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Land Use Change and Climate Impacts on Soil Quality for Vegetation Recovery

edited by

Pujia Yu

and Tao Guo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; soil health; land degradation; ecological restoration; soil–plant feedbacks; carbon sequestration; vegetation succession; sustainable land management

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

Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Euro + Mediterranean Vascular Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fabrizio Bartolucci

, Llorenç Sáez and

Manuel B. Crespo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytotaxonomy; herbarium data; integrative taxonomy; molecular data; morphometry; plant nomenclature; typification; vascular flora

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

Documenting Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge in a Changing World

edited by Łukasz Łuczaj

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; traditional knowledge; ethnolinguistics; traditional food plants; traditional medicinal plants; traditional tool plants; economic plants; historical ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Mapping Asia Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Sennikov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biostimulants and Organic Amendments for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Michela Farneselli and

Muhammad Zubair Akram

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; organic amendments; soil health; soil quality and fertility; plant stress tolerance; plant–microbe interactions; nutrient-use efficiency; rhizosphere microbiome; biochar, compost and digestates; microbial inoculants; circular and climate-smart farming; agroecosystem resilience; sustainable crop production

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

Multi-Scale Analysis of Plant Landscape and Its Regulatory Effect on Urban Microclimate

edited by

Ming Chen

Xiong Yao

and

Weicong Fu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban microclimate; plant landscape; multi-scale analysis; heat mitigation; thermal comfort; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; urban green infrastructure; microclimate modelling; landscape planning

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

Antioxidant Potential of Plant-Derived Metabolites and Its Relevance to Therapeutic Applications

edited by Jelena Lazarevic

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; oxidative-radicals; plant-based antioxidants; antioxidant activity/capacity evaluation; antioxidant mechanisms; anti-inflammatory effects; chronic diseases prevention; antioxidant phytochemicals and health benefits; therapeutic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Non-Native Plants and Their Impact on Pollinator Diversity and Function

edited by Anna Traveset and

Alba Costa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: community reassembly; invasive plants; phenological mismatch; pollination networks; pollination effectiveness; reproductive success; management and restoration outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics in Wild–Domesticate Plant Systems

edited by Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas and Rafael Bello-Bedoy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant domestication; crop wild relatives; natural and artificial selection; genetic and genomic diversity; ecological interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress and Regulatory Pathways for Stress Alleviation

edited by Yuan Chen and

Zhenyu Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop cultivation; stress resistance physiology; genetic mechanism; agronomic regulation; water and fertilizer management; stress relief; yield stability; sustainable agriculture

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

Ethnobotany and Plant Diversity: Conservation and Sustainable Use

edited by

Surapon Saensouk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plant diversity; plant taxonomy; conservation status; plant cytogenetics; palynology; plant anatomy; phytogeography; plant tissue culture; phytochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Innovative Fertilization Management for Sustainable Crop Productivity

edited by

Fengliang Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable fertilization; crop nutrition; site-specific nutrient management; organic and biofertilizers; carbon and nitrogen cycling; soil organic carbon; greenhouse gas mitigation; precision agriculture

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

Therapeutic Potential of Plant-Derived Carbohydrates and Iminosugars

edited by

Robert J. Nash

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: iminosugar; azasugar; carbohydrate; anti-cancer activity; immune modulation; anti-microbial; anti-inflammatory; therapeutic; food supplement; cosmetic uses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Fruit Quality Formation and Cultivation Physiology

edited by Haiyan Yang and

Hongxia Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fruit; regulatory mechanism; biotechnology; cultivation strategy; environmental control

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

Environmental Regulation of Growth, Yield, and Quality in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Donato Castronuovo

Vincenzo Candido

, Gessica Altieri and

Annamaria Di Serio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental factors; horticultural crops; biostimulants; phenotyping; abiotic stress; food quality; agronomic management; bioactive compounds; food safety

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

Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Plants in Threatened Ecosystems: Insights from Plant Communities in Metal-Rich Habitats

edited by Flávio Fonseca Do Carmo and

Luciana Kamino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: relictual ecosystems; edaphic endemism; geobotany; hyperaccumulator; metal-tolerant plants; environmental impact analysis; mining; conservation genetics; plant–soil interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Rhizosphere Microbiome in Plant Nutrition and Stress Adaptation

edited by

Xiancan Zhu

and Shixiu Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere microbiome; nutrient cycling; drought; salt; temperature; biotic stress; plant-microbe interaction; stress adaptation; plant physiology and molecular biology

