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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

Jianfei Xu

and

Ming He

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

Yukui Rui

Zhiqiang Tan

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

Massimo Rippa

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

Jose M. Prieto

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

Zishan Ahmad

, Anwar Shahzad and

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

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

Alen Albreht

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

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Narváez-Cuenca

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

edited by

Andreea Stănilă

and

Zorita Diaconeasa

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

Mohamed Anli

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

Irina Vaseva

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

Dénes Lóczy

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

Oorbessy Gaju

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

edited by

Jelena Dragišić Maksimović

and

Vuk Maksimović

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

Eimad Dine Tariq Bouhlali

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

edited by

Jardim-Messeder Douglas

and

Gilberto Sachetto-Martins

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

edited by

Grasiele Scaramal Madrona

Adriano Costa de Camargo

Rúbia Carvalho Gomes Corrêa

Carlos Eduardo Eduardo Barão

and Miria Hespanhol Miranda Reis

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

Ioannis Giannakou

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

Kelin Hu

and

Puyu Feng

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

Guoxiong Zhou

, 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

edited by

Peng Zhang

Hanhua Tong

and

Dezhi Wu

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

James A. Bunce

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

James A. Bunce

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

Wenqiang Li

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

Hongru Liu

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

Yuan Li

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

Tim Setter

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

Anna Parus

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

Anas Raklami

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

Piotr Szulc

and

Robert Idziak

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

edited by

Jaume Bastida

and

Luciana R. Tallini

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

Jinhuan Chen

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

edited by

Zuzana Štípková

and

Vladan Djordjević

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

Juan A. Salazar

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

Xiaomin Liu

and

Li'na Yin

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

edited by

Laila Moubayidin

and

Raffaele Dello Ioio

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

Chuanyu Yang

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

Sajad Ali

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

Xiaogang Yin

, 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

Riccardo Fedeli

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

edited by

Georgia Ouzounidou

Anastasia E. Giannakoula

and

Ilias Avdikos

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

Mingsheng Fan

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

Nana Su

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

Jie Wang

and

Ruth Kerry

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

edited by

Farid Khallouki

and

Mohammed Bourhia

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

Angelo Troia

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

edited by

Maria Helena S. Goldman

and

Maria Manuela Ribeiro Costa

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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