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Breeding Cereals for Improved Agronomic and Quality Traits under Adverse Environmental Conditions

edited by

Valentina Španić

and

Hrvoje Šarčević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7744

Keywords: cereals; abiotic stress; biotic stress; agronomic traits; grain yield; grain quality; genetics; breeding; genotype × environment interaction; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Methods for Irrigated Crops

edited by

Mahyar Mirmajlessi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3816

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); irrigation crops; pest control strategies; sustainable agriculture; biological control methods; crop protection; agroecological approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Detection

edited by

Ziliang Liu

, Jun Wang and Lizhen Deng

submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19741 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural products; processing technologies; quality detection; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Advances in High Quality or Value-Added Processing of Fruit and Vegetable

edited by

Jianle Chen

and Huan Cheng

submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14634 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetables; process; storage; quality; waste; byproduct; function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Advances in Physiology and Cultivation of Floricultural Crops

edited by

Chan Saem Gil

and

Yong-Soon Park

submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology-based cultivation; propagation; environmental factors; flower quality; inflorescence control; nursery period; physiological mechanisms; plant growth regulator

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Gene Editing and Molecular Markers for Crops Genetics and Breeding

edited by Lin Zhang and

Guobin Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3285 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; molecular makers; gene editing; functional markers; association mapping; QTL analysis; marker-assisted selection (MAS) breeding; CRISPR/Cas9; base editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Effect of Cultivation Practices on Crop Yield and Quality

edited by

Jan Buczek

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops yield and quality; cultivation practice; farming systems; tillage systems; production technology; crop rotation; fertilization and plant protection; precision agriculture; varietal progress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Effects of Crop Management on Yields

edited by

Márton Jolánkai

Zoltán Kende

and

Ákos Tarnawa

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop site; crop management; yield improvement; land use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Feature Papers in the Fields of Agricultural Economics, Policies and/or Rural Management

edited by

Sanzidur Rahman

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14885 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics and policy; food economics and food security; productivity and efficiency; technological progress in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; circular economy in agriculture; agribusiness and marketing; climate change; ICT in agriculture; rural management; poverty and sustainable livelihoods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Innovations in Precision Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Eugenio Cavallo

Carlo Bisaglia

and

Francesco Marinello

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5126 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture mechanization; automation and robotics; remote sensing; agricultural resource management; waste management and recycling; precision livestock production and management; ICT; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; technologies and solutions for precision; digital and smart agriculture; occupational safety and health; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Analysis of Agricultural Food Physicochemical and Sensory Properties

edited by

Chang Shu

and

Xiuxiu Sun

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3201 | Submission Open

Keywords: food technology; physicochemical analyze; sensory evaluation; consumer preference; edible crops; shelf life; postharvest technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Symbiotic Frontiers: Microbial Innovations Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Thiago Gumiere

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; sustainable agriculture; plant– microbe interactions; soil health; biofertilizers; metagenomics; crop resilience; biodiversity conservation; environmental stress mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advanced Studies in Improving the Nutritional Status of Forage Crops for Better Livestock Productivity

edited by

Barbara Wróbel

and

Waldemar Zielewicz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10340 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal performance; anti-nutritional factors; botanical composition of sward; cultivar breeding; animal products quality; digestibility; livestock diets; green forage; fertilization; silage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Research on the Strategy of Improving the Small Grain Production System

edited by

Dimitrios Katsantonis

and

Ioannis Mylonas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4842 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotation; productivity; stresses; innovative breeding; resistance; diversification; conservation; silage; grazing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Application of Antioxidants and Bioactive Compounds in Agricultural Products

edited by

Iulia Varzaru

Arabela Elena Untea

and

Alexandra Gabriela Oancea

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional agri-food products; bioavailable compounds; controlled release; nutraceuticals; shelf-life extension; oxidative damage prevention; innovative extraction methods; advanced preservation techniques; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Application of Genomic Technologies in Pig Genetics and Breeding

edited by

Ligang Wang

and Hongbo Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; gene editing; transcriptomics; proteomics; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Assessing and Improving Farm Animal Welfare

edited by Silvana Popescu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; welfare assessment; welfare-improving procedures; positive welfare parameters; welfare indicators; farm animals; management practices; human– animal relationship; transport; productive performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Agricultural Policies toward Sustainable Farm Development

