Plants

Taxonomy of Lichens and Bryophytes in Pacific Asia

edited by

Vadim Bakalin

and

Seung Se Choi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15054 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; mosses; liverworts; hornworts; lichens; lichenicolous fungi; taxonomy; systematic; distribution

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

Plant-Based Foods and By-Products

edited by

Adriano Costa de Camargo

,

Raquel Bridi

and Paula Porrelli Moreira Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2843 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based foods; food waste; food by-product; food nutrition; vegetables; fruits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Advances in Weed Control and Management

edited by

Elson S. Alvarenga

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicides; natural products; docking; bioassay; bioactive compounds

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

Plant Hormones in Growth, Development, and Regeneration

edited by

José Manuel Pérez Pérez

and

Cristina Martinez-Andujar

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants hormone; growth and development; regeneration; signal transduction

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

Advances in Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Crop Production (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mohamed Ait-El-Mokhtar

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility/health; crop production; sustainable agriculture; nutrient management; organic amendment; microbial amendment; soil remediation/restoration; soil fertilization

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

Ornamental Plants and Urban Gardening (3rd Edition)

edited by

László Orlóci

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; urban green space; climate change

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

The Use of Plants as Biofactories to Produce Recombinant Proteins

edited by

Nikolai V. Ravin

and

Gergana Zahmanova

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; biofactory; recombinant protein; expression; vaccine; monoclonal antibodies; diagnostic and therapeutic proteins; virus-like particles; plant glycoengineering; CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

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

Natural Products and Phytotherapy: Advances in Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology

edited by Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; drug discovery; cancer chemotherapy; neuroprotective effects; cardiovascular health; chronic disease modulation; immunomodulatory activity; mechanism of action; bioassay-guided fractionation; phytochemical screening; clinical phytotherapy trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Applications of Genetic Engineering in Horticulture and Ornamental Plants

edited by Yuanzhi Pan

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

Keywords: genetic engineering; horticultural and ornamental plants; molecular breeding; agronomic or aesthetic trait improvement; shelf life; reproductive or nutrition traits; functional genomics; bioethics and biosafety

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

Starch, Cellulose, and Nutrient Dynamics in Algae and Plants

edited by

Diego F. Gomez-Casati

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellulose; starch; metabolism; algae; plants; nutrient dynamics; polysaccharides

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

Advances in Crop Irrigation System and Management

edited by

Carlos Alberto Vieira de Azevedo

, Walter Esfrain Pereira and

Vera Lucia Antunes de Lima

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; water use efficiency (WUE); remote sensing; internet of things (IoT); machine learning; water stress; physiology salinity management; deficit irrigation; non-conventional; water resources

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

Rice Decarbonization: Pathways to Low-Carbon and Climate-Smart Cultivation

edited by

Srinivasan Ramachandran

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

Keywords: rice decarbonization; climate-smart agriculture; methane mitigation; low-emission rice; alternate wetting and drying (AWD); nutrient management; sustainable rice cultivation; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon footprint; agricultural sustainability

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

Floriculture and Landscape Architecture—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Papafotiou

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2793 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation; growth; and flowering manipulation of ornamental plants; sustainable green spaces; green roofs; landscape design and management; climate change and air pollution mitigation with plants

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

Epigenetic Regulation and Molecular Mechanisms in Brassica Crop Improvement

edited by

Ryo Fujimoto

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; allopolyploidy; biotic stress; DNA methylation; defense response; disease resistance; epi-allele; epigenetics; epigenome; flowering time; heterosis; histone modification; non-coding RNA; reproductive development; self-incompatibility; small RNA; transposon; transcriptomics; vernalization

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

Enhancing Plant Resistance to Heavy Metals Using Biochar, Nanoparticles, and Hormonal Control

edited by

Abolghassem Emamverdian

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytoremediation; biochar amendment; nanobiotechnology; phytohormones; oxidative stress mitigation; soil remediation; plant stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; metal detoxification

