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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 121 | 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)

Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Plant Disease Management

edited by

Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 113 | 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)

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 110 | 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)

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 92 | 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 82 | 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 76 | 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)

Root Formation and Propagation of Ornamentals

edited by

Giuseppe Cristiano

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: seeds; cuttings; in vitro propagation; ornamentals; biostimulants; genetic mechanisms; natural extract; physiological mechanisms; substrates; sustainability; rooting promoters; root quality

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

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Omics Analysis and Functional Properties

edited by

Mariana Simões Larraz Ferreira

and Carolina Thomaz Dos Santos D’almeida

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived metabolites; crop by-products; biosynthetic pathways; functional properties; bioactive compounds; mass spectrometry and chemometrics; bioaccessibility and bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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

edited by

Sidnei Deuner

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

Bamboo Ecology, Botany, and Applications in South American Ecosystems

edited by

Andrea Susana Vega

and Hugo Daniel Chludil

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; bamboo raw material; biodiversity; herbaceous bamboos; morphology; phenology; phylogeny; phytochemistry; propagation; systematics; taxonomy; utilization of bamboos; woody bamboos conservation efforts of the genetic diversity of bamboo species (in situ; ex situ); red list bamboo species; production of quality planting material (through the selection of quality mother clumps of valuable bamboo species to serve as the source of vegetative material for clonal propagation); genetic improvement; including in vitro culture systems for genetic engineering; bamboo cultivation and the effects of climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compound Research

edited by

Wei Li

and

Jie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived bioactive compound; natural product; secondary metabolite; biosynthetic pathway; biological activity; drug discovery; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism and Adaptation: From Algal Models to Plant Systems

edited by

Diego F. Gomez-Casati

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; carbon metabolism; plants; algae; fluctuating light; temperature; rising CO2; environmental adaptation; productivity

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

Plant Conservation Science and Practice

edited by Giulia Albani Rocchetti and

Marco Porceddu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9030 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; in situ and ex situ practices; botanical gardens; germplasm banks; urban and agro-ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant-Based Functional Fruits: Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Sustainable Applications

edited by Marta Helena Fillet Spoto

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional foods; antioxidant activity; sustainable applications; phenolic compounds; carotenoids; postharvest treatments; food preservation; circular bioeconomy; anthocyanins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Signaling Pathways

edited by

Jardim-Messeder Douglas

and

Gilberto Sachetto-Martins

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species (ROS); plant signaling pathways; oxidative stress; antioxidant defense system; growth– stress trade-offs; redox homeostasis; phytohormone crosstalk; signal transduction networks; environmental stress adaptation; molecular mechanisms; evolutionary biology; plant development; stress-responsive genes; ROS-scavenging enzymes; crop resilience

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

Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Production: From Precision Technologies to Field Applications

edited by

Fábio Henrique Rojo Baio

Paulo Eduardo Teodoro

and

Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; remote sensing; digital agriculture; high-precision phenotyping; computational intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Anthocyanins, Carotenoids, and Betalains in Plants: From Biosynthesis to Function

edited by

Farhat Abbas

Yiwei Zhou

and Yanguo Ke

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10099 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanins; carotenoids; betalains; natural plant pigments; biosynthesis; regulatory mechanism

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

Molecular Mechanism and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9303 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthetic pathway; functional characterization of gene and enzyme; epigenetic regulation; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; transcription factor; medicinal plants; molecular regulatory mechanisms; genome editing; multi-omics; AI

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

Abiotic and Biotic Stress of the Crops and Horticultural Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pingfang Yang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3933 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crops; horticultural plants; genetic analysis; genomics; plant defense mechanisms stress response

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

Fruit Crop Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Challenging Environments

edited by Xiangmei Cao, Qingfeng Niu and

Hongru Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3689 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenging environments; fruit development; flavor and nutritional quality; physiological responses; metabolic response

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

Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Crops: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance

edited by

Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2547 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; stress tolerance; molecular mechanism

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

Impact of Light on Plant Growth and Development

edited by Mao Xia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: light regulation; light quality/photoperiod; light signal transduction; far-red light; artificial light environments; photomorphogenesis

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology (3rd Edition)

edited by

Peng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; functional gene; regulation network; plant responses and defense mechanisms to stress; phytohormone

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

Sustainable Strategies for Managing Plant Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathology; disease management; biocontrol; precision farming; integrated pest management; genetic resistance; eco-friendly practices; microbial ecology; agricultural sustainability

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

Advances in Plant–Fungal Pathogen Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Garrido

Victoria E. González-Rodríguez

and

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant interactions; pathogenicity factors; virulence genes; disease; infection; proteome; secondary metabolites; toxins; biocontrol

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

Plant Tissue Culture for Regeneration and Propagation

edited by Benedetta Chiancone

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation regeneration; organogenesis; tissue culture; plant biotechnology

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

Advances in Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

edited by

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

Om Rajora

and Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest genetics; tree breeding; genomic selection; molecular markers; association genetics; adaptation and resilience; conservation genetics; quantitative genetics; forest biotechnology; management of genetic resources

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

Invasive Alien Plant Species: From Phytochemical Diversity to Ecological Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Vladimir Vladimirov and

