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

edited by

Xiaomin Liu

and

Li'na Yin

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4114 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1337 | 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)

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 1006 | 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)

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 873 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | 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)

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 543 | 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)

Bio-Based Solutions for Sustainable Plant Systems

edited by

Riccardo Fedeli

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | 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)

The Effects of Climate Change on the Physiology and Agronomy of Grain Crops

edited by Chris Johansen and

Mingsheng Fan

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; crop physiology; productivity; and quality; climate change; drought; flooding; heat

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

Recent Advances in Novel Bioactive Natural Products Discovery from Plants

edited by Paulo Roberto Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 190 | 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 123 | 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)

Remote Sensing for Plant Nutrient Diagnosis

edited by

Jie Wang

and

Ruth Kerry

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; plant nutrient diagnosis; hyper-/multi-spectral imaging; UAV-based monitoring; precision nutrient management

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts

edited by

Farid Khallouki

and

Mohammed Bourhia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25242 | 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 14032 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13251 | 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 12037 | 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 8150 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6520 | 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)

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

edited by

Youzhen Xiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6296 | Submission Open

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

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 6264 | 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)

Occurrence and Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases

edited by Xiaolong Shao and

Zeling Xu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5927 | 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)

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 4313 | Submission Open

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

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

Molecular Regulation of Plant Stress Responses

edited by

Flávia Thiebaut

and

Clicia Grativol

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4200 | 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)

Development of Woody Plants

edited by

Jinzhi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4028 | 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)

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 3706 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2495 | Submission Open

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

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

The Role of Exogenous Silicon in Plant Response to Abiotic Stress

edited by Farissi Mohamed and Ahmed El Moukhtari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2265 | 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)

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 2247 | 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)

Omics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Octavio Martínez

and

Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2226 | 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)

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 1949 | 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)

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 1871 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Phytomanagement for Soil Health Restoration and Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris L. Bouranis

and Eleni G. Papazoglou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1524 | 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)

Crop Germplasm Resources, Genomics, and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

, Xingming Sun and Kun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; germplasm; genomics; molecular breeding

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

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

edited by

Shaohua Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | 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)

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 673 | 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)

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 639 | 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)

The Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Bamboo Growth and Development

edited by Qiang Wei,

Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

and Zishan Ahmad

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo growth regulation; genetic regulation; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone modification; transcription factors; auxin and gibberellin signaling; cell wall biosynthesis; non-coding RNAs; comparative genomics; CRISPR; bamboo stress adaptation

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 564 | 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)

Interaction of Growth-Promoting Microorganisms with Pulses: Nutrition, Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses and Increase in Grain Production

edited by

Norma Gouvea Rumjanek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM); mineral solubilization; phytohormone production; siderophore production; 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase production; BNF activity

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

Plant Bioactive Compounds, Functional Components and Functions

edited by

Maurizio Bruno

and

Natale Badalamenti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; phytochemistry; plant biology; molecular biology; physiology; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 381 | 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)

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Fruit Quality and Postharvest Physiology

edited by

Evangelos Karagiannis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; postharvest physiology; sustainable agriculture; biotechnology

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

Omics-Driven Approaches for Crop Improvement

edited by

Bianyun Yu

, Yuhai Cui and Jingpu Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; genomics; epigenomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenomics; crop improvement

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

Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiment Plants: Traditional Uses, Applications and Innovations for the Development of Marketable Products

edited by

Edison Osorio

and María Carola Sabini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; plant metabolites; extraction; isolation and structure elucidation; bioactive plant; compounds; application of bioactive molecules; nutritional value; phytochemical composition; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Omics Approaches to Analyze Gene Regulation in Plants

edited by

Om Prakash Narayan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene regulation; omics technologies; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; plant biology; transcription factors; non-coding RNAs; epigenetics; stress response; environmental adaptation; plant development; high-throughput analysis; functional genomics; molecular pathways; crop improvement; sustainable agriculture; systems biology; regulatory networks

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

Endosperm—Ephemeral Tissue with Great Potential

edited by

Marzena Popielarska-Konieczna

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: dedifferentiation; storage materials; proliferation; origin; evolution

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

Somatic Embryogenesis and Secondary Somatic Embryogenesis in Flowering Plants

edited by

Slađana I. Todorović

and Jelena Milojević

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; germplasm conservation; secondary embryogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; gene expression; epigenetic; genetic stability; chimerism; clonal propagation; large-scale propagation; regeneration; germination; histology

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

Studies on Plant–Humans Interactions as a Means for Fostering a More Sustainable Future

edited by

Andrea Pieroni

and

Renata Sõukand

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plant blindness; plant awareness disparity; neglected species; plant handicraft; wild food plants; medicinal plants; ornamental plants; ritual plants; new plant materials; plant perceptions

Phytochemical Innovations and Bioactive Compounds: From Characterization to Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Nijolė Savickienė

and

Lina Raudonė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; green extraction; molecular docking; drug discovery; functional foods; antimicrobial resistance; metabolic engineering; nutraceuticals; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Strategies of Forest Trees Against Drought Stress

edited by

Shengji Wang

Tangchun Zheng

and

Su Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought stress; forest ecosystem; tree drought resistance mechanisms; adaptive management technologies; Physiological and molecular regulatory networks; structural and functional adaptive evolution

Crop Adaptation to Adverse Stress Conditions

edited by

Xiaojun Hu

, Shuxin Zhang and

Fangpu Han

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; abiotic stress tolerance; drought; cold; high temperature; salinity; transcription factor; miRNAs biogenesis; DNA methylation; adversity adaptation; gene editing; chromatin modifications; epigenetics; yield; development; molecular biology

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

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