Plants

Metabolic Pathways and Hormonal Regulation in Plant Defense and Growth

edited by Yuqing He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6632 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; secondary metabolites; plant defense; growth regulation; metabolic pathways; plant–pathogen interactions

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

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Heavy Metal Toxicity

edited by

Erna Karalija

and

Dunja Šamec

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6606 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytoremediation; oxidative stress; antioxidant defense; phytohormones and signaling; mineral homeostasis; seed priming; epigenetic regulation; plant–microbe interactions; omics approaches

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

Cereal Crop Breeding, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jindong Liu

and Yamei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6590 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; genetic dissection; breeding; disease resistance; stress tolerance; yield; quality; biotechnology

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

Seed Enhancement Strategies for Resilient and Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Ademola Emmanuel Adetunji

and

Sofia Kourmpetli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6460 | Submission Open

Keywords: priming; revitalisation; invigoration; plasma; nanoparticles; irradiation; magnetic field; electropriming; hydropriming; osmopriming; hormonal priming; biopriming; coatings; biological treatments

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

Impact of Light on Plant Growth and Development

edited by Mao Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6281 | 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)

Heavy Metal Contamination in Plants and Soil

edited by

De Chen

and Liqiang Cui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6022 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal toxicity; phytoremediation; soil contamination; metal transporters; oxidative stress; hyperaccumulators; omics approaches; rhizosphere microbiome; sustainable agriculture; food security

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

Plant Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Genomics IV

edited by

Alex Troitsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6004 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; phylogenomics; phylotranscriptomics; chloroplast genome; mitochomdrial genome; evolutionary genomics; metagenomics; DNA barcoding; bioinformatics

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

Advances in Weed Control and Management

edited by

Elson S. Alvarenga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5357 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicides; natural products; docking; bioassay; bioactive compounds

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

Resilient Plants and Algae: New Environmental Challenges and Innovative Technological Approaches

edited by

Simone Landi

and

Daniela Castiglia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5232 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress; microalgae; extremophiles; abiotic; biotic; microplastic; tolerance; landraces; food safety; environment; genetic engineering; biotechnology

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Cao

, Yao Zhang and

Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5082 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt and alkaline stresses; cold and high temperature stresses; water and drought stresses; oxidative stress; hydroponic cultivation; hairy root induction; horticulture crops; oil crops; ornamental crops; tolerance mechanisms; protein interaction; transcription regulation; splicing factor; transcription factor; root development; root morphology; heavy metal stress; environment stimuli

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

Bio-Control of Plant Pathogens and Pests

edited by

Sumit Jangra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4951 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control of disease and pest; anti-microbial peptides; microbial volatile compounds; bioactive compounds; natural enemies; parasitoids; integrated pest and disease management

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

Plant, Soil, and Microbial Interactions Under Climate Change: Responses, Consequences, and Perspectives

edited by

Luca Vitale

,

Anna Tedeschi

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Fatma Wassar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4065 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; soil ecology; soil conservation; plant physiology; signalling compounds; soil resilience; beneficial microbes; climate change

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

Plant Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Adriana Basile

,

Viviana Maresca

and

Alessia Postiglione

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3924 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant compounds; natural products; biological activities; phytochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Historical Ethnobotany in the Digital Age

edited by

Renata Sõukand

and

Raivo Kalle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open

Keywords: history of ethnobotany; plant identification in historical sources; methodology in historical ethnobotany; from past to present; diachronic comparison; old herbals

Crop Modeling in Agriculture

edited by Moussa El Jarroudi and

Rachid Lahlali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop modeling; precision agriculture; climate-smart agriculture; plant disease forecasting; remote sensing; decision support systems; agro-ecological simulation; yield prediction; resilience modeling; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Relationships Between Plant Phenology and Climate Factors

edited by

Yanjun Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phenology; climate change; mechanistic understanding; ecological modeling; plant species; experiment

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

Recent Advances in Horticultural Plant Genomics—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhongxiong Lai

,

Yuling Lin

and

Yuqiong Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3185 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; non-coding RNA; transcriptomics

