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Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics: Insights into Volatile and Non-Volatile Compounds

edited by

Eduardo Dellacassa

and

Manuel Minteguiaga

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytometabolites; mass spectrometry; polyphenols; terpenes; alkaloids; quinones; sulfur-containing compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Innate Immunity and Stress Responses in Plants: Mechanisms and Resilience

edited by

Shitou Xia

and Yuanqing Jiang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: innate immunity; stress responses; pant– microbe interactions; cross-kingdom signaling; biotechnological innovations; field applications

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

Lipid Metabolism and Regulatory Mechanisms in Oil Crops

edited by

Yufei Xue

and Yourong Chai

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil crops; oil content; fatty acid composition; fatty acid biosynthesis; triacylglycerol assembly; lipid metabolism; regulatory mechanism; plant molecular biology; omics; bioinformatics; plant biotechnology

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

Nutrient Management on Soil Microbiome Dynamics and Plant Health

edited by Chenliang Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9130 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; soil microbiome; microbial community dynamics; plant health; soil fertility; organic fertilizers; biofertilizers; chemical fertilizers; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus cycling; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; abiotic stress resilience (salinity)

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Crop Production and Farmland Soil Monitoring

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7165 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; crop growth monitoring; yield estimation and prediction; farmland soil monitoring; machine learning; environment; image processing; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Salt Tolerance in Plants: Genetic Mechanisms, Germplasm Screening, Cultivation Measures and Rehabilitation of Saline-Alkali Lands

edited by

Chengming Fan

Changjun Ding

, Changsong Zou, Shuansuo Wang, Helin Tan and

Jinwu Deng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3953 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; molecular mechanisms; climate change; gene function analysis; salt tolerance; QTL mapping

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

Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology

edited by

Yuqiong Guo

and

Lanting Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1871 | 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)

Crop Improvement by Modern Breeding Strategies

edited by

Tomislav Duvnjak

, Aleksandra Sudarić and

Maja Matoša Kočar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1702 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; breeding; biotechnology; agricultural innovation; sustainable agriculture

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

Applications of Plant Physiology and Pharmacognosy in the Production of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Kalina Danova

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; biologically active plant metabolites; factors affecting plant bioactive metabolites production and accumulation; physiological role of primary and secondary metabolites in the plant organism; pharmacognostic knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants; pharmacological activity of plant secondary metabolites

Role of Melatonin in Plant Growth, Metabolism, and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

edited by

Manuel Martínez-Estévez

and Ileana Echevarría-Machado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; oxidative stress; proline; salinity; crop protection; environmental stress; serotonin; aluminum; cell wall

New Gene Mining, New Technology Development, and New Variety Creation for Crop Improvement

edited by

Cailin Wang

, Xiuying He, Liang Tang,

Zefeng Yang

and Xianzhi Xie

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; germplasm resources; genome editing; molecular breeding; good quality; disease and pest resistance; high-yield crops; cultivation technology; plant physiology and biochemistry

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

Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Eleni Giannoutsou

and Despina Samakovli

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

Keywords: stomata; guard cells; drought; heat; light; salinity; herbivores; pathogens

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

Processes and Patterns of Genetic and Genomic Differentiation in Trees

edited by

Jia Yang

Guifang Zhao

and Xiaodan Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution; genomic variation; lineage diversification; ecological tolerance; tree

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Networks in Plant–Pathogen Interactions

edited by Lóránt Király and András Künstler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: ROS as antimicrobial agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS as signaling agents in plant defense to pathogens; ROS– antioxidant balance during plant defense to pathogens; heat stress; ROS and plant defense to pathogens; biotrophic vs. necrotrophic pathogens and plant defense to pathogens; glutathione and plant defense to pathogens; enhanced plant resistance by editing genes controlling ROS and antioxidants

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

Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Health Benefits

edited by

Huihsuan Lin

and

Jing-Hsien Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 165 | 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 Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Adriana Basile

Viviana Maresca

and

Alessia Postiglione

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant compounds; natural products; biological activities; phytochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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

edited by

Xingguo Ye

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

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

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

Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants

edited by

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical profiling; phytochemical analysis; phytopharmacology; plant biological activity evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant–Rhizosphere Interactions

edited by

Jill M. Farrant

and

Shandry M. Tebele

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting-microbes (PGPM); mycorrhizal fungi; rhizosphere; root exudates; biofertilizer; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; microbiomes

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

Enhancing Plant Resilience to Climate Change: Insights from Priming and Intercropping Approaches

edited by

Othmane Merah

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: priming; nanopriming; seed coating; intercropping; PGPR; biostimulant; plant growth; abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture; plant resilience; nutrient use efficiency

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

Genetic and Biochemical Enhancement of Nutritional and Stress-Responsive Traits in Plants

edited by

Bo-Keun Ha

and

Seong-Hoon Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; nutritional enhancement; genetic improvement; metabolic engineering; functional genomics; molecular breeding

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

Genetic and Omics Insights into Plant Adaptation and Growth

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics research; growth and development; stress response; population diversity evaluation

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

Essential Oils for Sustainable Plant Disease Control and Crop Protection

edited by Gil Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorational control; botanical pesticides; integrated pest management; plant resistance induction; sustainable agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hamdy Kashtoh

and

Kwang-Hyun Baek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 52 | 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)

Climate Change and Plant Survival Strategies: Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; heat stress; oxidative stress; drought stress; adaptation; phenotypic plasticity; plant functional traits