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

Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics: Insights into Volatile and Non-Volatile Compounds

edited by

Eduardo Dellacassa

and

Manuel Minteguiaga

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytometabolites; mass spectrometry; polyphenols; terpenes; alkaloids; quinones; sulfur-containing compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Lipid Metabolism and Regulatory Mechanisms in Oil Crops

edited by

Yufei Xue

and Yourong Chai

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; oil content; fatty acid composition; fatty acid biosynthesis; triacylglycerol assembly; lipid metabolism; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

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

Innate Immunity and Stress Responses in Plants: Mechanisms and Resilience

edited by

Shitou Xia

and Yuanqing Jiang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; stress responses; pant– microbe interactions; cross-kingdom signaling; biotechnological innovations; field applications

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

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13199 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Nutrient Management on Soil Microbiome Dynamics and Plant Health

edited by Chenliang Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11299 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil microbiome; microbial community dynamics; plant health; soil fertility; organic fertilizers; biofertilizers; chemical fertilizers; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus cycling; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; abiotic stress resilience (salinity)

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Crop Production and Farmland Soil Monitoring

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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8840 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; crop growth monitoring; yield estimation and prediction; farmland soil monitoring; machine learning; environment; image processing; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics

edited by

Xinwu Pei

and Lu Gan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8303 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetically modified plants; GM regulation; GM risk assessment; functional genomics; genetic improvement

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

Salt Tolerance in Plants: Genetic Mechanisms, Germplasm Screening, Cultivation Measures and Rehabilitation of Saline-Alkali Lands

edited by

Chengming Fan

,

Changjun Ding

, Changsong Zou, Shuansuo Wang, Helin Tan and

Jinwu Deng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5808 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; molecular mechanisms; climate change; gene function analysis; salt tolerance; QTL mapping

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

Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants

edited by Eduardo Luis Konrath and Mara Rejane Ritter

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4932 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; traditional medicine; drug discovery; biological activity; knowledge transmission; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Planting Techniques and Production of Horticultural Crops

edited by Vasile Stoleru and

Silvana Nicola

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in grafting and nursery technology; plant growing; nutrition and irrigation; protected cultivation systems; soilless culture systems; sustainable practices and innovations; pest and disease control; strategies for the control of biotic and abiotic stress factors; reduce; reuse and recycle approaches in the system

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

Sustainable Plants and Practices for Resilient Urban Greening

edited by

Mirjana Ljubojevic

,

Jelena Čukanović

and

Marko Kebert

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3752 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive plant species; resistant plant species for urban greening; urban landscape solutions; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; urban green areas; plants’ mitigation of climate change; sustainable practices; sustainable management of green spaces; ecosystem services

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

Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology

edited by

Yuqiong Guo

and

Lanting Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2792 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor chemistry and sensory quality; molecular mechanism; non-coding RNA; omics

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

New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hamdy Kashtoh

and

Kwang-Hyun Baek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2436 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; hight signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination

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

Sugarcane Breeding and Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by San-Ji Gao and

Qinnan Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugarcane (Saccharum spp.); sustainable agriculture; agronomic attributes; environmental stressors; defense responses; signaling molecules; genomics selection; smart breeding; gene editing; artificial intelligence

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

Crop Improvement by Modern Breeding Strategies

edited by

Tomislav Duvnjak

, Aleksandra Sudarić and

Maja Matoša Kočar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; breeding; biotechnology; agricultural innovation; sustainable agriculture

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

Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics research; growth and development; stress response; population diversity evaluation

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

Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts

edited by Jun Niu and

Jose Maria Prieto-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; component analysis; bioactivity; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Claudia Uhde-Stone

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; signaling; crosstalk; adaptation and acclimatization to stress; regulating of stress responses

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

Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Eleni Giannoutsou

and Despina Samakovli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: stomata; guard cells; drought; heat; light; salinity; herbivores; pathogens

