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Recent Trends in Reproductive Enhancement of Crop Resilience to Extreme Climate

edited by Dragana Trkulja,

Andreas Börner

and

Dragana Miladinović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop reproductive mechanisms; heat and drought stress; pollination efficiency; sustainable agriculture; genome editing

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

Role of Beneficial Bacteria in Plant Growth and Health Promotion

edited by

Eduardo Valencia-Cantero

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial phytostimulation; bacterial enhancement of plant nutrient availability; bacterial priming of plant defense; pathogen exclusion; bacterial volatiles organic compounds; plant growth regulators producing bacteria; bacteria synthetic community; bacterial increase of plant fitness to ambiental changes; new plant beneficial bacteria

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

Recent Advances in Antibacterial and Anti-Biofilm Properties of Plant Extracts

edited by

Julio César López-Romero

María Liliana Flores-López

and Heriberto Torres-Moreno

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; antimicrobials; antibiofilm; natural products

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

Advances in Plant Disease Modelling for Sustainable Crop Protection

edited by

Vittorio Rossi

, Irene Salotti and

Tito Caffi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; crop protection; disease management; plant disease modelling

Global Environmental Change and Plant Nutrition

edited by

Scott Alan Heckathorn

and Dileepa Jayawardena

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental change; global change; nutrient relations; plant nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Contribution of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs/PGPR) to Plant Growth and Development

edited by

Munagala S. Reddy

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs); biofertilizers; rhizosphere microbiome; sustainable agriculture; plant– microbe interactions; phytohormones; soil health; biocontrol agents; nutrient uptake; stress tolerance; microbial consortia; biostimulants; nitrogen fixation; phosphate solubilization; induced systemic resistance

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

Biosynthesized Nanoparticles and Plant-Derived Compounds in Mosquito Control

edited by

Balasubramani Sundararajan

Dhandapani Gurusamy

and Kanakachari Mogilicherla

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthesized nanoparticles; plant-derived compounds; polymer coated nanoparticles; mosquito control; green nanotechnology; larvicidal activity; essential oils; nano-emulsion; vector-borne diseases; insecticidal phytochemicals; RNA interference (RNAi)eco-friendly insecticides; resistance mitigation in vector species; botanical pesticides; sustainable vector control; metallic nanoparticles for pest control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Grand Canyon’s Green Heart—The Flora of the Grand Canyon

edited by Emily C. Palmquist and Andrew M. Salywon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: Grand Canyon; flora; speciation; rare species; riparian communities; invasive species; ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Plant Safety: Analytical Methods for Pesticide and Contaminant Detection in Crop Products

edited by Horacio Heinzen, María Verónica Cesio and María Rosa Repetti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide residues analysis; contaminants analysis; multiclass methods; sample preparation; LC/GC analysis of trace compounds; mass spectroscopy; targeted/non-targeted analysis; harvest/post-harvest treatments; post-harvest intervals; pesticide dissipation; risk and exposure analysis

Applications of Proteomics in Plant Development and Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Marta Gietler

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant development; plant proteomics; post-translational modifications; stress-responsive proteins

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

The Unseen Half: Roles of Roots Under Stress Along the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum

edited by Shuang-Xi Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: root physiology; root trait; root function; root behavior; climate change; soil-plant-atmosphere continuum; soil management; stress resilience; stress tolerance; stress acclimation; plant adaptation

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

Effects of Plant–Microbe Interactions on Crop Stress Resistance

edited by

Renée Abou Jaoude'

and

Maurizio Ruzzi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; crop stress resistance; abiotic stress resistance; biotic stress resistance; synthetic biology; microbial diversity; sustainable agriculture; omics approaches

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

Plant Diversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management in Protected Areas of Mexico

edited by

Arturo Mora-Olivo

Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera

and

Andrés Eduardo Estrada-Castillón

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: native flora; vegetation; diversity; conservation; biogeography; natural resource management; endemism; threats; ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetics Improvement and Stress Adaptation of Forage and Turfgrass

edited by

Wanjun Zhang

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

Keywords: forage and turf grasses; stress resistance; genetic improvement; adaptability; biomass yield; forage quality; microbe interaction