edited by

Pan Dan

and Fanbin Kong

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 38513 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural policy; sustainability; farm development; sustainable farm practices; governance and economics; environmentally friendly agricultural technology adoption; farmers’ behavior; welfare effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Agricultural Crops Subjected to Drought and Salinity Stress

edited by

Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

Alberto Soares De Melo

and

Miguel Ferreira Neto

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21707 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; field crops; cereal crops; industrial crops; plant physiology; plant ecophysiology; plant nutrition; irrigation management; plant breeding; crosstalk stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Design and Development of Smart Crop Protection Equipment

edited by Weidong Jia, Qizhi Yang and Xiaowen Wang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2973 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart crop protection equipment; pesticide droplet drift; crop protection robot; aviation crop protection; remote sensing; agricultural sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Exploring, Assessing and Utilizing the Multifunctional Value of Agricultural Heritage Systems

edited by

Moucheng Liu

, Yongxun Zhang and Lun Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2688 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural heritage systems; multifunctional value; ecological agriculture; ecosystem services; agricultural economy; agricultural history; sustainable livelihoods; heritage tourism; rural revitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

Multi- and Hyper-Spectral Imaging Technologies for Crop Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by Aichen Wang and

Ce Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2505 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-/hyper-spectral imaging; crop monitoring; phenotyping; optical sensing; stress monitoring; machine learning; remote sensing; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Smart Farming: Addressing the Impact of Climate Change

edited by

Hyeon Tae Kim

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1713 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; artificial intelligence; animal welfare; climate change; agricultural mechanization; food security; sustainable energy use; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefit

edited by

Felice Adinolfi

Teresa Del Giudice

and

Yari Vecchio

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1707 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenative agriculture; agroforestry; agroecology; no-till; permaculture; precision farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Hydrogeophysical Monitoring of Water and Solutes in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Srinivasa Rao Peddinti

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysical methods; agricultural soils; water movement; plant– soil interactions; geophysical equipment; data fusion; infiltration dynamics; crop productivity; sustainable agriculture; root water uptake; soil moisture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Current Challenges in Microbiology and Chemistry of Animal Feed

edited by

Marijana Sokolovic

and

Camelia Tulcan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiology; chemistry; mycology; toxicology; feed; microorganisms; mycotoxins; analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Plant Growth Regulators and Microbiome Interplay in Crop Growth and Development

edited by

Jesus M. Vielba

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; fungi; development; plant growth regulators; crop yield; plant fitness; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Technological Innovation, Adoption, and Implementation in Agri-Food Supply Chains

edited by

Guoqing Zhao

and Huilan Chen

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food supply chain; technological innovations; adoption and implementation of technological innovations; digitalization of agri-food supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Innovative Machinery for Climate-Smart Agriculture

edited by

Valentin Vlăduț

Iuliana Gǎgeanu

and

Mihai Gabriel Matache

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; advanced agricultural machinery; digital farming; sustainable farming practices; precision agriculture; agricultural technology; green farming practices; crop resilience; agricultural innovation; agri-tech advancements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Vegetable Growing

edited by

Boris Evstatiev

and

Atanas Atanasov

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; internet of things (IoT); wireless sensor networks (WSNs); machine learning; cloud computing; information systems; robotics; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Nutrition, Production Performance, and Product Quality of Poultry

edited by Kosar Gharib Naseri,

Elham Assadi Soumeh

, Eunjoo Kim and Sosthene Musigwa

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry nutrition; feed additives; alternative feed sources; management; intestinal health; digestibility; poultry performance; sustainability; production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Converting and Recycling of Agroforestry Residues

edited by

Hu Cheng

He Guo

and Jiangang Han

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry residues; pyrolysis; hydrolysis; fermentation; carbon sequestration; biomass conversion; biomaterial; cellulose; lignin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Farming Factors’ Influence on Animal Productions

edited by

Daniel Simeanu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10111 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminants; monogastrics; nutrition; housing; genetics; reproduction; food quality and safety; yield increase; sustainability; circular agriculture; welfare; biotechnologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

