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Biotechnological Advances in Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; plant cell; tissue culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant–Fungi and Plant–Associated Microorganism Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms, Ecology, and Applications
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant–fungi interactions; plant–microorganism interactions; plant-associated microorganisms; mycorrhizal symbiosis; endophytic fungi; plant–microbe interactions; rhizosphere microbiome; phyllosphere microbiome; endosphere microbiome; plant–pathogen interactions; fungal pathogens; beneficial microorganisms; molecular mechanisms; host–microbe interactions; plant defense responses; plant stress tolerance; microbial ecology; sustainable agriculture; ecosystem functioning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Innovations in Sustainable Crop Production: Integrating Agronomy, Technology, and System Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable crop production; agronomic management; nutrient-use efficiency; integrated pest management; integrated weed management; irrigation management; cropping systems; climate-smart agriculture; precision agriculture; agricultural resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Advances in Genetic Improvement and Agronomy of Climate-Resilient and Emerging Oilseed Crops submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: oilseed crops; genetic improvement; genomics; plant breeding; camelina; crambe; pennycress; sesame; carinata; canola
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Botanical Standardization and Metabolic Profiling
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plant; functional food; chemical standardization; extraction; biological assay; antioxidant properties; metabolic profile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Integrating Traditional Wisdom and Modern Innovation in Herbal Medicine submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbal medicine; traditional medicine; ethnopharmacology; phytochemistry; drug delivery systems; bioactive natural products functional foods; network pharmacology; evidence-based medicine; herb–drug interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Conservation of Plant Diversity and Ecosystem Management in Protected Areas submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diversity; protected areas; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem management; ecological restoration; conservation genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Root Formation and Propagation of Ornamentals
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: seeds; cuttings; in vitro propagation; ornamentals; biostimulants; genetic mechanisms; natural extract; physiological mechanisms; substrates; sustainability; rooting promoters; root quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Maize Cultivation and Improvement—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open
Keywords: maize crop management; maize breeding; maize plant population; germplasm diversity; genetic resources; genomic selection; root system architecture; plant microbiome; soil fertility management; sustainable maize production; genomic prediction; multi-omics integration; high-throughput phenotyping; plant phenomics; remote sensing; precision agriculture; artificial intelligence; machine learning; genotype × environment interaction; multi-environment trials; enviromics; climate adaptation; abiotic stress tolerance; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant Cells and Tissue Culture in Modern Breeding: Current Advances and Future Perspectives submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant tissue culture; plant breeding; micropropagation; organogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; somatic hybridization; cell and protoplast cultures; genetic transformation; DNA editing; CRISPR/Cas9; cryopreservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Sunflower Biology and Breeding for Stress Resilience and Quality submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: sunflower; stress resilience; breeding; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Climate-Resilient Crops: Mechanisms of Plant Stress Tolerance
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; plant stress responses; stress signaling; drought and salinity tolerance; temperature stress; plant adaptation; crop resilience; molecular and physiological mechanisms; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Marine Vegetation Ecology and Restoration submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine vegetation; seagrasses; macroalgae; ecological processes; ecosystem functioning; coastal restoration; climate change; blue carbon; nature-based solutions; marine protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Green Leaf Volatiles in Plant Stress Signaling and Defense submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: green leaf volatiles; plant stress signaling; plant defense mechanisms; herbivore–plant interactions; systemic acquired resistance; abiotic stress tolerance; GLV biosynthesis; signal transduction; metabolomics of volatiles; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Medicinal Plants, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnopharmacology; indigenous knowledge; medicinal plants; natural products; phytomedicine; safety; toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Innovative Membrane Separation Technology for Extraction and Recovery of Plant Natural Products
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant natural products; membrane separation technology; process optimization; plant extract; metabolites extraction; plant-derived byproducts; green separation processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Bioactive Metabolites from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: From Extraction to Function
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; extraction; bioactivity; food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Biological Activities of Phytochemicals in Plants
edited by Samanta Thomas-Valdés, María Carolina Henríquez Lang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; biological activity; food plants; plant microbiome; bioactive compounds; environmental factors; plant development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetic Improvement and Stress Resistance of Plants
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant stress; signaling; omics; breeding; priming; gene editing; transgenics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
CAM Metabolism and Environmental Stress Responses
edited by Diego Silva Batista and Juliane Maciel Henschel
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM); drought stress; abiotic stress tolerance; photosynthetic plasticity; water-use efficiency; CAM induction and regulation; climate change adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Carotenoids in Crop Plants: From Metabolic Regulation to Agronomic Gain
edited by Sombir Rao and Hongbo Cao
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: carotenoids; metabolic regulation; stress resilience; crop improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
RNA Editing Machinery in Plant Organelles
edited by Jesús Agustín Badillo-Corona and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA editing; organellar gene expression; mitochondria; chloroplasts; PPR proteins; post-transcriptional regulation; plant development; stress response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Nutrient Regulation and Metabolic Pathways During Plant Seedling Development
edited by Silvana de Paula Quintão Scalon and Elcio Ferreira Dos Santos
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant physiology; plant nutrient; seed germination; seedling production; photosynthesis; plant hormones; nutrient–metabolism interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Biological Control: Insect-Plant Interactions for Sustainable Pest Management submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5142 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; insect–plant interactions; sustainable pest management; natural enemies; tritrophic interactions; plant defense mechanisms; semiochemicals; agroecology; conservation biological control; ecological intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Cell Wall Reorganization in Development, Regeneration and Stress Adaptation submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell wall mechanics; cell wall remodelling; cell wall signaling; plant cell walls; stress adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Genetic and Genomic Strategies for Enhancing Seed Quality and Grain Nutrition in Cereal Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open
