Plants

New Strategies for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes—Second Edition

edited by

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-parasitic nematodes; nematode management; chemical control; biological control; nematode-resistant; crop protection

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

Plant–Endophyte Interactions and Bioactive Metabolites for Sustainable Crop Management

edited by Peng Zhang and Feng-Yu Du

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: endophyte; plant–endophyte interactions; secondary metabolites; bioactivities; agricultural activity; crop management

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

Mineral Nutrition in Plant Development and Stress Response

edited by Juan de Dios Franco-Navarro, María del Rosario Álvarez Morales,

Procopio Peinado-Torrubia

,

José Ramón Acosta Motos

and Marta Lucas

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral nutrition; nutrient uptake efficiency; ion transport and homeostasis; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; beneficial and toxic elements; heavy metals and bioremediation; nutrient–water relations; fertilization and fertigation strategies; smart plant-sensing technologies; climate change and sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Forage and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Peizhi Yang, Wei Zhang and Qian Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6820 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage crops; forage management; legumes; sustainable agriculture

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

Water and Nitrogen Management in Soil–Crop Systems—4th Edition

edited by

Puyu Feng

and

Kelin Hu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3794 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; cropping system; irrigation scheduling; irrigation method; water use efficiency; nitrogen management; nitrogen losses; nitrogen use efficiency; modeling; decision-making; climate change

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

Seed Biology and Its Role in Ecosystems

edited by

Božena Šerá

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: seeds; dormancy; embryo; storage reserves; dispersal; germination; ecology; biology

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

Update on Olive Tree Cultivation: Sustainable Innovative Techniques and Mitigation Strategies Against Climate Change—2nd Edition

edited by

Elettra Marone

and

Cosimo Taiti

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive cultivation; olive growing; Tree physiology; olive orchard management; climate change

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

Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Compounds, Second Edition

edited by

Bianca Furdui

and

Rodica-Mihaela Dinicǎ

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant extracts; antimicrobial activity; antioxidants; anti-inflammatory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Trade-Offs Between Growth and Development and Stress in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Dayong Zhang

,

Zhiyong Ni

and

Wenfeng Nie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20004 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; epigenetic modifications; stress tolerance; growth and development; stress signaling; molecular mechanism

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

AI-Driven Machine Vision Technologies in Plant Science

edited by

Dayang Liu

and

Yi Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14125 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and deep learning for plant phenotyping; machine vision-based disease and pest detection; yield prediction and quality assessment; robotics and automation; explainable AI (XAI) and interpretable models; edge AI and real-time vision systems; datasets and benchmarking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Silicon and Its Physiological Role in Plant Growth and Development

edited by Jonas Pereira de Souza Junior

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12040 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon (Si); plant growth; plant development; abiotic stress; biotic stress; nutrient uptake; crop improvement; sustainable agriculture

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

Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, Third Edition

edited by

Reneta Gevrenova

,

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

and

Vessela Balabanova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11460 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; specialized metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Jujube Research, Second Edition

edited by

Shengrui Yao

and

Zhihui Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9404 | Submission Open

Keywords: jujube; biology; breeding; genotyping; metabolomics; nutrition; post-harvest treatment

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

Strategies for Nutrient Use Efficiency Improvement in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongmei Cai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9199 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; fertilizer; varieties; crop system; gene function; physiological and molecular response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives

edited by

Héctor Carrasco

and Lautaro Taborga

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7243 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; secondary metabolites; semi-synthetic derivatives; biological activities; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Health Benefits

edited by

Huihsuan Lin

and

Jing-Hsien Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5855 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory mechanism; anticancer effect; medicinal plant extracts; diabetes; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); cardiovascular health; cell signaling pathways; plant-derived compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Interactions with Both Beneficial and Pathogenic Microorganisms

edited by

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4984 | 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)

The Effects of Stresses and Disturbances on Forest Trees: Ecosystem and Physiological Responses

edited by

Nenad Potočić

and

Mia Marušić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4925 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthetic response; water use; nutritional balance; tree vitality and productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Chemical Ecology—2nd Edition

edited by

Chui-Hua Kong

,

Yonggen Lou

, Peng Wang and Guoxin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4526 | 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)

