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Water and Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation management; fertilization strategies; water– nutrient coupling; soil– plant interactions; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; sustainable crop production

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

Silicon in Sustainable Agriculture: Facing Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Crops

edited by Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues,

Leandro J. Dallagnol

and Mônica Sartori Camargo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; induced resistance; resilient crops; plant diseases; pests; photosynthesis

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

Sustainable Maize Production Systems: Optimizing Genotypes, Management, and Environments

edited by

Jun Xue

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; field production; increased yield; varieties; cultivation management; environment; stress; resource efficiency; precise regulation of water fertilizer

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

Seed Enhancement Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Ademola Emmanuel Adetunji

and

Sofia Kourmpetli

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: priming; revitalisation; invigoration; plasma; nanoparticles; irradiation; magnetic field; electropriming; hydropriming; osmopriming; hormonal priming; biopriming; coatings; biological treatments

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

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Heavy Metal Toxicity

edited by

Erna Karalija

and

Dunja Šamec

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytoremediation; oxidative stress; antioxidant defense; phytohormones and signaling; mineral homeostasis; seed priming; epigenetic regulation; plant– microbe interactions; omics approaches

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

Advances in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Environments

edited by Lin Guo and Teresa J. Cutright

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; environment; efficiency; byproducts

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

Biological Activities and Chemical Constituents of Plant-Derived Natural Products and Their Application

edited by

María Inés Ragone

and

Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived natural products; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; biological activity; medicinal plants; pharmacological evaluation; ethnopharmacology; natural therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Rice Physiology, Genetics and Breeding

edited by

Weihua Qiao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

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

Phytochemical Variability and Bioactive Potential of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

edited by

Andreea Veronica Botezatu

Rodica-Mihaela Dinicǎ

and

Bianca Furdui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic medicinal and plants; phytochemical variability; plant extracts; natural compounds; biological activities; natural plant products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Botanical, Chemical, Pharmacological, and Potential Health Benefits of Plants

edited by

Lorene Armstrong

and

Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological activities; botany; phytochemistry; quality control; natural product investigations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Theory and Practice of Plant Translocation for Conservation Purposes

edited by

Luca Paoli

and Luca Di Nuzzo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant translocation; lichen conservation; bryophyte conservation; conservation biology; in situ and ex situ conservation; endangered species; reintroduction protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Harnessing Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Enhanced Soil Health Under Climate Change

edited by

Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; soil health; soil microbial communities; biofertilizers; sustainable farming practices; soil amendments; cropping patterns; smart agriculture

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

Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activity of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dejan D. Baskić

and

Nenad L. Vuković

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; bioactive secondary metabolites; chromatographic analysis of major and minor constituents of plant extracts and essential oils; antioxidant activity of plant extracts and essential oils; antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and essential oils; cytotoxic activity of plant extracts and essential oils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Phytochemicals in Edible and Aromatic Plants: Extraction, Characterization, and Application

edited by

Nikola Major

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical profiling; bioactive plant metabolites; green extraction technologies; natural antioxidants; functional food ingredients; plant secondary metabolites; nutraceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioactive Phytochemicals for Blood Glucose Regulation

edited by

Sonia Escandón-Rivera

Daniel Rosas-Ramírez

and Roberto Arreguín Espinosa de los Monteros

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; medicinal plants; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals; traditional medicine; ethnopharmacology; natural product drug discovery; compound isolation; structure elucidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Genetic Dissection and Breeding for Plant Disease Resistance

edited by

Lin Huang

and

Wenjing Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease resistance; genetic resources; genetic mapping; functional genes; molecular mechanism; plant– pathogen interaction; multi-omics analysis; marker-assisted selection; modern breeding methods

