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

edited by

Jinhui Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

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

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

Plants Used in Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies

edited by

Tomi Lois Adetunji

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu

and

Oluwafemi Oguntibeju

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; botanical therapeutics; ethnomedicine; medicinal plants; pharmacological properties; traditional knowledge systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Recent Advances in the Application and Influence of Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology in Plant–Soil Systems

edited by

Xunfeng Chen

, Juncai Wang and Jianxiong Jiang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; plant– soil systems

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

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 289 | 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)

Advances in Legume Crops Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Fouad S. Maalouf

and

Diego Rubiales

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics in legumes; genetics; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection/breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses; genetic resources; wild relatives; genomic selection; modern breeding methods; G × E interaction; rapid advancement generation; genetic gains

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

Advances in Plant Genome Editing and Transformation

edited by

Xiaohan Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; plant transformation; genetic improvement; CRISPR; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Plant Nutrition Using Nanoparticles for Iron and Micronutrient Management

edited by

Ferenc Fodor

and

Renu Pandey

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; nanoparticle; iron; zinc; manganese; copper; silicon; titanium; micronutrient deficiency; abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Decoding Plants: Genetic Tools for Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Jessica Frigerio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; DNA barcoding; plant conservation; genetic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Association of Phytochemicals and Nanotechnology and Its Implications for Quality Control, Environmental Impact, and Human Health

edited by

Marcello Nicoletti

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; green nanotechnology; habitat; impact; quality; control; natural; product

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Conservation of Plant Diversity and Vegetation in Island Ecosystems

edited by

Mingjian Yu

and

Jinliang Liu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: island biogeography; plant diversity; vegetation; community assembly; functional trait; plant-animal interactions; habitat loss and fragmentation; biological invasion; climate change; urbanization and land use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Functional Traits or Microbiomes Associated with Diseases, Pests, Human Activities and Climate Change

edited by Jianwei Guo,

Honglan Yang

and Xiaolin Wang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass allocation; reproductive allocation; physiological and biochemical characteristics; microbiomes; warmer temperatures; increased aridification; fitness

Extraction, Isolation, and Characterization of Plant Natural Products Using Conventional and Non-conventional Techniques

edited by

Carlos Areche

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11554 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional extraction; chromatography; HSCCC; HPLC; structural elucidation; unconventional extraction; green chemistry; green technology; natural products; plants; supercritical fluids; ultrasound; microwave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Cell Physiology and Stress Adaptation of Crops

edited by Wei Jiang and Haitao Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10664 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; genetics; evolution

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

Plant-Based Foods and By-Products

edited by

Adriano Costa de Camargo

Raquel Bridi

and Paula Porrelli Moreira da Silva

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Plants for Extreme and Changing Environments: Domestication, Evolution, Crop Breeding and Genetics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Freddy Mora-Poblete

and

Carlos Maldonado

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme environments (e.g.; hypersaline; cold; hot; drought prone); climate change and plant adaptation; genetic diversity; population structure and resilience; advanced breeding strategies and omics technologies; crop domestication and re-domestication; plant evolutionary processes and adaptation mechanisms; deserts; drylands and other marginal ecosystems; anthropogenic environmental changes and plant responses

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

Strategies to Improve Water-Use Efficiency in Plant Production

edited by

Aiwang Duan

and

Yang Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 42 articles | Viewed by 93038 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-use efficiency; crop productivity; irrigation method; fertigation; SPAC; evapotranspiration; irrigation decision; precision agriculture; crop water physiology; simulation

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

Recent Advances in Horticultural Plant Genomics

edited by

Zhongxiong Lai

Yuling Lin

and

Yuqiong Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 26 articles | Viewed by 54286 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; non-coding RNA; transcriptomics

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

The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Systems in Agriculture

edited by Gerassimos Peteinatos and Hugo Moreno

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 38376 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; plant phenotyping; sustainable agriculture; remote sensing; camera-based solutions; robots; sensor-based IPM; UAV; deep learning; site-specific crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Genetic Resources of Cereal and Oilseed Crops for Sustainable Breeding and Food Security II

edited by

Irina N. Anisimova

Svetlana Goryunova

and

Eugene Radchenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20485 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal and oilseed plants; genetics and genomics; biodiversity and evolution; distant hybridization agronomically important traits; CMS-Rf genetic systems

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

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19616 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water deficient; water use efficiency; salinity; drought/salinity tolerance; tolerance mechanism

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

Biotechnological Advances for Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Parul Gupta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12860 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic/abiotic stress; plant breeding; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas; genetic engineering; mutants and phenotypes; genome evolution; polyploid genomics; crop improvement; omics

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

Phytochemicals in Plants: Recent Developments on the Occurrence, Composition, Stability, Health, Food and Pharmaceutical Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicoleta-Gabriela Hădărugă

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10576 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phytochemicals; antioxidants; flavonoids; anthocyanins; terpenoids; carotenoids; alkaloids; tannins; saponins; phytosterols; vitamins; biological activity; food applications; pharmaceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

edited by

Marco Sarigu

and

Mariano Ucchesu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10461 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeobotany; agriculture; diet; seeds/fruits; seed morphometry; paleobotany

Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry

edited by

Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9707 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; natural products; biological activity; alkaloids; phenolics; terpenoids; sulfur compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

In Vivo and In Vitro Studies on Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Aneta Słomka

and

Ewa Muszyńska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6415 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallophytes; hyperaccumulators; heavy metal tolerance; phytoremediation; bioremediation; in vitro culture; in vivo studies

