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Enhancing Soil Health and Crop Productivity Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices

edited by Xiquan Wang and

Jie Zhou

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12634 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; crop production; irrigation; fertilization; farming system; straw; manure

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

Advances in Fruit Tree Breeding, Pathogen Management and Chemical Profiling for Crop Improvement

edited by Jiri Sedlák and Boris Krška

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5023 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit crops; pathogen management; sustainable fruit growing; biotechnology; healthy compounds in fruit

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

Bioactive Compounds and Advanced Analytical Approaches in Plant-Based Research: From Chemistry to Therapeutics

edited by

Kirley Marques Canuto

and

Hélcio Silva Dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2601 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant extracts; analytical methods; therapeutic applications; phytochemicals; secondary metabolites; dereplication; pharmacological activity; herbal drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

James A. Bunce

Zaid Khan

and

Kangkang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2385 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; atmosphere; soil; climate change; plant physiology; plant stress; plant adaptation

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

Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants

edited by Nkoana Mongalo and

Gang Ding

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18310 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; ethnomedicinal uses; pharmacological activity; GC-MS; LC-MS; NMR; biosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Weijie Jiang

and Min Wei

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16530 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment agriculture (CEA); protected cultivation; greenhouse; tunnel; hydroponics; soilless cultivation; vertical farming

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

Advancement in Gene Expression Regulation in Plants: Coordinating Growth, Development, and Stress Resilience

edited by Fei Liu,

Zhongwei Zou

and Guogen Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12611 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression regulation; plant-environment interactions; transcription factors; epigenetic modifications; non-coding RNAs; transcriptomics; functional genomics; stress responses; sustainable agriculture

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

Bryophyte Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Sabovljevic

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11352 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Identification of Resistance of Maize Germplasm Resources to Disease

edited by

Canxing Duan

and

Yanyong Cao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11302 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize germplasm; maize disease; resistance identification; resistance genes; molecular markers; maize–microbe interactions

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

Decoding Plant Stress Responses: An Integration of Physiology and Biochemistry

edited by Yanqiang Gao and

Lixin Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11089 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress response; omics; physiology and biochemistry; stress-related metabolites; microbial interactome

Application of Optical and Imaging Systems to Plants

edited by

Massimo Rippa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11017 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical systems; spectrophotometry; infrared imaging; thermography; active thermography; passive thermography; sensing; UV radiation; plants; crops; remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Nutrient Management for Better Crop Production

edited by

John Havlin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10390 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrient; nutrient management; organic matter; residual nutrient supply

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

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 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10214 | 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)

Photosynthesis and Plant Physiology Under Climate Change

edited by

Danijela Arsenov

and Milan Borišev

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7383 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and drought stress; photosynthetic efficiency; plant robustness; acclimatization strategies; climate resilience

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

Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants

edited by

Kangyu Wang

and

Paula C. Castilho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5817 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; medicinal plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene family; transcription factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Virus-Induced Diseases in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Prabu Gnanasekaran

and Ved Prakash

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4259 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral disease; resistance factors; disease management

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

Plant Challenges in Response to Salt and Water Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

and Toshik Iarley da Silva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4252 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant defense; lipid peroxidation; oxidative stress; phytohormones; stress signaling; physiological and biochemical changes in plants; salt stress tolerance; reactive oxygen species (ROS); drought stress responses; ion toxicity; redox and ROS balance; enzymes

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

Impact of Biostimulants on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake

edited by

Federico Vita

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4130 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; macronutrients; ion ratio; abiotic stress; plant extracts; omics; nutrient uptake; plant–microbiota interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

New Advancements in Plant–Microbes Interactions

edited by

Giovanni Mian

and Luca Iseppi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4084 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–pathogen interactions; soil-borne pathogens; crop productivity; metabarcoding; metagenomics; rhizosphere microbiome; plant tolerance mechanisms; soil microbiome management; sustainable agriculture; disease mitigation strategies

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

The Impact of Stress Conditions on Crop Quality

edited by

Șumălan Radu-Liviu

and Nicoleta Hadaruga

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3735 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop quality; biotic and abiotic stressors; physiological mechanisms; molecular pathways

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

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops, 2nd Edition

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3406 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water deficient; water use efficiency; salinity; drought/salinity tolerance; tolerance mechanism

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

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 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3113 | 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)

Plant Responses to Emerging Contaminants and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Fei Xu

, Zhengquan He, Chao Zhou and Renying Zhuo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3042 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; environmental control; emerging contaminants; heavy metal; detoxification mechanisms; phytoremediation; plant stress responses; microplastics; microorganism-assisted remediation; hormonal regulation; molecular mechanism

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

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

edited by

Elihú Bautista

and

Daniela Joyce Trujillo Silva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2786 | 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)

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Mitigation

edited by Lixin Wang and Tengfei Xu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2777 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulators; biotic stress; abiotic stress; mechanism

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

Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Koji Mikami

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2702 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth morphogenesis; polarity stress response; global warming; gene expression; signal transduction; transcriptomics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; stress tolerance; acclimation; regulatory network

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

Agronomic and Environmental Modulation of Plant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Andrei Lobiuc

