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Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25382 | 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 14306 | 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 13423 | 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)

Genetic Improvement of Cassava

edited by Eder Jorge De Oliveira and

Hernan Ceballos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12111 | Submission Open

Keywords: Manihot esculenta Crantz; breeding; genomics; genetics; phenotyping; rapid cycling

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

Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies

edited by

Ain Raal

and

Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8270 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemical analysis; isolation; identification; pharmacological activity; dosage forms; standardization; quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Mechanisms Regulating C, N, and P Storage, Cycle, and Stoichiometry in Plant Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiaoyong Chen

and

Dafeng Hui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6585 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; nitrogen; carbon; phosphorus; nutrient storage; ecological stoichiometry; greenhouse gas efflux; ecosystem services; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

The Application of Spectral Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry—2nd Edition

edited by

Youzhen Xiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6425 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal infrared imaging; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); multispectral; hyperspectral; plants; crops; forestry; remote sensing; precision agriculture

Dendrochronology and Wood Anatomy: Revealing How Plants Respond to Changing Environment

edited by

Weiwei Huang

,

Patrick Fonti

, Biao Pan and Junzhou Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6315 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; wood anatomy; ecophysiology; climate change; statistical modeling

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

Occurrence and Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases

edited by Xiaolong Shao and

Zeling Xu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5993 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bacterial diseases; bacterial pathogens; epidemiology; disease control strategies; biological agents; host– pathogen interaction

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

Plant-Soil Interaction Response to Global Change—2nd Edition

edited by

Chunwang Xiao

,

Congcong Liu

and

Wenchen Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4363 | Submission Open

Keywords: roots; global change; soil ecology; rhizosphere; rhizo-microorganisms; biogeography

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

Development of Woody Plants

edited by

Jinzhi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4291 | Submission Open

Keywords: vascular cambium; xylem; woody plant development; environmental influences; genetic regulation; reproductive biology; wood formation

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

Molecular Regulation of Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Flávia Thiebaut

and

Clicia Grativol

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4240 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress response; non-coding RNA; biotic stress; abiotic stress; crop resilience; adaptation and acclimation; gene regulation; plant epigenetics; environmental stress

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

Phytoplankton Community Structure and Succession

edited by

Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić

,

Filip Stevic

and

Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3728 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton diversity; lake steady states; biotic indicators; planktonic food webs; phytoplankton functional groups; edna metabarcoding; invasive species; cyanobacterial blooms; water quality assessment; conservation; plankton and climate change; ecosystem functioning; phytoplankton– periphyton interactions

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

Plant Morphology and Anatomy in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Ioannis-Dimosthenis Adamakis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2522 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; anatomy; climate change; morphology; structure

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

The Role of Exogenous Silicon in Plant Response to Abiotic Stress

edited by Farissi Mohamed and Ahmed El Moukhtari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; abiotic stress; tolerance; metabolomics; proteomics; ionomics

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

Omics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Octavio Martínez

and

Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; vegetables; fruits; flowers; ornamentals; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics

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

Application of Melatonin to Abiotic Stress in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Muhammad Ahsan Altaf

and

Zhiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; abiotic stress; antioxidant response; oxidative stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; horticultural plants; food security; tolerance mechanism

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

Biological Control Strategies for Managing Major Bacterial Diseases in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Nicoletta Pucci

and

Scala Valeria

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial plant diseases; biocontrol agents; active natural molecules; biopesticides/biostimulants; circular economy

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

Morphological Traits and Their Role in the Phytochemical Profiles of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Fico Gelsomina

and

Claudia Giuliani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-anatomy; microscopy; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; chemosystematics; taxonomy; ethnobotany; biological activity

Advances in Phytomanagement for Soil Health Restoration and Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris L. Bouranis

and Eleni G. Papazoglou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1608 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; industrial non-food crops; adaptability; innovative agricultural practices; biostimulants; circular economy; sustainable value chains; bioenergy; bioproducts; sustainability assessment

