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Advanced Research in the Chemical and Biological Characterization of Plants
edited by Camila Silva
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open
Keywords: extraction; phenolic acids; antioxidant potential; antibacterial activity; cytotoxicity; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetics and Physiology of Tuber and Root Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open
Keywords: tuber and root crops; genetic diversity; genetic regulation; growth and development; yield; quality; disease resistance; stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Botanical Effects of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Agriculture
edited by , and Fei Wang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofertilizers; nanopesticides; agriculture; crop production; soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Application of Optical and Imaging Systems to Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | 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)
Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts
edited by Jun Niu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; component analysis; bioactivity; regulatory mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Maize Landraces: Conservation, Characterization and Exploitation
edited by Lorenzo Stagnati
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm resources; biodiversity; maize landraces; genetic diversity; genetic characterization; phenotypic characterization; agronomic characterization; breeding; historical information; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biotechnological Intervention and Secondary Metabolite Production in Plants
edited by , Anwar Shahzad and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: CRISPR/Cas technology; elicitation; plant tissue culture; plant bio factories; metabolic engineering; secondary metabolites; synthetic biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Sustainability in Phytochemistry: Advancing Green Innovations and Biodiversity Preservation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability in phytochemistry; renewable plant sources for bioactive compounds; valuable phytochemicals; plant-derived compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Bioactives from Plants: From Extraction to Functional Food Innovation submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel extraction methods; identification of bioactive compounds; quantification of bioactive compounds; bioactive compounds in food systems; bioactive compounds in food design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Antioxidants in Human Health: Mechanisms and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Soil-Beneficial Microorganisms and Plant Growth: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth-promoting microorganisms; plant physiology; biostimulants/biofertilizers; crop production; crop protection; soil-beneficial microorganisms; organic agriculture; climate change; environmental stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Hormonal Regulation of Stress Adaptation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: hormonal signaling and crosstalk under biotic and abiotic stress; cell-type specificity of hormonal signaling; protective metabolites; stress-inducible proteins; in silico plant hormone research; exogenous bioidentical phytohormones; case studies in model and crop plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Soil Quality Assessed for Fruit and Vegetable Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil properties; yield; crop quality; terroir; grapevine; fruit trees; vegetables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Improving Yields by Regulating Crop Respiration and Photosynthesis
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; yield; assimilate; ATP; NADPH; assimilate; vcmax; chlorophyll
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Qualitative and Quantitative Changes in Plant Metabolite Contents—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical methods; extraction procedures; primary metabolites; sugars; organic acids; amino acids; vitamins; nucleotides; polyols; secondary metabolites; phenolic compounds; antioxidative enzymes; phytohormones; pigments; essential oils; reactive oxygen species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biological Activity of Plant Extracts: Applications in Modern Pharmacology
edited by and Mohammed Ajebli
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5426 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; medicinal plants; extraction methods; natural compounds; phytochemicals; secondary metabolites; plant-derived compounds; polyphenols; flavonoids; tannins; alkaloids; terpenoids; glycosides; antioxidants; herbal medicine; bioactivity; biological activity; in vivo and in vitro; pharmacological effect; pharmacognosy; therapeutic potential; toxicity; antimicrobial; anti-inflammatory; synergistic effects; cytotoxicity; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Signaling Pathways submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open
Keywords: reactive oxygen species (ROS); plant signaling pathways; oxidative stress; antioxidant defense system; growth– stress trade-offs; redox homeostasis; phytohormone crosstalk; signal transduction networks; environmental stress adaptation; molecular mechanisms; evolutionary biology; plant development; stress-responsive genes; ROS-scavenging enzymes; crop resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Green Chemistry for Natural Product Extraction: Cleaner and Efficient Approaches submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18496 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable extraction; agro-industrial by-products extraction; green extraction; clean technologies; natural ingredients; food security; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
New Strategies for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14375 | 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)
Water and Nitrogen Management in the Soil–Crop System (3rd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13853 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop yield; cropping system; irrigation scheduling; irrigation method; water use efficiency; nitrogen management; nitrogen losses; nitrogen use efficiency; modeling; decision-making; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Plant Research
edited by , Liujun Li and Xiaoyulong Chen
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13240 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant research; artificial intelligence; phenotype analysis; disease detection; crop management and optimization; agricultural robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops, Third Edition submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5317 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; crop physiology; gene mining; genetic regulation; metabolomics; molecular response; proteomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Plant Abiotic Stress: Mechanisms, Tolerance and Sustainable Management
edited by Mohamed El Yamani and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3385 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant abiotic stress; drought; salinity; nutrient deficiency; stress tolerance; stress management; sustainable agriculture; omics technologies; biotechnological approaches; breeding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Integrative Approaches to Understanding and Improving Plant Stress Tolerance
edited by Mohammad G. Mostofa and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3240 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; stress tolerance; stress responses; integrative approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Crops: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1524 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; functional genomics; stress tolerance; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Fruit Crop Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Challenging Environments
