Plants

Biochar–Soil–Plant Interactions

edited by Jiahui Hu and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change; carbon offset; one health; biochar-based amendment; organic pollutants and heavy metals; nutrient dynamics

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

Orchid Conservation and Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Vladan Djordjević

and

Zuzana Štípková

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2112 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Machine Learning and Spectroscopy for Plant Phenotyping and Physiological Analysis

edited by

Renan Falcioni

and

Marcos Rafael Nanni

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2033 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; chlorophyll fluorescence; crop yield estimation; plant analysis; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning for phenotyping; modelling; multispectral sensing; pigment estimation; plant growth prediction; plant health monitoring; plant modelling; plant morphology analysis; plant phenotyping; precision agriculture; stress; remote sensing; spectroscopy in plant science; photosynthesis; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

The Unseen Half: Roles of Roots Under Stress Along the Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum

edited by Shuang-Xi Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: root physiology; root trait; root function; root behavior; climate change; soil-plant-atmosphere continuum; soil management; stress resilience; stress tolerance; stress acclimation; plant adaptation

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

Conservation, Ecology and Management of Rare and Endangered Plant Species

edited by Attila Molnár V., Judit Bódis and Attila Takács

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1973 | Submission Open

Keywords: autecology; biodiversity; biogeography; biotic interactions; botanical gardens; ecology; evolution; ex situ conservation; extinction; in situ conservation; pollination; population biology; reproductive biology; species distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

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 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | 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

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Responses in Plants: Hormonal Regulation and Multi-Omics Insights Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Muhammad Junaid Rao

and

Bingsong Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1823 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; antioxidative responses; hormonal regulation; abiotic stress; biotic stress; multi-omics; signal transduction; stress resilience

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

Innovative Fertilization Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Rui Manuel Almeida Machado

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1775 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; fertilization strategies; sustainable crop production; organic amendments; nutrient use efficiency

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

Weed Management and Control in Paddy Fields

edited by Yongjie Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide; rice; weeds; weed control technology; weeding robot; weed– water interactions

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

Plant Adaptation and Responses to Stress in Forest Trees

edited by

Pengfei Wu

,

Lili Zhou

and

Yiquan Ye

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; timber; plant adaptation; stress response; resistance mechanisms; morphological response; physiological response; molecular response; gene regulation; metabolic reorganization

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

Integrated Pest Management of Field Crops

edited by

Bruno Henrique Sardinha de Souza

,

Geraldo Andrade Carvalho

and

Khalid Haddi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: IPM; host plant resistance; biological control; microbial control; behavioral control; genetic control; cultural control; pest monitoring; selectivity; insect resistance management

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

The Application of Spectral Techniques in Agriculture and Forestry—3rd Edition

edited by

Youzhen Xiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1409 | Submission Open

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Crop Salt Tolerance

edited by

Liangbo Fu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress response; ion homeostasis; functional genomics; signal transduction; gene editing in crops; stress-responsive genes

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

Advanced Research on Sprouts and Microgreens as a Source of Bioactive Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Angelica Galieni

, Beatrice Falcinelli and

Sara Sestili

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: sprouting; wheatgrass; microgreens; elicitor; food supplementation; phytochemicals; phenolic compounds; antioxidant activity; mineral biofortification; genetic resources; epigenetic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular, Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Crops to Environmental Stresses: Towards Resilient and Sustainable Production

edited by

Miroslava Rakocevic

and

Weverton Pereira Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stresses; climate change; plant growth; crop productivity; crop resilience; sustainable production; food security

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

Molecular Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies for Heavy Metal Stress Decoding in Crop Plants

edited by

Marshall Keyster

and

Arun Gokul

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant defense; crop plant tolerance; genetic engineering; heavy metal stress; ion homeostasis; molecular mechanisms; phytohormone signaling; phytoremediation; omics approaches; oxidative stress; stress priming; sustainable agriculture

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

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals—2nd Edition

edited by

Seok-Geun Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; phytochemicals; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; biochemometrics; metabolomics; molecular network analysis; oxidative stress; inflammation; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Regulation of Maize Abiotic Stress Resilience

edited by

Yang Xiang

and Jingwei Yan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; abiotic stress; stress resilience; molecular regulation; signal transduction; gene expression; regulatory networks

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

Hormonal Regulation of Plant Growth and Resilience

edited by

Ajay Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytohormones; hormonal crosstalk; stress tolerance; abiotic stress; plant immunity; plant development; plant– microbe interaction; signaling pathways; crop resilience; climate change adaptation

