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Conservation Tillage Technology: Improving Soil Health and Productivity

edited by

Qi Wang

and

Yi-Jia Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation soil tillage; tillage systems; cover crops; crop production; soil health; agro-ecosystems resilience; life cycle analysis; yield and yield quality; food security; sustainable agriculture

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

Applications of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB): Second-Generation Biofertilizers, Bioremediation, Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by

Silvia Maribel Contreras-Ramos

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting bacteria applications; second-generation biofertilizers; bioremediation with plant growth-promoting bacteria; abiotic stress alleviation using plant growth-promoting bacteria

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

Wheat Breeding for Disease Resistance

edited by Yinghui Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; pathogens; resistance gene; plant immunity; wheat breeding; resistance mechanism

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

Microalgal Biotechnologies for Crop Production and Food Security

edited by

Imen Saadaoui

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feed; aquafeed; biofertilizers; biostimulant; cyanobacteria; food supplement; high value-products; microalgae bioactives; crop production

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

Signal Transduction and Molecular Regulation of Plant Senescence and Cell Death

edited by Ying Miao, Xiangzi Zheng and

Zhonghai Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant senescence; signal transduction; source– sink transport; yield improvement

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

Molecular Basis for the Formation of Important Agronomic Traits in Crops

edited by

Haifeng Li

and

Xiaojun Nie

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; wheat; maize; yield; drought; salt stress

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

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science

edited by Mingquan Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 27 articles | Viewed by 32846 | 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)

Plant Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Genomics III

edited by

Alex Troitsky

and

Jaakko Hyvönen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 28070 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; evolutionary genomics; molecular evolution; phylogenomics; genomic biodiversity; taxonomy; DNA barcoding; bioinformatics

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

Applications of Plant Biotechnology: In Vitro Propagation and Plant Transformations

edited by

Humberto Prieto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13811 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene transfer procedures; Agrobacterium; regeneration; in planta genetic transformation; RNA interference; gene expression; gene editing

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

Emerging Topics in Botanical Biopesticides—2nd Edition

edited by

María Paula Zunino

and Maria Liza López

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12017 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; terpenes; insect; volatile organic compounds; bioactivity; repellence; antifungal compounds; botanical pesticides; economic analysis; legislation.

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

Anatomical, Ontogenetic, and Embryological Studies of Plants

edited by

Ana Maria González

and

Bartosz Płachno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10861 | Submission Open

Keywords: angiosperms; double fertilization; embryology; flower anatomy; megaspores; microspores; ontogeny; plant reproduction; reproductive biology; sexual whorls

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

Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Reneta Gevrenova

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

and

Vessela Balabanova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9365 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Precision Agriculture in Crop Production

edited by Vasileios Liakos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7862 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial– temporal analysis; remote sensing; proximal sensing; variable rate technology; precision farming; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Application of Plant Extracts in Pest Control

edited by

Yongjian Xie

and Xiangrong Tian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7813 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemistry; insecticidal activity; formulation development; mechanism of action; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Application of Remote Sensing in Crop Production and Farmland Soil Monitoring

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6357 | 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)

Plant–Microbe Interaction

edited by Gennady V. Pogorelko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6300 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– pathogen interaction; plant immunity; effector proteins; pathogen-triggered immunity; effector-triggered immunity; biotic stress resistance

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

Mechanisms of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

edited by Hailan Cui and

Jingchao Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6280 | Submission Open

Keywords: weeds; herbicide resistance; resistance mechanisms to herbicides; omics technique; weed management

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

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Forest Plants

edited by Ling Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5579 | 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)

Effect of Carbon/Nitrogen Balance on Photosynthetic Organisms: From Lab to Natural Environment

edited by

Thais Huarancca Reyes

and Antonio Pompeiano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5483 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; abiotic stress; biotic stress; climate change; environmental pollution; microbiome; photosynthesis; primary metabolism; plant– atmosphere– soil system; secondary metabolism; species interaction; stress physiology; volatile compounds; protein activity; gene expression; signaling/sensing pathways; membrane trafficking

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

Molecular Mechanism and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5409 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthetic pathway; functional characterization of gene and enzyme; epigenetic regulation; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; transcription factor; medicinal plants; molecular regulatory mechanisms; genome editing; multi-omics; AI

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

Advances in Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Brassica napus L.

edited by

Soo-In Sohn

and

Subramani Pandian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4844 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica napus L.; functional genomics; genetics; breeding; biotechnology; genomics; crop breeding; germplasm resources

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

Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Approaches to the Stress Response in Plants

edited by

Irineo Torres-Pacheco

and

Ramón Guevara González

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3724 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; respiration; transpiration; evapotranspiration; plant physiology; stress response

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

Plant Root: Anatomy, Structure and Development

edited by

Shuang Wu

and Yu Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open

Keywords: root anatomy; root structure; root development; root function; meristem; molecular mechanisms; environmental interactions

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

Natural Compounds for Controlling Plant Pathogens

edited by

José Sebastián Dambolena

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3137 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; natural compounds; antifungal activity; insecticidal activity; insect pests of plants; phytopathogens; mycotoxins

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

Omics Research on Plant Resistance to Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by Rosa Sánchez-Lucas and

Letizia Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3025 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant defence mechanisms; proteomics; disease and pathogen; crop improvement: forest resilience

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

Advances and Applications of Genome Editing in Plants

edited by Chun Wang,

Zhenghe Li

and Yubing He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; precise editing; genotype-independent transformation; crop breeding; germplasm innovation

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

Origin, Evolution and Functional Mechanisms of Plant Immune System

edited by Zhu-Qing Shao and

Jia-Yu Xue

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immune system; plant immune receptors; plant disease resistance genes; evolutionary genetics; plant– pathogen interactions; genetic mapping; comparative genomics; plant immune signaling pathway; plant immune system engineering

