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Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops, Third Edition

edited by

Peng Zhang

Hanhua Tong

and

Dezhi Wu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7517 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop physiology; gene mining; genetic regulation; metabolomics; molecular response; proteomics; transcriptomics

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

Plant Abiotic Stress: Mechanisms, Tolerance and Sustainable Management

edited by Mohamed El Yamani and

James A. Bunce

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5754 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress; drought; salinity; nutrient deficiency; stress tolerance; stress management; sustainable agriculture; omics technologies; biotechnological approaches; breeding strategies

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

Integrative Approaches to Understanding and Improving Plant Stress Tolerance

edited by Mohammad G. Mostofa and

James A. Bunce

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; stress tolerance; stress responses; integrative approaches

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

Fruit Crop Physiological and Metabolic Responses to Challenging Environments

edited by Xiangmei Cao, Qingfeng Niu and

Hongru Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenging environments; fruit development; flavor and nutritional quality; physiological responses; metabolic response

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

Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Crops: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance

edited by

Wenqiang Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; functional genomics; stress tolerance; molecular mechanism

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

Drought Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by William Bauerle and

Tim Setter

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; drought stress; drought resilience; ecophysiology; ecology

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

Soil Health and Its Role in Crop Protection

edited by

Yuan Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; crop protection; pests; diseases; sustainable agriculture

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

Soil Pollution and Plant Response

edited by

Anna Parus

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutions; accumulation; migration; leaching; soil environments; response plants

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

Extracts from Medicinal Plant: A Promising Source of New Bioactive Substances

edited by Ahmed Nafis and

Anas Raklami

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive metabolites; biological activities; extraction; isolation; and structural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Reducing the Use of Chemicals in Agriculture in Favor of New Methods of Plant Protection and Growth Stimulation

edited by

Piotr Szulc

and

Robert Idziak

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological plant protection products; biostimulants; adjuvants; integrated plant protection

Microalgae Photobiology, Biotechnology, and Bioproduction

edited by Michael Hippler and Shin-Ichiro Ozawa

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 31011 | Submission Open

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

Alkaloids: Chemical Structures with Pharmaceutical Potential

edited by

Jaume Bastida

and

Luciana R. Tallini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14541 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaloids; extraction and isolation; chemical profile; structural elucidation; biological activities; pharmacological potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Breeding of Trees

edited by Wenhao Bo and

Jinhuan Chen

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11193 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genomics; tree species genetic improvement; adaptive genetics in forestry; forest genetic resources; biotechnology in tree breeding; molecular markers in forestry; biotic and abiotic stress resistance in trees; forest biodiversity conservation; wood quality improvement; forest tree phenotyping; genetic diversity and tree conservation

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

Orchid Conservation and Biodiversity

edited by

Zuzana Štípková

and

Vladan Djordjević

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10712 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid; conservation; biodiversity; distribution patterns; speciation; ecology; biogeography; evolution; reproductive biology; extinction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Rosaceae Fruit Genomics and Breeding

edited by

Juan A. Salazar

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7277 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit species; phenotyping; genotyping; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; QTL mapping; GWAS; genomic selection

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

Molecular Biology of Chloroplast: Structure, Function and Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaomin Liu

and

Li'na Yin

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6318 | Submission Open

Keywords: chloroplasts; thylakoid; structure and function; division and development

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

Harnessing Plant Microbiome to Improve the Resilience of Crop Species Under Various Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions

edited by Jong Won Park and

Chuanyu Yang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-associated microbiome; climate change; biotic and abiotic stress; crop protection; sustainable agriculture; metabolomics; microbiome engineering; beneficial microbe; rhizosphere; secondary metabolites

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

Advances in Soybean Research: From Genetics to Climate Resilience and Sustainable Production

edited by

Xiaogang Yin

, Yunlong Zhai and Renan Umburanas

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2046 | Submission Open

Keywords: soybean breeding; soybean cultivars; climate change; heat stress; drought; waterlogging; climate-smart soybean production

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

Bio-Based Solutions for Sustainable Plant Systems

edited by

Riccardo Fedeli

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1969 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulant; wood distillate; biochar; essential oils; green solutions; sustainable agriculture; crop production; abiotic stress; spontaneous plants

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

Mechanisms of Plant Hormones in Plant Development and Reproduction

edited by

Laila Moubayidin

and

Raffaele Dello Ioio

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; plant organ morphogenesis; plant reproduction; regulatory networks; patterning and growth

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

Microbial Plant Biostimulants for Agricultural Sustainability: Progress and Challenges

edited by

Sajad Ali

and Bilal Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1737 | Submission Open

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

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Quality Attributes and Nutritional Value of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Georgia Ouzounidou

Anastasia E. Giannakoula

and

Ilias Avdikos

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; fruit and leafy vegetable quality; nutritional value; secondary metabolites; plant stress physiology; plant structure and function; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant system; omics approaches (genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; etc.)

