Plants

Applications of Plant Biotechnology: In Vitro Propagation and Plant Transformations—2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 10 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1866 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene transfer procedures; Agrobacterium; regeneration; in planta genetic transformation; RNA interference; gene expression; gene editing

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

Bioactive Compounds in Wild Edible and Medical Plants

edited by

Dragan Cvetković

and Lidija Milenković

submission deadline 10 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild plants; edible vegetables; nutritional values; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Applications

edited by

Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur

submission deadline 17 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant extracts; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; drug discovery; pharmacological activity; natural products; extraction and fractionation; therapeutic applications; plant-derived compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Crop Hormone Signaling and Gene Editing for Yield and Stress Resilience

edited by

Jun Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: hormone signaling pathways; gene editing; crop improvement; yield formation; crop stress response; gene regulation; photosynthetic optimization; synthetic biology; omic technologies

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

Botanical Compounds and Their Medicinal Applications

edited by Carlos Gamarra-Luques

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytomedicine; native plants; complementary medicine; botanical therapeutics; bioactive compounds; herbal medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Breeding Better Blueberries

edited by Fuqiang Cui, Jiao Wang, Qilong Zeng and Xiaomin Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccinium breeding; cultivar reports; interspecific hybridization; genome editing; epigenetics and pangenomics; AI-assisted breeding; microbiome research; marker development; multi-omics; synthetic biology

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

Soil Phytoremediation Assisted by Microorganisms

edited by Alicia Margarita Godeas and

Raúl S. Lavado

submission deadline 28 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; critical raw material; soil restoration practices; plant biomass; bioaccumulation; metal translocation; plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF); metal-resistant microbes; hyperaccumulators plant; phytometallurgy; biochar; pyrolysis

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

Research on Molecular Regulation and Synthetic Engineering of Plant Stress Tolerance

edited by Kunyang Zhuang and Nana Ma

submission deadline 28 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress tolerance; signal transduction; photosynthetic and nitrogen metabolism; epigenetic regulation; resistance gene characterization; plant synthetic biology; yield–resistance trade‑off; environment‑smart crops

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

Plant Ecotoxicology and Remediation Under Heavy Metal Stress

edited by Qingqing Huang,

Haiwei Liu

,

Peng Wang

and

Xichao Sun

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11323 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal stress; phytotoxicity; phytoremediation; hyperaccumulator plants; soil–plant interactions; rhizosphere microbiome; oxidative stress; biotechnological remediation

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

Mitigation Strategies and Tolerance of Plants to Abiotic Stresses—3rd Edition

edited by

Geovani Soares de Lima

, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares and

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10557 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt and water stress; tolerance mechanisms; oxidative stress; hydroponic cultivation; hydroponic cultivation; fertilizing; eliciting substances

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

Silicon in Sustainable Agriculture: Facing Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Crops

edited by Fabrício Ávila Rodrigues,

Leandro J. Dallagnol

and Mônica Sartori Camargo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6498 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; induced resistance; resilient crops; plant diseases; pests; photosynthesis

(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 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5563 | Submission Open

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

Plant Specialized Metabolites

edited by

Francisco Cruz-Sosa

and

Angélica Román-Guerrero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4510 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; plant cell cultures; secondary metabolites; specialized metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant–Microorganism Interactions

edited by

Alvarez Analia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4489 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinoculants; soil salinity; bio-nanoparticles; sustainable agriculture; stress tolerance; environmental remediation

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

Advances in Ethnobotany

edited by

Syed Abdullah Gilani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4452 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; traditional knowledge; ethnopharmacology; biocultural diversity; sustainable resource management; digital ethnobotany; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Chemical Composition of Plant Extracts to Understand Their Pharmacological and Toxicological Properties

edited by

Elihú Bautista

and

Daniela Joyce Trujillo Silva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; DNA barcoding; isolation and extraction; structure elucidation; NMR and MS analyses; HPLC-PDA and HPLC-ESIMS quantification; chemometric analysis; molecular networking; metabolomics; dietary supplements; phytomedicines; toxicity; infectious ailments; anti-bacterial; anti-protozoal; chronic diseases; diabetes; cancer; cytotoxicity; anti-inflammatory; anti-nociceptive; sedative; Alzheimer; vasoactive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Application and Mechanism of Plant Biostimulants, Biochar and Fertilizer Products

edited by Hanlin Zhang and

Naling Bai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2745 | 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)

Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Tolerance upon Abiotic Stress—3rd Edition

edited by

Emilia Apostolova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant activity; chlorophyll fluorescence; environmental pollution; photosynthesis; photosynthetic machinery; plant responses to abiotic stress; plant tolerance; reactive oxygen species; thylakoid membranes; photosynthetic machinery; signal molecules

