Agriculture

The Impact of Nutrition on Poultry Meat and Egg Quality

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Crop Yield Improvement in Genetic and Biology Breeding

edited by

Zhiyong Li

and Jie Huang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 179 | 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 | Viewed by 94 | 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)

Abiotic Stress Responses in Horticultural Crops

edited by Xiaoyong Xu, Lijuan Jiang and Lun Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3424 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold stress; low-temperature stress; high-temperature stress; drought stress; salt stress; heavy-metal stress; stress signaling; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop 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 3333 | 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)

The Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Regulating Crops Growth and Improving Soil Fertility

edited by

Qiang-Sheng Wu

and

Yuejun He

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhiza; endophyte; symbiosis; glomalin; rhizosphere; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Effects of Dietary Interventions on Monogastric Animal Production

edited by

Anna Milczarek

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1166 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; feed; fed additives; nutrition; pigs; poultry; growth performance; slaughter value; meat quality

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

Genetics, Breeding and Transcriptomic Analysis of Chrysanthemum

edited by Lijie Zhou and

Aiping Song

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: flower color; development; flowering time; scents; disease resistance; environment interactions

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

Research and Prevention of Grass Plant Diseases

edited by

Bo Yang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: grass plants; pathogens; disease control; plant immunity; effector; pathogenic mechanisms; resistance breeding

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

Genetic Diversity, Adaptation and Evolution of Livestock

edited by

Maria Chiara Fabbri

and Marcos Paulo Gonçalves De Rezende

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: local breeds; genomics; genetic diversity; livestock management; adaptation; evolution; selection; multi-omics; breeding strategies; biodiversity; inbreeding

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

Tropical Crop Management and Postharvest Treatment

edited by

M. Gloria Lobo

and

Vittorio Farina

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop practices; quality; ripening; chilling injury; hot treatments; modified atmosphere; irradiation; cold plasma; coatings; essential oils; bioactive compounds

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

Computational, AI and IT Solutions Helping Agriculture

edited by

Dimitre Dimitrov

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7766 | Submission Open

Keywords: Smart agriculture; Web applications; Web platforms; Mobile apps; IoT devices; Cloud computing; AI and Machine learning; Big data; Data driven modeling; Process-based modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils

edited by Shiqiang Wei, Jing Song and Bo Song

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3902 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil remediation; crop safe production; source identification; pollution processes; transport; and transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Smart Agriculture Sensors and Monitoring Systems for Field Detection

edited by Adrian Gracia-Romero

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3381 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; plant phenotyping; smart agriculture; sensors; proximal remote sensing; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Agricultural Biomass Generation and Utilization: Progress, Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Renjie Dong

and

Walter Stinner

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biowastes; marginal land plants; assessment; treatment; and valorization; bioenergy; pellet; and briquette; biogas; gasification; pyrolysis; combustion; biochar; hydro-thermal conversion; power generation; compost; biogas digestates; acidification; biofertilizer; soil conditioner; value-added valorization; feed; insect protein; single-cell protein; soil quality; greenhouse gas; climate change; green development; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment and Management for Sustainable Rural Development

edited by Lei Zhang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

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

Computer Vision Analysis Applied to Farm Animals

edited by

Yang Zhao

and Beibei Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image analysis; precision livestock farming; animal welfare; deep learning; behavior monitoring; health assessment; data fusion; imaging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Sensory Properties Analysis for Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Product

edited by

Maria Teresa Frangipane

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory analysis; quality; organoleptic characteristics; panel test; consumer preferences; product improvement; quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA); lexicon for sensory evaluation

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

Recent Progress in Swine Nutrition and Meat Quality

edited by Ruifan Wu and Lin Zhang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; meat quality; nutrition; nutritional regulation; intramuscular fat

