Plants

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

edited by

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | 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

Genomics of New Potential Food Sources

edited by

Mark E. Samuels

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: food supply diversity; edible plants; minor crops; genomics; high throughput sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; genome editing

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

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Extraction Methods, Chemistry and Bioactivities

edited by

Rino Ragno

and

Mijat Božović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; plant extracts; essential oils; nutraceuticals; chemical analysis; extraction methods; bioactivities; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Nematodes and Fungi

edited by

Khalid Meksem

and

Naoufal Lakhssassi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interaction; nematodes; fungi; plant/pathogen resistance mechanism; gene discovery; resistance mechanism; molecular breeding

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

Soil Seed Bank

edited by

Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes

and Camila Souza

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil seed bank; seed germination; sapling stratum; plant germination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Soil Environment Under Climate Change: Effects on Plant Growth—2nd Edition

edited by

Adriano Sofo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil sustainable management; soil protection and pollution; soil organic carbon; plant secondary metabolites; nutraceutics; climate change; abiotic stresses; deforestation; plant– microbe interactions; plant and soil ecology; root growth and development; soil bioremediation

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

Plant Phytochemicals on Crop Protection and Drug Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Natália Cruz-Martins

and

Christophe Hano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; biological effects; crop protection; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Sustainable Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Contaminated Soils

edited by Violina Angelova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; medicinal and aromatic plants; metal accumulation; phytoremediation; essential oils; sustainable approach

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

Nutritional Metabolism and Metabolome in Plants

edited by

Chuanying Fang

and Kang Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional metabolism; metabolomic; plant growth; development; and stress responses; metabolism-environmental factor interactions; genetic and molecular mechanisms; applications of plant metabolites

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

Chemical Studies of Food Plants

edited by

Jaqueline de Araújo Bezerra

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopic; chromatographic; bioactive compounds; unconventional food plants; microgreens; alternative foods; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Management of Pests and Diseases in Tropical Fruit Crops

edited by

Juan F. Barrera

, Jorge Toledo and

Pablo Montoya

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1447 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropod pests; arthropod vectors; plant pathogens; weeds; bioecology; natural enemies; biological control; pest sampling; attractants and repellents; resistant crop varieties; integrated pest management; tropical or subtropical climate zones

(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 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | 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)

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Mitigation

edited by Lixin Wang and Tengfei Xu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulators; biotic stress; abiotic stress; mechanism

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

Postharvest Quality and Physiology of Vegetables and Fruits

edited by Lado Joanna and Ana Cecilia Silveira

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18199 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable physiology; physiological disorders; nutritional quality; shelf life; postharvest; antioxidants; postharvest pathogens

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

Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheng-Yang Huang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7126 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; pharmacology; cytotoxic activity; natural products; enzyme inhibition; pharmacognosy; functional foods; antioxidants; antimicrobial activity; chemoprevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Agricultural Product Quality

edited by Huafen Li and

Yanan Wan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5760 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; quality; food safety; soil amendment; phytoremediation; bioremediation; agronomic measure; safety utilization; source apportionment; risk assessment

Novel and Urban Forests: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation

edited by Fabrício Alvim Carvalho and

Liming Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4614 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel forests; novel ecosystems; urban forests; urban ecosystems; urban forestry; ecosystem services; forest dynamics; functional ecology; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants

edited by Eduardo Luis Konrath and Mara Rejane Ritter

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnomedicine; ethnopharmacology; traditional medicine; drug discovery; biological activity; knowledge transmission; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Unused Plant Biomass as a Raw Material for Obtaining High-Value-Added Products

edited by

Maris Lauberts

and

Arturs Viksna

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1538 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biomass; valorization; biorefinery extraction; value added products; antioxidant activity; unused plant biomass; analytical approaches; chemical characterization; target compounds; method development

Role of Beneficial Rhizosphere Microbes on Mineral Acquisition in Crops

edited by

Carlos Lucena

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient deficiency; crops; soil; response; microbial consortia; nutrient acquisition; hormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Innovative Fertilizers and Nutrient Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Thiago Jardelino Dias and