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

Effects of Plant–Microbe Interactions on Crop Stress Resistance

edited by

Renée Abou Jaoude'

and

Maurizio Ruzzi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–microbe interactions; crop stress resistance; abiotic stress resistance; biotic stress resistance; synthetic biology; microbial diversity; sustainable agriculture; omics approaches

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

Genome-Informed Molecular Targets, Pathogen Adaptation, and Antimicrobial Strategies in Plant Bacterial Diseases

edited by

Zheng Zheng

and Xiaoling Deng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus bacterial diseases; huanglongbing; Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; citrus canker; plant pathogenic bacteria; pathogen genomics; molecular targets; pathogen adaptation; virulence regulation; sustainable disease control

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

Advance in Synergistic Research of High-Yield Maize Cultivation, Stress Response and Smart Agriculture

edited by

Wanrong Gu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; high yield and high efficiency; cultivation management; physiological ecology; abiotic stress tolerance; soil fertility; smart agriculture; novel agricultural inputs; water and fertilizer integration; stress resistance regulation; sustainable agriculture

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

Advances in Digital Breeding of Medicinal Plants: Genomics, Phenomics and AI Applications

edited by

Ick-Hyun Jo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; digital breeding; molecular breeding; genomic selection; genome-wide association study; molecular markers; medicinal crop improvement

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

Pollen Dynamics in Urban Ecosystems

edited by

Despoina Vokou

and

Athanasios Damialis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerobiology; airborne pollen; allergy; bioaerosol; climate change; forecasting; monitoring; plant ecology; pollen season; spatial ecology; urban ecology; urban greenery; urban planning; wind pollinated plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Genetic Dissection, Physicochemical Characterization, and Molecular Mechanisms of Crop Quality Traits

edited by

Jun Zhu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop quality traits; starch structure and functionality; storage protein; lipid biosynthesis; genetic mapping; physicochemical characterization; multi-omics; functional breeding; molecular markers; genotype–phenotype linkage

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

Stress Metabolism of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Aoxue Luo

, Yijun Fan and Yin Jia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 334 | 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)

Plant Stress Memory and Physiological Plasticity

edited by Gustavo Maia Souza,

Marcelo Nogueira do Amaral

and

Priscila Ariane Auler

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: priming; acclimation; crop resilience; recurrent stress; stress recovery; transgenerational effects; phenotypic adjustment; abiotic stress

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

Exogenous Application of Bioactive Compounds for Enhancing Crop Quality and Stress Tolerance

edited by Siamak Shirani Bidabadi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant biostimulants; abiotic stress; stress tolerance; crop quality; plant growth regulators; antioxidants; secondary metabolites; nanotechnology; sustainable crop production

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

Bacteriophages and Phage-Derived Antimicrobials for Sustainable Plant Protection

edited by

Tamas Kovacs

and Aleksa Obradović

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; phage-derived antimicrobials; plant pathogenic bacteria; biological control; sustainable crop protection

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

Authentication, Traceability, and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants in Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals

edited by

Sebastian John Adams

and

Nilufer Orhan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant authentication; herbal medicine; dietary supplements; pharmacognosy; botanical quality control; herbal drug standardization; botanical raw materials; macro & microscopy techniques; chromatography; spectroscopy; DNA & barcoding; adulteration; market surveillance; pharmacopeial compliance; quality assessment of commercial products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Science Perspectives on Citrus Cultivation and Mandarin Quality Improvement

edited by

Honghong Deng

and

Chuanyu Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus breeding; mandarin quality; fruit flavor; nutritional value; disease resistance; rootstock–scion interaction; sustainable horticulture; climate adaptation; post-harvest physiology; genetic improvement

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

Medicinal Plants Research and AI: From Secondary Metabolite Modeling to Quality Control

edited by

Adnan Amin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; digital twins; machine learning; phytochemical profiling; plant authentication; predictive modeling; quality control; molecular dynamics; formulation design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Plant Biostimulants from Diverse Biological Sources for Mechanism, Efficacy and Agronomic Applications

edited by

Pasquale Chiaiese

and

Simona Carfagna

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; transcriptional reprogramming; metabolic plasticity; genotype-specific responses; abiotic stress resilience; nutrient use efficiency (NUE); redox homeostasis; bioactive phytocompounds; multi-omics approaches; circular bioeconomy; rhizosphere signaling; agronomic performance

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

Antioxidant Systems and Secondary Metabolism in Plants Under Stress

edited by

Ramon Gerardo Guevara-Gonzalez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress; stress memory; phenylpropanoids; alkaloids; terpenes; antioxidant enzymatic systems

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Reproductive Development and Environmental Interactions

edited by Yuxiang Jiang and Jiachang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant reproductive development; floral organogenesis; seed germination; fruit development; environmental stress; phytohormone-TFs crosstalk; molecular network

