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Orchid Diversity in Mediterranean-Type Climate Regions in the World

edited by

Robert Philipp Wagensommer

, Alessio Turco and Pietro Medagli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid diversity; cytogenetic; evolutionary; Mediterranean-type climates; ecological; hybridization; conservation; Mediterranean ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Morphological Features and Phytochemical Properties of Medicinal Plants, Third Edition

edited by

Claudia Giuliani

and

Fico Gelsomina

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-anatomy; microscopy; secretory structures; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; chemosystematics; taxonomy; phylogenetic relationships; ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Tolerance to Environmental Cues

edited by

Muhammad Ali

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; signal transduction in plants; gene regulation under stress; plant– pathogen interaction; epigenetics and plant stress; molecular adaptation in plants; stress-responsive proteins; plant stress physiology; ROS and RNS

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

Biosynthesis and Regulation of Tea Plant Specialized Metabolites

edited by

Yongxin Wang

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; catechins; theanine; caffeine; biosynthesis; gene regulation; gene function; multi-omics; tea quality

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

Plant Nematode Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms, Gene Identification, and Breeding Strategies

edited by Naoufal Lakhssassi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; nematodes; plant/pathogen resistance mechanism; gene discovery; resistance mechanism; molecular breeding/breeding by design; gene pyramiding

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

Sustainable Plantation Systems in Desert and Marginal Lands

edited by Yajuan Zhu and

Xuehua Ye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: plantation structure; plantation function; degradation; restoration; tree; shrub; herb; arid land

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Recent Advances in Plant Proteolysis

edited by

Robert Luciński

and Małgorzata Adamiec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteases; proteolysis; protein degradation; protein homeostasis; protein turnover; cellular protein quality control

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

Advanced Remote Sensing and AI Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry

edited by

Rui-Feng Wang

and

Kangning Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); precision agriculture; forestry monitoring; deep learning; machine learning; object detection; image classification; image segmentation; plant disease and pest recognition; fruit and maturity assessment; yield estimation; vegetation mapping and stress analysis; lightweight network architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Advances in Plant Natural Products Biosynthesis and Metabolic Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by Xiang Pu and Wei Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; natural product; biosynthesis; metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Modification Techniques in Crop Breeding

edited by Jae Bok Heo and

Sivabalan Karthik

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 103 | 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)

Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants/Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Wenfeng Nie

Fan Zhang

and

Ping Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; growth and development; biotic stress; abiotic stress; epigenetic modification; temperature; light quality

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

Plant Nutrient Management for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Danilo Eduardo Rozane

, William Natale,

Moreno Toselli

and

Gustavo Brunetto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue nutrient diagnosis; nutrient diagnosis in soil; discriminant analysis; fertilization; compositional nutrient diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Functional Genomics and Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement

edited by

Akshaya Kumar Biswal

, Amos Emitati Alakonya and

Carlos Henrique Cardon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-throughput sequencing; transcriptomic profiling; genome editing and heterologous gene expression; disease resistance; heat; drought and salinity tolerance

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

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Non-Host Immunity

edited by

Balázs Barna

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive and active immunity; PTI; ETI; ROS; antioxidants systems; HR; signals; receptors

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

Plant-Based Therapeutics for Metabolic Disorders

edited by

Dayane Teixeira Ognibene

and Angela de Castro Resende

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic disorders; diabetes; obesity; dyslipidemia; metabolic syndrome; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; phytotherapy; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Signaling Pathways in Photomorphogenic Root Development

edited by

Felipe S. Maraschin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: photomorphogenesis; photoreceptor; shade; root architecture; plant nutrition; rhizosphere; microbiota; root exudates; etiolation

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

The Application of Nanotechnology in Crop Protection and Management

edited by

Enrique Niza

and

Oussama Ahrazem

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; crop management; green nanotechnology; nanobiotechnology; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; nanomaterials; nanobiosensors

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

Recent Advances in Remote Sensing, Image Processing, and Deep Learning for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Yang-Jun Deng

and Jinling Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture technology; agricultural remote sensing image processing; deep learning/AI for agricultural information analysis; remote sensing for crop monitoring; yield prediction; plant phenotype; pest and disease detection and identification; soil health management via deep learning; remote sensing; etc.; intelligent breeding technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

The Antioxidant Properties and Pharmacology of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Po-Wei Tsai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant properties; pharmacology; plant natural products; traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); bioactive constituents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Phytochemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants: From Analytical Techniques to Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Alejandro Tapia

Mario Juan Simirgiotis Aguero

Beatriz Lima

and

Mariana Rey

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytochemical characterization; metabolomics; bioactive compounds; antioxidant; antimicrobial; anti-inflammatory; metabolic disorders; neurobehavioral effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Characterization of Chemical Compounds and Nutrients in Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Thalia Tsiaka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible plants; plant-based foods; chemical composition; nutrient composition; plant-based diets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Metabolism and Biosynthesis of Plant Polysaccharides

edited by

Jingjing Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonstarch-polysaccharide structure; polysaccharide metabolism; metabolic regulation; biosynthesis; polysaccharide bioactivity

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

Molecular Systematics and Chemotaxonomy of Plants

edited by

Petar D. Marin

and

Nemanja Rajcevic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular markers; simple sequence repeat; inter simple sequence repeat; sequence-related amplified polymorphism; single nucleotide polymorphism; amplified fragment length polymorphism; next generation sequencing; cpDNA; mtDNA; nrDNA; phylogeny; phytogeography; ecology; conservation; alkaloids; terpenoids; phenolics; flavonoids; essential oils; fatty acid derivatives; chemophenetics; chemotaxonomy