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

Plant Virology and Disease Management in Crops

edited by

Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus biology; virus– host interactions; viral pathogenicity in plants; population genetic; genetic diversity; plant virus epidemiology; virus evolution in crops; cultivation systems and virus adaptation management of plant viruses

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

Digital Horticulture Technology: Integrating Optical Plant Modeling, Sensors, Adaptive LED-Lighting, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Tran Quoc Khanh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical plant modeling; ray-tracing software; spectral reflectance and transmittance of leaves; light impact on photosynthesis; light intensity variation; adaptive control in greenhouse; spectral sensors; RGB sensors; RGB camera; spectral reconstruction of leaf reflectance; plant growing monitoring; optimized crop yielding; daylight versus LED light; supplemental lighting; optimized spectrum variation; sensor-based software; plant-centric lighting; impact of UV radiation; AI-based optimization of crop yielding; AI-based modeling of plant growth; generative AI methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

The Plant–Climate Nexus: Bioremediation and Management Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Krishan K. Verma

Renato De Mello Prado

and Hassan Etesami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– climate nexus; bioremediation; management strategies; phytoremediation; bioaugmentation; regenerative agriculture; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; climate-smart agriculture; nanotechnology in bioremediation; genetic engineering of microbes; circular economy in agriculture; sustainable futures; heavy metal contamination

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

Agricultural Soil Management for Crop Cultivation and Productivity

edited by

Jian-Ying Qi

and

Baijian Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural management; soil health; precision agriculture; carbon sequestration

Bioremediation of Agricultural Contaminants: Microbial and Plant–Microbe Strategies

edited by

Adijailton José de Souza

Gustavo Santoyo

and

Ma. Del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; soil quality; food security; biotechnology; microbial community; microbe– plant interaction; regenerative agriculture strategies

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

Weed Management and Control in Paddy Fields

edited by Yongjie Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide; rice; weeds; weed control technology; weeding robot; weed– water interactions

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

Micropropagation and Germplasm Conservation of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Amir Khoddamzadeh

and Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro micropropagation; germplasm conservation; horticultural crops; synthetic seed; cryopreservation; embryo rescue

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

Machine Learning and Spectroscopy for Plant Phenotyping and Physiological Analysis

edited by

Renan Falcioni

and

Marcos Rafael Nanni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; chlorophyll fluorescence; crop yield estimation; plant analysis; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning for phenotyping; modelling; multispectral sensing; pigment estimation; plant growth prediction; plant health monitoring; plant modelling; plant morphology analysis; plant phenotyping; precision agriculture; stress; remote sensing; spectroscopy in plant science; photosynthesis; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Genetic Mapping of Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Fengxia Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Biocontrol Agents for Sustainable Plant Disease Management

edited by

Luis Guillermo Hernández-Montiel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopathogens; BCAs; pesticides; antagonistic microorganisms; in vitro and in vivo studies

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

Computer Vision Techniques for Plant Phenomics Applications

edited by Xijian Fan and

Weiliang Wen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; UAV remote sensing; multisource fusion; plant phenomics; phenotypic traits extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

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

edited by Sanja Manitašević Jovanović and Ana Vuleta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 6 | 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)

Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism and Adaptation: From Algal Models to Plant Systems

edited by

Diego F. Gomez-Casati

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; carbon metabolism; plants; algae; fluctuating light; temperature; rising CO2; environmental adaptation; productivity

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

Plant Conservation Science and Practice

edited by Giulia Albani Rocchetti and

Marco Porceddu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4127 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; in situ and ex situ practices; botanical gardens; germplasm banks; urban and agro-ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Anthocyanins, Carotenoids, and Betalains in Plants: From Biosynthesis to Function

edited by

Farhat Abbas

Yiwei Zhou

and Yanguo Ke

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open

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

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology (3rd Edition)

edited by

Peng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 59 | 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)

Advances in Plant–Fungal Pathogen Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Garrido

Victoria E. González-Rodríguez

and

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant interactions; pathogenicity factors; virulence genes; disease; infection; proteome; secondary metabolites; toxins; biocontrol

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

Impact of Light on Plant Growth and Development

edited by Mao Xia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: light regulation; light quality/photoperiod; light signal transduction; far-red light; artificial light environments; photomorphogenesis

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

Invasive Alien Plant Species: From Phytochemical Diversity to Ecological Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Vladimir Vladimirov and

Ekaterina Kozuharova

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plants; phytochemical; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Sustainable Strategies for Managing Plant Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; plant pathology; disease management; biocontrol; precision farming; integrated pest management; genetic resistance; eco-friendly practices; microbial ecology; agricultural sustainability

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

Research on Plant Genomics and Breeding 2025

edited by

Zhiyong Li

Jian Zhang

, Zhiguo E and

Dawei Xue

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5482 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant developmental and growth; gene cloning and function; regulatory mechanisms; molecular genetics; epigenetic; genetic engineering; genome editing; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection

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

Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgios Koubouris

and

Giora Ben-Ari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; stress; plant physiology; resilience; plant phenotyping; drought; water; soil; biodiversity; ecosystem; ecology

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

Application of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology in Plant Research

edited by

Yuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; identification and classification; monitoring and mapping; quantitative inversion; plant functional traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Nutrient Efficiency in Crop Production: Physiological Strategies to Enhance Yields

edited by

Congfeng Li

and

Zheng Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; root– soil interactions; plant hormones; sustainable agriculture

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

Metabolic Analysis of Plant Development and Defense Responses

edited by

Adnan Amin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolism; defense responses; metabolomics; stress tolerance; metabolic engineering

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

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