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

Recent Advancements in Jasmonate Research

edited by Guillermo Jimenez-Aleman and

Gonzalo Soriano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3169 | Submission Open

Keywords: jasmonate signaling; plant defense; stress responses; biosynthesis; hormonal interactions; agricultural applications

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

Biosynthesis and Regulation of Tea Plant Specialized Metabolites

edited by

Yongxin Wang

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3118 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; catechins; theanine; caffeine; biosynthesis; gene regulation; gene function; multi-omics; tea quality

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

Bioactive Phytochemicals for Blood Glucose Regulation

edited by

Sonia Escandón-Rivera

,

Daniel Rosas-Ramírez

and Roberto Arreguín Espinosa de los Monteros

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3022 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; medicinal plants; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals; traditional medicine; ethnopharmacology; natural product drug discovery; compound isolation; structure elucidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Innovation for In Vitro Plant Propagation and Biotechnological Approaches

edited by

Jericó Jabín Bello Bello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; nanomaterials; bioreactors; biostimulation; genome editing

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

Advances in Stress Responses and Quality Formation in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ting Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2802 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; fruit quality; biotic stress; abiotic stress; stress responses

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

Plant-Derived Bioactive Molecules and Substances and Their Applications as Health-Promoting Agents in Humans: Biochemical Mechanisms, Analytical Strategies, and Functional Properties

edited by

Dario Donno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2789 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactives; functional foods; metabolomics; nutraceuticals; plant metabolites; dietary antioxidants; health-promoting effects; sustainable extraction technologies; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant–Biostimulant Interactions for Improving Vegetable Crop Performance Under Stress

edited by

Mariateresa Cardarelli

and

Monica Yorlady Alzate Zuluaga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2724 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; stress resilience; vegetable crops; plant–microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; nutrient efficiency; rhizosphere biology; abiotic stress mitigation; crop performance enhancement; natural bioactive compounds; microbial inoculants; predictive models in agriculture; climate-smart agriculture; biostimulant–plant mechanisms

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

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Environmental Changes

edited by

Liang Fang

,

Fulai Liu

and Linfeng Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; environmental pollution; plant resource utilization; plant ecophysiology

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

Plant–Insect Interactions—3rd Edition

edited by

Francisco Rubén Badenes-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2580 | 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)

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Sustainable Research, Production and Utilization

edited by

Ákos Máthé

and Hanen Najjaa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; biological activities; functional foods; cosmeceuticals; sustainable agriculture; climate change resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Bioactive Compounds of Aromatic Plants and Their Applications

edited by

Kemal Hüsnü Can Başer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2306 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic plants; bioactive compounds; essential oils; phenolics; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; pharmaceutical applications; food preservation; cosmetics; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Ion Channels and Membrane Trafficking in Plant Stress Responses

edited by Ben Zhang and Wei Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion channels; membrane trafficking; vesicle transport; plant stress responses; ion homeostasis; abiotic stress (e.g., drought and salinity); biotic stress (e.g., pathogens); ROS; Ca2+ signaling; crop breeding

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

Forest Protection: Plant–Microbe Interactions, Risk Assessments, and Management Strategies

edited by Xiaolei Ding, DeWei Li and

Lifeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2122 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest protection; pathogens; molecular biology; biochemistry; plant–microbe interactions

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

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Ciaffi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; population genetics; population structure; germplasm characterization; phenotypic markers; molecular markers; genotyping by sequencing; molecular breeding; omics and biotechnological technologies; climate change resilience; biodiversity conservation; genetic erosion; in situ and ex situ conservation strategies; cereals; legumes; horticultural crops; fruit crops; plant wild relatives; endangered species

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

Integrated Quality Management in Horticultural Crops: Decoding Hormonal, Transcriptional and Metabolic Interfaces

edited by

Dagang Hu

and

Pengliang Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2095 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; transcription factors; metabolic pathways; multi-omics; CRISPR; postharvest physiology

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

Advances in Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding

edited by

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

,

Om Rajora

and Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2095 | 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)

