors; crops; growth stimulants; natural products; phytohormones; secondary metabolites; sustainability; yielding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biochemicals; metabolism; crop production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Genetic Resources and Improvement of Forage Plants submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding programs; forage plants; genetic diversity; genetic engineering; genetic improvement; genetic resources; genomic selection; marker-assisted selection; molecular breeding; phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)
The Bioecology and Sustainable Management of Weeds
edited by Xiaoling Song, Hongjuan Huang, and Mingshan Ji
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1838 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed ecology; weed bioecology; crop– weed interactions; sustainable management; genetic evolution; herbicide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Selected and Extended Full Papers from the 2025 International Scientific Conference on Plant Biodiversity and Sustainability submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1818 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant material; by-products; herbal extracts; metabolomics; secondary metabolites; circular economy; production chain; biological effects; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1817 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation
edited by and Guoquan Lu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1670 | Submission Open
Keywords: yield prediction; nutrition diagnosis; model construction; crop nutrition; crop model; remote sensing; growth regulation; crop yield; crop quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology
edited by Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open
Keywords: microalgae; emerging contaminants; ecotoxicity; biodegradation; biological wastewater treatment; biomass and bioenergy; carbon fixation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees
edited by and Wenjing Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1648 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree development; tissue culture; hormone signaling; stress resistance; physiological regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Mycology and Plant Pathology—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open
Keywords: beneficial fungi; disease management; fungal diseases; mycotoxin; plant– fungal interactions; phytopathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Molecular Mechanisms and Soil Microbe Interactions in Vegetable Crops Under Abiotic Stress
edited by Mingjia Tang and Yingbin Qi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; gene family; molecular mechanism; crop; vegetable; soil microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biofertilizers for Plant Growth Enhancement and Sustainable Agriculture
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofertilizers; organic amendments; soil microbiome; plant– microbe interactions; nutrient use efficiency; agricultural systems modeling; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants to Heat Stress
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat stress; signaling; physiological mechanisms; molecular mechanisms; network; complexity; specificity; agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Advancements in Cereal Quality Assessment: Implications for Crop Improvement and Food Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open
Keywords: bread and durum wheat; corn; rice; barley; oats; rye; hulled cereals; quality; crop improvement; industrial processing
Plant Phenotyping and Machine Learning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phenotyping; machine learning; image processing; growth analysis; data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plant Communities and Habitat Types in the Protected Areas of Europe submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open
Keywords: habitat assessment; restoration and management; global changes; protected areas; Natura 2000; plant communities; conservation of habitat types
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Metabolic Pathways and Hormonal Regulation in Plant Defense and Growth
edited by Yuqing He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant hormones; secondary metabolites; plant defense; growth regulation; metabolic pathways; plant– pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Microscopy and Histochemistry in Plant Structural and Functional Analysis submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1295 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; microscopy; histochemistry; phytochemistry; plant anatomy; bioactive compounds; herbal medicine; secondary metabolites; plant identification; natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Structural Biology)
Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth morphogenesis; polarity stress response; global warming; gene expression; signal transduction; transcriptomics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; stress tolerance; acclimation; regulatory network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Novel and Efficient Means for Fertilizers Applications in Plant Cultivation submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilization; plant nutrition; nutrient sources; absorption efficiency; nutrient losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Horticultural Plant Cultivation in the Climate Change Era: From Genotypes to Environment submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant breeding; sensory quality; bioactive compounds; deficit irrigation; high temperature; grafting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Molecular Mechanisms of Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungi and Host Plants
edited by Ya Li and Jiexiong Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant fungal diseases; pathogenic fungi; fungal effector; host resistance; plant immunity; plant– pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Plant–Insect Interactions—3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: entomophily; herbivory; host– plant resistance; host– plant selection; insect pollination; plant chemistry; plant– insect interactions; plant protection; pollination; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Elevational Variability: Plant Adaptations and Ecological Implications