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

Heavy Metal Pollution in Agroecosystems: Plant Responses, Sustainable Bioremediation, Molecular Mechanisms, and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Theivanayagam Maharajan

and

Periyasamy Rathinapriya

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal contamination; heavy metal stress; plant stress physiology; plant molecular responses; multi-omics; plant–microbe interactions; plant–soil HM interactions; rhizosphere engineering; phytoremediation; microbial bioremediation; biochar; biostimulants; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; genome editing; nanotechnology; artificial intelligence; precision agriculture; soil health; food safety; environmental biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; climate change; ecological risk assessment; circular bioeconomy

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

Genome Editing and Molecular Breeding of Forest Trees

edited by Xiaoming Yang and

Meiling Ming

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas; molecular breeding; functional genomics; multi-omics analysis

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

Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms

edited by

Nenghui Ye

, Rui Liu and

Zhenning Teng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant adaptation; abiotic stress; physiological acclimation; molecular regulation; signal transduction; phenotypic plasticity; epigenetic regulation; multi-omics; natural variation; evolutionary adaptation; stress resilience

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

Molecular Breeding and Genetic Improvement of Fruit Crops

edited by

Monica Marilena Miazzi

,

Michele Antonio Savoia

and

Isabella Mascio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; genetic improvement; biotechnology; biotic stresses; in vitro culture; fruit trees

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

Nanomaterial–Plant Interactions: Molecular and Physiological Insights into Abiotic Stress Adaptation

edited by

Mohammad Nauman Khan

,

Zaid Ulhassan

and Jiahao Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial–plant interactions; stress adaptation; molecular signaling; reactive oxygen species (ROS); nanoparticle uptake; plant physiology

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

Multi-Omics Dissection of Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Nutrient Utilization in Fruit Trees: From Gene Regulation to Molecular Breeding

edited by

Jieqiang He

, Yinpeng Xie, Chundong Niu and Dehui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics integration; genomics, pan-genomes and resequencing; transcriptomics and epigenomics; proteomics and metabolomics; abiotic stress tolerance; drought and water-deficit stress; nitrogen and nutrient use efficiency; GWAS and germplasm evaluation; molecular breeding and genome editing; rootstock breeding and rootstock–scion interaction

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

Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Sustainable Horticultural Crop Production

edited by James Santiago and

Kevin Begcy

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable horticulture; plant stress; abiotic stress; horticultural production; stress physiology

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

Crop Complex Trait Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding

edited by Yanjun Zan and

Huan Si

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pangenomics; multi-omics integration; complex trait genetics; genomic prediction; climate-resilient crop breeding

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

Integrative Phenomics and Deep Learning in Plant Biology

edited by Paula Del Carmen Fernández and Edmundo Ploschuck

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput phenotyping; computer vision; plant biotechnology; neural networks; precision agriculture; climate resilience; smart agriculture; feature extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Sustainable Production of Andean Grains and Wild Relatives

edited by

Jose Delatorre-Herrera

, Angel Mujica Sánchez and

Juan Pablo Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: andean grains; abiotic stress; non-conventional crops; strategic management; biostimulant use; fertilizer use strategies; plant diversity use; omics principes; breeding

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

Agents and Mechanisms for Pine Tree Diseases Management

edited by

Songqing Wu

, Fengmao Chen and

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; novel nematicides; new formulation development; targeted delivery and controlled-release; toxicity and resistance mechanisms; vector control and trapping; integrated management and ecological assessment; translocation mechanism

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

Combining Artificial Intelligence Innovations with Biotechnological Tools for Crop Improvement

edited by

Sajad Ali

and

Anshika Tyagi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; omics; genotyping; phenotyping; precise farming; machine learning; genome editing; plant microbiome

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

Innovations and Emerging Strategies in Biological and Biorational Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

edited by María Alejandra Passone

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs); biological control agents (BCAs); biorational nematicides; nematophagous fungi; antagonistic rhizobacteria; predatory nematodes; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); botanical extracts and essential oils; rhizosphere microbiome; induced systemic resistance (ISR); nano-formulations and encapsulation; integrated nematode management (INM)

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

Grassland and Cropland Ecosystems Productivity Under Global Change

edited by

Yibo Li

and

Guoxiang Niu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: global change; grassland and cropland productivity; carbon–water–nutrient cycling; climate adaptation and resilience; ecosystem and crop modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

New Insights into Seed Science and Technology

edited by Cibele Chalita Martins, Givanildo Zildo Da Silva and

Carla Gomes MacHado

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed science; seed technology; seed physiology; seed quality; seed vigor; seed health; germination; seed treatment; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture

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

Plant Growth, Development, and Metabolic Plasticity: Molecular Mechanisms and Environmental Responses

edited by

Jiabao Ye

and

Marcello Salvatore Lenucci

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth and development; secondary metabolism; specialized metabolism; hormonal regulation; stress physiology; multi-omics integration; plant–microbiome interactions; metabolic modeling; gene regulatory networks; fruit quality; metabolic engineering; phenotypic plasticity; environmental adaptation; systems biology

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

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