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

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

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6379 | 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)

Studies on Strategy of Diaspore Dispersal and Effectiveness of Seed Germination

edited by

Božena Šerá

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6114 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed germination; factors; seed control; field emergence of seeds; healthy seed

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

Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics

edited by

Xinwu Pei

and Lu Gan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5874 | 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)

Marine Macrophytes Responses to Global Change

edited by Claudio A. Sáez and Alex R. Santillán-Sarmiento

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5288 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine macrophytes; ocean acidification; mangroves; seagrass; seaweeds; restoration; stress responses; global chance; rising temperatures; marine pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Carbon Sequestration and Stabilization in Forest and Bamboo Ecosystems

edited by Yongjun Shi,

Guangsheng Chen

and

Lin Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5169 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; bamboo ecosystems; climate change mitigation; carbon capture and storage; ecological impact assessment; sustainable forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Macronutrients and Micronutrients in Plant Growth and Development

edited by

Bing Gao

and Chong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4839 | Submission Open

Keywords: macronutrients and micronutrients in soils; e.g.; C/N/P/S/K/Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn/Cu/Zn/B; nutrients transformation and uptake; plant growth and development; nutrients use efficiencies; nutrients losses; nitrate leaching; ammonia volatilization; N and P surface run-off; heavy metal content in soil and crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Multifunctional Mediators in Plant Development and Stress Response

edited by

Maurizio Trovato

and Davide Marzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4656 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; polyphenols; polyamines; reactive oxygen species (ROS); phytohormones; abiotic stress; plant development; plant physiology

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

Microgreens—a New Trend in Plant Production

edited by

Barbara Frąszczak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4392 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgreens; plant growth; plant quality; nutrition value; modern cultivation; urban agriculture; food security; functional foods

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

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

edited by

Leonid Rasran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4387 | Submission Open

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

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

Microbial Formulations to Increase Crop Production, from Laboratory to Fields (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jesus Munoz Rojas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4375 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting microorganisms; microbial formulations; plant-microbe interactions; plant biotechnology

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

Biostimulation for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Susana González-Morales

and

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3766 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; climate change; agricultural sustainability; defense enzymes; agricultural resilience; plant hormones; reactive oxygen species (ROS); stress genes; cell signaling

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

Genetic and Biochemical Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Responses in Phototropic Organisms

edited by

Chien Van Ha

and

Gopal Saha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3597 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; algae; environmental stress; genetics; genomics; growth and development; metabolites; phenotype; photosynthesis; transcription

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

Plant Extracts for Health Benefits and Nutrition

edited by

Hiroki Yoshioka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; plant-derived drugs; cancer; heart disease; diabetes; obesity; liver disease; kidney disease; cerebrovascular disease; skin disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Analysis of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Pavel Kerchev

and Shweta Kalve

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3019 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; drought; gene expression; genetic diversity; molecular mechanisms

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

Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Irene Romero

and

M. Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest management; quality preservation; controlled atmosphere; modified atmosphere packaging; low temperature; coatings

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

Functional Plants for Ecological Control of Agricultural Pests

edited by

Fajun Chen

Xiaoling Tan

and Xiaoguang Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional plants; agricultural pests; ecological control of pests; green control of pests; landscape layout; diversity utilization; plant chemistry; plant-derived pesticides; resistance and susceptibility of plants (including transgenic resistant crops; e.g.; transgenic Bt crops); conservation for natural enemies; refuge effect for natural enemies; bridge effects for natural enemies; attraction and repellence of plant VOCs; plant– insect interaction; insect biodiversity; pest monitoring; ecological agriculture

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

In Vitro Regeneration and Clonal Propagation in Horticultural Science: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Eslam M. Abdel-Salam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop improvement; in vitro propagation; micropropagation; plant tissue culture; somatic embryogenesis

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

Advances in Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ivica Dimkić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2473 | 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)

Sustainable Plants and Practices for Resilient Urban Greening

edited by

Mirjana Ljubojevic

Jelena Čukanović

and

Marko Kebert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2424 | 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)

Innovations in Sustainable Crop Production: Adapting to Climate Change

edited by

Ke Liu

and

Yunbo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-adaptation strategies; food security; soil health and management; sustainable farming practices

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

Gene Regulation in Flower and Fruit Development

edited by Qing Cheng and Huolin Shen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2150 | Submission Open

Keywords: male sterility; flower development; fruit development; hormone regulation; gene regulation; gene functional validation; molecular mechanism

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

Application of Modern Technology in Agricultural Water and Fertilizer Management

edited by Shouchen Ma, Shoutian Ma,

Yang Gao

, Tongchao Wang and Sen Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2065 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent irrigation; agricultural big data; remote sensing technology; GIS; crop systems; crop production; Internet of Things; water and fertilizer management

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

Recent Advances in the Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cereal Crops

edited by

Jindong Liu

and

Yamei Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic; breeding; cereal crops; genetics; genomics; marker-assisted selection

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

Phytotechnics and Mineral Nutrition of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants in Different Cultivation Systems

edited by Jose Magno Queiroz Luz and Renata Castoldi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1703 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical fertilizer; organic fertilizer; protected cultivation; cultural management and treatments; short-cycle plants

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

Genetics and Genomics of Plant Reproductive Systems

edited by

Gianni Barcaccia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant reproduction; meiosis; apomeiosis; gametes; mating systems; pollen– pistil interaction; fertilization; male sterility; self-incompatibility; parthenogenesis; apomixis; parthenocarpy; seeds; fruits

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

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