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

Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Precision Beekeeping

edited by

Tomyslav Sledevič

,

Darius Plonis

and

Artūras Serackis

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision beekeeping; machine learning; artificial intelligence; hive monitoring; data analytics; bee health management; predictive modeling; automated systems; sustainable agriculture; pollination efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Crops: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Antonio Di Matteo

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: QTLs; complex traits; resilience; advanced plant breeding; genome editing; genomic selection; genome-wide association studies; automation; robotic engineering; phenomic platforms

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

Research on Soil Carbon Dynamics at Different Scales on Agriculture

edited by Qiang Wang and

Jian Li

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– soil carbon allocation; soil organic carbon; soil nutrition; microbial community; carbon and water cycle; biogenic elements; soil sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Productivity and Efficiency of Agricultural and Livestock Systems

edited by

Katerina Melfou

and

Alexandros Theodoridis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficiency; productivity; sustainability; innovations; best practices; competitiveness; optimization; sustainable use of resources; sustainable food value chains

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

Genetic Diversity Assessment and Phenotypic Characterization of Crops

edited by

Andrijana Rebekić

and Ankica Kondić-Špika

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; genomic analysis; phenotypic diversity; high-throughput phenotyping; crop improvement; crop adaptation; crop resilience; nutritional quality; big data analysis; bioinformatics

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

Economic Development of Rural Areas in Border Territories: Threats and Opportunities

edited by

Francisco Javier Castellano-Álvarez

,

Paulo Ferreira

,

Luís Carlos Loures

and

Rafael Robina-Ramírez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1985 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; agricultural development; endogenous rural development programs; heritage tourism; frontier tourism; rural tourism; demographic challenge; ageing; infrastructures and economic development

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

Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems

edited by

Marieta Hristozkova

and

Michail Orfanoudakis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; crop production; quality of crops; stress resistance; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; plant metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advancements in Best Management Practices for Enhancing Soil Health and Water Quality

edited by Yuchuan Fan,

Sutie Xu

and

Xi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agricultural management practices; soil health; water quality; edge-of-field practice; modeling; evaluation index

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Sustainable Cutting-Edge Solutions for Pest Management

edited by

Francesco Nugnes

,

Francisco J. Beitia

and

Luca Rossini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; natural enemies; entomology; plant health; predictive models; artificial intelligence; remote control; diagnostic methodology; sustainable IPM

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

Advancements in Genotype Technology and Their Breeding Applications

edited by Ju-Kyung Yu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: genotyping; next-generation sequencing (NGS); molecular markers; genotyping by sequencing (GbS); marker-assisted breeding; genomics assisted breeding; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; AI-based data analytics; phenomics

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

Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Paula Pérez-Rodríguez

and

Vanesa Santás-Miguel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; emerging pollutants; by-products; green fertilizers; soil health; soil productivity; sustainable management; soil biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Soil Microbial Community and Ecological Function in Agriculture

edited by

Shaokun Wang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbial function; microbe– soil– plant interaction; global change; microbial remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Advanced Image Collection, Processing, and Analysis in Crop and Livestock Management

edited by Weizhen Liang and Jingqiu Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; image analysis; AI; deep learning; remote sensing; digital agriculture; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Molecular Breeding Approaches to Improve Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance in Cereals

edited by Mingming Yang and

Sachin Rustgi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; molecular breeding; agronomic traits; stress resistance; molecular breeding; genomics; genome editing

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

Quantitative, Data Science, and Business Intelligence Methods Applied to Food Security and Welfare

edited by

José Álvarez-García

, Oscar V. De la Torre-Torres and

María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 641 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural productivity; agricultural policies; business intelligence; commodity markets; ESG investment; food security; food sovereignty; food studies; market protection policies; welfare of producing regions

