Plants

From Nature to the Lab: Extraction, Analysis, and Applications of Plant Bioactives and Synthetic Counterparts

edited by

, Haralambos E. Katerinopoulos and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2174 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; green extraction methods; phytochemical analysis; antioxidant activity; secondary metabolites; chromatography and spectroscopy; pharmaceutical/nutraceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture: Focus on Crop Water, Salt Stress and Nutrient Deficiency

edited by Junying Chen and

Zhitao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; precision agriculture; crop water stress; salt stress (soil salinization); nutrient deficiency; multi-source data fusion; satellite and UAV imagery; machine learning

The Application of Green-Synthesized Nanoparticles in Plants

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1604 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; crop protection; disease control; genetic engineering; green synthesis; nano fertilizers; phytotoxicity; phytoremediation; plant growth and yield; stress tolerance

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

Micro(nano)plastics in Plant Systems: Fate of Plastisphere and Emerging Contaminants, and Agricultural Ecosystem Impacts

edited by

Pengfei Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro(nano)plastics (MNPs); plant systems; contaminant interactions; plastisphere; agricultural ecosystems

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

Recent Advances in Plant Genetics and Genomics—Second Edition

edited by

Longbiao Guo

and

Qian-Hao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; genomic selection; multi-omics; genetic analysis; gene editing; molecular design breeding

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

Macrophytes in Inland Waters: From Knowledge to Management (3rd Edition)

edited by

Angelo Troia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open

Keywords: macrophytes; hydrophytes; charophytes; wetlands; aquatic habitats; aquatic plants; biogeography; plant conservation; plant ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Natural Biostimulants and Sustainable Soil Inputs for Resilient Crop Systems

edited by

María Liliana Flores-López

,

Susana González-Morales

and Alberto Margarito García-Munguía

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biostimulants; soil–plant–microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; eco-friendly inputs; resilience; green formulations

Genetic Modification Techniques in Crop Breeding

edited by Jae Bok Heo and

Sivabalan Karthik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; functional genomics; GM and GE regulation; GM and GE risk assessment; crop breeding; genome evolution

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

Advances in Protected Horticulture for Sustainable Vegetable Production

edited by

Hicham Fatnassi

,

Gianluca Caruso

,

Otilia Cristina Murariu

and

Nadezhda A. Golubkina

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: protected horticulture; sustainable vegetable production; controlled environment agriculture; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); IoT sensor networks; precision agriculture; smart greenhouse systems; environmental monitoring; decision-support systems; automation; real-time data analytics; climate-smart agriculture; resource use efficiency; irrigation management; fertigation optimization; pest management; digital agriculture technologies; predictive modeling; resilient agricultural systems

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

Plant Virus–Host Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms and Crop Protection

edited by

Katalin Salánki

and

Réka Sáray

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–virus interaction; host defense mechanism; virus pathogenicity; high-throughput sequencing; virus resistance

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

Carbon Sequestration, Climate Resilience, and Nature-Based Solutions in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Ravi Chaturvedi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; carbon storage; climate resilience; forest ecosystems; biodiversity; plant functional traits; ecosystem multifunctionality; nutrient cycling; soil carbon; restoration ecology; nature-based solutions; climate-smart forestry; remote sensing; ecosystem modeling; microbial interactions; carbon dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuqiong Guo

and

Lanting Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavor chemistry and sensory quality; molecular mechanism; non-coding RNA; omics

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

Heavy Metal Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants

edited by

Christopher Rensing

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal; tolerate; phytoremediation; plant growth-promoting bacteria

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

Integrative Approaches to Stress Resilience in Horticultural Crops: From Physiology to Molecular Breeding

edited by

Hamza Sohail

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biotic stress; molecular breeding; physiological traits; biochemical traits; disease resistance

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

Mediterranean Plant Diversity: Ecology, Adaptation and Sustainable Futures

edited by

Tiziana Lombardi

and

Stefano Bedini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean flora; plant diversity; vegetation ecology; functional traits; seed ecology; climate change adaptation; landscape ecology; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Humic Substances in Organic Media: From Dynamics to Doses for Precision Application

edited by Wanlai Zhou and Junqiu Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: humic substances; biostimulants; organic growing media; dose–effect relationship; precision application; substrate dynamics; soil organic matter

Water and Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation management; fertilization strategies; water–nutrient coupling; soil–plant interactions; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; sustainable crop production

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

Plant Secondary Metabolites and Their Roles in Crop Quality and Stress Tolerance

edited by Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant secondary metabolites; metabolomics; crop quality; functional foods; stress tolerance; abiotic stress; biotic stress; alkaloids; terpenoids; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; reactive oxygen species; biosynthetic pathways; gene expression; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; plant defense mechanisms; plant physiology; environmental stress; plant–environment interactions; climate change adaptation; crop improvement; sustainable agriculture

