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Recent Trends in Reproductive Enhancement of Crop Resilience to Extreme Climate

edited by Dragana Trkulja,

Andreas Börner

and

Dragana Miladinović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2244 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop reproductive mechanisms; heat and drought stress; pollination efficiency; sustainable agriculture; genome editing

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

Plant Metabolic Pathways and Biotechnological Procedures for Enhancing Functional, Nutritional, and Health Benefits

edited by

Octavio Paredes-López

and

Olena Stabnikova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biotechnology; bioactive compounds; nutritional quality; health-promoting properties; nutraceutical potential; antioxidant activity; food technologies; plant-based functional foods; soil fertility; plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; plant–microbe interactions

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to Environmental Cues

edited by

Muhammad Ali

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; signal transduction in plants; gene regulation under stress; plant–pathogen interaction; epigenetics and plant stress; molecular adaptation in plants; stress-responsive proteins; plant stress physiology; ROS and RNS

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Stress Tolerance: New Insights and Applications

edited by

Deguo Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress tolerance; stress signaling and regulation; physiological adaptation; molecular mechanisms; crop resilience

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

Carbon Coordinated Ecophysiological Responses of Plants to Environmental Stresses

edited by

Valentino Casolo

and

Sara Gargiulo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrates; stress response; carbon investment; xylem; phloem transport

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

Abiotic Stress of Crops: Molecular Genetics and Genomics—4th Edition

edited by

Zhaoshi Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress response; gene function; gene regulation; stress signal transduction; stress tolerance; tolerant mechanism; genomic research; gene editing; yield

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

Plant Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, Second Edition

edited by

Ranjith Pathirana

and

Francesco Carimi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biotechnology; in vitro culture; micropropagation; somaclonal variation; mutagenesis; polyploidy; haploidy; cryopreservation; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas systems; molecular breeding; plant genetic resources; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Chemical Profiling and Authentication of Plant Derived Products

edited by

Nataša Nastić

and

Kristian Pastor

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; chemometrics; green extractions; chemical fingerprinting; adulteration detection; quality control; traceability; phytochemical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioenergetic Metabolism Mechanisms in Photosynthetic Eukaryotes

edited by

Héctor V. Miranda-Astudillo

, Oscar Flores Herrera,

Manuel Gutierrez-Aguilar

and Tóshiko Takahashi-Iniguez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergetics; metabolism mechanisms; photosynthesis; mitochondrial respiration; OXPHOS complexes; membrane proteins; structural diversity

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

Role of Vegetation in Regulating Carbon Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems

edited by

Chang Seok Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation; carbon flux; carbon sequestration; carbon cycle; ecosystem carbon; net ecosystem production; net primary productivity; heterotrophic respiration; biomass; soil carbon; carbon budget; climate change; ecosystem restoration; nature-based solutions; forest ecology; wetlands; grasslands; biodiversity; functional traits; remote sensing; eddy covariance; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Vegetation Ecology and Plant Biodiversity in Aquatic, Wetland and Riparian Ecosystems

edited by

Gianmarco Tavilla

and

Camilla Wellstein

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation ecology; plant biodiversity; freshwater ecosystems; ecological restoration; wetlands

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth—2nd Edition

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics research; growth and development; stress response; population diversity evaluation

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

Advanced Extraction and Analytical Strategies for Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Narváez-Cuenca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactive compounds; green extraction technologies; extraction optimization; phytochemical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Microbial Strategies for Plant Resistance and Stress Tolerance

edited by Jingsheng Chen,

Yanfeng Hu

and Dong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial microorganisms; plant-microbe interactions; rhizobacteria and mycorrhizal fungi; endophytes and phyllosphere microbes; induced systemic resistance; microbiome engineering; metagenomics and transcriptomics

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

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Biological Activities and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

José Maria Barbosa-Filho

Luciana Scotti

, Chonny Herrera-Acevedo and Nagendra Sastry Yarla

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural products; pharmacological activities; drug discovery; structure–activity relationship; molecular docking; plant-based therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

From Sensing to Tolerance: Unraveling Crop Stress Physiology and Molecular Networks

edited by

Beata Dedicova

and Lucia Gutierrez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress-tolerant crops; abiotic stress; hormonal signaling; omics technology; climate change; food security

Halophytes: Biology, Adaptation, and Applications

edited by

Enrique Troyo-Diéguez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: halophytes; salinity adaptation mechanisms; emerging salt tolerant crops; novel foods