Plant Responses to a Changing Climate: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives: 2nd Edition

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; photosynthesis; antioxidants; leaf functional traits; flowering phenology; acclimation; phenotypic plasticity; adaptation; epigenetics; acclimatization

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

Plant Tissue Culture for Regeneration and Propagation

edited by Benedetta Chiancone

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3933 | Submission Open

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

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

Grapevine Response to Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luísa Carvalho

,

Alicia Pou Mir

and Pedro Balda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation; adaptation measures; climate change; cold stress; grapevine genetic selection; heat stress; phenotyping; response to abiotic stress; stress tolerance; vineyard management; vitis vinifera; water stress; water-use efficiency

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

Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources: From Wild Species to Traditional Landraces

edited by

Juozas Labokas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3540 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genetic resources; crop wild relatives; landraces; agrobiodiversity; genetic diversity; conservation strategies; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; sustainable utilization; pre-breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Algal Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Environmental Factors

edited by Maksymilian Zienkiewicz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; mechanisms of adaptation; environmental stress; abiotic and biotic stress; genetic modification

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

Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Crops—3rd Edition

edited by

Junjie Zou

,

Miaoyun Xu

and

Yong-Gu Cho

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3060 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant development; function of genes; transcriptomics; transcription factors; plant gene regulation; stress biology; yield improvement; quality improvement; molecular breeding

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

Advanced Cultivation Techniques and Breeding Strategies for Oilseed Crops

edited by

Shuijin Hua

and

Yang Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2732 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; climate change; cultivation; oilseed crops; quality; stress; yield; disease resistance

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

Molecular Regulation of Plant Development and Stress Responses

edited by Yong Huang and Zhi Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2712 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop genomics; key gene families; functional validation in crops; molecular regula-tory mechanisms; crop quality; crop development; stress responses; epigenetic regulation of crop traits

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

Plant Tissue Culture and Secondary Metabolites Production, Third Edition

edited by

Kalina Danova

,

Laura Pistelli

and

Ilaria Marchioni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2676 | Submission Open

Keywords: clonal propagation; adventitious regeneration/somatic embryogenesis; disease-free plant production; production of phytochemicals by in vitro cultures; bioactive compounds; virus-free plants; cell suspension culture; hairy root culture; biopesticides; bioreactor

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

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

edited by

Ye Xia

and Shouan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2631 | 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)

Genetic Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Fengxia Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic mapping; QTL; GWAS; abiotic stress; yield traits; multi-omics; CRISPR; functional analysis

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

Role of Soil Microbes in Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Snežana Anđelković

and

Debasis Mitra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; rhizosphere and soil microbiome dynamics; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biotic and abiotic stress; direct and indirect mechanisms; biofertilizers and biopesticides; biocontrol agents; nutrient cycling and disease suppression; induced systemic resistance; microbial inoculants; sustainable agriculture

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

Multi-Omics and Genomic Insights into Plant Stress Responses and Development

edited by Guoming Wang and Miaomiao Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1988 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; genomics; plant stress biology; growth and development; fruit development; fruit quality; horticultural crops; abiotic stress; biotic stress; molecular breeding

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

Computational Approaches to Decoding Plant Molecular Networks

edited by

Rajeev K. Azad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational techniques; multi-omics data; plant molecular analysis; machine learning; AI; data integration

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

Plant Photosynthetic Physiology and Ecology

edited by Jimei Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; plant ecophysiology; abiotic stress; climate change adaptation; canopy photosynthesis; remote sensing; plant functional traits; agricultural sustainability

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

Phytochemicals in Edible and Aromatic Plants: Extraction, Characterization, and Application

edited by

Nikola Major

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1776 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical profiling; bioactive plant metabolites; green extraction technologies; natural antioxidants; functional food ingredients; plant secondary metabolites; nutraceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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

edited by

Felipe de Moura Souza

and

Antonella Smeriglio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Chemical and Pharmacological Potential of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Omar Enrique Estrada Semprun