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

Molecular Cytogenetics, Genome Evolution and Plant Domestication

edited by

Egizia Falistocco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular cytogenetics; chromosome rearrangements; karyotyping; polyploidy; dysploidy; plant domestication

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

Advances in the Ecology, Distribution, Systematics, and Conservation of Vascular Plants

edited by Cesar I. Carvajal-Hernández and

Thorsten Krömer

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; pteridophytes; plant community ecology; functional traits; phylogeny; systematics; conservation; ecological interactions; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biosynthesis and Multifunction of Plant Volatile Organic Compounds

edited by

Farhat Abbas

,

Yiwei Zhou

and Yanguo Ke

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; biosynthesis and emission; VOCs in plant–plant and plant–environment interaction; VOCs in insect/microbe/pathogen/signaling mechanism; novel approaches in volatile isolation/analysis/synthesis; fruits/food and beverages; essential oils; biological activities; application of omics technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Legume–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Cultivation

edited by Maria Laura Tonelli and

Fernando Ibañez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: legumes; microbiome; PGPM ; plant growth promotion; biological nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; sustainability; biotic stress; abiotic stress

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

Genomic, Molecular, and Physiological Approaches for Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resilience in Fruit Crops

edited by Muhammad Anwar and

Muhammad Moaaz Ali

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit crops; biotic stress resilience; abiotic stress tolerance; genomics and molecular breeding; plant physiology; multi-omics integration; disease resistance; climate adaptation; horticultural crop improvement

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

Plant Physiology and Functional Genomics

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and

Xinyong Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; next-generation; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; genome-editing technologies

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

Biosolution Tools for the Control of Insect Pests

edited by

Luis Oswaldo Viteri Jumbo

and

Arben Myrta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural enemies; biomolecules pesticides; curative measures; preventive measures; biorational approaches

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

Urban Plants: Diversity, Ecology, Reproduction and Application

edited by Javier A. Figueroa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban plants; functional attributes; biological interactions; urban biogeography; plant diversity; biological interactions; plant reproduction; biological conservation; urban ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Nanotechnology-Enabled Sustainable Agriculture: Crop Protection, Stress Mitigation, and Environmental Resilience

edited by

Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego

and

Marissa Pérez-Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional nanomaterials (nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, and nanosensors); novel nanomaterials designed for precision agriculture; mechanisms of interaction between nanoparticles and plant systems; synthesis and application of environmentally friendly nanomaterials; environmental and toxicological considerations of nano-agrochemicals; nanomaterials against biotic and abiotic stress; nanomaterials to increase agricultural crop productivity; practical agricultural applications of nanomaterials; among others

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

Plant Pathology and Epidemiology for Grain, Pulses, and Cereal Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Haiguang Wang

and

Jinliang Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain crop disease; pulses crop disease; cereal crop disease; pathology; epidemiology; pathogen–host interaction; disease control theory; disease monitoring; disease forecast

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

Remote Sensing and Precision Agriculture in Soil–Plant–Water Interactions

edited by

Andrea Vitale

and

Chiara Amitrano

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; precision agriculture ; applied geophysics; soil–plant–water interactions; UAV/drone sensing; data fusion; machine learning/AI; irrigation management; plant hydraulics; plant water status; plant stress monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Innovations in Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anca Toiu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; multivariate data analysis; natural products; technological advances; GC-MS; LC-MS; NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Forage Crops

edited by

Zhenfei Guo

and

Xiaxiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage crops; abiotic stress tolerance; stress physiology; molecular mechanisms; genetic improvement

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

Medicinal Plants and Phytochemicals for Human Health

edited by Héctor Juan Prado and Susana Gorzalczany

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; pharmacology; medicinal plants; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Molecular Farming for Vaccines, Biologics, and Advanced Therapeutics

edited by Waranyoo Phoolcharoen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant molecular farming; plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMPs); vaccines; monoclonal antibodies; recombinant proteins; advanced therapeutics; cell and gene therapy; viral vectors; mRNA therapeutics; glycoengineering

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

Hybrid Breeding in Self-Pollinating Crops: Can It Confront Global Climate Change?

edited by Koji Murai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid breeding; hybrid vigor (heterosis); self-pollinating crops; global climate change; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; breeding; genetic resources; genetics; agronomy

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

Multi-Omics Insights into the Molecular Regulation of Fruit Quality

edited by

Muhammad Mobeen Tahir

and Xiaoyun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; fruit development; fruit ripening; multi-omics integration; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; epigenomics; flavor metabolomics; pigment biosynthesis; bioactive compounds; nutritional quality; hormone signaling; postharvest biology