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

Crop Germplasm Resources, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

, Xingming Sun and Kun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; germplasm; genomics; molecular breeding

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

Biological Control of Plant Diseases Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; pathogens; plant diseases; antagonistic microorganisms; quorum sensing; quorum quenching; metabolites; metabolism

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

Genetic Diversity and Molecular Marker Development for Cotton Breeding and Crop Improvement

edited by

Jinfa Zhang

and Yi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: upland cotton; genetic diversity; molecular marker; cotton breeding; crop improvement; cotton; disease resistance

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

Novel Insight into Elicitors of Plant Immunity and the Activated Defensive Pathways

edited by Mo Wang and

Zonghua Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant innate immunity; elicitor; induction mechanism; resistance against pathogenic microorganisms

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

The Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Bamboo Growth and Development

edited by Qiang Wei,

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

and Zishan Ahmad

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo growth regulation; genetic regulation; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone modification; transcription factors; auxin and gibberellin signaling; cell wall biosynthesis; non-coding RNAs; comparative genomics; CRISPR; bamboo stress adaptation

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

All About Viticulture and Vineyard Management: Development, Innovation and Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Laura de Palma

and

Vittorino Novello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapevine; wine grape; table grape; environmental conditions; cultural practices; vine ecophysiology; biotic and abiotic stress; adaptation to climate crisis; sustainability; grape quality; grape healthiness

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

Interaction of Growth-Promoting Microorganisms with Pulses: Nutrition, Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Increase in Grain Production

edited by

Norma Gouvea Rumjanek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM); mineral solubilization; phytohormone production; siderophore production; 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase production; BNF activity

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

Plant Bioactive Compounds, Functional Components and Functions

edited by

Maurizio Bruno

and

Natale Badalamenti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; phytochemistry; plant biology; molecular biology; physiology; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Nanotechnology for Monitoring and Enhancing Plant Physiological Responses Under Environmental Stress

edited by

Mario Pagano

and

Ilaria Cacciotti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; plant physiological responses; environmental stress; nanosensors; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture; precision farming; nanomaterials; plant– nanoparticle interactions; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress tolerance; agricultural nanotechnology

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

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Fruit Quality and Postharvest Physiology

edited by

Evangelos Karagiannis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; postharvest physiology; sustainable agriculture; biotechnology

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

Omics-Driven Approaches for Crop Improvement

edited by

Bianyun Yu

, Yuhai Cui and Jingpu Song

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

Keywords: omics; genomics; epigenomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenomics; crop improvement

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

Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiment Plants: Traditional Uses, Applications and Innovations for the Development of Marketable Products

edited by

Edison Osorio

and María Carola Sabini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; plant metabolites; extraction; isolation and structure elucidation; bioactive plant; compounds; application of bioactive molecules; nutritional value; phytochemical composition; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Omics Approaches to Analyze Gene Regulation in Plants

edited by

Om Prakash Narayan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulation; omics technologies; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; plant biology; transcription factors; non-coding RNAs; epigenetics; stress response; environmental adaptation; plant development; high-throughput analysis; functional genomics; molecular pathways; crop improvement; sustainable agriculture; systems biology; regulatory networks

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

Endosperm—Ephemeral Tissue with Great Potential

edited by

Marzena Popielarska-Konieczna

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: dedifferentiation; storage materials; proliferation; origin; evolution

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

Somatic Embryogenesis and Secondary Somatic Embryogenesis in Flowering Plants

edited by

Slađana I. Todorović

and Jelena Milojević

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; germplasm conservation; secondary embryogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; gene expression; epigenetic; genetic stability; chimerism; clonal propagation; large-scale propagation; regeneration; germination; histology

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

Studies on Plant–Humans Interactions as a Means for Fostering a More Sustainable Future

edited by

Andrea Pieroni

and

Renata Sõukand

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plant blindness; plant awareness disparity; neglected species; plant handicraft; wild food plants; medicinal plants; ornamental plants; ritual plants; new plant materials; plant perceptions