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

Mechanisms and Control of Nutrients, Beneficial Elements and Metals Uptake in Crops

edited by

Paulo Mazzafera

and

Sara Adrian Lopes Andrade

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential nutrients; toxic metals; beneficial elements; root uptake; leaf uptake; nutrient use efficiency; abiotic stress; biotic stress; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Energy Crops Cultivation for Biomass Production

edited by

Kyriakos Giannoulis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; biomass; environment; costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Economics of Milk Production and Processing

edited by

Andrzej Parzonko

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: profitability of dairy farms; determinants of milk production efficiency; energy cost of milk production; economic competitiveness of dairy farms; impact of milk production scale on the economic performance of dairy farms; short supply chains; organization of milk processing; economic strength of dairies; environmental constraints in milk production; impact of agricultural policy on dairy development; determinants of the consumption of milk and dairy products

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

Cutting-Edge Technology in Agricultural Robotics: Sensing and Actuation

edited by

Jin Yuan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; vision-based sensing; precision actuation; hand-eye coordination; end-effector design; multi-arm coordination; environmental perception; sensing and reconstruction; motion planning; soft robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

The Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

George Bazar

and

Tamás Tóth

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; chemometrics; crop production; horticulture; animal husbandry; soil; feed; food; fruit; crop; animal product; milk; dairy; meat; egg; honey; quality assessment; process analytical technique

Livestock Wastes Sustainable Management and Applications

edited by

Monica Concetta Maria Parlato

,

Andrea Pezzuolo

and

Francesca Valenti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock waste; sustainable agriculture; biomass utilization; anaerobic digestion; circular economy; eco-friendly materials; biodegradable resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Biostimulants for Crop Growth and Abiotic Stress Mitigation

edited by Juan Cristo Luis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; crop plants; crop resilience; model plants; stress responses; biomass production; crop productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

The Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

George Bazar

and

Tamás Tóth

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; chemometrics; crop production; horticulture; animal husbandry; soil; feed; food; fruit; crop; animal product; milk; dairy; meat; egg; honey; quality assessment; process analytical technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Current Issues in Agricultural Food and Consumer Dynamics

edited by

GwanSeon Kim

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; food marketing; consumer behavior; food safety; food security; international food marketing; agribusiness; food policies; agricultural policies; food consumption; agricultural production; sustainability; food choices; global food systems; market trends; rural development; health economics; food supply chain

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

Management and Migration of Pollutants for Agroecosystem Green Development

edited by Junya Zhang and

Kai Chen

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2481 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture green development; agricultural pollutants management; antimirobial resistance genes; agreoecosystem management; livestock manure management; new pollutants in agriculture

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

Effects of New Feeds or Additives on Farm Animal Performance and Carcasses Composition

edited by Asta Racevičiūtė-Stupelienė and

Vilma Vilienė

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: new feeds; additives; farm animals; performance; meat quality; nutrition; growth rates; carcass composition; feed efficiency; sustainability

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

Detection, Diagnostics and Management Control Strategies of Plant Pathogens

edited by

Rachid Lahlali

and

Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; pathogens; detection; diagnostic; biocontrol

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

Advances in the Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals Using Genomic Tools

edited by

Panagiota Koutsouli

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; genomic prediction; breeding programs; genomic technologies; genetic diseases; genetic diversity; genetic variation; conservation; farm animals

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

Multiple Soil Health Assessment Methods for Changing Agricultural Environment

edited by

Cara Irina Gabriela

, Gerard Jitareanu and

Iuliana Motrescu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; soil health; soil quality; soil analysis; microbial composition and diversity; soil organic carbon; physic-chemical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Agronomic Strategies and Principles for Efficient Utilization of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Orchards

edited by

Xiaohui Chen

and Liangquan Wu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchard; yield; fruit quality; nitrogen; phosphorus; nutrient interaction; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient loss; environmental evaluation; nutrient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Nutrient Transport and Aquaporins in Physiological Processes Mitigating Abiotic Stress of Crops

edited by

Lopez-Zaplana Alvaro

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaporins; stress tolerance; crop sciences; water fluxes; nutrient transport; biological membranes; water status; drought; salinity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

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