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Plants as Sources of Natural and Recombinant Anti-Cancer Agents

edited by

Tomi Lois Adetunji

, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso and

Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant secondary metabolites; cytotoxicity; bioavailability; nanoparticle delivery; anti-cancer activity; ethnopharmacology; bioprospecting; pharmacokinetics; combination therapy; cancer immunotherapy; flavonoids; natural product drug discovery; autophagy; plant-made pharmaceuticals; phytotherapy; toxicity-profiling; drug-resistance; structure–activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Crop Nutrition and Production

edited by

Yunpeng Gai

Hong-Kai Wang

and

Jianzhao Qi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1422 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; rhizosphere microbiome; sustainable agriculture; nutrient mobilization; plant-microbe interactions; crop productivity; microbial inoculants

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

Plant Essential Oils: Chemistry, Bioactivity and Applications

edited by

Olivera Politeo

and

Ivana Generalić Mekinić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; secondary plant metabolites; volatiles; chemical profile; gas chromatography; biological activity; application; by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological Function of Jasmonic Acid-Mediated Signaling Pathway in Plants

edited by Xiaoling Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: jasmonates; plant development; plant defense; molecular merchinary

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

Genetic Diversity of Phenotypic Traits in Crops

edited by

Qiaojun Lou

and

Kai Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenomics; genetics of phenotypes; image traits; computation agriculture; germplasms diversity

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

Plant Extracts in Nanomedicine: From Formulation to Therapeutic Application

edited by

Ana Obradovic

, Miloš Matić,

Ahmed Hussein

and

Nikola Srećković

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; green synthesis; pharmacological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Chemistry, Synthesis and Medicinal Applications

edited by

Alberto Minassi

and

Diego Caprioglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; medicinal chemistry of natural products; synthetic methodologies applied to medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Crop Innovation: Quality Improvement and Plant-Based Food Development

edited by Weiming Fang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; quality improvement; nutritional biofortification; plant-based foods; functional components; processing suitability; sustainable agriculture; utilization of crop resources

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

Biological Control of Phytopathogen-Associated Plant Diseases

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | 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)

Sustainable Soil and Water Management for Climate-Resilient Crop Production

edited by

Peng Chen

and

Yu Han

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health and quality; sustainable agriculture; nutrient use efficiency; climate change adaptation; organic amendments; crop resilience and productivity; soil carbon sequestration

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

Regulation of Secondary Metabolism and Nutritional Quality in Plants

edited by

Nana Su

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolism; nutritional quality; regulation mechanisms; bioactive compounds; health benefits

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

Bioactivity Identification and Analysis of Phytochemicals

edited by Irina Lazarova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical analysis; phytonutrients; bioactivity; phytopharmacology; extraction methods; chromatography; spectroscopic methods; analytical techniques; structure elucidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Pest Management of Horticultural Crops

edited by Ricardo Siqueira Da Silva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPM; ecological modelling; climate change; insect; weeds; diseases

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

Plant Microbiome Manipulation: Advances and Applications

edited by

David Johnston-Monje

Edgardo Sepulveda

and

James White

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microbiome manipulation; microbiome engineering; plant–microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; crop health and productivity; rhizosphere; phyllosphere; endosphere

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

Chemical Characterization and Functional Identification of Plant Extracts

edited by

Manasés González-Cortazar

and

Enrique Jiménez-Ferrer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; biological activities; natural product isolation; extraction of natural products; compound isolation; bioactive secondary metabolites; chromatography; structure elucidation and phytochemical purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Derived Bioactives for the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Flavio Francini

and Bárbara Maiztegui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic diseases; natural products; plant-derived therapeutic agents; plant-derived bioactives; medicinal plants; phytotherapeutic formulations; traditional health systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Enzyme Inhibition and Targeting by Plant-Derived Natural Products

edited by

Cheng-Yang Huang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant natural products; enzyme inhibition; molecular targeting; phytochemicals; structure–activity relationship; drug discovery; antimicrobial activity; anticancer activity; metabolic enzymes; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactivity of Medicinal and Wild Plants

edited by

Maurizio Bruno

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; essential oils; non-volatile extracts; medical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biological Activity of Functional Components in Tea and Their Multi-Faceted Utilization

edited by Zhihao Qu and

Mingxin Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional components of tea; extraction and separation; novel plant compounds; activity evaluation; cross-use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Application of Hyperspectral Imaging for Plants

edited by Dawei Sun and Haiyong Weng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; plant phenotyping; stress detection; non-destructive analysis; spectral reflectance; precision agriculture; machine learning; canopy monitoring; nutrient assessment; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Mediterranean Vegetation Diversity and Phytosociological Research

edited by Salvatore Cambria and Lorenzo Gianguzzi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean area; plant ecology; phytosociology; plant communities; syntaxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Emerging Topics in Growing Media for Sustainable Soilless Cultivation Systems of Global Relevance

edited by

Brian Eugene Jackson

Chris Blok

and

Munoo Prasad

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; horticulture; hydroponics; nursery; plant production; recirculation; soilless systems; substrate biology; water culture

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

Evolution, Phylogeny and Diversity of Angiosperms

edited by Edlley Max Pessoa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; evolution; molecular phylogeny; flowering plant

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

Plant Molecular Farming for Recombinant Proteins, Vaccines and Biopharmaceuticals

edited by

Tarlan Mamedov

and

Cecilia D’Alessio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant molecular farming; recombinant proteins; plant-derived vaccines; biopharmaceuticals; glycoengineering; transient expression; molecular biotechnology; synthetic biology; therapeutic proteins; vaccine development

