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Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches in Natural Products Research submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemistry; dereplication; LC-MS; GC-MS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Strategies to Improve Vegetation Restoration, Alleviate Land Degradation and Encourage Sustainable Management in the Desert Ecosystem
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3306 | Submission Open
Keywords: drylands; desertification; land degradation; vegetation restoration; sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Biological Signaling in Plant Development
edited by Klaus Palme and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3272 | 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)
Recent Advancements in Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Plants
edited by Eduardo Estrada-Castillón
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant taxonomy; plant phylogenetics; molecular biology; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
The Role of Fertilizers and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Improving Crop Productivity submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3090 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient acquisition; nutrient-use efficiency; plant growth-promoting bacteria; sustainable agriculture; biofertilizers; inoculants; nutrient solubilization; biological nitrogen fixation; beneficial elements; heavy metals Inoculants; nutrient solubilization; biological nitrogen fixation; beneficial elements; heavy metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
The Role of Tissue Culture in Enhancing Plant Stress Tolerance and Propagation
edited by Mouaad Amine Mazri
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; in vitro stress induction; micropropagation; regeneration; stress tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)
Integrated Management of Top Ten Fungal Diseases of Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2896 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant disease; plant pathogen; management strategies; integrative program
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Navigating the Future of Agriculture: Balancing the Benefits and Challenges of Alternative Plant Nutrition Methods submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2869 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative nutrients; antioxidant system; micromorphological changes in plants; plants’ responses; stress mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
New Insights into Plant Stress Response: From Molecular Basis to Application
edited by Thomas W. Okita and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant stress response; abiotic stress; biotic stress; climate change; gene regulation; natural compound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Crop Yield Improvements Through Genetic and Biological Breeding
edited by Banpu Ruan and Juan Zhao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2838 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop yield; genetic breeding; molecular biology; genome editing; phenomics; abiotic stress tolerance; epigenetics; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Plant Nutrition in Alleviating Abiotic Stress
edited by Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2512 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; beneficial elements; biostimulants; global food systems; microorganisms; physiology of plant stress; plant nutrients; soil fertility and plant nutrition; tolerance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; gene function; vegetable crops; transcription; molecular biology; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Changes in the Crop Production System Under Global Warming and Cultivation Approaches submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open
Keywords: rice quality; abiotic stress; high yield; global warming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Seed Dormancy and Germination for Plant Adaptation to Climate Change submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination; plant adaptation; climate change; environmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Plant Response to Stress Factors
edited by , Mariela Pontin and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2325 | Submission Open
Keywords: acclimation mechanisms; climate change; phenotypic plasticity; plant signaling; secondary metabolites; stress defense; oxidative damage; cultivation expansion; nutritional attributes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Improving Water Use Efficiency and Plant Productivity Under Conventional and Unconventional Irrigation
edited by , Bingjian Cui, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant productivity; water use efficiency; secondary salinization of soil; saline water; reclaimed water; emerging contaminants; agricultural sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Fruit Development and Ripening
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; gene functioning and regulation; hormonal cross-talk; molecular mechanism; plant physiology; reproductive development; plant hormone; signaling pathway; transcriptional regulation; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Enhancing Soil Health and Crop Productivity Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices
edited by Xiquan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil quality; crop production; irrigation; fertilization; farming system; straw; manure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
Molecular Research of the Seaweeds
edited by , and Zubaida Patwary
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open
Keywords: seaweeds; multicellular marine macroalgae; molecular biology; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees—2nd Edition
edited by Shijiang Cao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest molecular biology; bioinformatics; tree genetics; gene expression regulation; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Light and Plant Responses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1751 | Submission Open
Keywords: light; plants; LED; response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Genetic Resources and Improvement of Forage Plants submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding programs; forage plants; genetic diversity; genetic engineering; genetic improvement; genetic resources; genomic selection; marker-assisted selection; molecular breeding; phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)
Origin and Evolution of the East Asian Flora (EAF)—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open
Keywords: flora of East Asia; phylogeography; molecular phylogeny; plant diversity; plant taxonomy; palaeoflora
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Urban Forests, Parks, and Plants as Biomonitoring Pools for Air Pollution submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring; urban pollution; emerging pollutants; risk assessment; air pollutant bioassay; tree rings; dendroecology; absorption; toxicity; bioavailability
Bamboo Growth and Development for Sustainable Industries in the Industry 5.0 Revolution
edited by Yulong Ding, and Zishan Ahmad
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1604 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced cultivation techniques; artificial intelligence integration; bamboo genomics; bamboo growth and development; bamboo productivity; bamboo stress adaptation; bamboo tissue culture; bamboo transcriptomic; biotechnology applications; industry 5.0 applications of bamboo; sustainable industries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation
