Precision Farming Practices for Sustainable Plant Protection
A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) belonging to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 July 2026) | Viewed by 1331
Editors
Interests: organic agriculture; sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; biocontrol
Interests: organic agriculture; sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; biocontrol
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Interests: agrophages; pests control; integrated plant protection (decision support systems; IPM); biodiversity; traps/sensors; abiotic condition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for sustainable agriculture calls for innovative precision farming technologies that protect crops from biotic and abiotic stress while minimizing environmental impact. Breakthroughs in nanotechnology, small drones, the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, mobile applications, and robotics are transforming plant protection, enabling targeted interventions and real-time monitoring.
This Special Issue, ‘Precision Farming Practices for Sustainable Plant Protection’, aims to explore new research in precision agriculture and its role in sustainable plant health management. We welcome submissions that present novel methodologies, experimental case studies, and comprehensive reviews that advance this field.
Potential themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The applications of nanotechnology in plant protection.
- The roles of IoT and smart sensors in real-time crop health monitoring.
- The use of small unmanned aerial vehicles for pest and disease management.
- The integration of robotics and autonomous vehicles in plant protection.
- GPS-guided equipment and VRT applications in precision agriculture.
- AI-based crop disease detection models and predictive analytics.
- Advances in remote sensing for plant stress and pathogen monitoring.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Joanna Krzymińska
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kowalska
Dr. Magdalena Jakubowska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant protection
- precision farming
- precision agriculture. nanotechnology
- IoT
- drones
- robotics
- autonomous vehicles
- detection models
- remote sensing
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