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Conservation of Plant and Vegetation Diversity in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Mingjian Yu

and

Jinliang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest plant diversity; vegetation dynamics; species adaptation; forest resilience; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Theory and Practice of Plant Translocation for Conservation Purposes

edited by

Luca Paoli

and

Luca Di Nuzzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant translocation; lichen conservation; bryophyte conservation; conservation biology; in situ and ex situ conservation; endangered species; reintroduction protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetic Regulation and Plant Biochemistry

edited by

Franklin Ore Areche

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulation; plant biochemistry; transcription factors; metabolomics; secondary metabolites; epigenetics; plant stress responses; transcriptomics; metabolic engineering; CRISPR/Cas genome editing

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

Plant Transformation and Genome Editing—2nd Edition

edited by

Myeong-Je Cho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant transformation; gene targeting /knock-in /knock-out; multiplex genome editing; DNA (transgene)-free editing; base/prime editing; HDR-based editing; CRISPR/dCas9 system; off-target effect; CRISPR/Cas variants

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

Plant Stress Responses and Signaling Networks in Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Golam Jalal Ahammed

and

Slađana Jevremović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress physiology; stress sensing; signal transduction pathways; abiotic stress responses; plant immune responses; hormonal regulation in stress adaptation; secondary messengers; reactive oxygen species (ROS); light signaling; climate change and crop resilience

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

Microalgal Responses to Emerging Contaminants: Ecotoxicological Mechanisms and Biotechnological Applications

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; emerging contaminants; ecotoxicity; biodegradation; biological wastewater treatment; biomass and bioenergy; carbon fixation

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

Genetic Diversity, Evolution and Utilization of Wheat Relatives

edited by Huagang He, Yinghui Li and

Pengtao Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; germplasm resource; genetic diversity; evolution; disease resistance; stress tolerance; wheat improvement; cytogenetics; genetic mapping; gene cloning; molecular mechanism

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

Host Adaptation Mechanisms of Forest Pests

edited by

Shouke Zhang

and Jinping Shu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: host adaptation; forest pests; insect–plant interactions; detoxification enzymes; effector proteins; host range expansion; gut microbiome; invasive species

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

Plant Performance and Resilience: Integrating Physiology, Nutrition and Environmental Stress Responses

edited by

Everton Morais

and

Luiz Roberto Guimaraes Guilherme

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 998 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; abiotic stress; plant physiology; biofortification; plant resilience

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

Diagnostics and Monitoring of Plant Diseases

edited by Ljiljana Krstin and

Zorana Katanić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital tools; disease detection; molecular methods; pathogen monitoring; plant pathogens; sustainable plant protection

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

Germplasm Resources and Omics Analysis of Fiber Crops

edited by

Hucheng Xing

Caisheng Qiu

and

Yong-Bi Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; hemp; flax; ramie; jute; coir; sisal; germplasm resources; genomics; transcriptome; metabolome; molecular breeding

Ecological Conservation and Restoration of Endangered Peatland Plants

edited by Magdalena Pogorzelec, Marzena Parzymies and Tomasz Mieczan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: active protection; biodiversity conservation; endangered plant species; ex situ protection; habitat; peatland; population-based studies; species conservation; translocations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Rice Cultivation and Physiological Regulation

edited by

Jianliang Huang

and

Qiangqiang Xiong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice physiology; cultivation techniques; stress resilience; yield optimization; sustainable agriculture

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

Adaptive Physiological and Molecular Responses to Environmental Stresses in Tree Species

edited by Qi Yang and

Junhong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree species; photosynthesis; stress; breeding

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

Advances in Fruit Tree Transcriptomics and Gene Expression Analysis

edited by

Valentina Fanelli

Isabella Mascio

and

Michele Antonio Savoia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit trees; transcriptomic; gene expression; biotic/abiotic stresses; genetic improvement; breeding; epigenetic

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; micropropagation; plant production technologies; integrated plant production system (IPPS)

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

‘Omics’ and ‘Multi-Omics’ Insights into Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses (2nd Edition)

edited by

Rudo Ngara

and

Yuri Shavrukov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant stress responses; ‘omics’ and ‘multi-omics’ profiling and validation; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene expression; transgenic plant biology

