Plants

Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4695 | 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 4492 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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

edited by

Yuqiong Guo

and

Lanting Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3657 | 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)

New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hamdy Kashtoh

and

Kwang-Hyun Baek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3387 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; hight signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination

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

Sugarcane Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by San-Ji Gao and

Qinnan Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugarcane (Saccharum spp.); sustainable agriculture; agronomic attributes; environmental stressors; defense responses; signaling molecules; genomics selection; smart breeding; gene editing; artificial intelligence

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

Crop Improvement by Modern Breeding Strategies

edited by

Tomislav Duvnjak

, Aleksandra Sudarić and

Maja Matoša Kočar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2677 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Optical and Imaging Systems to Plants

edited by

Massimo Rippa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2616 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical systems; spectrophotometry; infrared imaging; thermography; active thermography; passive thermography; sensing; UV radiation; plants; crops; remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2196 | 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)

Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants

edited by

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2100 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2044 | 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

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 2036 | 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)

Soil Pollution and Plant Response

edited by

Anna Parus

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

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

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

Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Claudia Uhde-Stone

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | 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)

AI-Driven Machine Vision Technologies in Plant Science

edited by

Dayang Liu

and

Yi Shi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1420 | 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)

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 1383 | 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)

Plant Ecotoxicology and Remediation Under Heavy Metal Stress

edited by Qingqing Huang,

Haiwei Liu

,

Peng Wang

and

Xichao Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytotoxicity; phytoremediation; hyperaccumulator plants; soil– plant interactions; rhizosphere microbiome; oxidative stress; biotechnological remediation

(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 1137 | 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)

Agricultural Soil Management for Crop Cultivation and Productivity

edited by

Jian-Ying Qi

and

Baijian Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

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

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 1067 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Weed Management and Control in Paddy Fields

edited by Yongjie Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide; rice; weeds; weed control technology; weeding robot; weed– water interactions

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

Plant Virology and Disease Management in Crops

edited by

Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus biology; virus– host interactions; viral pathogenicity in plants; population genetic; genetic diversity; plant virus epidemiology; virus evolution in crops; cultivation systems and virus adaptation management of plant viruses

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

Plant–Rhizosphere Interactions

edited by

Jill M. Farrant

and

Shandry M. Tebele

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | 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)

Molecular Marker-Assisted Technologies for Crop Breeding—2nd Edition

edited by

Ju Kyong Lee

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; landrace accession; agroecological zone; SSR marker; genetic diversity; population structure; UPGMA dendrogram

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

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 798 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open

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

Climate Change and Plant Survival Strategies: Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | 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)

Genetic Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Fengxia Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | 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)

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 571 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

,

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 390 | 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)

Plant Morphology, Anatomy, and Embryology: Current Research and Future Directions

edited by

Ana Maria González

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant morphology; vegetative and reproductive anatomy; embryology; sporogenesis; ovule/pollen development; double fertilization; seed/fruit development; secretory structures; micro-CT; confocal microscopy; ultrastructure; geometric morphometrics; climate resilience

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

Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Health Benefits

edited by

Huihsuan Lin

and

Jing-Hsien Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory mechanism; anticancer effect; medicinal plant extracts; diabetes; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); cardiovascular health; cell signaling pathways; plant-derived compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Adriana Basile

,

Viviana Maresca

and

Alessia Postiglione

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Networks in Plant–Pathogen Interactions

edited by Lóránt Király and András Künstler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: ROS as antimicrobial agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS as signaling agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS– antioxidant balance during plant defense to pathogens; heat stress; ROS and plant defense to pathogens; biotrophic vs. necrotrophic pathogens and plant defense to pathogens; glutathione and plant defense to pathogens; enhanced plant resistance by editing genes controlling ROS and antioxidants

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

The Mechanism Between Plant Pathogenic Oomycetes and Plant Hosts

edited by Justice Norvienyeku

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: oomycete– plant interactions; host targeting strategies; plant immune responses; pathogen evolution; virulence variation; Phytophthora; Pythium; Peronospora; Pseudoperonospora; Plasmopara; Albugo

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

Micropropagation and Germplasm Conservation of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Amir Khoddamzadeh

and Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 184 | 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)

Essential Oils for Sustainable Plant Disease Control and Crop Protection

edited by Gil Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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 176 | Submission Open

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

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

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 149 | 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)

Crop Stress Physiology and Nutrient Management

edited by

Fábio Steiner

, Leandris Martínez and

Alan Mario Zuffo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecophysiology; abiotic stress; plant nutrition; nutrient uptake; nutrient deficiency; nutrient-use efficiency (NUE); stress tolerance; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; oxidative stress; aluminum toxicity; multiple stresses; photosynthetic efficiency; antioxidant enzymes; root architecture; signal transduction; gene expression under stress; fertilizer optimization; biofortification; soil fertility; plant growth regulators; climate resilience in crops

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

Biochar–Soil–Plant Interactions

edited by Jiahui Hu and

Hebin Liang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change; carbon offset; one health; biochar-based amendment; organic pollutants and heavy metals; nutrient dynamics

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

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 | Viewed by 129 | 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)

Biological Control: Insect-Plant Interactions for Sustainable Pest Management

edited by

Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi

,

Rostislav Zemek

and

Eduardo Soares Calixto

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; insect– plant interactions; sustainable pest management; natural enemies; tritrophic interactions; plant defense mechanisms; semiochemicals; agroecology; conservation biological control; ecological intensification

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

Roles of Phytohormones in Plant Growth, Development and Abiotic Stress Response

edited by

Changxi Yin

and

Fei Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; plant growth; plant development; drought; salinity; heat; heavy metals; abiotic stress response

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

Biotechnological Advances in Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Diego Hidalgo-Martinez

and

Luciana R. Tallini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; plant cell; tissue culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Plant Disease Management

edited by

Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

Plant Responses to a Changing Climate: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives: 2nd Edition

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; photosynthesis; antioxidants; leaf functional traits; flowering phenology; acclimation; phenotypic plasticity; adaptation; epigenetics; acclimatization

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

Plant Hormone Signaling: Molecular Mechanisms and Integrated Functions

edited by Zhijuan Wang and

Hongtao Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: hormone crosstalk; signal transduction; receptor kinases; transcriptional regulation; stress resilience; crop improvement

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

Grapevine Response to Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luísa Carvalho

,

Alicia Pou Mir

and Pedro Balda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation; adaptation measures; climate change; cold stress; grapevine genetic selection; heat stress; phenotyping; response to abiotic stress; stress tolerance; vineyard management; vitis vinifera; water stress; water-use efficiency

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

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