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Crop Yield Improvements Through Genetic and Biological Breeding

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4806 | 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)

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 4773 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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 4703 | 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 4208 | 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 4008 | 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 3895 | 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)

Fruit Development and Ripening

edited by

Ting Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3885 | 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)

Plant Nutrition in Alleviating Abiotic Stress

edited by Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3821 | 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 3768 | Submission Open

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

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

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 3541 | 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 3290 | 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 3242 | 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 3088 | 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 2985 | Submission Open

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

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

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 2923 | 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 2842 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2620 | Submission Open

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

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

Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

and

Jianjun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | 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 2450 | 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)

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 2430 | Submission Open

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

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 2341 | 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 2306 | 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 2242 | 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)

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 2225 | 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)

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2182 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

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

Metabolic Pathways and Hormonal Regulation in Plant Defense and Growth

edited by Yuqing He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2097 | 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)

Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees

edited by

Yuxiang Cheng

and Wenjing Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2039 | Submission Open

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

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

Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation

edited by

Zunfu Lv

and Guoquan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2023 | 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)

Biofertilizers for Plant Growth Enhancement and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jayakumar Bose

and

Yanbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1928 | 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)

Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | 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)

Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants to Heat Stress

edited by

Nobuhiro Suzuki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1850 | 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)

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 1821 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; gene family; molecular mechanism; crop; vegetable; soil microorganisms

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

Mycology and Plant Pathology—2nd Edition

edited by

Narayan Chandra Paul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1817 | 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)

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 1724 | Submission Open

Keywords: bread and durum wheat; corn; rice; barley; oats; rye; hulled cereals; quality; crop improvement; industrial processing

Bioinoculants: A Sustainable Solution to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1706 | 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)

Plant Phenotyping and Machine Learning

edited by

Lingfeng Duan

and

Ni Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1615 | 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 1560 | 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)

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 1500 | 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)

Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Koji Mikami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | 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)

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 1352 | 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)

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 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization; plant nutrition; nutrient sources; absorption efficiency; nutrient losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

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 1295 | 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 1239 | 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 1090 | 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)

Advancements in Nanotechnology for Plant Health and Productivity

edited by Federico Spagnoletti and

Gabrijel Ondrasek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural nanotechnology; nanofertilizers; nanopesticides; controlled release; nanosensors; plant resilience; soil microbiome; precision agriculture; sustainability; food security

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

Advances in Mangrove Application, Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Buntora Pasaribu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | 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)

Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oil

edited by

Ivana Carev

and

Sylwia Zielińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; chemical composition; biological activity; GC-MS analysis; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Medicinal Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Laura Grațiela Vicaș

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant extracts; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Taxonomy, Biogeography, Ecology, Conservation and Utilization of Gymnosperms

edited by

Yong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; conservation; evolution; gymnosperms; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy

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

Innovative Approaches to Enhance Nutrient Uptake and Stress Resistance in Plants

edited by

Anastasia E. Giannakoula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 582 | 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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