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

Therapeutic Potential of Plant Extracts in Oxidative Stress-Mediated Disorders

edited by

Nevena Lazarevic

Marijana Andjic

and Aleksandar Kocovic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress and redox homeostasis; reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidant and antiiflammatory activities of plants; novel herbal formulations; plant extracts; phytochemicals; cardiometabolic disorders; autoimmune disorders; neurodegenerative disorders; skin disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Optimization of Legume Nitrogen Fixation and Use in the Organic Farming Ecosystem

edited by Raminta Skipitytė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; biological nitrogen fixation; nitrogen resources; organic farming; crop production; inoculation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Fruit Germplasm Resources and Innovation

edited by

Luming Tian

and

Ying Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; germplasm; diversity; preservation; evaluation; genetics; gene; innovation; germplasm exchange; breeding methods

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

Molecular Biology of Fruit Development

edited by

Xuezheng Wang

and

Guoxin Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit development; molecular regulation; fruit ripening; hormone signaling; transcription factor; epigenetic modification; gene function; fruit quality; horticultural crop; molecular breeding

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

Medicinal Plants and Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds in Human Health

edited by

Eleonora Marian

and

Narcis Mihai Duţeanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactives; phytochemicals; health benefits; secondary metabolites; nanomaterials; encapsulation; drug delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Selected and Extended Full Papers from the 2026 International Scientific Conference on Plant Biodiversity and Sustainability

edited by

Claudio Ferrante

and

Luigi Menghini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant material; by-products; herbal extracts; metabolomics; secondary metabolites; circular economy; production chain; biological effects; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Understory Plant–Soil Carbon Coupling in Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Jiasen Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 777 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; understory vegetation; rhizosphere processes; soil carbon stabilization; microbial carbon use efficiency; root functional traits; mycorrhizal networks

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

Single-Cell Omics in Plant Science

edited by Xiaofeng Gu,

Zhe Liang

and

Sanjie Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-cell multi-omics; plant development; stress response; scRNA-seq; scATAC-seq; gene expression; gene regulation

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

Enhancing Crop Productivity Through Precision Agriculture Technologies

edited by

Yang Wang

Frank Gyan Okyere

Liangquan Jia

and Gemma Reig

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; crop productivity; smart farming; crop breeding; seed vigor; digital agriculture; field management; crop stress resistance; sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Medicinal Plants: Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity

edited by

Ain Raal

and

Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural products; bioactive compounds; phytochemical characterization; compound isolation; pharmacological effects; dosage form development; standardization; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Physiological, Molecular, and Genetic Regulation of Wood Formation and Secondary Growth

edited by

Yuxiang Cheng

and Wenjing Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood formation; secondary growth; cambium; xylem and phloem development; wood cell wall; endogenous and environmental signals

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

Omics-Driven Insights into Plant Stress Responses and Metabolic Reprogramming

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and Erhui Xiong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; salt stress; temperature stress; oxidative stress; nutrient deficiency; phytohormone; tolerance mechanisms; metabolism; omics

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

Regulators of Plant Growth and Development: Recent Avenues and Future Directions

edited by

Dessislava Todorova

and

Zornitsa Katerova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; plant growth regulators; plant growth and development; plant stress responses; herbicides; biotic stress; abiotic stress; hormonal cross-talk; secondary metabolites; priming

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

Plant Ecophysiology and Adaptation to Fire and Environmental Stress

edited by

Vera Vidaković

and Zorica S. Popović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecophysiology; fire ecology; environmental stress; plant adaptation; functional traits; secondary metabolites; plant resilience; climate change; ecosystem dynamics

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

Plant Nutrient Management and Soil Fertility

edited by Feng Wang and

Xinhua He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizers; fertilizer efficiency; nutrient cycling; nutrient management; plant nutrition; rhizosphere interactions; soil fertility; soil health; soil microbiology; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Soil Fertility, Nutrient Dynamics and Trace Elements in Plant Growth

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant mineral nutrition; nutritional modeling; nutrient balance; roots; rhizosphere

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

Recent Advances in Plant Proteolysis

edited by

Robert Luciński

and Małgorzata Adamiec

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteases; proteolysis; protein degradation; protein homeostasis; protein turnover; cellular protein quality control