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

High-Value Utilization of Forest and Agricultural Biomass

edited by

Huiling Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; agricultural biomass; plant cell wall; biofuels; biochemicals; biomaterials functional food; sustainable products; biomass utilization

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

Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agriculture: From Rhizosphere Ecology to Crop Resilience

edited by

Yunhua Xiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–microbe interaction; rhizosphere ecology; microbial community; crop resilience; sustainable agriculture; soil health; biotic stress; abiotic stress; microbial biocontrol; multi-omics; microbial inoculants

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

Plant Nutrition in a Changing World

edited by

Scott Alan Heckathorn

and Dileepa Jayawardena

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental change; global change; nutrient relations; plant nutrition; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Advanced Mitigation Strategies and Biostimulants for Enhancing Crop Salt Tolerance

edited by

Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares

Geovani Soares de Lima

and Reginaldo Gomes Nobre

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology; salt tolerance mechanisms; identification of salt-tolerant cultivars; salt stress mitigation; enzymatic and biochemical activity; oxidative homeostasis; organic compounds; non-enzymatic compounds

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

Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolomics of Underutilized Crops and Plants with Ethnobotanical Value

edited by

Madhav Nepal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: underutilized crops; ethnobotany; agrobiodiversity; abiotic stress; specialized metabolism; pangenomics; domestication; genomic breeding; traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)

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

Photosynthetic Efficiency and Crop Yield Improvement

edited by Yi Zhang and Lingyang Feng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; chloroplast; crop yield improvement; environmental stresses; crop physiology; synthetic biology

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

New Insights into Plant Diversity in Europe: Bridging Data, Taxonomy and Conservation

edited by Gordana M. Tomovic and Sanja Đurović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity data integration; biodiversity hotspots; climate change impacts; conservation biogeography; European flora; habitat mapping; herbarium collections; integrative taxonomy; plant diversity

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

Genetic Diversity and Quantitative Trait Variation in Plant Species

edited by Helder Farias Pereira de Araujo and Naysa Flávia Ferreira Do Nascimento

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; quantitative genetics; plant breeding; plant genetic resources; germplasm characterization; climate resilience; genotype–environment interaction; crop improvement; landraces; genomic selection

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

Sustainable Agriculture and Crop Resilience Under Climate Change

edited by Chris Johansen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; crop physiology, productivity, and quality; climate change; drought; flooding; heat

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

Insights into Plant Phylogenetics, Evolution and Taxonomy

edited by Maria A. Alonso-Vargas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phylogeny; plant evolution; plant taxonomy; plant systematics; molecular phylogenetics; phylogenomics; integrative taxonomy; species delimitation; biogeography; plant biodiversity

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

Advances in Wild Relatives and Neglected Crops: Physiology, Ecology, Genetics and Beyond

edited by

Yugo Lima-Melo

Felipe Klein Ricachenevsky

Raul Antonio Sperotto

and Paloma Koprovski Menguer

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop wild relatives; CWR; underutilized crops; orphan crops; stress physiology; ecophysiology; domestication; climate resilience; agro-biodiversity; plant genetic resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)

Unveiling Belowground Networks: Advanced Methodologies for Structural and Functional Analysis of Plant Belowground Systems

edited by Tsuyoshi Kobayashi and Kiwako S. Araki

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: subterranean plant organs; belowground networks; clonal plants; field survey; non-destructive monitoring; micro-to-macro scale integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant Signaling Under Environmental Stress

edited by

Christoph Gehring

, Ilona Turek,

Mateusz Kwiatkowski

and

Lara Reale

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental cues; plant stress; signal transduction; molecular signals; physiological responses; omics responses; system-level responses

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

Unraveling Plant Signaling Complexity through Post-Translational Modifications

edited by

Man-Ho Oh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-translational modifications (PTMs); plant signaling; protein regulation; stress responses

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

Ecophysiology and Conservation Biology of Woody Plant Seeds

edited by

Guadalupe Galíndez

and

Carol Baskin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed ecophysiology; woody plant species; seed dormancy and germination; seed longevity; climate change; conservation and restoration

