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Preharvest and Postharvest Biology and Preservation Technologies for Horticultural Produce submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic practices; postharvest storage; fresh produce handling; quality preservation; bioactive compounds; post-harvest loss reduction
Molecular Marker Technology for Crop Breeding Improvement submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular characterization; markers; breeding; MAS; QTL; GWAS; CRISPR
Soil Fertility Management in Crop Production
edited by , Juliano Magalhães Barbosa, Leandro Pereira Pacheco and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 686 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilizer; fertilization; cover crops; plant nutrition; hydrogels; soil analysis; sensors; integrated crop– livestock system; crop yields; spectroscopy; soil management; soil physics; organomineral fertilizer; organic fertilization
Diversified Cropping Systems: Current Research and Future Perspectives
edited by , , Anderson Prates Coelho, Aguinaldo José Freitas Leal, , Flávio Hiroshi Kaneko and Romulo Lollato
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversified cropping systems; low-carbon agriculture; cropping systems; integrated crop-livestock systems; crop succession; environmental resilience; global agricultural challenges; climate change; sustainability
From Resistance Genes to Architecture: Mechanistic and Predictive Approaches in Crop Disease Breeding
edited by and Fengqun Yu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop disease resistance; resistance gene networks; immune signaling architecture; functional resistance genes; predictive breeding; systems-level immunity; mechanistic plant– pathogen interactions
Building Crop Resilience Through Sustainable Soil and Cultivation Systems: Practices, Inputs, and Digital Tools submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop resilience; soil management; soil-crop interactions; climate adaptation; soil amendments; cultivation systems; soil monitoring
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