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

Mediterranean Shrub Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Jean-Philippe Mevy

and

Ilja Marco Reiter

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

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

Hydrogen-Based Strategies in Plant Science: From Molecular Mechanisms to Agricultural Applications

edited by

Wenbiao Shen

and

Weibiao Liao

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; molecular mechanisms; metabolism; function; agriculture; application

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

Beneficial Effects of Bacteria on Plants

edited by

Angela Cunha

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15557 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol agents; endophytic bacteria; microbe-enhanced phytoremediation; microbial biostimulants; microbiome– metabolome relations; plant microbiomes; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; sustainable agriculture

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

Rice-Pathogen Interaction and Rice Immunity

edited by

Lifang Zou

Xinhua Ding

, Zhengyin Xu and Youlun Xiao

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6252 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice yield and immunity; crop genetic improvement; genome editing; disease resistance; rice– pathogen interaction; biotic stress

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

Advances in Plant Molecular Biology and Gene Function

edited by

Ying Chang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant molecular biology; gene function; gene editing; multi-omics technologies; gene regulation; molecular breeding; agronomic traits; secondary metabolism

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

Optimizing Soil Fertility and Carbon Management in Cereal-Based Systems

edited by

Jurgita Cesevičienė

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; carbon management; cereal systems; sustainable agriculture; soil health; nutrient dynamics; carbon sequestration; soil microbiome; agroecosystems

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Mitigation

edited by Lixin Wang and Tengfei Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulators; biotic stress; abiotic stress; mechanism

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

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture: Natural Bioactives and Advanced Fertilization

edited by

Isidora Radulov

and Adina Berbecea

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactives; advanced fertilization; plant resilience; innovative extraction techniques; phytohormones; antioxidants; soil health

Ethylene Signalling and Biosynthesis: Impacts on Plant Adaptation and Productivity

edited by

Liangyu Jiang

and

Ping Lan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethylene signaling; ethylene biosynthesis; plant hormone; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant adaption; plant productivity

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

Advances in Adventitious Root Formation of In Vitro Cultures

edited by

Conchi Sánchez

and Saleta Rico Santos

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimatization; adventitious rooting; gene expression; gene regulation; hormone signaling; micropropagation; regeneration; transcriptomics; epigenetics

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

Bean Breeding

edited by

Barbara Pipan

and

Creola Brezeanu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; marker-assisted and genomic selection; key breeding parameters; nutritional enhancement; NGS-based applications; functional genomics; sustainable agriculture

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

Effects of Viticultural Practices and Edaphoclimatic Conditions on Grape and Wine Quality, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mar Vilanova de la Torre

Karine Pedneault

Nicolás Verdugo-Vásquez

and

Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: berry quality; climate change adaptation; cold climate viticulture; edaphoclimatic conditions; precision viticulture; subtropical viticulture; table grape production; viticultural practices; terroir

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Lei Cao

, Yao Zhang and

Qiang Li

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5779 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt and alkaline stresses; cold and high temperature stresses; water and drought stresses; oxidative stress; hydroponic cultivation; hairy root induction; horticulture crops; oil crops; ornamental crops; tolerance mechanisms; protein interaction; transcription regulation; splicing factor; transcription factor; root development; root morphology; heavy metal stress; environment stimuli

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

Developments in Sustainable Horticulture: Resilience, Resource Protection and Rewards

edited by

Michelle Mak

and

Christopher Cazzonelli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16651 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; resilience; resource protection; sustainable horticulture

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

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheng-Yang Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15232 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; pharmacology; cytotoxic activity; natural products; enzyme inhibition; pharmacognosy; functional foods; antioxidants; antimicrobial activity; chemoprevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to the Stress Response in Plants

edited by

Irineo Torres-Pacheco

and

Ramón Guevara González

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10596 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; transpiration; evapotranspiration; plant physiology; stress response

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

Valorization of Plant-Based Food Wastes and Byproducts: Compounds of Interest for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Textile Industries

edited by

Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa

and

Rosane Marina Peralta

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8552 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived materials; bioactive compounds; green extraction; plant-based food waste recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Ethnobotany and Biodiversity Conservation in South Africa

edited by

Johannes van Staden

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6415 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plants biodiversity; conservation; South Africa