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

Application of Non-Contact Detection and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Estimate Quality and Longevity of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Byung-Chun In

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; deep learning; hyperspectral imaging; non-contact; non-destructive; prediction; postharvest; quality; longevity

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

Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Plant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Le Ba Vinh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2284 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product chemistry; phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; secondary metabolites; pharmacological effect; underlying mechanisms; NMR; GC-MS; LC-MS; quantitative analysis; inflammation; anti-cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochar Effects on Soil and Plant Health

edited by Peng Yan and Wenhai Mi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil quality; soil restoration; plant nutrition; plant growth; carbon neutrality; sustainable agricultural and environmental

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

The Conservation of Protected Plant Species: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Zigmantas Gudžinskas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1947 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; climate change; habitats; invasive species; legally protected plant species; management; plant traits; populations

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

Seed Dormancy in Crops

edited by Zhonghua Sheng and

Yu-Jun Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; gene cloning; physiology and biochemistry; rice breeding

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

Plant Protection: Focusing on Phytophagous Mites

edited by

Dejan Marčić

Maria Pappas

and

Ismail Döker

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytophagous mites; spider mites; predatory mites; chemical control; biopesticide control; biological control; integrated pest management

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

Advances in In Vitro Culture Systems for Plant Propagation and Conservation

edited by

Jeffery Adelberg

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm; repository; cryopreservation; clonal

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

Climate Change and Metal Stress on Plants: Potential Impacts and Survival Strategies

edited by

Chengliang Sun

and

Yiquan Ye

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; phytotoxicity; metal stress; emerging contaminants; plant tolerance; multifactorial stress combination

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

Strategies to Improve Vegetation Restoration, Alleviate Land Degradation, and Sustainable Management in the Desert Ecosystem

edited by

Akash Tariq

and

Fanjiang Zeng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1437 | Submission Open

Keywords: drylands; desertification; land degradation; vegetation restoration; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Phytochemical Insights into Primary and Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic, Medicinal, and Food Plants: Regulation, Stress Response, and Bioactive Potential

edited by

Basma Najar

and

Ilaria Marchioni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds; essential oils; primary and secondary metabolites; functional food; nutraceuticals; bioactive properties; phytochemistry; metabolomics; plant stress response; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; food plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Physiology: Signalling Pathways in Response to Environmental Stress

edited by

Golam Jalal Ahammed

and

Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone; abscisic acid; hormone signaling; hormone crosstalk; reactive oxygen species; secondary messenger; oxidative stress; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress sensing; stress tolerance; signal transduction; MAPK; light signaling; electrical signals

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Epigenetic Regulation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

edited by

Hamza Sohail

and Xiaodong Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic regulation; stress signaling pathways; climate-resilient crops

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

Relationship Between Plant Development and Environment and the Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites

edited by Yanqun Li,

Hong Wu

, Michael R. Sussman and Xiangxiu Liang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1308 | Submission Open

Keywords: organ development; medicinal and aromatic plants; developmental stage; phytochemistry; plant morphology; plant cytology; growth stage; chemical composition analysis; plant cell; plant development; secondary metabolite accumulation; growth regulation; biochemical mechanisms; environmental factors; agricultural production; sustainable use; rational harvesting; soil microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Derived Biopesticides: Promising Alternatives for Pest Management

edited by Romina P. Pizzolitto and

Fernanda Achimón

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; essential oils; plant extracts; biological activity; volatile organic compounds

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

Recent Advances in Plant Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Longbiao Guo

and

Qian-Hao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; genomic selection; multi-omics; genetic analysis; gene editing; molecular design breeding

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

Advancement in Gene Expression Regulation in Plants: Coordinating Growth, Development, and Stress Resilience

edited by Fei Liu,

Zhongwei Zou

and Guogen Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression regulation; plant-environment interactions; transcription factors; epigenetic modifications; non-coding RNAs; transcriptomics; functional genomics; stress responses; sustainable agriculture

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

Plant-Based Products and Ingredients: Isolation, Characterization, Bioactivity and Applications

edited by

Teresa Sosa Díaz

and

Amélia M. Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive ingredients; phytochemicals; extraction techniques; antioxidants; antimicrobials; cosmetics; pharmaceuticals; phytopharmaceuticals; food and feed additives; sustainability; allelochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Francisco Fuentes

and

Atul Bhargava

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; food security; climate adaptation; -omics technologies; genotypic techniques; phenotypic techniques; crop improvement

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

Genomics of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals

edited by Gautam Saripalli and

Vijay Gahlaut

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; genetic mapping; biotic and abiotic stress; wild germplasm; next generation sequencing

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

Advances in Pollen Management and Assisted Pollination Techniques in Crop Plants

edited by

Julián Cuevas González

and

Irene Salinas Romero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination habits; pollinators decline; wild pollinators; bee pollination; plant– insect interaction; artificial pollination; pollen harvesting; medium- and long-term pollen storage; innovative pollen application methods

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

Plants in Urban Landscapes (Environments)

edited by

Maria Dalila Espírito-Santo

Ana Luísa Soares

and

Teresa Afonso do Paço

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban vegetation; biodiversity conservation; urban environments; botanical gardens; planted vegetation; natural vegetation; plant ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Phytochemical Investigations for Drug Discovery, Development and Biotechnological Approaches for Health and Agriculture

edited by

Luciana Alves Rodrigues Dos Santos Lima

Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro

and

Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant science; in vitro culture; plant biotechnology; phytochemistry; bioactive metabolites; biological activities; allelochemicals; natural herbicides; phytohormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genomics of New Potential Food Sources

edited by

Mark E. Samuels

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 439 | 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)

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