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Application and Mechanism of Plant Biostimulants, Biochar and Fertilizer Products

edited by Hanlin Zhang and

Naling Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bio-stimulants; biochar; fertilizer products; sustainable agriculture; nutrient uptake; crop production; soil health; microbial interactions; stress resilience; precision agriculture; omics technologies

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

Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Metabolism in Photosynthetic Organisms

edited by

Natalia Correa-Aragunde

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; nitrogen metabolism; nitric oxide; redox metabolism; photosynthetic organisms; plants; algae; cyanobacteria

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

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops, 2nd Edition

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water deficient; water use efficiency; salinity; drought/salinity tolerance; tolerance mechanism

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

Omics Approaches in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Zhi Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenomics; multi-omics integration; abiotic stress; biotic stress

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

Stress Metabolism of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Aoxue Luo

, Yijun Fan and Yin Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; environmental stresses; drought; salinity; stress tolerance; metabolism; signaling pathways; molecular mechanisms

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

Physiological and Molecular Insights into Plant Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

Iwona Ciereszko

and

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; plant physiology; plant disease; phytohormones; plant resistance; gene expression; signaling network

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Crosstalk in Plant Root Tropisms

edited by Wei Siao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: root gravitropism; root hydrotropism; root halotropism; root phototropism; root thigmotropism; phonotropism; touch response; plant hormones; PIN polarity

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

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress and Regulatory Pathways for Stress Alleviation

edited by Yuan Chen and

Zhenyu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop cultivation; stress resistance physiology; genetic mechanism; agronomic regulation; water and fertilizer management; stress relief; yield stability; sustainable agriculture

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

Molecular Innovations in Oil Crops and Beyond

edited by Yourong Chai and

Yufei Xue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; yield; quality; disease resistance; stress tolerance; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

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

Biological Control of Phytopathogen-Associated Plant Diseases

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Functional Traits of Wetland Plants

edited by

Lele Liu

Ning Du

and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland plants; functional traits; plant functional ecology; carbon sequestration; climate change adaptation; trait– environment relationships; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Phytochemistry and Bioactivities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Jéssica López

and

Débora Cerdá-Bernad

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemistry; metabolomics; LC-MS/MS; NMR; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; terpenoids; alkaloids; green extraction; supercritical CO2; DES (deep eutectic solvents); antimicrobial activity; anti-inflammatory activity; bioavailability; standardization; safety; green extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Allelopathy: From Plant–Plant to Plant–Microbe Interactions

edited by

Margot Schulz

and

Andreas Ulbrich

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and soil microbiomes; microbiome species diversity and abundance; microbiome functions in allelopathy; microbial and plant allelochemicals; novel modes of allelochemical distribution

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

The Regulatory Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Response and Secondary Metabolism in Forest Trees

edited by

Jingli Yang

and Haijiao Huang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanism; secondary metabolism; multi-omics

Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Biotic Interactions and Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Els Prinsen

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; primary metabolites; plant hormones; small peptides; reactive oxygen species (ROS); anti-oxidantia; plant microbiome; symbiosis; pathogenesis; acclimation; systemic acquired resistance (SAR)

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

Multifunctional Mediators in Plant Development and Stress Response

edited by

Maurizio Trovato

and Davide Marzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11786 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; polyphenols; polyamines; reactive oxygen species (ROS); phytohormones; abiotic stress; plant development; plant physiology

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

Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Alexios A. Alexopoulos

and Ioannis Karapanos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic and medicinal plants; beneficial microbial endophytes; biostimulants propagating material; controlled-environment agriculture (CEA); smart and precision farming; nanoformulations in agriculture; organic and sustainable agriculture; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; tuberous plants; vegetables

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

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

edited by

Jaime Cebolla-Cornejo

and

Salvador Rosello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | 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)

Adaptability and Acclimatization of Plants Under Environmental Stresses

edited by

Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto

Hans Raj Gheyi

Alberto Soares De Melo

and

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental stress; acclimatization; adaptation; stress mitigation; biostimulants; abiotic stress; resilience; omic technologies; biotechnology; genetic improvement; sustainable agriculture