,

Leonardo Luiz Borges

and Joelma Abadia Marciano de Paula

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; preclinical assays; clinical trials; quality control; herbal medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrated Green Strategies for Crop Protection

edited by María Paula Filippone,

Ramón Enrique

and Lorena Noelia Sendin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop protection; integrated pest management; plant–microbe interactions; microbial consortia; biostimulants; induced systemic resistance; climate-resilient agriculture

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

Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Epigenetic and Transcriptional Control of Plant Adaptation

edited by

Sarfraz Shafiq

,

Emilie Widemann

and

Muhammad Imran

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress responses; biotic stress; abiotic stress; transcriptional regulation; gene expression; epigenetic regulation; histone; chromatin; omics approaches; plant adaptation

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

Bamboo Ecology, Botany, and Applications in South American Ecosystems

edited by

Andrea Susana Vega

and Hugo Daniel Chludil

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomy; bamboo raw material; biodiversity; herbaceous bamboos; morphology; phenology; phylogeny; phytochemistry; propagation; systematics; taxonomy; utilization of bamboos; woody bamboos conservation efforts of the genetic diversity of bamboo species (in situ, ex situ); red list bamboo species; production of quality planting material (through the selection of quality mother clumps of valuable bamboo species to serve as the source of vegetative material for clonal propagation); genetic improvement, including in vitro culture systems for genetic engineering; bamboo cultivation and the effects of climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances and Applications of Genetic Transformation Techniques for Enhanced Trait Integration in Field Crops

edited by

Xingguo Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic transformation; genome editing; trait improvement; genetic enrichment; field crops

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

Genomics and Stress Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants

edited by Guopeng Zhu and Yongping Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; stress signaling; transcriptional regulation; functional genomics; multi-omics; climate resilience; genetic adaptation

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

Forest Tree Diversity: Conservation and Utilization

edited by

Paxie Chirwa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree diversity; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; tropical forests; multifunctional landscapes; agroforestry; socio-ecological systems; sustainable forest management; climate change mitigation; climate change adaptation; land-use change; forest degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Peptides and Secondary Metabolites: Crosstalk, Biosynthesis, and Biotechnological Applications

edited by Marcelo Henrique Soller Ramada

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant peptides; secondary metabolism; peptide-metabolite crosstalk; biosyntehtic pathways; synthetic biology

Nitrogen-Fixing, Phosphorus-Solubilizing, and Potassium-Solubilizing Microorganisms: Key Players in Plant Nutrition

edited by

Wenli Sun

,

Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian

and

Spyridon A. Petropoulos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Asteraceae; mineral nutrition; nematodes; nitrogen deposition; phosphorus-solubilizing; plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria; potassium-solubilizing microorganisms, rhizobacteria; root exudates; secondary metabolites; soil bacterial community; soil microorganisms

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

Genetics and Breeding of Quinoa

edited by

Francisco Fuentes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 643 | Submission Open

Keywords: Chenopodium quinoa; genetic diversity; plant breeding; genomics; molecular markers; stress tolerance; nutritional quality; crop improvement; phenomics; germplasm resources

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

Bioactive Compounds from Forests: Extraction, Characterization and Functional Applications

edited by

Chengbo Gu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest bioactive compounds; green extraction; structural characterization; bioavailability; functional application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Regulation and Genetic Improvement of Oilseed Crops

edited by

Jiaqin Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield; oil content; quality; resistance

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

Phytoremediation: Advances in Plant-Based Strategies, from the Lab to the Field

edited by Mariana Rosa and Carolina Prado

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; plant–microbe interactions; constructed wetlands; physiological and biochemical mechanisms; emerging contaminants; sustainable biomass management; nature-based solutions; AI-assisted phytotechnology

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

Bryophytes in Environmental Biomonitoring: Current Status and Future Prospects

edited by

Pedro Avila Pérez

, Carlos E. Barrera-Díaz and

Carmen Zepeda-Gómez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; biomonitoring; air; water and soil quality; bioaccumulation; environmental health; mosses; livers and anthoceros

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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