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

Applications of Plant Physiology and Pharmacognosy in the Production of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Kalina Danova

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; biologically active plant metabolites; factors affecting plant bioactive metabolites production and accumulation; physiological role of primary and secondary metabolites in the plant organism; pharmacognostic knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants; pharmacological activity of plant secondary metabolites

New Gene Mining, New Technology Development, and New Variety Creation for Crop Improvement

edited by

Cailin Wang

, Xiuying He, Liang Tang,

Zefeng Yang

and Xianzhi Xie

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; germplasm resources; genome editing; molecular breeding; good quality; disease and pest resistance; high-yield crops; cultivation technology; plant physiology and biochemistry

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

Application of Optical and Imaging Systems to Plants

edited by

Massimo Rippa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical systems; spectrophotometry; infrared imaging; thermography; active thermography; passive thermography; sensing; UV radiation; plants; crops; remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Weed Management and Control in Paddy Fields

edited by Yongjie Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide; rice; weeds; weed control technology; weeding robot; weed– water interactions

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

Processes and Patterns of Genetic and Genomic Differentiation in Trees

edited by

Jia Yang

,

Guifang Zhao

and Xiaodan Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution; genomic variation; lineage diversification; ecological tolerance; tree

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant–Rhizosphere Interactions

edited by

Jill M. Farrant

and

Shandry M. Tebele

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting-microbes (PGPM); mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere; root exudates; biofertilizer; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; microbiomes

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

Role of Melatonin in Plant Growth, Metabolism, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

edited by

Manuel Martínez-Estévez

and Ileana Echevarría-Machado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; oxidative stress; proline; salinity; crop protection; environmental stress; serotonin; aluminum; cell wall

Digital Horticulture Technology: Integrating Optical Plant Modeling, Sensors, Adaptive LED-Lighting, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Tran Quoc Khanh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical plant modeling; ray-tracing software; spectral reflectance and transmittance of leaves; light impact on photosynthesis; light intensity variation; adaptive control in greenhouse; spectral sensors; RGB sensors; RGB camera; spectral reconstruction of leaf reflectance; plant growing monitoring; optimized crop yielding; daylight versus LED light; supplemental lighting; optimized spectrum variation; sensor-based software; plant-centric lighting; impact of UV radiation; AI-based optimization of crop yielding; AI-based modeling of plant growth; generative AI methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Molecular Marker-Assisted Technologies for Crop Breeding—2nd Edition

edited by

Ju Kyong Lee

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; landrace accession; agroecological zone; SSR marker; genetic diversity; population structure; UPGMA dendrogram

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

Plant Virology and Disease Management in Crops

edited by

Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus biology; virus– host interactions; viral pathogenicity in plants; population genetic; genetic diversity; plant virus epidemiology; virus evolution in crops; cultivation systems and virus adaptation management of plant viruses

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

Agricultural Soil Management for Crop Cultivation and Productivity

edited by

Jian-Ying Qi

and

Baijian Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; soil health; precision agriculture; carbon sequestration

Climate Change and Plant Survival Strategies: Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; plant functional traits

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

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

,

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; micropropagation; plant production technologies; integrated plant production system (IPPS)

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

Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Health Benefits

edited by

Huihsuan Lin

and

Jing-Hsien Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory mechanism; anticancer effect; medicinal plant extracts; diabetes; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); cardiovascular health; cell signaling pathways; plant-derived compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Networks in Plant–Pathogen Interactions

edited by Lóránt Király and András Künstler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: ROS as antimicrobial agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS as signaling agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS– antioxidant balance during plant defense to pathogens; heat stress; ROS and plant defense to pathogens; biotrophic vs. necrotrophic pathogens and plant defense to pathogens; glutathione and plant defense to pathogens; enhanced plant resistance by editing genes controlling ROS and antioxidants

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

Plant Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities

edited by