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Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants

edited by Nkoana Mongalo and

Gang Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7600 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; ethnomedicinal uses; pharmacological activity; GC-MS; LC-MS; NMR; biosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Practical Applications of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements

edited by

Hazem M. Kalaji

Piotr Dabrowski

and

Soni Vineet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7563 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stresses; agricultural management; artificial intelligence (AI); biological feedback systems; chlorophyll fluorescence measurement; ecosystem monitoring; machine learning (ML); plant health; precision farming; sustainable agriculture; technological integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Integrated Soil–Plant Management for Resilient and Sustainable Agroecosystems

edited by Fhatuwani N. Mudau,

Adornis Nciizah

Khayalethu Ntushelo

and Ntakadzeni Edwin Madala

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7470 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem resilience; agroecological adaptation; integrated nutrient management; conservation agriculture; water management (ISM); nutrient cycling; organic matter management; sustainable agriculture; soil health; integrated pest and disease management

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

Phytochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Plants—Health Care, Food Production and Green Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Bonetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7110 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; traditional plants; natural preservatives; biostimulants; organic farming; polyphenols flavonoid; anthocyanins; natural preservatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Emerging Trends in Alternative and Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Dimitrios Bilalis

Ioanna Kakabouki

and

Ioannis Roussis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7053 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative agricultural practices; adaptation; crop management; climate change; healthy soils; water and nutrient management

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

Bamboo Growth and Development for Sustainable Industries in the Industry 5.0 Revolution

edited by Yulong Ding,

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

and Zishan Ahmad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6773 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cultivation techniques; artificial intelligence integration; bamboo genomics; bamboo growth and development; bamboo productivity; bamboo stress adaptation; bamboo tissue culture; bamboo transcriptomic; biotechnology applications; industry 5.0 applications of bamboo; sustainable industries

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

The Role of Fertilizers and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Improving Crop Productivity

edited by

Fernando Shintate Galindo

Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho

and

Paulo Pagliari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6154 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient acquisition; nutrient-use efficiency; plant growth-promoting bacteria; sustainable agriculture; biofertilizers; inoculants; nutrient solubilization; biological nitrogen fixation; beneficial elements; heavy metals Inoculants; nutrient solubilization; biological nitrogen fixation; beneficial elements; heavy metals

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Interaction and Adaptation Between Non-Model Plants and the Environment

edited by Nan Chao,

Li Liu

and

Ying Gai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6050 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-model plants; molecular mechanism; environment; stresses

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

Diversity and Classification of Bryophytes

edited by

Vítězslav Plášek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5833 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; diversity; taxonomy; distribution; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Oilseed Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5799 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed crops; breeding; molecular genomics; plant germplasm; gene mapping

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

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for Plant Phenotyping Research

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; plant phenotype; plant development; plant stress response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Nutrient Management for Better Crop Production

edited by

John Havlin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5624 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrient; nutrient management; organic matter; residual nutrient supply

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Biodiversity Informatics in Plant Science: Progresses and Perspectives

edited by

Stefano Martellos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5240 | Submission Open

Keywords: apps; awareness raising; aggregation of biodiversity data; artificial intelligence; biogeography; citizen science; computer vision; conservation; digital specimens; digitization; functional traits; global change; invasive alien species (IAS); mobilization of biodiversity data; molecular data; open and FAIR data; plant diversity; species distribution models (SDMs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)

The Role of Tissue Culture in Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance and Propagation

edited by Mouaad Amine Mazri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4933 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; in vitro stress induction; micropropagation; regeneration; stress tolerance

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

Recent Advancements in Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Plants

edited by Eduardo Estrada-Castillón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4884 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant taxonomy; plant phylogenetics; molecular biology; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Strategies to Improve Vegetation Restoration, Alleviate Land Degradation and Encourage Sustainable Management in the Desert Ecosystem

edited by

Akash Tariq

and

Fanjiang Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open

Keywords: drylands; desertification; land degradation; vegetation restoration; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response

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

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4508 | Submission Open

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

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

Crop Yield Improvements Through Genetic and Biological Breeding

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4489 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; genetic breeding; molecular biology; genome editing; phenomics; abiotic stress tolerance; epigenetics; sustainable agriculture

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

Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation

edited by

Wanrong Gu

and Jing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4276 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation

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

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

edited by

Weijie Jiang

and Min Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4198 | 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)

The Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Shuang Wu

and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3867 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; gene function; vegetable crops; transcription; molecular biology; genetics

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

Navigating the Future of Agriculture: Balancing the Benefits and Challenges of Alternative Plant Nutrition Methods

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

Makoena Joyce Moloi

and

Csilla Tóth

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3807 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative nutrients; antioxidant system; micromorphological changes in plants; plants’ responses; stress mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

New Insights into Plant Stress Response: From Molecular Basis to Application

edited by Thomas W. Okita and

Li Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3784 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress response; abiotic stress; biotic stress; climate change; gene regulation; natural compound

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

Plant Nutrition in Alleviating Abiotic Stress

edited by Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3674 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; beneficial elements; biostimulants; global food systems; microorganisms; physiology of plant stress; plant nutrients; soil fertility and plant nutrition; tolerance mechanisms

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

Integrated Management of Top Ten Fungal Diseases of Plants

edited by

Chuanqing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3659 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; plant pathogen; management strategies; integrative program

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

Fruit Development and Ripening

edited by

Ting Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3611 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; gene functioning and regulation; hormonal cross-talk; molecular mechanism; plant physiology; reproductive development; plant hormone; signaling pathway; transcriptional regulation; epigenetics

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

Seed Dormancy and Germination for Plant Adaptation to Climate Change

edited by

Guadalupe Galindez

and

Carol Baskin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination; plant adaptation; climate change; environmental stress

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

Changes in the Crop Production System Under Global Warming and Cultivation Approaches

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3139 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice quality; abiotic stress; high yield; global warming

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

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

edited by

Kewang Xu

and

Wenbo Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2963 | 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)

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 2908 | 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)

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 2803 | Submission Open

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

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

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 2800 | 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)

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 2795 | 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)

Molecular Research of the Seaweeds

edited by

Scott F. Cummins

Andrew Eamens

and Zubaida Patwary

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2712 | Submission Open

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

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

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 2568 | 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)

Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2501 | Submission Open

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

(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 2416 | 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)

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 2326 | Submission Open

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

Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

and

Jianjun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2312 | Submission Open

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

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

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 2307 | 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)

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 2200 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed ecology; weed bioecology; crop– weed interactions; sustainable management; genetic evolution; herbicide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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 2199 | 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)

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 2124 | 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

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2064 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

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

Microscopy and Histochemistry in Plant Structural and Functional Analysis

edited by

Yougasphree Naidoo

and

Syd Ramdhani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1995 | 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)

Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation

edited by

Zunfu Lv

and Guoquan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1896 | 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 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree development; tissue culture; hormone signaling; stress resistance; physiological regulation

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

Bryophyte Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Sabovljevic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1849 | 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)

Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1836 | 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)

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