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

Strategies to Alleviate Abiotic Stress in Plants

edited by Silvana de Paula Quintão Scalon and Costa Edílson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: memory expression; biostimulants; photosynthetic metabolism; antioxidant metabolism; abiotic stress

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

Plant Secondary Metabolites: Chemistry, Biological Activities and Applications

edited by

José Eduardo Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; chemical composition; biological activities; pharmacological applications; plant extracts; plant waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Taxonomy, Speciation, Environment Adaption and Conservation

edited by Dengfeng Xie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphological characteristics; phylogeny; species differentiation; radiation evolution; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Breeding and Conservation in Plants of Economic and Ecological Importance

edited by Carolina Luciana Pometti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; phenotypic diversity; local adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; restoration and management; molecular markers

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

Plant Abiotic Stress: Mechanisms, Tolerance and Sustainable Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohamed El Yamani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress; drought; salinity; nutrient deficiency; stress tolerance; stress management; sustainable agriculture; omics technologies; biotechnological approaches; breeding strategies

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

Physiology and Postharvest of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yoon Jin Kim

Seung Youn Lee

and

Wan Soon Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; postharvest physiology; seed physiology; flowering physiology; garden plants; wildflowers; native plants; plant growth modeling; flower longevity; postharvest quality

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

Physiological and Cultivation Regulation for Stress Resilience in Crops

edited by

Guanglong Zhu

and Yunji Xu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; physiological mechanism; grain yield, grain quality; sustainable agronomy; cultivation regulation

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

Plant Responses to Metal Contamination and Other Pollutants: From Molecular Adaptation to Phytoremediation

edited by

Aneta Słomka

and

Ewa Muszyńska

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omic studies; contaminants of emerging concern; molecular crosstalk; microbe-assisted phytoremediation; heavy metals

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Interaction and Adaptation Between Non-Model Plants and the Environment—2nd Edition

edited by Nan Chao,

Li Liu

and

Ying Gai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-model plants; molecular mechanism; environment; stresses

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

Plant Bioactive Compounds and Prospects for Their Use in Beverages, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liana C. Salanță

and

Sonia A. Socaci

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactive compounds; functional beverages; phytochemicals; polyphenols; antioxidant activity; food technology; sustainable processing; fermented beverages; green extraction technologies; valorization of plant by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Anthocyanins, Carotenoids, and Betalains in Plants: From Biosynthesis to Function—2nd Edition

edited by

Farhat Abbas

, Fuchu Hu,

Yiwei Zhou

and Yanguo Ke

submission deadline 29 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanins; carotenoids; betalains; natural plant pigments; biosynthesis; regulatory mechanism

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

Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions for the Health of Agroforest Ecosystems

edited by

Weijun Fu

and Jizi Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 12956 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforest ecosystems; plant and soil; soil microbes; biodiversity; soil health

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

Identification of Resistance of Maize Germplasm Resources to Disease

edited by

Canxing Duan

and

Yanyong Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11615 | 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)

Plant Salt Stress Tolerance: Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Tianyun Shao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5960 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; abiotic stress; ion homeostasis; osmoregulation; oxidative stress; stress signaling; phytoremediation; halophytes; crop breeding; stress-tolerant crops

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5378 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; antioxidant enzymes; cellular damage; crop production; crop protection; crops; free radicals; oxidative damage

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

Sustainable Agronomic Interventions for Successful Crop Production in Metal-Contaminated Soils

edited by

Babar Shahzad

and

Fasih Ullah Haider

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3170 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; heavy metals; photosynthesis; plant development

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

Physiological Response and Molecular Mechanisms of Plants to Heavy Metal/Loid Toxicity: 2nd Edition

edited by Aamir Hamid Khan,

Abdul Salam

and

Muhammad Zeeshan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; redox homeostasis; plant–environment ; interaction metal; tolerance index ; metal ion uptake phytochelatins

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

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Isolation, Biological Activities and Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Valeria Patricia Sülsen

, Laura C. Laurella and

Louis Pergaud Sandjo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2629 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; extraction techniques; structural characterization; biological activities; pharmacological mechanisms; therapeutic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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