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Tree Physiology and Forest Dynamics Using Remote Sensing Technology
edited by Jingjing Zhou
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest dynamics; carbon; remote sensing; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Artificial Intelligence in Seed Quality Assessments
edited by and Keling Tu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); seed quality; non-destructive detection; machine learning; predictive modeling; seed phenotyping; precision agriculture; sustainable farming; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Quality Evaluation and Sensory Assessment of Plant-Derived Foods
edited by , Natália Soares Janzantti and Yara Paula Nishiyama-Hortense
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensory evaluation; food quality; plant-based foods; bioactive compounds; food innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Broadening Horizons in Bioactive Natural Product Chemistry Discoveries from Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: isolated natural products; medicinal plants; phytochemistry; synthesis of natural products; semi-synthesis of natural product derivatives; bioactive molecules; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Physiological Aspects of Plant Response to Pathogens and Abiotic Stress—3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; plant physiology; plant disease; photosynthesis; primary and secondary metabolites; plant hormones; plant pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Advanced Research on Maize Ecophysiology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize; ecophysiology; yield formation; environment; growth and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Nanotechnology in Crop Physiology and Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology in agriculture; nano-fertilizers; nanoparticles; microelements; macroelements; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; photosynthesis optimization; controlled nutrient release; yield enhancement; plant stress resistance; targeted plant protection; nano-sensors; bioorganic fertilizers; nutrient efficiency; nanoarchitectures in soil; growth stimulants; nano-emulsions; nano-engineering; nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Biological Control of Agricultural and Forestry Plant Diseases
edited by Ben Fan and Jia-Jin Tan
submission deadline 9 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; plant beneficial rhizobacteria; Bacillus velezensis; Bacillus subtilis; plant probiotics; forest pathology; plant nematology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management
edited by , and Yaobin Lu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12059 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated pest management; the development of insecticide resistance; resistance mechanisms; ecotoxicology; sublethal or hormetic effects; molecular toxicology; transgenerational sublethal effects; genetic pest management; non-target effects of insecticides; biological control; RNAi-mediated insect pest control; green management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
New Insights in the Research of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Potential, 3rd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11730 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction; isolation; and structural characterization; herbal preparations and natural medicines; benefits; analytical strategies for bioactive compound identification and quantification; in vivo and in vitro bioactivity of botanicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Mechanisms of Plant Defense Against Abiotic Stresses
edited by , , Guohua Ding and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8119 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stresses; including extreme temperatures; drought; salinity; submergence; heavy metals; and others; gene regulation; metabolism; plant physiology; plant signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Insights and Regulation of Plant Growth and Metabolism submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4604 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth; specialized metabolism; physiological response; biosynthesis pathway; gene regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Advancing Sustainable Agriculture Through Nanomaterials: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; nanotechnology; nano-stimulants; nutritive nano-solution; sustainable agriculture; eco-friendly synthesis; green nanomaterials; drench and foliar application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Harnessing Plant-Microbe Interactions for Enhanced Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resilience in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress resilience; beneficial microbes; biological control; omics approaches; microbial community dynamics; climate change adaptation; integrated pest management; antimicrobial compounds; volatile organic compounds; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Coenological Investigations of Grassland Ecosystems submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland; grassland ecology; grassland ecosystem; vegetation; plant biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Next-Generation Plant Phenomics: Bridging Genomics, AI, and Genetic Resources submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phenotyping; genomic integration; high-throughput phenotyping; machine learning; plant genetic resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Plant Stress Adaptation Mechanisms: Insight into Molecular Responses and New Biotechnological Possibilities submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; epigenetic changes; genetic modifications; oxidative stress; plant hormones; signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Role of LEDs in Plant Growth Regulation Under Controlled Environments
edited by and Elena Drăghici
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: LED lighting in agriculture; controlled environment agriculture; plant growth regulation; hydroponics and vertical farming; spectral optimization; energy-efficient cultivation; photosynthesis and morphogenesis; smart agriculture systems; sustainable horticulture; secondary metabolite production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35684 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant surface; surface-deposited matter; permeability; biotic; abiotic influence; foliar fertilisers; biostimulants; absorption; stress response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Nitrogen Nutrition in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20818 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrogen nutrition; plants; N absorption; N assimilation; N transport; N utilization; physiology; metabolism; genetics; N fertilizer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Plant Nutrition Responses and Stress
edited by Sheliang Wang and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7626 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant nutrition; uptake and transport; utilization efficiency; extreme drought; high temperatures; saline– alkali condition; plant– soil interactions; heavy metal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Reproductive and Developmental Mechanisms of Vegetable Crops
edited by , and Tong Zhang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6118 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilization; hormonal regulations; stress response; vegetable crops; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Nanomaterials in Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4190 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; plant growth; stress adaptation; nanoparticles; agriculture; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Improvement of Agronomic Traits and Nutritional Quality of Wheat
edited by Milan Mirosavljević and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheat breeding; agronomic traits; quality traits; grain yield improvement; quality improvement; sustainable wheat production; climate resilience; molecular breeding; biochemical traits; genotype– environment interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Microscopy Techniques in Plant Studies—2nd Edition
edited by and Maura Da Cunha
