Plants

Role of Beneficial Rhizosphere Microbes on Mineral Acquisition in Crops

edited by

Carlos Lucena

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | 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 595 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Biostimulation Effects of Plant Extracts and Nanofertilizers

edited by

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

,

Halley Caixeta De Oliveira

,

Antonio Juárez-Maldonado

and José Antonio González-Fuentes

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; botanical extracts; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nutrient uptake; nutrient use efficiency; crop productivity; stress resilience

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

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

edited by Mouaad Amine Mazri

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | 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 40662 | 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 4740 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2327 | 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 137 | 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)

Natural Products of Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Purification and Bioactivity Evaluation

edited by Dušanka Kitić,

Katarina Šavikin

and

Milica Randjelović

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 27 articles | Viewed by 57265 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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 21593 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12219 | 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)

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 10973 | 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)

Wheat Breeding for Global Climate Change

edited by Koji Murai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10584 | 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)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10434 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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 10025 | 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)

Chemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Plant Essential Oils

edited by

Luis Cartuche

and

Vladimir Morocho

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7479 | 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 7205 | 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 7174 | 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 6699 | 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 5888 | 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 5562 | Submission Open

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

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

Root Development and Adaptations

edited by

Konstantinos E. Vlachonasios

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5183 | 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)

Plant Tissue Culture V

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3751 | 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

Molecular Approaches for Plant Resistance to Rust Diseases

edited by Karanjeet Sandhu and

Davinder Singh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3541 | 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)

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Forest Trees

edited by

Chenghao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3517 | 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 3267 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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

edited by George Zervoudakis and

Filippos Bantis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3018 | 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)

Growth Regulation of Cereal Crops: Gene Control and Environmental Factors

edited by Yunji Xu and

Guanglong Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3001 | 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 2798 | 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 2766 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biological Signaling in Plant Development

edited by Klaus Palme and

Maren Müller

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2123 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant signaling; hormone regulation; developmental biology; signal transduction; en-vironmental response; cell differentiation; organogenesis; molecular pathways

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

Multifunctionality of Phenolic Compounds in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2069 | 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)

The Mechanisms of Plant Resistance and Pathogenesis

edited by Yuanhu Xuan, Jiangsheng Chen and

Luchao Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2051 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; mechanism; plant resistance; pathogenesis; plant– pathogen interactions; plant defense

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

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

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1970 | 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 1919 | 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)

Rootstock Influence on Crop Regulation

edited by

María-Ángeles Moreno

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; chromatography; genomics; graft-compatibility; plant breeding; phenolics; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolomics; metabolic pathways

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

Signaling Pathways and Crosstalk in Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Claudia Uhde-Stone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stress; signaling; crosstalk; adaptation and acclimatization to stress; regulating of stress responses

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

Comprehensive Effects of Biochar and Other Soil Additives in Agricultural, Forest and Grassland Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Haijun Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1206 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil additives; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; global climate change

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

Tempo and Mode of Diversification in Plant Evolution

edited by Tatiana Teixeira de Sousa-Chies, Caroline Turchetto and Verônica Aydos Thode

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1166 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; diversification; distribution; biogeography; biodiversity; conservation; climate change; population genomics

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

Photosynthesis and Plant Physiology Under Climate Change

edited by

Danijela Arsenov

and Milan Borišev

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and drought stress; photosynthetic efficiency; plant robustness; acclimatization strategies; climate resilience

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

Transcriptome Analysis and Marker Development in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome analysis; marker development; single-cell transcriptomics; spatial transcriptomics; databases; plant breeding; gene discovery; environmental stresses; novel technologies; multi-omics

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

Environmental Effects on Nutrient Composition and Pharmaceutical Properties of Various Plants

edited by

Igor Kovalchuk

and

Olga Kovalchuk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress response; changes in metabolite profile; changes in nutrients in response to stress; medicinal properties of stress-induced metabolites; abiotic and biotic stress; polyphenols and flavonoids; xenohormesis

Genomic and Functional Insights into Gene Families for Stress Resilience and Development in Woody Plants

edited by

Jinhui Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plants; genomic and functional insights; gene families; stress resilience; adaptability

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

Advances in Phytoremediation Strategies to Address Global Environmental Challenges

edited by

Anas Raklami

and Ahmed Nafis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution contamination; environment remediation; restoration xenobiotics; plants accumulation; amendments microbes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Natural Products in Plants: Synthesis, Analysis and Bioactivity

edited by

Alberto Minassi

and

Federica Pollastro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; natural products; synthesis of natural products; analysis; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plants Used in Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies

edited by

Tomi Lois Adetunji

,

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu

and

Oluwafemi Oguntibeju

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; botanical therapeutics; ethnomedicine; medicinal plants; pharmacological properties; traditional knowledge systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

The Recent Advances in the Application and Influence of Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology in Plant–Soil Systems

edited by

Xunfeng Chen

, Juncai Wang and Jianxiong Jiang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; plant– soil systems

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

Integrated Plant Production Systems

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

,

Mukund R. Shukla

and Shivam Saxena

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; micropropagation; plant production technologies; integrated plant production system (IPPS)

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

Advances in Legume Crops Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Fouad S. Maalouf

and

Diego Rubiales

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics in legumes; genetics; molecular breeding and marker-assisted selection/breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses; genetic resources; wild relatives; genomic selection; modern breeding methods; G × E interaction; rapid advancement generation; genetic gains

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

Research on Genetic Breeding and Biotechnology of Forest Trees

edited by Yun Li and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; molecular marker technology; cell engineering technology; gene engineering technology

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

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