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

Conservation, Ethnobotany, and Taxonomy of Orchidaceae

edited by Rodolfo Solano and

Fabrizio Bartolucci

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid conservation; ethnobotany; sustainable management; taxonomy and phylogeny; traditional knowledge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Green Extraction and Bioactivity of Plant Active Compounds

edited by

Christina Marie Zalaru

and

Maria Marinescu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: green extractions; bioactive compounds; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; marine organisms; herbaceous plants; woody plants; conventional extraction techniques; unconventional extraction techniques; antitumor activity; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; antiviral activity; antidiabetic activity; cytotoxicity; chromatographic analysis techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Tissue Culture and Secondary Metabolites Production, Third Edition

edited by

Kalina Danova

Laura Pistelli

and

Ilaria Marchioni

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: clonal propagation; adventitious regeneration/somatic embryogenesis; disease-free plant production; production of phytochemicals by in vitro cultures; bioactive compounds; virus-free plants; cell suspension culture; hairy root culture; biopesticides; bioreactor

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

Cis-Regulatory Elements in Plants: From Genome-Wide Discovery to Functional Insights

edited by Hainan Zhao and

Jian Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: cis-regulatory elements; enhancers; promoters; chromatin accessibility; 3D genome; transcription factor binding; gene regulatory; CRE editing; computational prediction of CRE; comparative genomics of cis-elements; synthetic biology and regulatory design

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

Antimicrobial, Enzyme Inhibitory and Wound-Healing Properties of Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals

edited by

Dejan Stojković

and Marina D. Sokovic

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived compounds' antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; phytochemicals; natural products; inhibitory enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Strategies for Sustainable, Innovative, and AI-Based Crop Pest Management

edited by

Humayun Javed

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop protection; integrated pest management (IPM); biological control and ecological intensification; artificial intelligence and machine learning in pest management; precision agriculture and smart farming; remote sensing and digital monitoring; big data and decision-support tools; climate-smart pest management; pest resistance management; agri-innovation for sustainability

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

Algal Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Environmental Factors

edited by Maksymilian Zienkiewicz

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; mechanisms of adaptation; environmental stress; abiotic and biotic stress; genetic modification

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

Phytochemistry of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants

edited by

William N. Setzer

and

Joyce Kelly R. Da Silva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 30 articles | Viewed by 122199 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; ethnopharmacology; biological activity; fragrance; aromatherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Root: Anatomy, Structure and Development

edited by

Shuang Wu

and Yu Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4753 | Submission Open

Keywords: root anatomy; root structure; root development; root function; meristem; molecular mechanisms; environmental interactions

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

Abiotic Stress of Crops: Molecular Genetics and Genomics—3rd Edition

edited by

Zhaoshi Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress response; gene function; gene regulation; stress signal transduction; stress tolerance; tolerant mechanism; genomic research; gene editing; yield

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

Genomic and Functional Insights into Gene Families for Stress Resilience and Development in Woody Plants

edited by

Jinhui Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plants; genomic and functional insights; gene families; stress resilience; adaptability

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

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Forest Plants—2nd Edition

edited by Ling Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender differentiation; pollination and fertilization; dormancy and germination; clone reproduction; genetic improvement; reproductive evolution; environmental adaptation

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

Sustainable Agronomic Interventions for Successful Crop Production in Metal-Contaminated Soils

edited by

Babar Shahzad

and

Fasih Ullah Haider

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; heavy metals; photosynthesis; plant development

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

Advances in Tea Plant Physiology, Quality Formation, and Stress Adaptation

edited by Chuan Yue and Hongli Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; tea quality; tea plantation; growth and development; abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; plant disease; plant nutrients; shading; phytohormone; gene function; transcriptome; metabolome; tea processing; tea aroma; dormancy; germplasm resources; metabolites

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

Advances in Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding—2nd Edition

edited by Xiaohua Su and Yanguang Chu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree genetics and breeding; complex traits; genetic variation; genome editing; molecular markers; breeding strategy

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

Orchid Diversity in Mediterranean-Type Climate Regions in the World

edited by

Robert Philipp Wagensommer

, Alessio Turco and Pietro Medagli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid diversity; cytogenetic; evolutionary; Mediterranean-type climates; ecological; hybridization; conservation; Mediterranean ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to Environmental Cues

edited by

Muhammad Ali

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; signal transduction in plants; gene regulation under stress; plant– pathogen interaction; epigenetics and plant stress; molecular adaptation in plants; stress-responsive proteins; plant stress physiology; ROS and RNS