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3567 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microscopy; plant cell; ultrastructure cell wall; plant anatomy; nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Plants in Health and Disease: Their Antioxidant, Antigenotoxicity and Protective Properties submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3043 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; oxidative; genotoxic; phytochemicals; protective properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Mechanisms of Plant Growth Regulation: From Hormonal Control to Genetic Networks
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth regulation; molecular mechanisms; hormonal control; genetic networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Genetic Regulation Mechanism of Cadmium Accumulation and Tolerance
edited by Jinqiu Liao and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open
Keywords: low cadmium accumulation plants; hyper cadmium accumulation plants; cadmium tolerance; gene function; molecular regulatory mechanisms; phytoremediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Evolution of Land Plants
edited by and Feng Chen
submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18261 | Submission Open
Keywords: land plants; evolution; phylogenetics; evolutionary genomics; biogeography; paleobotany; specialized metabolites; chemical evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Biostimulation Effects of Plant Extracts and Nanofertilizers
edited by , , and José Antonio González-Fuentes
submission deadline 28 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant biostimulants; botanical extracts; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nutrient uptake; nutrient use efficiency; crop productivity; stress resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Trait–Environment Relationships in Plants: Acclimation and Adaptation
edited by Andrea C. Westerband
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10311 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecology; ecophysiology; community; functional traits; intraspecific trait variation; local adaptation; performance; population; trait variation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Development and Application of In Vitro Culture Techniques in Plants submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6797 | Submission Open
Keywords: micropropagation; bioreactors; sanitation; adventitious regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; protoplast; doubled haploids; rescue of immature embryos; cell suspensions; bioassays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)
Unused Plant Biomass as a Raw Material for Obtaining High-Value-Added Products submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3197 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant biomass; valorization; biorefinery extraction; value added products; antioxidant activity; unused plant biomass; analytical approaches; chemical characterization; target compounds; method development
Chemical Properties of Soils and its Impact on Plant Growth
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2962 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical properties; soils; plant growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Plants Used in Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; botanical therapeutics; ethnomedicine; medicinal plants; pharmacological properties; traditional knowledge systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens: Monitoring, Detection, Mechanisms and Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; risk development; risk mechanism; risk management; fungicide resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Efficacy, Safety and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants
edited by and Nebojša Menković
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive plants products; plants extract; essential oil; plant-derived medicines; pharmacological activity; safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Photosynthesis: Integrating Experimental and Theoretical Approaches
edited by Divya Kaur Matta
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open
Keywords: far-red and visible photosynthesis; ultrafast spectroscopy; time-resolved infrared spectroscopy; vibrational spectroscopy; membrane protein complexes; structural dynamics; energy conversion; theoretical chemistry; light harvesting; energy transfer; electron and proton transfer
Exploring the Biodiversity and Bioactive Potential of Plants and Fungi: From Phytochemicals to Medicinal Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; therapeutic properties; medicinal applications; antioxidants; antimicrobial; anticancer; pharmacology; fungi; ethnobotanical; biotechnology
Potential Application of Plants for Phytoremediation of Saline-Alkali Land
edited by Tianyun Shao
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; saline– alkali soils; soil salinization; halophytes; plant tolerance; abiotic stress; osmotic adjustment substances; plant species selection; rhizosphere effect; soil improvement; soil conditioner; ecosystem impact; food security; rural economic development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Precision Agriculture and UAV-Based Applications for Sustainable Crop Protection and Management submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; drones; smart sprayer; remote sensing; environmental impact reduction; sustainability; pesticide application technology
Molecular and Physiological Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Vegetables (3rd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; degradation; and regulation; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; quality characteristics; postharvest; gene function; omics studies; gene editing; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Chemodiversity in Plant Metabolism
edited by Antonio Jorge Ribeiro da Silva
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemodiversity; phytochemical diversity; plant secondary metabolism; specialized metabolites; biotic and abiotic stress; ecological interactions; chemical defense
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Sustainable Disease Management in Tropical Crops
edited by Marcelo Vivas, and Janieli Maganha Silva Vivas
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated disease management; biocontrol; genetic resistance of plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Plant Transformation and Genome Editing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 36341 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant transformation; genome editing; DNA (transgene)-free editing; base/prime editing; HDR-based editing; CRISPR/dCas9 system; off-target effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Advances in Plant Auxin Biology submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27588 | Submission Open
Keywords: auxin biosynthesis; auxin conjugation; auxin degradation; auxin transport; auxin signaling; auxin inhibitors; response to environmental stress; hormone interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biopesticides for Plant Protection submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23982 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological activity; biopesticides; pest management; plant protection; essential oils; green chemistry; mode of action; phytochemicals; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Advancing Soybean Improvement: Multi-Omics Strategies, Cutting-Edge Techniques and Bioinformatics Innovations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 23675 | Submission Open
Keywords: glycine max; multi-omics approaches; bioinformatics tools; genomics research; transcriptomics analysis; proteomics profiling; metabolomics investigations; soybean improvement strategies; biotic stress responses; abiotic stress tolerance; molecular mechanism elucidation; genetic diversity assessment; population genomics studies; data integration techniques; advanced data analysis methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Driving Sustainability: Innovations in Producing Eco-Friendly Substrates for Soilless Culture Systems
edited by Wanlai Zhou, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16578 | Submission Open
Keywords: soilless cultivation; growing media; biochar; biodegradable foam; agricultural waste; nutrient delivery systems; horticultural plants; nitrogen fixation; phytotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Molecular Breeding and Germplasm Improvement of Rice—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15902 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice molecular breeding; innovation of rice germplasm; gene editing; whole-genome selection; synthetic biology; intelligent design breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
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