Ekaterina Kozuharova

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; phytochemical; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Plant Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoxiong Zhou

, Liujun Li and Xiaoyulong Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant research; artificial intelligence; phenotype analysis; disease detection; crop management; optimization agricultural robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Antioxidant Separation and Identification: Emerging Techniques in the Extraction of Phytogenic Compounds

edited by

Felipe de Moura Souza

and

Antonella Smeriglio

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant identification; separation techniques; phytogenic compounds; extraction methods; therapeutic applications; bioactive analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Trends and Challenges for Sustainable Sweetpotatoes Cultivation/Production

edited by

Zhixin Zhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: sweetpotato; sustainable production; disease and pest management; stress-tolerant varieties; soil health; agronomic practices

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

Biochemical and Genetic Regulation of Specialized Metabolism in Plant-Associated Microbes

edited by

Betina Cecilia Agaras

, Patricio Martín Sobrero and

Rita Ulloa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPM; secondary metabolites; microbiome; metabolomics; regulation; plant-growth promotion

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

Biological Value of Plant Metabolites

edited by

Ana Angelica Feregrino Perez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaloid; antioxidant activity; flavonoid; metabolomics; natural product; phenolic compound; phytochemical; plant biotechnology; secondary metabolite; sustainable application

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

Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by William Bauerle and

Tim Setter

submission deadline 21 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; drought stress; drought resilience; ecophysiology; ecology

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

Plant and Forest Product Resilience: Stress Adaptation Mechanisms

edited by

Weibing Zhuang

and

Wu Wang

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress adaptation; resilience mechanisms; environmental stresses; breeding for resilience; sustainable management

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

Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture—2nd Edition

edited by

Alice Hayward

Chris M. O'Brien

Eveline Kong

and Albert Chern Sun Wong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18592 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant cell culture; transcriptomics; genome/gene editing; cryopreservation; molecular breeding; CRISPR; RNAi

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

Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops, Third Edition

edited by

Peng Zhang

Hanhua Tong

and

Dezhi Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9532 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop physiology; gene mining; genetic regulation; metabolomics; molecular response; proteomics; transcriptomics

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

Plant-Animal Interactions: Highlighting Effects of Plant Anatomy, Natural History, and Environmental Changes

edited by

Kleber Del-Claro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9157 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological interactions; mutualism; herbivory; plant morphology; plant defense; plant-animal relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Phytoremediation Strategies to Address Global Environmental Challenges

edited by

Anas Raklami

and Ahmed Nafis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8668 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution contamination; environment remediation; restoration xenobiotics; plants accumulation; amendments microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Phytomanagement for Soil Health Restoration and Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris L. Bouranis

and Eleni G. Papazoglou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7915 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; industrial non-food crops; adaptability; innovative agricultural practices; biostimulants; circular economy; sustainable value chains; bioenergy; bioproducts; sustainability assessment

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

Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding 2025

edited by

Zhiyong Li

Jian Zhang

, Zhiguo E and

Dawei Xue

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7678 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant developmental and growth; gene cloning and function; regulatory mechanisms; molecular genetics; epigenetic; genetic engineering; genome editing; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection

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

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgios Koubouris

and

Giora Ben-Ari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6349 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; stress; plant physiology; resilience; plant phenotyping; drought; water; soil; biodiversity; ecosystem; ecology

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

Plant Extracts for Health Benefits and Nutrition

edited by

Hiroki Yoshioka

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6029 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; plant-derived drugs; cancer; heart disease; diabetes; obesity; liver disease; kidney disease; cerebrovascular disease; skin disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Pollen Management and Assisted Pollination Techniques in Crop Plants

edited by

Julián Cuevas González

and

Irene Salinas Romero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5196 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination habits; pollinators decline; wild pollinators; bee pollination; plant– insect interaction; artificial pollination; pollen harvesting; medium- and long-term pollen storage; innovative pollen application methods

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

Genetic Analysis of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Pavel Kerchev

and Shweta Kalve

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4593 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; drought; gene expression; genetic diversity; molecular mechanisms

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

Crop Germplasm Resources, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

, Xingming Sun and Kun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4254 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; germplasm; genomics; molecular breeding

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

Phytochemical Insights into Primary and Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic, Medicinal, and Food Plants: Regulation, Stress Response, and Bioactive Potential

edited by

Basma Najar

and

Ilaria Marchioni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3568 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; essential oils; primary and secondary metabolites; functional food; nutraceuticals; bioactive properties; phytochemistry; metabolomics; plant stress response; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; food plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Application of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology in Plant Research

edited by

Yuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3174 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; identification and classification; monitoring and mapping; quantitative inversion; plant functional traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Mechanisms of Plant Hormones in Plant Development and Reproduction

edited by

Laila Moubayidin

and

Raffaele Dello Ioio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2399 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; plant organ morphogenesis; plant reproduction; regulatory networks; patterning and growth

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

Research on Genetic Breeding and Biotechnology of Forest Trees

edited by Yun Li and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; molecular marker technology; cell engineering technology; gene engineering technology

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

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