Keywords: whole grain; nutrition; bioactive components; stress tolerance; high-yielding; cereal crops; genomic selection; breeding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Advanced Analytical Methods for Plant Phytochemistry and Food Matrices
edited by and Claudia Moraes de Rezende
submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open
Keywords: food composition and authenticity; plant secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; green extraction techniques; multidimensional chromatography; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); metabolomics; chemometrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Secondary Metabolites: Isolation, Structure and Biological Activity submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; natural products; structure elucidation; separation methods; bioactivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Authentication, Quality Control, and Standardization of Medicinal Plants
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submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; pharmacognosy; ethnopharmacology; authentication; quality control; standardization; phytochemical profiling; phytochemistry; DNA barcoding; metabolomics; bioactive compounds; plant-based products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Non-Conventional Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Plants: Beneficial Effects Against Oxidative Stress-Related Illness submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive; phytochemicals; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; terpenes; alkaloids; glucosinolates; saponins; non-conventional extractions; antioxidants; oxidative stress; inflammation; cancer; diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; neurological diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Production: From Precision Technologies to Field Applications submission deadline 21 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3373 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; remote sensing; digital agriculture; high-precision phenotyping; computational intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants—Second Edition
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submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 35 articles | Viewed by 39307 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought tolerance; heat tolerance; flooding tolerance; cold tolerance; soil acidity; iron toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Plant Research—2nd Edition
edited by , Liujun Li and Xiaoyulong Chen
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 11365 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant research; artificial intelligence; phenotype analysis; disease detection; crop management; optimization agricultural robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)
Floriculture and Landscape Architecture—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8155 | Submission Open
Keywords: propagation, growth, and flowering manipulation of ornamental plants; sustainable green spaces; green roofs; landscape design and management; climate change and air pollution mitigation with plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Precision Control of Transcriptional Networks: Decoding Genetic Circuits for Enhanced Crop Resilience and Yield
edited by and Wenyi Wang
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4904 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcription factors; stress adaptation; crop improvement; yield improvement; CRISPR/cas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Next-Generation Plant Breeding: Integrating Genomics Tools and Marker-Assisted Selection submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3785 | Submission Open
Keywords: marker-assisted selection; molecular markers; CRISPR-Cas9; cereals; genetic diversity; plant genomics; genomic selection; big data analysis; artificial intelligence; omics and biotechnological technologies; genetic improvement of crops; next-generation sequencing; genotyping by sequencing; GWAS; QTL mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant Stress Resilience: From Physiological Perception to Omics-Driven Systems submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant stress resistance; multi-omics; abiotic and biotic stress; stress physiology; crop improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Omics-Driven Perspectives on Plant Biotic Stress Responses and Adaptation
edited by José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; plant tolerance; plant resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Advanced Research on Nanotechnology for New Plant Products: Phytomedicine, Phytocosmetics and Crop Protection
edited by , Ivana Correa Ramos Leal and Mariana Sato
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytonanotechnology; phytonanomedicine; phytonanocosmetics; pharmaceutical nanotechnology; crop protection and pesticides; nanocarriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Advances in Phytoremediation Strategies to Address Global Environmental Challenges
edited by and Ahmed Nafis
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17442 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution contamination; environment remediation; restoration xenobiotics; plants accumulation; amendments microbes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Management of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Improved Crop Production
edited by Xingzhu Ma, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 17337 | Submission Open
Keywords: green and efficient agricultural production technology; soil amendments and organic matter management; precision agriculture promoting nutritional optimization; changes in soil fertility and biological activity in farmland; sustainable crop rotation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants
edited by Eduardo Luis Konrath and Mara Rejane Ritter
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16948 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; traditional medicine; drug discovery; biological activity; knowledge transmission; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology (3rd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10297 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; functional gene; regulation network; plant responses and defense mechanisms to stress; phytohormone
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10074 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; hight signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Nutrient Requirements and Fertilizer Management Strategies in Plant Cultivation, Second Edition
edited by Lin Tang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9967 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilization; plant nutrition; nutrient sources; absorption efficiency; nutrient losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Forest Plants—2nd Edition
edited by Ling Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9837 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender differentiation; pollination and fertilization; dormancy and germination; clone reproduction; genetic improvement; reproductive evolution; environmental adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)
Cereal Crop Breeding, 2nd Edition
edited by and Yamei Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6855 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; genetic dissection; breeding; disease resistance; stress tolerance; yield; quality; biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plant–Microbe Interactions: Unlocking Adaptive Strategies for Nutrient Efficiency and Stress Resilience submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6787 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; nutrient uptake efficiency; stress tolerance; root exudates; molecular signalling; soil microbiome engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Metabolic Pathways and Hormonal Regulation in Plant Defense and Growth
edited by Yuqing He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6714 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant hormones; secondary metabolites; plant defense; growth regulation; metabolic pathways; plant–pathogen interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization of Characteristic Economic Crops
edited by , Xia An and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6712 | Submission Open
Keywords: characteristic economic crops; breeding; cultivation practices; product processing; physiological mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
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