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

Molecular and Regulatory Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress

edited by Nana Li and

Murat Aycan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress (drought; salinity; temperature; etc.); signal transduction; transcriptional regulation; gene function; phytohormone (ABA; Auxin; etc.); epigenetic modification; chromatin remodeling; multi-omics approaches (genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics); stress-responsive genes and proteins; reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidative mechanisms; plant adaptation and acclimation; crop improvement

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

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compound Research

edited by

Wei Li

and

Jie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived bioactive compound; natural product; secondary metabolite; biosynthetic pathway; biological activity; drug discovery; functional food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Insights in Production and Utilization of Green Manure Crops

edited by Jia Liu,

Guopeng Zhou

,

Ming Liu

and Dabin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: green manure crops; soil fertility; soil carbon and nitrogen transformation; nutrient use efficiency; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation; nutrient loss; heavy metal accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Omics in Plant Development and Stress Responses

edited by

Marta Gietler

and Joanna Szewińska

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant development; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant signaling; plant stress responses; plant stress adaptation; stress-resilient crops; crop improvement; omics approaches; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; epigenomics; integrative multi-omics

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

Insect Frass Fertilisers for Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Tolerance

edited by

Simon Hodge

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; insect farming; insect frass; plant defence; plant nutrition; soil additives; soil microbiome; stress tolerance; sustainable farming; waste bioconversion

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

Receptor Kinase-Mediated Signaling in Plants

edited by Hongqing Guo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: receptor kinase signaling; ligands; co-receptors; signaling components; post-translational modifications; substrates; transcription factors; gene expression; genetics and genomics; plant growth; development; stress responses

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

Physiological and Molecular Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Sunjeet Kumar

and Guopeng Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant abiotic stress tolerance; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; redox homeostasis; antioxidant defense system; ion and nutrient homeostasis; biostimulants and beneficial elements; photosynthetic efficiency; stomatal and chloroplast responses; transcriptional regulation; metabolic and hormonal crosstalk; secondary metabolism; omics technologies; stress signaling networks; crop resilience and sustainability

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

Physiological Responses of Microalgae and Macroalgae to Environmental Stress

edited by

Paula S.M. Celis-Plá

and

Pablo Castro-Varela

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: photophysiology (chlorophyll fluorescence; NPQ); oxidative stress and photoprotection responses; carbon-concentrating mechanisms; thermal tolerance; transcriptomics and metabolomics responses

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

Plant Hairy Root Culture

edited by

Hyong Woo Choi

, S.M. Ahsan and

Md Mahmudul Hassan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: hairy root culture; elicitation; metabolic engineering; multi-omics approaches; nanotechnology; phytoremediation; plant secondary metabolism; bioreactor system; artificial intelligence

Cis-Regulatory Elements in Plants: From Genome-Wide Discovery to Functional Insights

edited by Hainan Zhao and

Jian Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: cis-regulatory elements; enhancers; promoters; chromatin accessibility; 3D genome; transcription factor binding; gene regulatory; CRE editing; computational prediction of CRE; comparative genomics of cis-elements; synthetic biology and regulatory design

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

Orchid Germplasm Conservation and Propagation Strategies

edited by

Nelson Barbosa Machado-Neto

,

Rodrigo Bustos Singer

and Virginia Silva Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: germination; seed storage; seedling growth; cryoconservation; orchid; seed formation; tissue culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)

Advances in Plant Somatic Embryogenesis

edited by

Víctor M. Loyola-Vargas

and

Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant cell tissue culture; plant cell differentiation; somatic embryogenesis; plant growth regulators; recalcitrance ; scale-up

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

Plant–Microbe Interactions and Functional Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji

and

Gustavo Santoyo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem resilience; beneficial microbial inoculants; microbiome engineering; multi-omics approaches; microbial ecology; microbiome-based crop management; synthetic microbial communities; stress tolerance in crops; systems biology

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

Breeding Strategies for Enhancing Nutritional Quality of Legumes

edited by

Photini V. Mylona

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding strategies; legumes; nutritional quality; genome-editing

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

Plant Pigments: Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by Antonio Belda Antolí and

