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Fruit Crop Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Challenging Environments

edited by Xiangmei Cao, Qingfeng Niu and

Hongru Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4984 | 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)

Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Crops: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance

edited by

Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; stress tolerance; molecular mechanism

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

Advances in Plant Morphogenesis: Mechanisms, Development, and Applications

edited by

Irina Neta Gostin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3021 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphogenesis; embryogenesis; leaf development; stem development; root development; anatomy; gene expression; hormonal signaling; cytokinins; auxin; gibberellins; environment; agricultural crops; totipotency

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

Impact of Light on Plant Growth and Development

edited by Mao Xia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: light regulation; light quality/photoperiod; light signal transduction; far-red light; artificial light environments; photomorphogenesis

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology (3rd Edition)

edited by

Peng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1818 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; functional gene; regulation network; plant responses and defense mechanisms to stress; phytohormone

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

Plant Tissue Culture for Regeneration and Propagation

edited by Benedetta Chiancone

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation regeneration; organogenesis; tissue culture; plant biotechnology

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

Sustainable Strategies for Managing Plant Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathology; disease management; biocontrol; precision farming; integrated pest management; genetic resistance; eco-friendly practices; microbial ecology; agricultural sustainability

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

Advances in Plant–Fungal Pathogen Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Garrido

Victoria E. González-Rodríguez

and

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant interactions; pathogenicity factors; virulence genes; disease; infection; proteome; secondary metabolites; toxins; biocontrol

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

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Plant Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoxiong Zhou

, Liujun Li and Xiaoyulong Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant research; artificial intelligence; phenotype analysis; disease detection; crop management; optimization agricultural robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Advances in Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

edited by

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

Om Rajora

and Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest genetics; tree breeding; genomic selection; molecular markers; association genetics; adaptation and resilience; conservation genetics; quantitative genetics; forest biotechnology; management of genetic resources

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

Invasive Alien Plant Species: From Phytochemical Diversity to Ecological Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Vladimir Vladimirov and

Ekaterina Kozuharova

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; phytochemical; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Trends and Challenges for Sustainable Sweetpotatoes Cultivation/Production

edited by

Zhixin Zhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: sweetpotato; sustainable production; disease and pest management; stress-tolerant varieties; soil health; agronomic practices

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

Antioxidant Separation and Identification: Emerging Techniques in the Extraction of Phytogenic Compounds

edited by

Felipe de Moura Souza

and

Antonella Smeriglio

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant identification; separation techniques; phytogenic compounds; extraction methods; therapeutic applications; bioactive analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochemical and Genetic Regulation of Specialized Metabolism in Plant-Associated Microbes

edited by

Betina Cecilia Agaras

, Patricio Martín Sobrero and

Rita Ulloa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPM; secondary metabolites; microbiome; metabolomics; regulation; plant-growth promotion

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

Biological Value of Plant Metabolites

edited by

Ana Angelica Feregrino Perez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaloid; antioxidant activity; flavonoid; metabolomics; natural product; phenolic compound; phytochemical; plant biotechnology; secondary metabolite; sustainable application

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

Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by William Bauerle and

Tim Setter

submission deadline 21 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2469 | 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)

Plant and Forest Product Resilience: Stress Adaptation Mechanisms

edited by

Weibing Zhuang

and

Wu Wang

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress adaptation; resilience mechanisms; environmental stresses; breeding for resilience; sustainable management

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

Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture—2nd Edition

edited by

Alice Hayward

Chris M. O'Brien

Eveline Kong

and Albert Chern Sun Wong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23462 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant cell culture; transcriptomics; genome/gene editing; cryopreservation; molecular breeding; CRISPR; RNAi

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

Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops, Third Edition

edited by

Peng Zhang

Hanhua Tong

and

Dezhi Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11714 | 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-Animal Interactions: Highlighting Effects of Plant Anatomy, Natural History, and Environmental Changes

edited by

Kleber Del-Claro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10982 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Phytoremediation Strategies to Address Global Environmental Challenges

edited by

Anas Raklami

and Ahmed Nafis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10344 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution contamination; environment remediation; restoration xenobiotics; plants accumulation; amendments microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Phytomanagement for Soil Health Restoration and Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris L. Bouranis

and Eleni G. Papazoglou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9674 | 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)

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgios Koubouris

and

Giora Ben-Ari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9195 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; stress; plant physiology; resilience; plant phenotyping; drought; water; soil; biodiversity; ecosystem; ecology

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

Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding 2025

edited by

Zhiyong Li

Jian Zhang

, Zhiguo E and

Dawei Xue

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8812 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant developmental and growth; gene cloning and function; regulatory mechanisms; molecular genetics; epigenetic; genetic engineering; genome editing; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection

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

Plant Extracts for Health Benefits and Nutrition

edited by

Hiroki Yoshioka

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7665 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; plant-derived drugs; cancer; heart disease; diabetes; obesity; liver disease; kidney disease; cerebrovascular disease; skin disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Pollen Management and Assisted Pollination Techniques in Crop Plants

edited by

Julián Cuevas González

and

Irene Salinas Romero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6752 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination habits; pollinators decline; wild pollinators; bee pollination; plant– insect interaction; artificial pollination; pollen harvesting; medium- and long-term pollen storage; innovative pollen application methods

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

Crop Germplasm Resources, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

, Xingming Sun and Kun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6098 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; germplasm; genomics; molecular breeding

