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Improving Water Use Efficiency and Plant Productivity Under Conventional and Unconventional Irrigation

edited by

Chuncheng Liu

, Bingjian Cui,

Juan Wang

and

Zhongyang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant productivity; water use efficiency; secondary salinization of soil; saline water; reclaimed water; emerging contaminants; agricultural sustainability

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Plant Response to Stress Factors

edited by

Federico J. Berli

, Mariela Pontin and

Rodrigo Alonso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2538 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation mechanisms; climate change; phenotypic plasticity; plant signaling; secondary metabolites; stress defense; oxidative damage; cultivation expansion; nutritional attributes

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

Plant Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution

edited by

Yu-Chung Chiang

Ya-Zhu Ko

and

Annamalai Muthusamy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2449 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; molecular evolution; genome evolution; phylogenomics; adaptive evolution; population genetics

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

Molecular Research of the Seaweeds

edited by

Scott F. Cummins

Andrew Eamens

and Zubaida Patwary

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: seaweeds; multicellular marine macroalgae; molecular biology; omics

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

Exploring the Formation of Adventitious Roots in Perennial Species: Insights and Perspectives

edited by

Pedro Alfonso Sansberro

and

Conchi Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: adventitious rooting; plant rejuvenation; stem cuttings; perennial species

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

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Weijie Jiang

and Min Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment agriculture (CEA); protected cultivation; greenhouse; tunnel; hydroponics; soilless cultivation; vertical farming

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

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response

edited by Tian Pan, Maohong Cai, Yuanyuan Hao and Mingming Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; envi-ronmental stress

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

Light and Plant Responses

edited by

Kristina Laužikė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2140 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; plants; LED; response

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

Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees—2nd Edition

edited by Shijiang Cao and

Linkun Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2134 | 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)

Origin and Evolution of the East Asian Flora (EAF)—2nd Edition

edited by

Kewang Xu

and

Wenbo Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2100 | 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)

Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; medicinal plants; aromatic plants; sustainable use

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

Urban Forests, Parks, and Plants as Biomonitoring Pools for Air Pollution

edited by

Constantin Nechita

Jesús Julio Camarero

and

Andreea Maria Iordache

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomonitoring; urban pollution; emerging pollutants; risk assessment; air pollutant bioassay; tree rings; dendroecology; absorption; toxicity; bioavailability

Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers—Second Edition

edited by Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang,

Xinhua He

and

Przemysław Barłóg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2038 | 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)

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

edited by

Agata Kućko

and

Emilia Wilmowicz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1945 | 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)

Genetic Resources and Improvement of Forage Plants

edited by

Eric Javier Martínez

, Ana Isabel Honfi,

Carlos Alberto Acuña

and

Elsa Andrea Brugnoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1933 | 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)

Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

and

Jianjun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biochemicals; metabolism; crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

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

The Bioecology and Sustainable Management of Weeds

edited by Xiaoling Song, Hongjuan Huang,

Lang Pan

and Mingshan Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1782 | 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

edited by

Claudio Ferrante

and

Luigi Menghini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1762 | 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)

Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1650 | 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)

Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation

edited by

Zunfu Lv

and Guoquan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1639 | 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)

Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees

edited by

Yuxiang Cheng

and Wenjing Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1623 | 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

edited by

Narayan Chandra Paul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1588 | 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 1533 | 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

Jayakumar Bose

and

Yanbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1487 | 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

Nobuhiro Suzuki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1480 | 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

Alfio Spina

and

Maria Allegra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | 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

Lingfeng Duan

and

Ni Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | 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

edited by

Anastasia N. Christopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | 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 1299 | 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)

Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Koji Mikami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | 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)

Microscopy and Histochemistry in Plant Structural and Functional Analysis

edited by

Yougasphree Naidoo

and

Syd Ramdhani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | 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)

Novel and Efficient Means for Fertilizers Applications in Plant Cultivation

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | 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

edited by

Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo

and

Salvador Rosello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | 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 1145 | 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

edited by

Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | 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

Zhongsheng He

, Yahuang Luo and

Yi Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | 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

Federico Vita

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | 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

Hongna Zhang

and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | 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)

Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants

edited by

Kangyu Wang

and

Paula C. Castilho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; medicinal plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene family; transcription factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioinoculants: A Sustainable Solution to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | 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)

Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Alexios A. Alexopoulos

and Ioannis Karapanos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 975 | 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)

Plant Responses to Emerging Contaminants: From Stress Mechanisms to Environmental Safety

edited by

Yu Shen

and Jiahui Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | 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

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | 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)

Biostimulants for Plant Mitigation of Abiotic Stresses in Plants

edited by

J. C. Luis Jorge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | 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)

Bryophyte Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Sabovljevic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Molecular Pathways in Plant Immunity and Protection Against Stress

edited by

Isabel Velada

and

Maria Doroteia Campos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 716 | 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

edited by

Laura Grațiela Vicaș

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 653 | 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

Buntora Pasaribu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | 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

edited by

Anastasia E. Giannakoula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 551 | 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

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