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The Role of Tissue Culture in Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance and Propagation

edited by Mouaad Amine Mazri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; in vitro stress induction; micropropagation; regeneration; stress tolerance

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

Integrated Management of Top Ten Fungal Diseases of Plants

edited by

Chuanqing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open

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

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

Crop Yield Improvements Through Genetic and Biological Breeding

edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2926 | 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)

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 2901 | 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 2879 | 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)

Plant Nutrition in Alleviating Abiotic Stress

edited by Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2596 | 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)

The Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Shuang Wu

and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2424 | 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)

Changes in the Crop Production System Under Global Warming and Cultivation Approaches

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice quality; abiotic stress; high yield; global warming

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

Seed Dormancy and Germination for Plant Adaptation to Climate Change

edited by

Guadalupe Galindez

and

Carol Baskin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2372 | 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)

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Plant Response to Stress Factors

edited by

Federico J. Berli

, Mariela Pontin and

Rodrigo Alonso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2337 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation mechanisms; climate change; phenotypic plasticity; plant signaling; secondary metabolites; stress defense; oxidative damage; cultivation expansion; nutritional attributes

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

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 2243 | 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)

Fruit Development and Ripening

edited by

Ting Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2085 | 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)

Enhancing Soil Health and Crop Productivity Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices

edited by Xiquan Wang and

Jie Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; crop production; irrigation; fertilization; farming system; straw; manure

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

Bamboo Growth and Development for Sustainable Industries in the Industry 5.0 Revolution

edited by Yulong Ding,

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

and Zishan Ahmad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1887 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced cultivation techniques; artificial intelligence integration; bamboo genomics; bamboo growth and development; bamboo productivity; bamboo stress adaptation; bamboo tissue culture; bamboo transcriptomic; biotechnology applications; industry 5.0 applications of bamboo; sustainable industries

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

Molecular Research of the Seaweeds

edited by

Scott F. Cummins

Andrew Eamens

and Zubaida Patwary

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open

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

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

Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees—2nd Edition

edited by Shijiang Cao and

Linkun Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1790 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest molecular biology; bioinformatics; tree genetics; gene expression regulation; plant– microbe interactions

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

Light and Plant Responses

edited by

Kristina Laužikė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1776 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; plants; LED; response

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

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 1723 | 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)

Origin and Evolution of the East Asian Flora (EAF)—2nd Edition

edited by

Kewang Xu

and

Wenbo Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1658 | 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)

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 1640 | Submission Open

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

Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation

edited by

Wanrong Gu

and Jing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation

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

Plant Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution

edited by

Yu-Chung Chiang

Ya-Zhu Ko

and

Annamalai Muthusamy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1510 | 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)

Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1457 | 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)

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 1456 | 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)

Mycology and Plant Pathology—2nd Edition

edited by

Narayan Chandra Paul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1403 | 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)

Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers—Second Edition

edited by Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang,

Xinhua He

and

Przemysław Barłóg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative fertilizer; biological fertilizers; smart environment-responsive fertilizer; controlled-release strategy; diagnostic approaches and tools; fertilizer application rate; nano-fertilizers; new fertilizer; nutrient use efficiency; relation of plant nutrition and fertilizer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

and

Jianjun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biochemicals; metabolism; crop production

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

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

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

Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees

edited by

Yuxiang Cheng

and Wenjing Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

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

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

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response

edited by Tian Pan, Maohong Cai, Yuanyuan Hao and Mingming Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; envi-ronmental stress

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

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives

edited by

Héctor Carrasco

and Lautaro Taborga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; secondary metabolites; semi-synthetic derivatives; biological activities; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants

edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

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

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

Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation

edited by

Zunfu Lv

and Guoquan Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1267 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 1267 | 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)

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 1241 | Submission Open

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

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 1215 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1169 | 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)

Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants to Heat Stress

edited by

Nobuhiro Suzuki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1145 | 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)

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Weijie Jiang

and Min Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | 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)

Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Koji Mikami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1106 | 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)

Plant Phenotyping and Machine Learning

edited by

Lingfeng Duan

and

Ni Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenotyping; machine learning; image processing; growth analysis; data analysis

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

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 1040 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

The Bioecology and Sustainable Management of Weeds

edited by Xiaoling Song, Hongjuan Huang,

Lang Pan

and Mingshan Ji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed ecology; weed bioecology; crop– weed interactions; sustainable management; genetic evolution; herbicide

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant–Insect Interactions—3rd Edition

edited by

Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomophily; herbivory; host– plant resistance; host– plant selection; insect pollination; plant chemistry; plant– insect interactions; plant protection; pollination; biological control

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

Horticultural Plant Cultivation in the Climate Change Era: From Genotypes to Environment

edited by

Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo

and

Salvador Rosello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; sensory quality; bioactive compounds; deficit irrigation; high temperature; grafting

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Interactions Between Pathogenic Fungi and Host Plants

edited by Ya Li and Jiexiong Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant fungal diseases; pathogenic fungi; fungal effector; host resistance; plant immunity; plant– pathogen interactions

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

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

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

Impact of Biostimulants on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake

edited by

Federico Vita

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; macronutrients; ion ratio; abiotic stress; plant extracts; omics; nutrient uptake; plant– microbiota interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

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 839 | 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)

Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants

edited by