edited by Xiangmei Cao, Qingfeng Niu and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenging environments; fruit development; flavor and nutritional quality; physiological responses; metabolic response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Soil Health and Its Role in Crop Protection
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; crop protection; pests; diseases; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants, 2nd Edition
edited by William Bauerle and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; drought stress; drought resilience; ecophysiology; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Soil Pollution and Plant Response
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutions; accumulation; migration; leaching; soil environments; response plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Extracts from Medicinal Plant: A Promising Source of New Bioactive Substances
edited by Ahmed Nafis and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive metabolites; biological activities; extraction; isolation; and structural characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Reducing the Use of Chemicals in Agriculture in Favor of New Methods of Plant Protection and Growth Stimulation
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological plant protection products; biostimulants; adjuvants; integrated plant protection
Microalgae Photobiology, Biotechnology, and Bioproduction
edited by Michael Hippler and Shin-Ichiro Ozawa
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26804 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Alkaloids: Chemical Structures with Pharmaceutical Potential submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12116 | Submission Open
Keywords: alkaloids; extraction and isolation; chemical profile; structural elucidation; biological activities; pharmacological potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetic Breeding of Trees
edited by Wenhao Bo and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9745 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree genomics; tree species genetic improvement; adaptive genetics in forestry; forest genetic resources; biotechnology in tree breeding; molecular markers in forestry; biotic and abiotic stress resistance in trees; forest biodiversity conservation; wood quality improvement; forest tree phenotyping; genetic diversity and tree conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Orchid Conservation and Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9241 | Submission Open
Keywords: orchid; conservation; biodiversity; distribution patterns; speciation; ecology; biogeography; evolution; reproductive biology; extinction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Advances in Rosaceae Fruit Genomics and Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6624 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit species; phenotyping; genotyping; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; QTL mapping; GWAS; genomic selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Molecular Biology of Chloroplast: Structure, Function and Development—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4244 | Submission Open
Keywords: chloroplasts; thylakoid; structure and function; division and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Mechanisms of Plant Hormones in Plant Development and Reproduction submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant hormones; plant organ morphogenesis; plant reproduction; regulatory networks; patterning and growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Harnessing Plant Microbiome to Improve the Resilience of Crop Species Under Various Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions
edited by Jong Won Park and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-associated microbiome; climate change; biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; sustainable agriculture; metabolomics; microbiome engineering; beneficial microbe; rhizosphere; secondary metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Microbial Plant Biostimulants for Agricultural Sustainability: Progress and Challenges
edited by and Bilal Ahmed
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biostimulants; biotic; abiotic; crop improvement; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Advances in Soybean Research: From Genetics to Climate Resilience and Sustainable Production
edited by , Yunlong Zhai and Renan Umburanas
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean breeding; soybean cultivars; climate change; heat stress; drought; waterlogging; climate-smart soybean production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Bio-Based Solutions for Sustainable Plant Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulant; wood distillate; biochar; essential oils; green solutions; sustainable agriculture; crop production; abiotic stress; spontaneous plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Impacts of Climate Change on Quality Attributes and Nutritional Value of Fruits and Vegetables submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; fruit and leafy vegetable quality; nutritional value; secondary metabolites; plant stress physiology; plant structure and function; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant system; omics approaches (genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Effects of Climate Change on the Physiology and Agronomy of Grain Crops
edited by Chris Johansen and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable crop production; crop physiology; productivity; and quality; climate change; drought; flooding; heat
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Recent Advances in Novel Bioactive Natural Products Discovery from Plants
edited by Paulo Roberto Ribeiro
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive secondary metabolites; drug discovery; ethnopharmacological; extraction; isolation; plant-based natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Secondary Metabolism and Quality Regulation in Vegetables
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolic products; vegetable quality; regulation mechanisms; bioactive substance; health benefit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Remote Sensing for Plant Nutrient Diagnosis
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; plant nutrient diagnosis; hyper-/multi-spectral imaging; UAV-based monitoring; precision nutrient management
Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25476 | Submission Open
Keywords: newly introduced methods for plant extraction; eco-friendly formulations with antibacterial- and antioxidant-based plant extracts; plant extract identification/characterization; mode of action of plant extracts with antibacterial and antioxidant potential; the relationship between chemical structure and antibacterial and antioxidant properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Macrophytes in Inland Waters: From Knowledge to Management (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14446 | Submission Open
Keywords:   macrophytes;   hydrophytes;   charophytes;   wetlands;   aquatic habitats;   aquatic plants;   biogeography;   plant conservation;   plant ecology;   plant dispersal;   plant distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Molecular Mechanisms of Flower Development and Plant Reproduction submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13536 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene expression; protein– protein interaction; transcription factor; splicing factor; environmental cues; alternative splicing; signal transduction; inflorescence meristem; flower meristem; flower organ development; pollen– pistil interaction; fruit development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
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