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

Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactive Potential of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Ana Alimpić Aradski

and

Katarina Šavikin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemical profiling; metabolomics; natural products; green extraction; biological activities; plant secondary metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants—3rd Edition

edited by

Congyan Wang

and Hongli Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasion ecology; biological invasion; plant invasion; invasive plants; invasion mechanism; invasion management; early warning and prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture and Stress Resilience

edited by

Tomás Rivas-García

Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel

and

Pablo Preciado-Rangel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; plant microbiome engineering; induced systemic resistance (ISR); sustainable bioinoculants

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

Advances in Medicinal Plant Phytochemistry and Phytotherapy

edited by

Cristina Lungu

and

Bianca Ivanescu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytochemistry; phytotherapy; modern formulations; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Emerging Nanomaterials for Sustainable Plant-Soil Systems: Environmental Behavior, Stress Resilience, and Safe Deployment

edited by

Xunfeng Chen

, Linchuan Fang and Chun Chen

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; plant–soil continuum; abiotic stress tolerance; nano-enabled agriculture; environmental behavior; sustainable remediation; rhizosphere interactions

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

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science—2nd Edition

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3519 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress; plant development; genome sequence analysis

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

Environmental Contamination in Ecosystems: Plant–Soil–Water Interactions and Process Dynamics

edited by

Paolo De Angelis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–soil–water interactions; environmental contamination; rhizosphere processes; phytoremediation; biogeochemical cycling; heavy metal stress; ecosystem functioning; microbial communities; contaminant mobility; phytomanagement

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

Impacts of Rhizobacterial Inoculation on Plant Physiology and Metabolism

edited by Lorena Del Rosario Cappellari,

Cédric Jacquard

and

Krzysztof Krawczyk

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–microbe interactions; PGPR; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); systemic resistance induction (ISR); metabolic regulation; stress tolerance; signaling pathways; sustainable agriculture; inoculation strategies; root microbiome

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

Plant Tissue Culture and In Vitro Regeneration Technology

edited by

Dongliang Qiu

Jianjun Chen

and Xiangying Wei

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro regeneration; explant browning; vitrification; developmental abnormalities; callus induction; differentiation; organogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; shoot multiplication

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

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

George Cosmin Nadǎş

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived bioactive compounds; antimicrobial resistance; phytochemicals; natural antimicrobial agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Multi-Omics of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Xiaqing Yu

and

Rong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; abiotic stress tolerance; multi-omics; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; epigenomics; systems biology; molecular breeding; heat stress; drought stress; salinity stress

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

Light and Plant Responses—2nd Edition

edited by

Kristina Laužikė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; plants; LED; response

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

Adaptive Spectral Lighting, Leaf Optics and Plant Functions

edited by

Tran Quoc Khanh

and

Isabell Pappert

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectral lighting; leaf optics; spectral reflectance; canopy light distribution; variable spectra and PPFD; natural global light and supplemental LED-lighting; sensor-based monitoring plant health; AI-based system regulating plant growth; LED horticulture; plant function; secondary metabolites; vertical farming; photosynthesis; far-red light

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

Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools for Crop Monitoring and Seed Quality Analysis

edited by Kadir Sabanci and

Muhammet Fatih Aslan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; computer vision; crop monitoring; seed quality analysis; precision agriculture; hyperspectral imaging; remote sensing; plant disease detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Advances in Crop Nutrition and Fertilizer Management for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Jonas Pereira de Souza Junior and

Rilner Alves Flores

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; plant nutrition; fertilizer management; nutrient-use efficiency; soil fertility; foliar fertilization; fertigation; enhance-efficiency fertilizers; precision agriculture; sustainable agriculture

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

Multi-Source Sensing and Advanced Image Analysis in Plant Sciences

edited by

Qing Gu

and

Yuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant monitoring; multi-scale data fusion; image analysis; precision agriculture; deep learning; plant phenotyping; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Biological Interactions of Plants in Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems

edited by Juan Leandro Garcia-Massini, Ignacio Escapa and Giovanni Cristian Nunes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–microbe interactions; plant–fungus associations; mutualistic and symbiotic relationships; host–parasite systems; plant–arthropod interactions; herbivory; galling; trophic interactions and food webs; nutrient cycling and decomposition processes; microbial consortia and biofilms; decay-related biological interactions; taphonomic processes revealing ecological relationships; novel methodological approaches for identifying and interpreting fossil biological interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Tropical Plant Disease and Pest Management and Control

edited by

Xiao Liang

and Yang Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical plant; integrated pest management (IPM); biological control and microbial antagonists; climate‑resilient crop protection; invasive species and emerging pests

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

Crop Physiology and Management Under Saline and Arid Conditions

edited by

Henda Mahmoudi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physiology; salinity stress; arid environments; saline agriculture; sustainable crop management

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

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