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

Biotechnological Advances in Biopesticides for Integrated Pest Management

edited by

María Paula Zunino

and

Maria Laura Peschiutta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biopesticides; plant-derived biopesticides; phytochemicals; essential oils, botanical extracts with pesticidal properties; molecular and genetic tools for biopesticide development; plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs); Bt proteins; nanotechnology in biopesticides; nano-enabled biopesticides; semiochemicals and behavioral control agents; allelochemicals; botanical biopesticides

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

Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Neurotoxicity

edited by Cristiane Aguiar da Costa and

Graziele Freitas De Bem

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; neuroprotection; oxidative stress; neuroinflammation; neurodegenerative diseases; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Management, Development and Breeding of Coffea sp. Crop—2nd Edition

edited by

Fábio Luiz Partelli

and

Weverton Pereira Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coffea sp.; coffee breeding; physiology of stress; coffee production; post-harvest processing; coffee growth and development; crop management

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

Sustainable Valorization of Plants and Agri-Food By-Products: Biotransformation, Standardization, and Functional Validation

edited by

Pedro Aguilar-Zarate

and

Jose Alberto Gallegos-Infante

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based by-products; agri-food residues; phytochemicals; biotransformation; fermentation; green extraction; secondary metabolites; metabolomics; functional ingredients; encapsulation; bioaccessibility; standardization; circular bioeconomy; biorefinery; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biosynthesis and Regulation of Bioactive Components in Garden Plants

edited by Xiaoxiao Zhang and Tengxun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosynthesis; metabolic regulation; bioactive components; garden plants; secondary metabolism

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

Chemical Profiling and Identification of Plant Natural Compounds

edited by

Dashnie Naidoo-Maharaj

and

Christiaan Johannes Malherbe

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprospecting; indigenous knowledge; traditional knowledge; chemical profiling; plant natural compounds; phytochemicals; marker compounds; chemical markers; quantification; standardization; quality control; plant extracts; natural product chemistry; LC-MS; metabolomics; analytical chemistry; chemometrics; bioactive compounds; drug discovery; drug repurposing; drug repositioning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; plant-based ingredients; ingredient authentication; commercialization; complementary medicine; pharmaceuticals; cosmetics; food and beverage; agriculture; human health; animal health; plant health; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant–Aphid–Virus Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms, Ecological Dynamics, and Sustainable Disease Management

edited by Zuqing Hu and Huiyan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: aphid vectors; plant viruses; virus transmission; plant defense; vector manipulation; tripartite interactions; effector proteins; climate change; disease epidemiology; sustainable crop protection

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

Urban Trees and Their Interactions with the Environment

edited by Jiyou Zhu and Xinna Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban trees; urban ecology; tree–environment interactions; ecosystem services; ecosystem disservices; environmental stress; tree physiology; urban microclimate; biodiversity conservation; sustainable urban greening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

The Role of Beneficial Microorganisms in Plant Nutrient Acquisition

edited by

Carlos Lucena

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient deficiency; plant-beneficial microbe interactions; hormones; mechanisms; signaling crosstalk; induced systemic resistance

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

Plant Genomics and Genomic Prediction for Crop Improvement

edited by Jinquan Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genomics; crop genetics; genomic prediction; plant breeding; molecular breeding; GxE interaction; machine learning; phenomics; enviromics

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

Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts—Second Edition

edited by Jun Niu and

Jose Maria Prieto-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils & isolated volatiles; standardised crude extracts; bioactive secondary metabolites; phytochemical characterization; mechanistic bioactivity; biosynthetic pathways & regulatory genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Silicon-Mediated Mechanisms of Plant Stress Tolerance and Improvement of Nutritional Quality and Plant Fitness

edited by

Zuzana Lukačová

and

Marek Vaculík

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; drought; heavy metals and metalloids; pests and diseases; ROS and phytohormone signalling; silicon uptake and transport; silicon-mediated stress mitigation

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

Stem Cell Fate Determination in Plants: Genetic, Epigenetic and Environmental Mechanisms Governing In Vitro Regeneration

edited by Ling Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stem cell; cell fate determination; in vitro regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; genetic regulation; epigenetic modification; environmental signal; cell reprogramming; tissue culture; transcription factor; chromatin accessibility; woody plant propagation

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

Chemical Characterization and Bioactivities of Plant Specialized Metabolites

edited by

Anna Stojakowska

and

Agnieszka Galanty

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant specialized metabolites; chemophenetics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; chromatography; extraction; isolation; metabolomic analysis; bioactivity assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Research Progress on Germplasm Evaluation, Breeding Techniques and New Variety Selection of Fruit Trees

edited by

Chunhong Zhang

and Haiyan Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: Rubus plants; germplasm evaluation; genetic trend; variety breeding and introduction; functional gene; molecular marker

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

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