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

Neglected and Underutilised Legumes and Grasses for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

edited by Anathi Magadlela and

María Pérez-Fernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected and underutilised species; climate change adaptation; sustainable agriculture; legumes; grasses; food security

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

Weaponizing Plants: Where Old and New Plant Protection Strategies Are Taking Us?

edited by

Francesca Degola

, Beata Zimowska and

Gianluigi Giannelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; plant conservation; sustainable agroecosystems; plant protection; environmental stresses; biotechnology; plant resilience; mitigation of adversities; endangered plant species; saving plants

The Growth of Plants in Arid Environments

edited by

Maierdang Keyimu

and

Zongshan Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid environment; plant growth; adaptation strategy; pheynotypic plasticity; physiological adjustment; wood anatomy

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

Plant–Microbe Interactions Under Stress: Exploring Defence Mechanisms, Microbial Diversity, and Resilience

edited by

Waqar Islam

and

Fanjiang Zeng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; microbial diversity; abiotic stress; plant defence mechanisms; stress tolerance; rhizosphere microbiome; endophytes; plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPM); molecular adaptation; sustainable agriculture

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

Regulatory Mechanism of Carbon-Nitrogen Allocation in Cereal Crops and Its Response to Environment

edited by

Guohui Li

, Ke Xu and

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; yield; resource use efficiency; carbon and nitrogen allocation; transportation mechanism; cultivation regulation techniques

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

Plant–Water–Nutrient Interactions Under Changing Environments

edited by

Zhixiang Wu

and

Junen Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecology; plant– water– nutrient interactions; forest ecohydrology; soil– plant– atmosphere water fluxes; nutrient cycling and stoichiometry; xylem and soil water isotopes; soil moisture and temperature; tropical and monsoon forests; climate change; ecosystem resilience

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

Bioactive Natural Products from Plants: Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by

Asta Judžentienė

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: resources of medicinal and aromatical plants; etnobotany; extraction methods; secondary metabolites; phytochemical analysis; pharmacological properties; toxicity; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Agroecological Genomics and Participatory Strategies Towards the Valorisation of Orphan Crops

edited by

Roberto Papa

and

Valerio Di Vittori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genetic resources; legumes; orphan species; omics; participatory strategies; citizen science; sustainability; pre-breeding; breeding

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

Modern Technologies in Water and Fertilizer Management for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by Shouchen Ma, Shoutian Ma,

Yang Gao

, Tongchao Wang and

Sen Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent irrigation; agricultural big data; remote sensing technology; GIS; crop systems; crop production; internet of things; water and fertilizer management

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

Bioactive Compounds from Plants: Synthesis, Activities and Functions

edited by

Zhigang Han

and Qiong Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biosynthesis; evolution; bioactivity; bioengineering; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Improvement and Stress Resistance of Wheat

edited by

Guangrong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; abiotic stress; biotic resistance; molecular breeding; gene mapping; germplasm enhancement; wide hybridization

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

Heavy Metal Toxicity in Plants and Phytoremediation

edited by

Andrzej Bajguz

Muhammad Zeeshan

and Aamir Hamid Khan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; phytoremediation; molecular responses

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

Combined Stresses on Plants: From Mechanisms to Adaptations

edited by

Chenchen Zhao

Meixue Zhou

, Wei Jiang and Ping Yun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress interaction; plant physiology; abiotic stress; drought; nutrients; metal and metalloid toxicity; waterlogging

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

Medicinal Plants: Advances in Phytochemistry and Ethnobotany (3rd Edition)

edited by

Dâmaris Silveira

and

Fabio Boylan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotanical survey; traditional medicine; phytochemistry investigation; regulatory issues; biological activity assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Associated Microbiomes Under Combined Stresses: Insights on Pathogen Interactions and Environmental Factors

edited by

Jianwei Guo

, Xiaolin Wang and Yu Shi

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined stress; multiple pathogens; adverse conditions; high-throughput sequencing; early diagnostics