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

Genetic Analysis of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Pavel Kerchev

and Shweta Kalve

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5371 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; drought; gene expression; genetic diversity; molecular mechanisms

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

Phytochemical Insights into Primary and Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic, Medicinal, and Food Plants: Regulation, Stress Response, and Bioactive Potential

edited by

Basma Najar

and

Ilaria Marchioni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4535 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; essential oils; primary and secondary metabolites; functional food; nutraceuticals; bioactive properties; phytochemistry; metabolomics; plant stress response; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; food plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Application of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology in Plant Research

edited by

Yuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3815 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; identification and classification; monitoring and mapping; quantitative inversion; plant functional traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Mechanisms of Plant Hormones in Plant Development and Reproduction

edited by

Laila Moubayidin

and

Raffaele Dello Ioio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3357 | 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)

Nutrient Efficiency in Crop Production: Physiological Strategies to Enhance Yields

edited by

Congfeng Li

and

Zheng Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2645 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; root– soil interactions; plant hormones; sustainable agriculture

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

Bioactives from Plants: From Extraction to Functional Food Innovation

edited by

Carlos Eduardo Narváez-Cuenca

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2551 | 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)

Nutrient Requirements and Fertilizer Management Strategies in Plant Cultivation, Second Edition

edited by Lin Tang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2424 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Legume Crops Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Fouad S. Maalouf

and

Diego Rubiales

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics in legumes; genetics; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection/breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses; genetic resources; wild relatives; genomic selection; modern breeding methods; G × E interaction; rapid advancement generation; genetic gains

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

Research on Genetic Breeding and Biotechnology of Forest Trees

edited by Yun Li and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; molecular marker technology; cell engineering technology; gene engineering technology

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

New Perspectives on Plant Biogeography, Systematics, and Taxonomy

edited by

Rafael Felipe de Almeida

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; nomenclature; palynotaxonomy; taxonomy; systematics

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

Integrated Plant Nutrition and Food Quality: Production, Postharvest, and Processing

edited by

Mónica L. Chávez-González

and

Pedro Aguilar-Zarate

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; food quality; biofortification; phytochemicals; rhizosphere microbiome; biostimulants; postharvest; controlled-environment agriculture; precision fertilization; bioaccessibility; non-thermal processing; sensory quality; nutrient density

Interactions Between Plants and Beneficial Microorganisms

edited by

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1537 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; plant growth promotion; microbial applications in agriculture

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

Cryopreservation, In Vitro, and Seed Banking Technologies for Plant Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Haenghoon Kim

and

Elena Popova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene banks; plant biodiversity conservation; in vitro culture; cryopreservation; seed storage

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

Plant Chemical Ecology—2nd Edition

edited by

Chui-Hua Kong

Yonggen Lou

, Peng Wang and Guoxin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; allelochemicals; chemical communication; chemical defenses; common mycorrhizal networks; kin recognition; herbivores; pathogens; pest management; signaling interactions; soil microorganisms; rhizosphere; root exudates; volatiles

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis

edited by

Attila Kereszt

and

Senlei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: legume– rhizobium interaction; nodule organogenesis; symbiotic nitrogen fixation; signalling pathways; nodule number control; symbiosis maintenance

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

Metabolic Analysis of Plant Development and Defense Responses

edited by

Adnan Amin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolism; defense responses; metabolomics; stress tolerance; metabolic engineering

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

Plant Interactions with Both Beneficial and Pathogenic Microorganisms

edited by

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; biocontrol agents; biostimulants; plant pathogens; sustainable agriculture

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

Plant Bioactive Compounds, Functional Components and Functions

edited by

Maurizio Bruno

and

Natale Badalamenti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1241 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Next-Generation Plant Breeding: Integrating Genomics Tools and Marker-Assisted Selection

edited by

Muhammud Qasim Shahid

Xiangdong Liu

and

Faheem Shehzad Baloch

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: marker-assisted selection; molecular markers; CRISPR-Cas9; cereals; genetic diversity; plant genomics; genomic selection; big data analysis; artificial intelligence; omics and biotechnological technologies; genetic improvement of crops; next-generation sequencing; genotyping by sequencing; GWAS; QTL mapping

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

Integrative Taxonomy, Systematics, and Morphology of Land Plants

edited by

Edlley Pessoa

Matheus Colli-Silva

and Maria Teresa Buril

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; biogeography; cytogenetics; evolution; morphometrics; molecular phylogenetics; palynology; phylogenomics; systematics; species delimitation

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

Plant Defense Mechanisms Against Pathogens: Signaling Pathways, Genetic Foundations, and Biotechnological Innovations

edited by

Ye Xia

and Shouan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant defense mechanisms; plant health; signaling pathways; genetic foundations; biotechnological innovations; food security; sustainable agriculture

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

Crop–Weed Competition: Ecological Interactions and Management Strategies

edited by

José L. Gonzalez-Andujar

and

Fernando Oreja

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop– weed competition; ecological interactions; integrated weed management; allelopathy; cropping systems; climate change impacts; cover cropping; competitive traits; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Cell Biology, Development, Adaptation and Evolution of Plants

edited by Hiroyasu Motose

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphology and development; cell division and growth; signaling and gene expression; adaptation to the environment; genomics; technological evolution and new model systems; evolution

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

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