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

Rubber Biosynthesis and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rubber-Producing Plants

edited by Dejun Li and Dong Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: rubber-producing plants; rubber biosynthesis; abiotic stress; hormone signaling; gene expression regulation; molecular mechanisms; transcription factors; reactive oxygen species production and scavenging

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

Physiological and Quality Responses of Horticultural Crops to Environmental and Postharvest

edited by

Georgia Ouzounidou

and

Ioannis-Dimosthenis Adamakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; antioxidant system; antioxidants; chlorophyll fluorescence; fruit and leafy vegetable quality; genetic variation; maturity/ripening stage; nutritional value; oxidative stress; plant protection; plant stress physiology; plant structure and function; postharvest physiology; postharvest technology; preharvest–postharvest interactions; reactive oxygen species; secondary metabolites; shelf life; stress mitigation strategies

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

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation to Drought and Salt Stresses

edited by

Asfa Batool

and Ting Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; salt and drought stress; plant stress resilience; climate change; agronomic field conditions; molecular machinery; crop growth and yield; plant physiological processes; stomatal responses; photosynthesis; ROS production and signaling; transcriptional regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; translational and post-translational regulation; metabolic regulation; hormonal regulation

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

Forest Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by Rafael A. Rubilar,

Sergio Espinoza Meza

and

Otávio Campoe

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest resilience; tree physiology; drought stress; heat waves; disturbance regimes; carbon cycling; remote sensing; adaptive forest management; ecosystem functioning; ecosystem restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Feature Review Papers in Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants

edited by

Lintong Yang

and

Lisong Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural science; ornamental plants; germplasm innovation; genetic breeding; omics technologies; stress adaptation; molecular mechanisms; sustainable cultivation; postharvest biology; quality regulation

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

Genomics for Enhancing Oilseed Crop Productivity and Stress Resilience

edited by Naveen Puppala and

Yogesh Dashrath Naik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); quantitative trait loci (QTL); biotic and abiotic stress; molecular markers; genomics-assisted breeding

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

Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches in Natural Products Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva

and

Rita de Cássia Saraiva Nunomura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; dereplication; LC-MS; GC-MS; DI-MS; ambient ionization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Responses and Adaptation to Irrigation with Non-Conventional Water: From Physiological Mechanisms to Sustainable Productivity

edited by

Chuncheng Liu

, Bingjian Cui,

Juan Wang

and Qibiao Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-conventional water resources; plant stress tolerance; multiple stress; physiological adaptation; precision irrigation; water use efficiency

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

Plant-Mediated Mechanisms for Wetland-Based Environmental Remediation

edited by

Florentina Zurita

and

Ismael Leonardo Vera Puerto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: translocation; roots; tolerance mechanisms; phytoextraction; growth and behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biocultural Diversity Conservation in Ethnobotanical Gardens

edited by Anne A. Damon, William Cetzal-Ix and

Pablo Martínez-Zurimendi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotanical collections; medicinal plant heritage; traditional ecological knowledge; ex situ conservation; seed preservation; endangered culturally important plants; knowledge transmission between generations, ethnopharmacological gardens, and culturally significant species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Postharvest Biology and Quality Management of Berry Fruits

edited by Hangjun Chen, Cheng Liu,

Xiaobai Li

Lixiang Miao

and

Cunkun Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: berry fruits; postharvest biology; quality; preservation technologies; preservation; preservatives; packaging; disease; toxins; bioactive substance

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

Artificial Intelligence in Plant Phenotyping, Development, and Stress Responses

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; plant phenotype; plant development; plant stress response

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

Plant Natural Compounds for the Control of Crop Pests and Diseases

edited by Romina P. Pizzolitto and

Fernanda Achimón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; essential oils; plant extracts; microbial volatile organic compounds; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Harnessing Beneficial Microbes and Water-Saving Strategies for Crop Stress Resilience

edited by

Lixin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPR; water-saving strategies; stress tolerance; microbial biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; crop resilience; omics

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

Recent Advances in Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.), An Oil-Bearing Tuber Plant

edited by

Zhi Zou

, Xiangdong Yang and Jiaquan Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; seed; vegetative tissue; oil regulation; fatty acid biosynthesis; triacylglycerol assembly; lipid droplet formation; transcription factor

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

Single-Cell Technology Insights into Plant Growth, Development and Adaptation

edited by

Liang Le

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crop improvement; multi‐omics; plant growth; single‐cell

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

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