edited by and Jing Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop chemical regulation; water and fertilizer regulation; maize stress physiology; maize high-yield cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Plant Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; molecular evolution; genome evolution; phylogenomics; adaptive evolution; population genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Interaction Between Emerging Contaminants and Microalgae: Ecotoxicity and Biotechnology
edited by Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open
Keywords: microalgae; emerging contaminants; ecotoxicity; biodegradation; biological wastewater treatment; biomass and bioenergy; carbon fixation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
The Application of Naturally Derived Molecules and Their Synthetic Analogs in Agriculture and the Fight Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses That Emerged Under Climate Change submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stressors; crops; growth stimulants; natural products; phytohormones; secondary metabolites; sustainability; yielding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Mycology and Plant Pathology—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open
Keywords: beneficial fungi; disease management; fungal diseases; mycotoxin; plant– fungal interactions; phytopathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers—Second Edition
edited by Juan Li, Xiangdong Yang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative fertilizer; biological fertilizers; smart environment-responsive fertilizer; controlled-release strategy; diagnostic approaches and tools; fertilizer application rate; nano-fertilizers; new fertilizer; nutrient use efficiency; relation of plant nutrition and fertilizer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Exploring the Formation of Adventitious Roots in Perennial Species: Insights and Perspectives submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open
Keywords: adventitious rooting; plant rejuvenation; stem cuttings; perennial species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stresses
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; biochemicals; metabolism; crop production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Molecular, Genetic, and Physiological Mechanisms in Trees
edited by and Wenjing Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree development; tissue culture; hormone signaling; stress resistance; physiological regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Organ Development and Stress Response
edited by Tian Pan, Maohong Cai, Yuanyuan Hao and Mingming Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth; organ development; stress response; molecular mechanisms; envi-ronmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives
edited by and Lautaro Taborga
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; secondary metabolites; semi-synthetic derivatives; biological activities; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Selected and Extended Full Papers from the 2025 International Scientific Conference on Plant Biodiversity and Sustainability submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant material; by-products; herbal extracts; metabolomics; secondary metabolites; circular economy; production chain; biological effects; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Crop Nutrition Diagnosis and Regulation
edited by and Guoquan Lu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1239 | Submission Open
Keywords: yield prediction; nutrition diagnosis; model construction; crop nutrition; crop model; remote sensing; growth regulation; crop yield; crop quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Sustainable Conservation and Management of Medicinal Plants
edited by Shahina A. Ghazanfar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; conservation; medicinal plants; aromatic plants; sustainable use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Advancements in Cereal Quality Assessment: Implications for Crop Improvement and Food Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open
Keywords: bread and durum wheat; corn; rice; barley; oats; rye; hulled cereals; quality; crop improvement; industrial processing
Molecular Mechanisms and Soil Microbe Interactions in Vegetable Crops Under Abiotic Stress
edited by Mingjia Tang and Yingbin Qi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1206 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; gene family; molecular mechanism; crop; vegetable; soil microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Plant Communities and Habitat Types in the Protected Areas of Europe submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open
Keywords: habitat assessment; restoration and management; global changes; protected areas; Natura 2000; plant communities; conservation of habitat types
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Physiological Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants to Heat Stress
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat stress; signaling; physiological mechanisms; molecular mechanisms; network; complexity; specificity; agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Algal Morphogenesis and Response to Abiotic Stresses
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth morphogenesis; polarity stress response; global warming; gene expression; signal transduction; transcriptomics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; stress tolerance; acclimation; regulatory network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Plant Phenotyping and Machine Learning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1047 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phenotyping; machine learning; image processing; growth analysis; data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Novel and Efficient Means for Fertilizers Applications in Plant Cultivation submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilization; plant nutrition; nutrient sources; absorption efficiency; nutrient losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Advances and Sustainability—2nd Edition
edited by and Min Wei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled environment agriculture (CEA); protected cultivation; greenhouse; tunnel; hydroponics; soilless cultivation; vertical farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
The Bioecology and Sustainable Management of Weeds
edited by Xiaoling Song, Hongjuan Huang, and Mingshan Ji
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open
Keywords: weed ecology; weed bioecology; crop– weed interactions; sustainable management; genetic evolution; herbicide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Plant–Insect Interactions—3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open
Keywords: entomophily; herbivory; host– plant resistance; host– plant selection; insect pollination; plant chemistry; plant– insect interactions; plant protection; pollination; biological control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Horticultural Plant Cultivation in the Climate Change Era: From Genotypes to Environment submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant breeding; sensory quality; bioactive compounds; deficit irrigation; high temperature; grafting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
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