New Energy-Powered Agricultural Machinery and Equipment

edited by

Cheng Shen

Zhong Tang

and

Maohua Xiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8203 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural innovation design of agricultural machinery and equipment for new energy power; development and utilization of new energy power applicable to agricultural machinery and equipment; intelligent control system development of agricultural machinery and equipment with new energy power; application; scenario and promotion of new energy power for agricultural equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Research Progress on Agricultural Equipments for Precision Planting and Harvesting

edited by

Hua Li

and Lizhang Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4853 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision; planting; harvesting; agricultural equipment; operational quality; parameter optimization; machine systems; crops; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

The Influence of Light, Temperature and Irrigation on Crop Production and Quality

edited by

Nikoleta-Kleio Denaxa

Peter A. Roussos

and

Ioannis E. Papadakis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2572 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosynthesis; heat stress; water stress; flood; irrigation systems; nets; plants’ yield; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Genetics and Breeding of Peach

edited by Yong Li, Jinlong Wu and

Jian Guo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: peach; genetics; gene mapping; breeding; QTL; GWAS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Optical Sensors Applied in the Detection and Control of Agricultural Production Environments

edited by

Jin Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser measurement; optical sensors; optoelectronics detection; Internet of Things; environmental monitoring; disease warning; temperature sensing; remote sensing; spectrum technology; fiber sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Single Leaf Area Models and Leaf Area Index in Agriculture and Its Related Ecosystems

edited by Kohei Koyama

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaf area; leaf area index; image analysis; remote sensing; Montgomery equation; leaf length-times-width equation; foliage length-times-width equation; mathematical modeling; remote sensing; allometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Enhancing Soil Health and Water Use Efficiency in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Daniel Bucur

and

Teodor Rusu

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; water use efficiency; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; water conservation; precision agriculture; climate-smart farming; soil restoration; efficient irrigation; sustainable crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Water Management)

Phenolic Compounds, Terpenoids and N-containing Substances Found in Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Tilen Zamljen

and Ana Slatnar

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; phenolics; terpenoids; postharvest; HPLC; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Quality Assessment and Processing of Farm Animal Products

edited by

Simeanu Cristina

and

Razvan Mihail Radu-Rusu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 925 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; food quality and safety; animal products; sensory characteristics; physical parameters; chemical parameters; microbiology; food hygiene; nutrition facts; healthy lifestyle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Leveraging Agritourism for Rural Development

edited by

Xosé Antón Armesto-López

, Martí Cors-Iglesias and

M. Belén Gómez Martín

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7558 | Submission Open

Keywords: farming tourism; rural branding; rural complementarity; local products; ecological footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

New Challenges and Trends in Agri-Environmental Management: Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Péter Tamás Nagy

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3993 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nutrient management; agricultural pollution; circular economy; agricultural waste management; water-efficient innovations; recycling agricultural wastes and by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Mathematical Modeling for Technological Processes of Agricultural Products

edited by Yanlong Han,

Yang Liu

and Anqi Li

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing of agricultural products; mathematical model; predictive model; parameter calibration; numerical simulation; mechanism analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Crop Yield Improvement in Genetic and Biology Breeding

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and Jie Huang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops yield; gene cloning and function; genome editing; genetic improvements; genetic engineering; regulatory mechanisms; germplasm enhancement; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Soil Chemical Properties and Soil Conservation in Agriculture

edited by

Beata Kołodziej

and

Monika Skowrońska

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil chemistry; soil quality; soil protection; soil health; soil degradation; soil reclamation; soil contaminants; nutrient cycling; use and management of agricultural soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

New Advances and Applications of Biofortification in Crop Production

edited by Donglin Huang, Hui Mao and Zhaohui Wang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: hidden hunger; biofortified crops; Biofortification; Zn-enriched crops; Se-enriched crops; Fe-enriched crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

The Impact of Nutrition on Poultry Meat and Egg Quality

edited by

Zlata Kralik

and

Ivona Djurkin Kušec

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; meat and egg quality; bioactive compounds; enhanced products; product stability and shelf-life; gene– nutrient interaction; consumer acceptance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Advanced Research of Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal and Industrial Plants

edited by

Ewa Majewska

and

Beata Drużyńska

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5020 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; medicinal and industrial plants; bioactive compounds; metabolomics; plant extracts; therapeutic potential; instrumental techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

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