Bàrbara Micó-Vicent

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural pigments; fungal pigments; plant waste valorization; green extraction techniques; bio-colorants; sustainable chemistry; pigment characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Advances in Plant Morphology, Anatomy, and Development

edited by

Juliana Lischka Sampaio Mayer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomical traits; angiosperm flower development; confocal microscopy; convergent evolution; developmental biology; ecological anatomy; floral morphology; flower evolution; flower symmetry; functional plant anatomy; functional traits; internal structures; micro-CT scanning; morphological traits; nanoparticles; ontogenesis; plant anatomy; plant morphology; postgenital fusion; sexual selection; species diversity; ultrastructure; vascularization; venation pattern

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

Physiological and Molecular Basis of Plants to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Ludovic Joseph Anatole Capo-Chichi

and

Tagnon Missihoun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; genomics; genetic variation; high-throughput phenotyping; adaptation; climate resiliency

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

The Physiology of Abiotic Stress in Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniela Romano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas exchange; chlorophyll fluorescence; oxidative stress; signal transduction; technical means; biostimulants

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

Plant Adaptation and Recovery Under Flooding Stress

edited by María Laura Vidoz,

Francesco Mignolli

and

Vicente Arbona

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: flooding stress; partial and complete submergence; waterlogging; hypoxia; stress tolerance; post-flooding recovery; acclimation; aerenchyma; radial oxygen loss; adventitious roots; hormonal response; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant metabolism; photosynthesis; respiration; fermentation; carbon metabolism

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

Breeding Progress of Root, Tuber and Banana Crops

edited by Hugo Campos, Ismail Rabbi and Brajesh Singh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: RTB crops; crop improvement; genetic gains; climate resilience; food security; banana; cassava; potato; sweet potato; taro; yam

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

Preconditioning, Germination and Performance of Plant Seeds

edited by

Mason MacDonald

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed priming; preconditioning; nanopriming; germination; stress tolerance; plant growth; nutripriming; osmopriming; hormonal priming

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

Mechanisms of Antioxidant Function in Plant Based Extract

edited by

Annamaria Pallag

and

Rita Kiss

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based extracts; antioxidants; polyphenols; oxidative stress; bioactive compounds; flavonoids; antioxidant mechanisms; bioavailability; functional foods; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant–Pathogen Interactions in Cereal Crops

edited by

Gracia Montilla-Bascon

and Francisco José Canales Castilla

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; disease resistance; pathogen virulence; beneficial microbes; omics approaches; integrated disease management; climate change impact

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

Phytoremediation and Biofortification in Plants

edited by Kun Qiao and Jingang Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; microelements; transporters; plants and crops; ion transport; phytoremediation; biofortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Ecophysiological Mechanisms of Plant Responses in Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystems

edited by Maria Cruz Díaz-Barradas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasions; mobile dunes; leaf water potential; nitrogen deposition; photosynthesis; salt stress; water stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

The Therapeutic Potential of Traditional Herbal Medicines

edited by

Trudi Collet

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional herbal medicines; medicinal plants; therapeutic potential; phytoconstituents; pharmacological activity; mechanism of action; herbal formulations; clinical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Effects of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds and Extracts on Mitochondrial Function and Oxidative Stress

edited by Naeem Sheik Abdul and

Jeanine L. Marnewick

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; ROS; oxidative stress; mitochondrial dysfunction; ethnopharmacology; antioxidant interventions; mitochondrial-targeted therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Hormonal and Molecular Regulation of Senescence in Forest and Woody Plants

edited by

Zhonghai Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant senescence; programmed cell death (PCD); woody plants; forest trees; hormonal regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; alternative splicing (AS); non-coding RNA (ncRNA); nutrient re-mobilization; climate change adaptation

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

Plant Functioning Under Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Kinga Drzewiecka

and

Monika Gasecka

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: accumulation; adaptive mechanisms; avoidance; crops; detoxication; homeostasis; hormesis; hyperaccumulators; mechanisms; metabolome; microbiome; nitro-oxidative stress; nutrients; phytoremediation; phytotoxicity; phytotoxicity; sequestration; signaling molecules; tolerance; translocation; transporters; uptake

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

Functional Genomics of Crop Responses to Abiotic Stress

edited by Haifeng Guo and Mingjia Tang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; abiotic stress; crop adaptation; stress-responsive genes; multi-omics approaches

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

Functional Analysis of Proteins Regulating Endosomal Trafficking in Plants

edited by

Mary L. Tierney

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: endosomes; SNARES; Rabs; retromer; retriever; sorting endosomes; secretion; retrograde trafficking; trans-Golgi network; plasma membrane; vacuole

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

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