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

Barley—a Versatile Crop for Innovative and Sustainable Food Production (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jasmina Lukinac

and

Marko Jukić

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: barley; sustainable food production; cultivar breeding; nutritional composition; functional food ingredient; quality assessment; bioactive compounds; brewing and malting; environmental impact; consumer preferences

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

Microorganisms for Improving Plant Resilience and Soil Health

edited by

Mauricio Schoebitz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– plant interactions ; sustainable agriculture ; environmental resilience ; microbial innovations

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

Plant Bioactive Compounds in Metabolic Health and Disease Prevention

edited by Rosana Crespo and Mariana Guadalupe Vallejo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; plant-derived lipids; preventive strategies; cancer; cardiometabolic diseases; neurodegenerative disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Insect Frass Fertilisers for Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Tolerance

edited by

Simon Hodge

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; insect farming; insect frass; plant defence; plant nutrition; soil additives; soil microbiome; stress tolerance; sustainable farming; waste bioconversion

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Crop Salt Tolerance

edited by

Liangbo Fu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress response; ion homeostasis; functional genomics; signal transduction; gene editing in crops; stress-responsive genes

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

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Responses in Plants: Hormonal Regulation and Multi-Omics Insights Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Muhammad Junaid Rao

and

Bingsong Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; antioxidative responses; hormonal regulation; abiotic stress; biotic stress; multi-omics; signal transduction; stress resilience

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

Physiological Responses of Microalgae and Macroalgae to Environmental Stress

edited by

Paula S.M. Celis-Plá

and

Pablo Castro-Varela

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: photophysiology (chlorophyll fluorescence; NPQ); oxidative stress and photoprotection responses; carbon-concentrating mechanisms; thermal tolerance; transcriptomics and metabolomics responses

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

Molecular, Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Crops to Environmental Stresses: Towards Resilient and Sustainable Production

edited by

Miroslava Rakocevic

and

Weverton Pereira Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stresses; climate change; plant growth; crop productivity; crop resilience; sustainable production; food security

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

The Physiology of Abiotic Stress in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniela Romano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas exchange; chlorophyll fluorescence; oxidative stress; signal transduction; technical means; biostimulants

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

Breeding Progress of Root, Tuber and Banana Crops

edited by Hugo Campos, Ismail Rabbi and Brajesh Singh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: RTB crops; crop improvement; genetic gains; climate resilience; food security; banana; cassava; potato; sweet potato; taro; yam

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

Plant–Pathogen Interactions in Cereal Crops

edited by

Gracia Montilla-Bascon

and Francisco José Canales Castilla

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; disease resistance; pathogen virulence; beneficial microbes; omics approaches; integrated disease management; climate change impact

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

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals—2nd Edition

edited by

Seok-Geun Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; phytochemicals; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; biochemometrics; metabolomics; molecular network analysis; oxidative stress; inflammation; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Orchid Conservation and Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Vladan Djordjević

and

Zuzana Štípková

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid; conservation; biodiversity; distribution patterns; speciation; ecology; biogeography; evolution; reproductive biology; extinction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

The Application of Spectral Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry—3rd Edition

edited by

Youzhen Xiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

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

Physiological and Molecular Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Sunjeet Kumar

and Guopeng Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; redox homeostasis; antioxidant defense system; ion and nutrient homeostasis; biostimulants and beneficial elements; photosynthetic efficiency; stomatal and chloroplast responses; transcriptional regulation; metabolic and hormonal crosstalk; secondary metabolism; omics technologies; stress signaling networks; crop resilience and sustainability

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

Hormonal and Molecular Regulation of Senescence in Forest and Woody Plants

edited by

Zhonghai Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant senescence; programmed cell death (PCD); woody plants; forest trees; hormonal regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; alternative splicing (AS); non-coding RNA (ncRNA); nutrient re-mobilization; climate change adaptation

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

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