edited by , Yahuang Luo and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1125 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil nutrients; elevation gradients; functional traits; community structure; biodiversity; ecosystem function; environmental factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Impact of Biostimulants on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; macronutrients; ion ratio; abiotic stress; plant extracts; omics; nutrient uptake; plant– microbiota interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Hormonal Regulation of Flower and Fruit Development: A Molecular Perspective
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open
Keywords: flowering; fruit; gene functioning and regulation; hormonal cross-talk; molecular mechanism; plant physiology; reproductive development; stress-induced flowering; plant hormone; signaling pathway; transcriptional regulation; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops
edited by and Ioannis Karapanos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic and medicinal plants; beneficial microbial endophytes; biostimulants propagating material; controlled-environment agriculture (CEA); smart and precision farming; nanoformulations in agriculture; organic and sustainable agriculture; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; tuberous plants; vegetables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Bioinoculants: A Sustainable Solution to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinoculants; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); mycorrhizal fungi; microbial consortia; sustainable agriculture; soil microbiome; soil health; pathogen resistance; environmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; medicinal plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene family; transcription factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Responses to Emerging Contaminants: From Stress Mechanisms to Environmental Safety
edited by and Jiahui Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-rhizosphere interactions; stress response mechanisms; environmental interfaces; emerging contaminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Halophytes, Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species That Can Withstand Soil and Environmental Changes: Current Understanding and Recent Advances submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop production; abiotic stress; ion translocation mechanism; drought; saline agriculture; plant nutrition; halophytes; neglected underutilized crops; food security; drylands; carbon concentration mechanism (CCM); oxidative stress; elevated CO2 concentration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Bryophyte Biology, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Biostimulants for Plant Mitigation of Abiotic Stresses in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; biotic stresses; crop production; crop resilience; molecular mechanisms; transcriptomics; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Molecular Pathways in Plant Immunity and Protection Against Stress submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant pathogens; plant immune systems; pattern recognition receptors (PRRs); nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat proteins (NLRs); salicylic acid signaling; crop production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Medicinal Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plant extracts; phytocomplexes; cell cultures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Advances in Mangrove Application, Ecology and Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open
Keywords: food application; secondary metabolite; carbon stock and management; biodiversity; ecotourism; ecophysiology; biogeochemistry; monitoring; modeling; rehabilitation and restoration; policy; genomics and genetics; climate change; heavy metals; marine debris (macro; micro and nano)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Innovative Approaches to Enhance Nutrient Uptake and Stress Resistance in Plants submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; nutrient uptake; plant tolerance; secondary metabolites; plant stress physiology; plant structure and function; oxidative damage; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant system; innovative methods
Genomics of New Potential Food Sources
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open
Keywords: food supply diversity; edible plants; minor crops; genomics; high throughput sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; genome editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Taxonomy, Biogeography, Ecology, Conservation and Utilization of Gymnosperms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open
Keywords: biogeography; conservation; evolution; gymnosperms; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
New Advancements in Plant–Microbes Interactions
edited by and Luca Iseppi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; soil-borne pathogens; crop productivity; metabarcoding; metagenomics; rhizosphere microbiome; plant tolerance mechanisms; soil microbiome management; sustainable agriculture; disease mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Chemical Composition of Plant Extracts to Understand Their Pharmacological and Toxicological Properties submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; DNA barcoding; isolation and extraction; structure elucidation; NMR and MS analyses; HPLC-PDA and HPLC-ESIMS quantification; chemometric analysis; molecular networking; metabolomics; dietary supplements; phytomedicines; toxicity; infectious ailments; anti-bacterial; anti-protozoal; chronic diseases; diabetes; cancer; cytotoxicity; anti-inflammatory; anti-nociceptive; sedative; Alzheimer; vasoactive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Advances in Fruit Tree Breeding, Pathogen Management and Chemical Profiling for Crop Improvement
edited by Jiri Sedlák and Boris Krška
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit crops; pathogen management; sustainable fruit growing; biotechnology; healthy compounds in fruit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Innovations and Research in In Vitro Propagation and Germplasm Conservation Techniques for Fruit Tree Cultivars and Fruit Tree Rootstocks
edited by Athanasios Tsafouros, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit tree propagation; micropropagation; in vitro propagation; tree physiology; rooting; shoot proliferation; acclimatization; in vitro conservation; cryopreservation; cold storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
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