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

Plant Organ Development and Stress Response—2nd Edition

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

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; environmental stress

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

Plant Microbial Communities and Disease Control

edited by

Chuanyu Yang

Honghong Deng

and Christopher Ference

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microbiome; plant disease; plant pathogen; biocontrol; metagenomics

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

Advances in Biostimulant Use on Horticultural Crops—Second Edition

edited by

Mason MacDonald

and

Raphael Ofoe

submission deadline 22 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; fruit production; hormones; horticulture; plant growth regulators; vegetable production

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

Sustainable Plant Production Systems

edited by Marcelo Andreotti and

Wander Borges

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercropped systems; agrosilvopastoral systems; agropastoral systems; silvopastoral systems; soil fertility; soil chemical attributes; soil physical attributes

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

Strategies for Sustainable Innovative Crop Pest Management

edited by

József Kiss

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10262 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; pest management; environment friendly; sustainable agriculture

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

Medicinal Cannabis: Phytochemistry and Biotechnological Advances

edited by

Suman Chandra

Hemant Lata

and

Mahmoud A. ElSohly

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8902 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabis genomics; cannabis chemovars; cannabis biotechnology; germplasm conservation; micropropagation; cryopreservation; cannabinoid biosynthesis; phytocannabinoids; endocannabinoid system; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Regulation of Seed Development and Germination

edited by

Justyna Fidler

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8679 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed development; germination; phytohormones; abscisic acid; gibberellins; signaling pathways; environmental stresses; priming

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

Translating Ecological Research into Biological Control Strategies

edited by

Martin Heil

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6656 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; biological control; induced defence; mycorrhiza; organic farming; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; plant innate immunity; rhizobacteria; sustainability; tritrophic interactions

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

Microscopy and Histochemistry in Plant Structural and Functional Analysis

edited by

Yougasphree Naidoo

and

Syd Ramdhani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5553 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; microscopy; histochemistry; phytochemistry; plant anatomy; bioactive compounds; herbal medicine; secondary metabolites; plant identification; natural products

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

Integrated Quality Regulation in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Bo Xiong

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5326 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop quality; postharvest longevity; nutritional value; flavor profiles; visual appeal; environmental control; nutrient management; precision irrigation; gene expression networks; phytohormone signaling; epigenetic modifications; abiotic stress; biotic stress

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

Machine Learning for Plant Phenotyping in Crops

edited by

Qing Li

and

Ping Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5158 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; multi-scale phenotype; multi-data analysis; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Crop Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and

Hong Di

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3554 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; seed vigor

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

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 28 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3534 | 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)

Extraction and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants

edited by Katarina Ŝavikin,

Jelena Popović-Djordjević

and Jelena Živković

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3443 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; extracts; bioactivity; food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Fertilizer Management for Crop Resilience Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Lin Li

and Longxin He

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; fertilizer management; climate-resilient agriculture; bio-based fertilizers; integrated nutrient management; saline-alkali soils

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

Recent Advances in Remote Sensing, Image Processing, and Deep Learning for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Yang-Jun Deng

and Jinling Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2991 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture technology; agricultural remote sensing image processing; deep learning/AI for agricultural information analysis; remote sensing for crop monitoring; yield prediction; plant phenotype; pest and disease detection and identification; soil health management via deep learning, remote sensing, etc.; intelligent breeding technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Plant Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Marko Kostić

and Goran Kitić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2882 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant sensors; proximal sensing; remote sensing; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; UAV-based sensing; vegetation indices; precision agriculture; crop monitoring; nutrient management; soil–plant interactions; data fusion; machine learning; sustainable crop management; phenotyping; digital agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Phytochemistry and Bioactivities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Jéssica López Pastén

and Débora Cerdá-Bernad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2351 | 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)

Microscopic Allies: The Role of Beneficial Microorganisms in Plant Growth and Resilience

edited by

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2174 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM); plant–microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; bioinoculants

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

Florivory: The Ecology and Evolution of Flower Predation

edited by

Pavol Prokop

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollen robbing; flower predation; plant defense; reproductive success; plant–predator interactions; herbivory

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

Nutrient Management on Soil Microbiome Dynamics and Plant Health—2nd Edition

edited by Chenliang Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil microbiome; microbial community dynamics; plant health; soil fertility; organic fertilizers; biofertilizers; chemical fertilizers; carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus cycling; plant—microbe interactions; soil health; abiotic stress resilience (salinity); nutrient extremes/limitation

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

Genomic Studies of Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by

Hui Liu

and Wenjing Meng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress-resilient crops; multi-omics integration; single-cell genomics; genome; epigenome; transcriptome; CRISPR; GWAS

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

Evolution and Development of Grasses: From Genes to Morphology

edited by

Eric Javier Martínez

and Ana Honfi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open

Keywords: Poaceae; evo-devo; comparative Genomics; cytogenetics; plant development; functional morphology; molecular evolution; population genetics; phylogenomics; plant breeding

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

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Ramesh Katam

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; stress tolerance; drought; waterlogging; salinity; temperature stress; cold; UV and light stress; heavy metals; oxidative stress; tolerance mechanism; crop plants; model plants

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

Crop Functional Genomics and Biological Breeding—3rd Edition

edited by

Yifeng Wang

, Jie Huang,

Jian Zhang

and

Jiezheng Ying

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; biological breeding; yield; resistance; seed germination; quality; genetic improvement

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

Drought Stress Adaptation in Bioenergy Crops

edited by

Liang Xiao

and

Zemao Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy crops; drought stress; genomics; phenotypic adaptation; GWAS; QTL mapping; physiology

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