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

Plant Nematode Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms, Gene Identification, and Breeding Strategies

edited by Naoufal Lakhssassi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; nematodes; plant/pathogen resistance mechanism; gene discovery; resistance mechanism; molecular breeding/breeding by design; gene pyramiding

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

Recent Advances in Plant Proteolysis

edited by

Robert Luciński

and Małgorzata Adamiec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteases; proteolysis; protein degradation; protein homeostasis; protein turnover; cellular protein quality control

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

Advances in Plant Natural Products Biosynthesis and Metabolic Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by Xiang Pu and Wei Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; natural product; biosynthesis; metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Functional Genomics and Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement

edited by

Akshaya Kumar Biswal

, Amos Emitati Alakonya and

Carlos Henrique Cardon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput sequencing; transcriptomic profiling; genome editing and heterologous gene expression; disease resistance; heat; drought and salinity tolerance

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

Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants/Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenfeng Nie

Fan Zhang

and

Ping Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; growth and development; biotic stress; abiotic stress; epigenetic modification; temperature; light quality

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

Genetic Modification Techniques in Crop Breeding

edited by Jae Bok Heo and

Sivabalan Karthik

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; functional genomics; GM and GE regulation; GM and GE risk assessment; crop breeding; genome evolution

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

Biosynthesis and Regulation of Tea Plant Specialized Metabolites

edited by

Yongxin Wang

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; catechins; theanine; caffeine; biosynthesis; gene regulation; gene function; multi-omics; tea quality

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

Berries and Health: Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

edited by

Daniela Salvatori

and Paula Sette

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: berries; berry by-products; functional foods; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Recent Advances in Remote Sensing, Image Processing, and Deep Learning for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Yang-Jun Deng

and Jinling Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture technology; agricultural remote sensing image processing; deep learning/AI for agricultural information analysis; remote sensing for crop monitoring; yield prediction; plant phenotype; pest and disease detection and identification; soil health management via deep learning; remote sensing; etc.; intelligent breeding technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Morphological Features and Phytochemical Properties of Medicinal Plants, Third Edition

edited by

Claudia Giuliani

and

Fico Gelsomina

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-anatomy; microscopy; secretory structures; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; chemosystematics; taxonomy; phylogenetic relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biotechnological Advances in Biopesticides for Integrated Pest Management

edited by

María Paula Zunino

and Maria Liza López

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; microbial biopesticides; plant-derived biopesticides; nanotechnology; bioactive compounds; integrated pest management (IPM); pest control

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

Advances in Vegetable Crop Breeding: From Functional Gene Discoveries to Enhanced Productivity, Stress Tolerance, and Nutritional Quality

edited by Yong Pyo Lim and

Wenxing Pang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; functional gene mapping; stress response; mechanism; molecular breeding

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

Harnessing Beneficial Microbes and Water-Saving Strategies for Crop Stress Resilience

edited by

Lixin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPR; water-saving strategies; stress tolerance; microbial biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; crop resilience; omics

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

Interactions and Co-Evolution Between Plant Hosts and Pathogens

edited by

Sergei A. Subbotin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: coevolution; disease resistance breeding; effectors; environmental stress; host adaptation; host defense mechanisms; immune signaling pathways; microbiome interactions; molecular plant pathology; pathogen epidemiology; pathogen evolution; pathogen virulence; plant disease resistance; plant immunity; plant microbiota; plant-microbe co-evolution; plant-pathogen interactions

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; antioxidant enzymes; cellular damage; crop production; crop protection; crops; free radicals; oxidative damage

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

Remote Sensing Technologies in Crop Monitoring and Plant Phenotyping

edited by

Qing Gu

and

Yuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring; plant phenotyping; trait analysis; precision agriculture; smart breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science—2nd Edition

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress; plant development; genome sequence analysis

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

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