Dimitrios Bilalis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizers; nutrient management; plants– soil interaction; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

The Role of Tissue Culture in Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance and Propagation

edited by Mouaad Amine Mazri

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; in vitro stress induction; micropropagation; regeneration; stress tolerance

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

Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Alfred Maroyi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 43693 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical trials of medicinal plants; Indigenous knowledge systems; in vitro and in vivo biological activities; modes of action of herbal drugs and phytomedicines; pharmacological properties; phytochemical compounds; quality control; safety and efficacy evaluations; traditional medicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biotechnology Advances during Fruit Ripening and Vegetable Post-harvest

edited by

Yi-Yin Do

and Pung-Ling Huang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4916 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic transformation; gene silencing; genome editing; shelf-life extension; quality improvement

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

Modeling of Plants Phenotyping and Biomass

edited by

Yaping Xu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2840 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; bioenergy; biomass; phenotyping; phenomics; AI and machine learning; image analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Interactions Between Plants and Beneficial Microorganisms

edited by

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; beneficial microorganisms; abiotic and biotic stress tolerance; plant growth promotion; microbial applications in agriculture

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

Growth, Development, and Stress Response of Horticulture Plants

edited by

Wenfeng Nie

,

Fan Zhang

and

Ping Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22677 | 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)

Mitigation Strategies and Tolerance of Plants to Abiotic Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Geovani Soares de Lima

, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares and

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14475 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt and water stress; tolerance mechanisms; oxidative stress; hydroponic cultivation; hydroponic cultivation; fertilizing; eliciting substances

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

Wheat Breeding for Global Climate Change

edited by Koji Murai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11689 | Submission Open

Keywords: global climate change; eCO2; global warming; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; breeding; genetic resources; genetics; agronomy; wheat; cereal

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

Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture—2nd Edition

edited by

Alice Hayward

,

Chris M. O'Brien

,

Eveline Kong

and Albert Chern Sun Wong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11652 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant cell culture; transcriptomics; genome/gene editing; cryopreservation; molecular breeding; CRISPR; RNAi

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

Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Fruits and Vegetables; Analytical Solutions, Chemical Composition and Bioavailability Evaluation

edited by

Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11343 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; primary and secondary metabolites; fruits and vegetables; analytical techniques; environmental factors; production technology; horticultural crops; sugars; organic acids; polyphenolics; cyanogenic glycosides; glucosinolates; terpenoids; extraction; drying; natural product chemistry; novel processing technologies; flavonoids; phenolic-rich extracts; herbal medicine; disease management; development of innovative products; fruit quality; bioactive compounds; final product; stability of substances; antioxidant properties; health status; resistant cultivars; plant growth responses; phenylpropanoid pathway; enzymes; biotic and abiotic stress; storage; postharvest technology; nutrients; sustainable approach; plant biostimulators; oxidative stress; adaptive mechanisms; plant diseases; elicitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11006 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Chemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Plant Essential Oils

edited by

Luis Cartuche

and

Vladimir Morocho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9101 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; chemical characterization; enantiomeric distribution; terpenoids; gas chromatography; ecological role of essential oils; chemical variability; biological activities in vitro and in vivo; antimicrobials; anti-infectious; antioxidant; enzyme inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Valuable Phytochemicals: Extracts and Extraction Techniques, Analyte Isolation, Bioactive and Nutritional Properties

edited by

Francisco Radler Aquino Neto

and

Fábio Junior Moreira Novaes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8169 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; antioxidant activity; bioactives; biotic/abiotic stress; chromatography; consumables; environmental stressors; essential oils; extraction; extraction methods; food analysis; food chemistry; functional food products; gas chromatography; genetics; high-performance liquid chromatography; industrial applications; mass spectrometry; natural product chemistry; omics; phytochemicals; plant biology; plant extracts; plant pathology; plant-based drugs of abuse; production technology; qualitative and quantitative analysis; secondary metabolites; technical products; fibers and plant polymers; therapeutic agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Plant Photobiology

edited by Robert Luciński

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7882 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; photoperiodic phenomenon; plant photoprotection; light signal transduction; photoreceptor; photoinhibition; photorespiration; light reactions