Phytochemical Innovations and Bioactive Compounds: From Characterization to Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Nijolė Savickienė

and

Lina Raudonė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; green extraction; molecular docking; drug discovery; functional foods; antimicrobial resistance; metabolic engineering; nutraceuticals; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Strategies of Forest Trees Against Drought Stress

edited by

Shengji Wang

,

Tangchun Zheng

and

Su Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; forest ecosystem; tree drought resistance mechanisms; adaptive management technologies; Physiological and molecular regulatory networks; structural and functional adaptive evolution

Crop Adaptation to Adverse Stress Conditions

edited by

Xiaojun Hu

, Shuxin Zhang and

Fangpu Han

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; abiotic stress tolerance; drought; cold; high temperature; salinity; transcription factor; miRNAs biogenesis; DNA methylation; adversity adaptation; gene editing; chromatin modifications; epigenetics; yield; development; molecular biology

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

Biocontrol of Toxicogenic Fungi in Vegetables Through the Use of Antagonistic Microorganisms

edited by María Cristina Nally and

Fabio Vazquez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; biocontrol; antagonistic; yeasts; filamentous fungi; bacteria; storage; field; post-harvest conditions; vegetables; antifungal mechanisms

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

Technologies, Applications and Innovations in Plant Genetics Research

edited by Cristina Barrero Sicilia and

Emidio Albertini

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genetics; genome editing; biotechnology; molecular breeding; high-throughput sequencing; synthetic biology; precision agriculture; functional genomics; bioinformatics

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

Plant-Animal Interactions: Highlighting Effects of Plant Anatomy, Natural History, and Environmental Changes

edited by

Kleber Del-Claro

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3598 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological interactions; mutualism; herbivory; plant morphology; plant defense; plant-animal relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Isolation and Characterization of Secondary Metabolites from Plants

edited by

Amine Assouguem

and

Mohammed Kara

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3093 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; extraction; essential oil; bioactive compounds; purification; plant metabolites; molecular docking; alkaloids; terpenoids; phenolics; flavonoids; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); mass spectrometry (MS); natural products; antimicrobial; antioxidant; high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); gas chromatography (GC); solvent extraction; anticancer; anti-inflammatory; antiviral; antifungal; cytotoxicity; immunomodulatory; neuroprotective

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Heavy Metal Stress

edited by Fang He and Mengxue Niu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal pollution; plant adaptive mechanisms; phytoremediation strategies; oxidative stress; molecular responses; genetic tolerance; omics approaches

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

Exploring the Molecular Mechanisms and Regulatory Networks Behind Plant Metabolism

edited by Yijun Fan,

Aoxue Luo

and Beibei Jiang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression; gene function; metabolic pathways; transcription factors; multi-omics; biosynthesis

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

The Role of Plant Volatile Organic Compounds in Stress Responses

edited by

Irfan Ali Sabir

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); stress responses; biotic stress; abiotic stress; defense mechanisms; pathogen-induced volatiles; plant– plant communication

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

Unraveling Complex Traits and Developmental Pathways of Forest Trees

edited by

Zhong Chen

, Guochun Zhao and Shupei Rao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; multi-omics analysis; synthetic biology; tree genetics and genomes; regulation of gene expression; gene regulatory networks; tree breeding

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

Developments in Sustainable Horticulture: Resilience, Resource Protection and Rewards

edited by

Michelle Mak

and

Christopher Cazzonelli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11579 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; resilience; resource protection; sustainable horticulture

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

Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Euro + Mediterranean Vascular Plants

edited by

Fabrizio Bartolucci

, Llorenç Sáez and

Manuel B. Crespo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7948 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytotaxonomy; herbarium data; integrative taxonomy; molecular data; morphometry; plant nomenclature; typification; vascular flora

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

Biosafety and Ecological Assessment of Genetically Engineered and Edited Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Charles Neal Stewart, Jr.

and

Wei Wei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological consequence; environmental release; gene drives; genome editing; genetic engineering; genetically modified; risk assessment; synthetic biology

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

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