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

Biotechnological Advances in Biopesticides for Integrated Pest Management

edited by

María Paula Zunino

and Maria Liza López

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

Keywords: biopesticides; microbial biopesticides; plant-derived biopesticides; nanotechnology; bioactive compounds; integrated pest management (IPM); pest control

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

Emerging Technologies for Modifying Plant-Based Proteins

edited by

Marcelo Cristianini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable protein; techno-functional properties; structure properties; emerging food processing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Berries and Health: Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

edited by

Daniela Salvatori

and

Paula Sette

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: berries; berry by-products; functional foods; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integrated Management of Plant Pathogens

edited by

Katia Xavier

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pathogen management; plant disease; sustainable agriculture; plant disease management; host resistance; biological control; chemical control; disease detection; disease monitoring; fungicide resistance

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

The Genetic Diversity, Biotechnological Tools, and Phenotypic Trait Variation of Olea europaea L.: Studies to Support Breeding Programs—2nd Edition

edited by

Samanta Zelasco

and

Giora Ben-Ari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea; genetic diversity; genotyping and phenotyping; plant biotechnology; sequencing; mapping; markers; classical and molecular breeding

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

Plant Phytochemicals and Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Zhiling Yu

and

Milena Petkova Popova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; plant extract; bioactive compounds; traditional medicines; herbal medicine; bioactivity; therapeutic potential; pharmacological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms of Root Meristem Development

edited by Emanuele Scacchi and

Raffaele Dello Ioio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: root meristem; stem cell niche; transcriptional regulation; epigenetic control; cell– cell communication; root development; molecular genetics; systems biology

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

Advances in Vegetable Crop Breeding: From Functional Gene Discoveries to Enhanced Productivity, Stress Tolerance, and Nutritional Quality

edited by Yong Pyo Lim and

Wenxing Pang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; functional gene mapping; stress response; mechanism; molecular breeding

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

Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón

and

Eloy Bejarano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; ethnopharmacology; plant natural products; bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; traditional medicine; pharmacological activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; green chemiustry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Protection: Advances in Disease Detection, Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Yuan Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants protection; crop diseases; disease detection; disease diagnosis; food security

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

Microbial Plant Biostimulants for Agricultural Sustainability: Progress and Challenges

edited by

Sajad Ali

and Bilal Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biostimulants; biotic; abiotic; crop improvement; omics

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

Harnessing Beneficial Microbes and Water-Saving Strategies for Crop Stress Resilience

edited by

Lixin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: PGPR; water-saving strategies; stress tolerance; microbial biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; crop resilience; omics

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

Functional Plants for Ecological Control of Agricultural Pests

edited by

Fajun Chen

Xiaoling Tan

and

Xiaoguang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional plants; agricultural pests; ecological control of pests; green control of pests; landscape layout; diversity utilization; plant chemistry; plant-derived pesticides; resistance and susceptibility of plants (including transgenic resistant crops; e.g.; transgenic Bt crops); conservation for natural enemies; refuge effect for natural enemies; bridge effects for natural enemies; attraction and repellence of plant VOCs; plant– insect interaction; insect biodiversity; pest monitoring; ecological agriculture

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

Interactions and Co-Evolution Between Plant Hosts and Pathogens

edited by

Sergei A. Subbotin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: coevolution; disease resistance breeding; effectors; environmental stress; host adaptation; host defense mechanisms; immune signaling pathways; microbiome interactions; molecular plant pathology; pathogen epidemiology; pathogen evolution; pathogen virulence; plant disease resistance; plant immunity; plant microbiota; plant-microbe co-evolution; plant-pathogen interactions

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

Plant Stress Physiology and Ecophysiological Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Brigitta Tóth

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | 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 Vegetable Production in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Georgia Ntatsi

, Theodora Ntanasi and

Ioannis Karavidas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; nutrient management; hydroponics and soilless culture; precision farming; vertical farming; sustainable agriculture; organic farming; salinity stress; drought stress; biofertilizers; biofortification; postharvest quality; antioxidant defense mechanisms

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

Remote Sensing Technologies in Crop Monitoring and Plant Phenotyping

edited by

Qing Gu

and

Yuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring; plant phenotyping; trait analysis; precision agriculture; smart breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Advances in Genome-Wide Studies of Complex Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Hantao Wang

and

Chao Shen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome-wide association study (GWAS); quantitative trait loci (QTL); complex traits; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; crop genomics; multi-omics integration; genomic prediction; agronomic traits; population genomics

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

Machine Learning for Plant Phenotyping in Crops

edited by

Qing Li

and

Ping Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; multi-scale phenotype; multi-data analysis; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Genomewide SNP Identification and Use for Resolving Population Structure and GWAS of Traits of Interest—3rd Edition

edited by

Umesh K. Reddy

and

Subramanyam Chinreddy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: SNP mining and InDELs; population structure analysis; GWAS; high-density QTL mapping; haplotype networking; genomics of wild crop relatives

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

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science—2nd Edition

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress; plant development; genome sequence analysis

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

Integrating Plant Immunity and Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Disease Management

edited by Xianchao Sun and

Lisong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; plant– microbe interactions; ecological disease management; sustainable crop protection; biocontrol agents; agroecology

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

Plant Metabolites and Their Synthetic Derivatives as Potential Candidates for the Development of Drugs

edited by

María Cecilia Carpinella

and

Constantinos Athanassopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; plant-derived compounds; biological activity; antibacterial activity; drugs development; synthetic natural product derivatives; multidrug resistance

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

edited by Olga St. Tsiftsoglou, Haralambos E. Katerinopoulos and

Ioannis Fotopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 125 | 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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 97 | 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

Extraction and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants

edited by Katarina Ŝavikin,