Extraction, Bioactivity, and Applications of Plant-Derived Natural Products

edited by

Dušica Ilić

and Atif Ali Khan Khalil

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived natural products; phytochemicals; extraction techniques; bioactivity; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; green extraction; natural product applications; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Stress Responses: Molecular Genetics and Enzyme Regulation

edited by

Hongjian Wan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress responses; molecular genetics; enzyme regulation; abiotic and biotic stresses; transcription factors; signal transduction; hormonal crosstalk; reactive oxygen species (ROS); gene expression regulation; crop stress tolerance; epigenetic modifications

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

Physiology and Ecology of Aquatic Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Aiping Wu

,

Te Cao

and

Feng Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic plants; macrophyte; adaptation; global change; invasion; stress; eutrophication; water-level change; heavy metal; pollution; disturbance; wetland; water-level manipulation; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

The Taxonomic Foundation of Conservation: Integrated Approaches to Safeguarding Plant Diversity

edited by

Pepy Bareka

and

Nikos Krigas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1865 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative taxonomy; plant conservation biology; IUCN Red List; species delimitation; phylogenomics; biodiversity hotspots; endemic flora; taxonomic impediment; cryptic species; museomics; linnean gap; molecular barcoding; nomenclature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)

Genetic Breeding and Molecular Regulation of Secondary Metabolites in Oilseed Crops

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1817 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed crops; secondary metabolites; molecular genetics; multi-omics; molecular breeding

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

Functional Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Crops

edited by

Yanjie Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; genetic improvement; food crop; omics-based approaches; agronomic traits

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

Research on Plant Biology

edited by

Nicoleta Ianovici

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1723 | Submission Open

Keywords: regulatory networks; biotic stresses; abiotic stresses; metabolic regulation; nutrient utilization; photosynthesis; environmental adaptation; physiological traits

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

Conservation, Ethnobotany, and Taxonomy of Orchidaceae

edited by

Rodolfo Solano

and

Fabrizio Bartolucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1678 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid conservation; ethnobotany; sustainable management; taxonomy and phylogeny; traditional knowledge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance and Development in Rice

edited by

Juan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; development; stress; molecular mechanisms; response; tolerance; yield

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

Advances in Precision Agricultural Aviation

edited by

Weixiang Yao

, Weiguang Yang and

Shuang Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agricultural aviation; agricultural UAV; remote sensing; aerial spraying; operation effectiveness evaluation; plant protection; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Functional Genomics and Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement

edited by

Akshaya Kumar Biswal

, Amos Emitati Alakonya and

Carlos Henrique Cardon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput sequencing; transcriptomic profiling; genome editing and heterologous gene expression; disease resistance; heat; drought and salinity tolerance

(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 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1601 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; phytochemical; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Natural Products for Sustainable Disease and Pest Management

edited by Gil Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural products; essential oils; biological control; biorational control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological and Ecological Responses of Arctic and Alpine Plants to Climate Change—2nd Edition

edited by

Peili Shi

and Guoyan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1437 | Submission Open

Keywords: arctic and alpine environments; climate change; extreme climate events; biotic interaction; eco-physiological response; phenology; plant and population; community ecology; seed ecology; phenotypic plasticity; adaptive evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetics, Genomics and Evolution of Sweetpotato

edited by Mengxiao Yan and Xiangbo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: sweetpotato; genetic diversity; phylogeny; multi-omics; gene family; GWAS; QTL mapping; breeding; allele dosage; domestication; improvement

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

Plant Gene Families and Functional Regulation in Crop Development

edited by Muhammad Mobeen Tahir and

Minjie Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant gene families; functional regulation; crop development; genome-wide analysis; gene expression; transcriptional regulation; root formation; fruit ripening; hormonal signaling; stress tolerance; CRISPR/Cas9; comparative genomics; multi-omics; molecular breeding

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

Bioactive Compounds in Edible Plants: Extraction, Stability, and Functional Applications

edited by

Ellen Silva Lago-Vanzela

,

Tiago Carregari Polachini

and Yara Paula Nishiyama-Hortense

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; edible plants; extraction technologies; stability and preservation; functional foods; plant-based ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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