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

Recent Advances in Novel Bioactive Natural Products Discovery from Plants

edited by Paulo Roberto Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive secondary metabolites; drug discovery; ethnopharmacological; extraction; isolation; plant-based natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Secondary Metabolism and Quality Regulation in Vegetables

edited by

Nana Su

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolic products; vegetable quality; regulation mechanisms; bioactive substance; health benefit

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

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts

edited by

Farid Khallouki

and

Mohammed Bourhia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27935 | Submission Open

Keywords: newly introduced methods for plant extraction; eco-friendly formulations with antibacterial- and antioxidant-based plant extracts; plant extract identification/characterization; mode of action of plant extracts with antibacterial and antioxidant potential; the relationship between chemical structure and antibacterial and antioxidant properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Macrophytes in Inland Waters: From Knowledge to Management (2nd Edition)

edited by

Angelo Troia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17337 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Flower Development and Plant Reproduction

edited by

Maria Helena S. Goldman

and

Maria Manuela Ribeiro Costa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15982 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression; protein– protein interaction; transcription factor; splicing factor; environmental cues; alternative splicing; signal transduction; inflorescence meristem; flower meristem; flower organ development; pollen– pistil interaction; fruit development

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

Genetic Improvement of Cassava

edited by Eder Jorge De Oliveira and

Hernan Ceballos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13513 | Submission Open

Keywords: Manihot esculenta Crantz; breeding; genomics; genetics; phenotyping; rapid cycling

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

Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies

edited by

Ain Raal

and

Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11210 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemical analysis; isolation; identification; pharmacological activity; dosage forms; standardization; quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Application of Spectral Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry—2nd Edition

edited by

Youzhen Xiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9701 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal infrared imaging; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); multispectral; hyperspectral; plants; crops; forestry; remote sensing; precision agriculture

Mechanisms Regulating C, N, and P Storage, Cycle, and Stoichiometry in Plant Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiaoyong Chen

and

Dafeng Hui

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7830 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; nitrogen; carbon; phosphorus; nutrient storage; ecological stoichiometry; greenhouse gas efflux; ecosystem services; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Occurrence and Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases

edited by Xiaolong Shao and

Zeling Xu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7346 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bacterial diseases; bacterial pathogens; epidemiology; disease control strategies; biological agents; host– pathogen interaction

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

Dendrochronology and Wood Anatomy: Revealing How Plants Respond to Changing Environment

edited by

Weiwei Huang

Patrick Fonti

, Biao Pan and Junzhou Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7034 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; wood anatomy; ecophysiology; climate change; statistical modeling

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

Development of Woody Plants

edited by

Jinzhi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6016 | Submission Open

Keywords: vascular cambium; xylem; woody plant development; environmental influences; genetic regulation; reproductive biology; wood formation

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

Molecular Regulation of Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Flávia Thiebaut

and

Clicia Grativol

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5405 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress response; non-coding RNA; biotic stress; abiotic stress; crop resilience; adaptation and acclimation; gene regulation; plant epigenetics; environmental stress

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

The Role of Exogenous Silicon in Plant Response to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Farissi Mohamed

and Ahmed El Moukhtari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon; abiotic stress; tolerance; metabolomics; proteomics; ionomics

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

Advances in Phytomanagement for Soil Health Restoration and Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris L. Bouranis

and Eleni G. Papazoglou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5286 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; industrial non-food crops; adaptability; innovative agricultural practices; biostimulants; circular economy; sustainable value chains; bioenergy; bioproducts; sustainability assessment

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

Plant-Soil Interaction Response to Global Change—2nd Edition

edited by

Chunwang Xiao

Congcong Liu

and

Wenchen Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5200 | Submission Open

Keywords: roots; global change; soil ecology; rhizosphere; rhizo-microorganisms; biogeography

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

Phytoplankton Community Structure and Succession

edited by

Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić

Filip Stevic

and

Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4271 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton diversity; lake steady states; biotic indicators; planktonic food webs; phytoplankton functional groups; edna metabarcoding; invasive species; cyanobacterial blooms; water quality assessment; conservation; plankton and climate change; ecosystem functioning; phytoplankton– periphyton interactions

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

Plant Morphology and Anatomy in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Ioannis-Dimosthenis Adamakis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3466 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; anatomy; climate change; morphology; structure

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

Omics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Octavio Martínez

and

Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3369 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; vegetables; fruits; flowers; ornamentals; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics

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

Application of Melatonin to Abiotic Stress in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Muhammad Ahsan Altaf

and

Zhiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; abiotic stress; antioxidant response; oxidative stress; plant physiology; molecular biology; horticultural plants; food security; tolerance mechanism

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

Biological Control Strategies for Managing Major Bacterial Diseases in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Nicoletta Pucci

and

Scala Valeria

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2381 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial plant diseases; biocontrol agents; active natural molecules; biopesticides/biostimulants; circular economy

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

All About Viticulture and Vineyard Management: Development, Innovation and Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Laura de Palma

and

Vittorino Novello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapevine; wine grape; table grape; environmental conditions; cultural practices; vine ecophysiology; biotic and abiotic stress; adaptation to climate crisis; sustainability; grape quality; grape healthiness

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

Crop Germplasm Resources, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

, Xingming Sun and Kun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; germplasm; genomics; molecular breeding

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

Morphological Traits and Their Role in the Phytochemical Profiles of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Fico Gelsomina

and

Claudia Giuliani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-anatomy; microscopy; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; chemosystematics; taxonomy; ethnobotany; biological activity

Biological Control of Plant Diseases Caused by Pathogenic Microorganisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; pathogens; plant diseases; antagonistic microorganisms; quorum sensing; quorum quenching; metabolites; metabolism

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

Novel Insight into Elicitors of Plant Immunity and the Activated Defensive Pathways

edited by Mo Wang and

Zonghua Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant innate immunity; elicitor; induction mechanism; resistance against pathogenic microorganisms

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

Advances in Nanotechnology for Monitoring and Enhancing Plant Physiological Responses Under Environmental Stress

edited by

Mario Pagano

and

Ilaria Cacciotti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; plant physiological responses; environmental stress; nanosensors; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture; precision farming; nanomaterials; plant– nanoparticle interactions; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress tolerance; agricultural nanotechnology

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

Genetic Diversity and Molecular Marker Development for Cotton Breeding and Crop Improvement

edited by

Jinfa Zhang

and Yi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: upland cotton; genetic diversity; molecular marker; cotton breeding; crop improvement; cotton; disease resistance

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

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