Floral Biology, 4th Edition

edited by

Agnes Farkas

and Marianna Kocsis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4318 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee; compatibility; nectar; nectary; pollen; pollination; pollen vector; reproductive biology; resource; reward

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Epigenetic Regulation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Hamza Sohail

and Xiaodong Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic regulation; stress signaling pathways; climate-resilient crops

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

Plant Invasions and Their Interactions with the Environment

edited by

Junmin Li

Daolin Du

and

Dalva Maria da Silva Matos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3897 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; native plants; interactive effect; adaptive evolution; allelopathy; interspecific competition; abiotic stress; biotic factors; global climate change; warming; microplastic; emerging pollutants; extreme weather

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Recent Progress in Exploring Plant Metabolic Pathways: Unraveling the Complexity of Plant Biochemistry

edited by

Ting Lan

and Guiliang Tang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolism; metabolic pathways; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism; metabolic engineering; gene family evolution; abiotic and biotic stress; plant biochemistry; systems biology

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

Sustainable Crop Production Under Abiotic Stresses: Physiological Response and Cultivation Regulation for Yield Optimization

edited by

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant growth; crop yield; grain quality; physiological mechanism; stress tolerance; cultivation regulation

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

Exploring the Genetic and/or Metabolic Diversity of Traditional Crop Varieties

edited by

Gabriella Sonnante

and

Emanuela Blanco

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: landraces; germplasm resources; genetic diversity; nutritional and nutraceutical value

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

Advances in Industrial Crops: Genomics, Genetic Diversity, and Breeding

edited by

Liang Xiao

and

Zemao Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial crops; GWAS; abiotic stress; multi-omics; breeding; QTL mapping; phenotyping; genetic diversity

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

Relationships Between Plant Phenology and Climate Factors

edited by

Yanjun Du

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenology; climate change; mechanistic understanding; ecological modeling; plant species; experiment

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiology: Mechanisms, Responses, and Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Jing An

and Zhouli Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress physiology; ecophysiology; adaptation; ecology

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

Interaction of Eco-Evolutionary Drivers in Plant Adaptation 2025

edited by Giovanni Zecca

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution; adaptive divergence; ecological drivers of evolution; convergent evolution; coevolution; character displacement; environmental adaptation; life traits evolution

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

Green Machines: Understanding the Interplay Between Natural and Human-Induced Factors on Plant Life

edited by

Ma. Luisa Martínez

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3496 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants responses to extreme conditions; population dynamics under varying conditions; human impacts on plant communities; biodiversity; physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Natural Products of Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Purification and Bioactivity Evaluation

edited by Dušanka Kitić,

Katarina Šavikin

and

Milica Randjelović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 37 articles | Viewed by 106331 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Strategies for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

edited by

Ioannis Giannakou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21993 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; nematode management; chemical control; biological control; nematode-resistant; crop protection

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

The Impact of Nanomaterials on Plant Growth, Development and Metabolism, Third Edition

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10912 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; bioactive metabolites; nanofertilizers; genetic transformation; plant disease control; plant growth; nanopesticides; nanotoxicity

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

Plant Functioning Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Kinga Drzewiecka

and

Monika Gasecka

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8394 | Submission Open

Keywords: accumulation; adaptive mechanisms; avoidance; crops; detoxication; homeostasis; hormesis; hyperaccumulators; mechanisms; metabolome; microbiome; nitro-oxidative stress; nutrients; phytoremediation; phytotoxicity; sequestration; signaling molecules; tolerance; translocation; transporters; uptake

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

Advances in Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ivica Dimkić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8353 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; biological control; biofertilizers; biopesticides; interkingdom signaling between plants and plant-associated bacteria

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

Post-Dispersal Seed Behavior: Dormancy, Germination, Viability, and Mortality

edited by

Leonid Rasran

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6945 | Submission Open

Keywords: storage; temperature; light; functional plant traits; plant propagules; reproductive traits

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

Physiological and Ecological Responses of Arctic and Alpine Plants to Climate Change

edited by

Peili Shi

and Guoyan Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5455 | Submission Open

Keywords: arctic and alpine environments; climate change; extreme climate events; biotic interaction; eco-physiological response; phenology; plant and population; community ecology; seed ecology; phenotypic plasticity; adaptive evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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