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

Effects of Environmental Factors on Nutritional Quality of Plant Seeds and Other Edible Plant Parts

edited by

Maria Reguera

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7278 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic factors; nutritional quality; seeds and grains; edible plant parts; climate change; food security

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

Trends and Prospects of Genetic and Molecular Research in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Yong-Gu Cho

,

Yu-jin Jung

and

Me-Sun Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6331 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptomics; genetic research by gene editing; function of genes; transcription factors; plant gene regulation; molecular genetics; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; genetic engineering; molecular design breeding; plant breeding

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

Barley Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding

edited by Gaofeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5727 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop genetics; QTL mapping; breeding; genomics; association mapping

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

Plant Tissue Culture V

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5416 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant regeneration; shoot proliferation; somatic embryogenesis; germplasm conservation; genetic manipulation; clonal propagation; bioactive compounds; virus-free plants; cell suspension culture; hairy root culture

Root Development and Adaptations

edited by

Konstantinos E. Vlachonasios

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5405 | Submission Open

Keywords: root development; root apical meristem; gravitropism; root branching; root pattern formation; root architecture; gene expression; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic modifications; abiotic stress responses; rhizosphere; biotic stress responses

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

Molecular Approaches for Plant Resistance to Rust Diseases

edited by Karanjeet Sandhu and

Davinder Singh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3893 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pucciniales; rust diseases; rust resistance; mechanisms of genetic resistance; genetic mapping; cloning; transgenic and gene editing techniques; marker assisted selection; gene pyramiding

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

Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on the Physiology of Horticultural Plants

edited by George Zervoudakis and

Filippos Bantis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3807 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhizal and rhizobacteria symbiosis; pathogens and herbivores; insects and nematodes; light and temperature stress acclimation; mineral nutrients assimilation; water deficit and salinity; vegetable crops

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

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Forest Trees

edited by

Chenghao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3795 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; forest trees; genetic engineering; abiotic and biotic stress; molecular mechanism; multi-omics analysis

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

Phytochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Plants—Health Care, Food Production and Green Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Bonetti

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3673 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; traditional plants; natural preservatives; biostimulants; organic farming; polyphenols flavonoid; anthocyanins; natural preservatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Growth Regulation of Cereal Crops: Gene Control and Environmental Factors

edited by Yunji Xu and

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3611 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain crops; tuber crops; legume crops; cultivation approaches; agronomic traits; physiological properties; yield and quality improvement

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

Advances in Taxonomy of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae

edited by

Guilherme Scotta Hentschke

, Watson Júnior, Janaina Rigonato and

H. Dail Laughinghouse IV

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3010 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; microalgae; phylogenetics; evolution

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

Essential Oils: Chemistry and Biology, and Their Interplay

edited by Niko Radulović

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2979 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; diversity; analytical techniques; volatilome; chemotaxonomy; ecological role; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Management and Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Field Crops—3rd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2411 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; sustainable agriculture; crop system; intercropping; grain and forage crops; irrigation scheduling; water use efficiency; fertilization management; nutritional diagnosis; plant– soil relationships; plant phenotypes; monitoring in agriculture; plant growth

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

Advances in Planting Techniques and Production of Horticultural Crops

edited by Vasile Stoleru and

Silvana Nicola

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2370 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in grafting and nursery technology; plant growing; nutrition and irrigation; protected cultivation systems; soilless culture systems; sustainable practices and innovations; pest and disease control; strategies for the control of biotic and abiotic stress factors; reduce; reuse and recycle approaches in the system

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

Multifunctionality of Phenolic Compounds in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; secondary metabolites; hydroxycinnamic acids; phenolic acids; anthocyanins; flavonoids; biotic/abiotic stress; food chemistry; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; food analysis; juice; fruit; chromatography; extraction; plant biology; high-performance liquid chromatography; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals; allelopathy; plant pathology; environmental stressors; production technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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