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2648 | Submission Open

Keywords: elicitation; agricultural practices; synthesis; phenotypes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Adventitious Root Formation of In Vitro Cultures

edited by

Conchi Sánchez

and Saleta Rico Santos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimatization; adventitious rooting; gene expression; gene regulation; hormone signaling; micropropagation; regeneration; transcriptomics; epigenetics

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

Application and Mechanism of Plant Biostimulants, Biochar and Fertilizer Products

edited by Hanlin Zhang and

Naling Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2267 | 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)

Crop Stress Physiology and Nutrient Management

edited by

Fábio Steiner

, Leandris Martínez and

Alan Mario Zuffo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2211 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecophysiology; abiotic stress; plant nutrition; nutrient uptake; nutrient deficiency; nutrient-use efficiency (NUE); stress tolerance; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; oxidative stress; aluminum toxicity; multiple stresses; photosynthetic efficiency; antioxidant enzymes; root architecture; signal transduction; gene expression under stress; fertilizer optimization; biofortification; soil fertility; plant growth regulators; climate resilience in crops

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

Functional Traits of Wetland Plants

edited by

Lele Liu

Ning Du

and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland plants; functional traits; plant functional ecology; carbon sequestration; climate change adaptation; trait–environment relationships; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Phytochemistry and Bioactivities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Jéssica López Pastén

and Débora Cerdá-Bernad

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1967 | 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)

Geographical Origin and Nutrient Analysis of Plants Using Stable Isotopes and Chemometrics

edited by Chunlin Li,

Xing Liu

and

Feifei Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: authenticity; geographical origin; stable isotope; nutrient analysis; chemometrics; plant; environmental factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Taxonomy, Biogeography, Ecology, Conservation and Utilization of Gymnosperms

edited by

Yong Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1865 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; conservation; evolution; gymnosperms; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy

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

Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Farman Ullah

Ghulam Murtaza

and Yaobin Lu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; insecticide resistance development; resistance mechanisms; ecotoxicology; sublethal or hormetic effects; molecular toxicology; transgenerational sublethal effects; genetic pest management; non-target effects of insecticides; biological control; RNAi-mediated insect pest control; green management

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

Enhancing Drought Resilience and Mitigation Strategies in Agronomic Crops

edited by

Muzammal Rehman

and Dengjie Luo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought resilience ; agronomic crops ; mitigation strategies ; water scarcity ; agronomic practices ; genetic approaches

(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 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1324 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Crop Improvement

edited by

Raman Dhariwal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; phenomics technologies; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; trait discovery; genomic prediction; crop breeding; image analysis; precision agriculture; predictive modeling; omics data

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

Molecular Innovations in Oil Crops and Beyond

edited by Yourong Chai and

Yufei Xue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; yield; quality; disease resistance; stress tolerance; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

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

Genome Editing for Postharvest Physiology

edited by Duoduo Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; postharvest physiology; CRISPR/Cas; fruit quality; shelf life; genetic regulation; stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Precision Agriculture in Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by Vasileios Liakos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial–temporal analysis; remote sensing; proximal sensing; variable rate technology; precision farming; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Physiological and Molecular Responses in Enhancing the Quality of Non-Timber Forest Tree Species

edited by

Jing Guo

and Wanwen Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-timber forest products; quality formation; physiological regulation; molecular mechanisms; abiotic stress; secondary metabolism; multi-omics analysis; molecular breeding

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

Plants and Natural Products: Phytochemistry, Pharmacological, Nutritional, and Cosmetic Applications

edited by Valeria P. Sülsen, Laura C. Laurella and Fernando Batista Da Costa

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

Keywords: medicinal plants; edible plants; natural products; bioactive compounds; pharmacological activity; nutraceuticals; cosmetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Omics Approaches in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Zhi Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenomics; multi-omics integration; abiotic stress; biotic stress

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

Advances in Plant Nutrition Using Nanoparticles for Iron and Micronutrient Management

edited by

Ferenc Fodor

and

Renu Pandey

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; nanoparticle; iron; zinc; manganese; copper; silicon; titanium; micronutrient deficiency; abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Innovative Strategies for Managing Soilborne Pathogens and Enhancing Plant Health in Arable Crops

edited by

Beatrice Berger

and

Nazanin Zamani-Noor

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: soilborne pathogens; arable crops; crop protection; integrated pest management (IPM); plant health management; sustainable agriculture; AI-based techniques

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

Mapping Asia Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Sennikov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: Asian plants; biodiversity; biodiversity informatics; mapping plants; plant diversity; taxonomic checklists

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Natural Products: Extraction, Isolation, and Biological Properties

edited by

Paulo Roberto Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaloids; biological activity; extraction techniques; flavonoids; hyphenated analysis; metabolomics; natural products; plant defense; structural elucidation; terpenoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms and Crosstalk in Plant Root Tropisms

edited by

Wei Siao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: root gravitropism; root hydrotropism; root halotropism; root phototropism; root thigmotropism; phonotropism; touch response; plant hormones; PIN polarity

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

Allelopathy: From Plant–Plant to Plant–Microbe Interactions

edited by

Margot Schulz

and

Andreas Ulbrich

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and soil microbiomes; microbiome species diversity and abundance; microbiome functions in allelopathy; microbial and plant allelochemicals; novel modes of allelochemical distribution

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

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