Agronomy

Soil Improvement and the Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Greenhouse Crops

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 21 articles | Viewed by 40132 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; fertilization; biochar; water and fertilizer use efficiency; soil environment; greenhouse gas; greenhouse crop quality; plant disease; crop growth model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Utilizing Genetic Resources for Agronomic Traits Improvement: Series II

edited by

Fernando Martinez-Moreno

,

Magdalena Ruiz

,

María B. Picó

and

María-José Díez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 28846 | Submission Open

Keywords: landraces; wild relatives; breeding for resistance to diseases and pests; breeding for quality; breeding for climate change

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

Herbicides and Chemical Control of Weeds

edited by

Thomas K. Gitsopoulos

and

Nicholas Emmanuel Korres

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17145 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance; herbicide selectivity; herbicide efficacy; crop tolerance; novel herbicidal activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Optimal Allocation and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources and Soils

edited by

Xuebin Qi

,

Ping Li

, Zhenjie Du and

Zulin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16275 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource evaluation; water resource supply and demand analysis; sustainable development and utilization of groundwater; joint regulation of surface water and groundwater; multi-water source allocation; non-conventional water resources utilization; water quality detection and analysis; remediation technology of contaminated farmland soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Effect of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Microbial Community Composition, Diversity and Function

edited by Yajun Hu and Xiangbi Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 16005 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage; irrigation; organic agriculture; crop rotation; biochar; CNP cycling; soil fertility; biodiversity; amplicon sequencing; microbial community assembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Conservation Agricultural Practices for Improving Crop Production and Quality

edited by

Mariola Staniak

,

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

and

Małgorzata Szostek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13627 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; farming systems; reduced tillage; crop rotation; intercropping; cover crops; crop residue management; water management; soil organic matter management; weed management; yield and crop quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Locust and Grasshopper Management: Environmental Impacts and New Perspectives

edited by

Michel Lecoq

and

Long Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13026 | Submission Open

Keywords: locust control; biopesticide; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Sustainable Water-Fertilizer Management for Soil Salinization Amendment and Crop Production in Salt-Affected Agroecosystems

edited by

Rongjiang Yao

and

Xiaobing Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12411 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinization; water; nitrogen; irrigation and drainage; water use efficiency; model; leaching efficiency; soil carbon sequestration; salt-affected soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Smart Strategies and Technologies for Sustainability and Biodiversity in Herbaceous and Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Christian Frasconi

,

Marco Fontanelli

and

Daniele Antichi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9745 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; cover crops; intercropping; integrated/non-chemical weed and pest control; precision and digital agriculture for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management

edited by

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7534 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed; adaptive evolution; seed dormancy; germination behavior; population dynamics; herbicide resistance; stress tolerance; weed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

New Insights into Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Control in Field and Greenhouse Cropping Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Hideyoshi Toyoda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6818 | Submission Open

Keywords: elucidation of electrostatic principles for pest control; electrostatic trapping of air-borne conidia; flying insect pests and plant pollen; electrostatic attraction of phototactic insect pests; development of insect-repelling apparatus; damage analysis for insects and weeds exposed to arc discharge; utilization of organic materials in electrostatic pest control devices; heating sterilization of soil to exterminate pathogens; insects and weed seeds; identification of useful genes conferring pest resistance to crop plants; searching of effective antagonistic microbes suppressing different types of pests in crop plants; lighting techniques to attract insect pests or disturb their behavior for host attacking; selective light exposure techniques to control the development of diseases caused by pathogens on host plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

The Ecology and Services of Beneficial Arthropods in Crop Production Systems

edited by

Finbarr Horgan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5514 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; crop production; black soldier fly; decomposition; ecosystem services; natural enemies; natural weed management; biological control; pollinators; integrated pest management; circular agriculture; farmer surveys; predators; parasitoids; semiochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

The Impact of Mulching on Crop Production and Farmland Environment

edited by Jixiao Cui, Wen-Qing He and Yingxing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5190 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic film mulching; straw mulching; soil surface mulching; organic mulching; microplastic; crop production; farmland environment; soil ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Effects of Agronomical Practices on Crop Quality and Sensory Profile—2nd Edition

edited by

Leontina Lipan

and

Agustí Romero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5094 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agricultural practices; breeding programs; new cultivars; industrial aptitude; bioactive compounds; sensory quality; consumers; descriptive; sensory drivers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Remote Sensing Applications in Crop Monitoring and Modelling

edited by Minghan Cheng and

Chengming Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4764 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring and modeling; multimodal data fusion; crop phenotype; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Free from Herbicides: Ecological Weed Control

edited by

Giovanni Mauromicale

and

Aurelio Scavo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4443 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed management; agroecology; allelopathy; bioherbicides; cover crops; soil seedbank; species composition; cultural methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture: Series II

edited by

Jose Manuel Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4114 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation water demand management; soil water management; irrigation scheduling tools; water harvesting; irrigation system improvement; rice irrigation; precision irrigation; optimization of irrigation water productivity; remote sensing applied to irrigation management; use of non-conventional water for irrigation; conjunctive use of surface and underground water; public– private partnership for irrigation scheme development and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Planting Production, Identification and Quality Control of Medicinally Agricultural Products

edited by

Da-Cheng Hao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3805 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivation; identification; quality control; medicinal plant; agricultural products; good agriculture practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Traits in Forage and Turf Grass—2nd Edition

edited by

Wanjun Zhang

and

Jingjin Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3723 | Submission Open

Keywords: turf grass; forage grass; functional gene; stress resistance; quality trait

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Precision Viticulture for Vineyard Management

edited by

Rita Perria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3433 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial variability; remote and proximal sensing; yield mapping; vineyard survey; terroir; vineyard management; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Evolution of Compounds and Characteristics of Crops During Ripening and After Harvest—2nd Edition

edited by

Gerardo Fernández Barbero

and

Ana V. González-de-Peredo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3365 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; food analysis; identification; extraction; ripening; maturation; quality control; valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Heavy Metal Tolerance Mechanism of Plants and Improvement in Contaminated Soil—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaojiao Han

,

Yuping Zhang

and

Yikai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3145 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; tolerance and accumulation; molecular mechanism; physiological mechanism; improvement of contaminated soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Phytoalexins, Resistance Inducers, and Sustainable Control Measures in Crop Protection Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Calzarano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop protection; resistance induction; biological products; natural products; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Adapting Edible and Medicinal Plants to Abiotic Stress in a Changing Climate

edited by Chao Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible and medicinal plants; global climate change; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; functional cereals; chemical constituents; nutritional quality; pharmacologically active compounds; nutritional composition; health benefits

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

Influence of Land Use Patterns on Soil Physical Quality

edited by

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2828 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use patterns; soil physical quality; soil health; land use change; soil degradation; conservation practices; soil conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Water and Fertilizer Regulation Theory and Technology in Crops

edited by Dongmei Qiao, Qingfeng Miao and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and fertilizer; agronomy; physiology; yield; quality; drought; salinity; artificial intelligence; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Agricultural Water Management in Arid, Semi-Arid and Drought Prone Areas—2nd Edition

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2516 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-resource management; water conservation patterns; irrigation methods and tools; evapotranspiration; observation methods and modelling; plant water relations; water productivity; cover crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Potential Benefits and Risks of Organic Amendments to Soil Health

edited by

Gennaro Gennaro Brunetti

and

Francesco De Mastro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; waste management; nutrient management; soil chemistry; fertilizers; organic matter; environmental science; contaminants of emerging concern; soil pollutions; tillage and organic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Changing World

edited by Dener Márcio da Silva Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2369 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; soil organic matter; agricultural systems; mitigation; adaptation; carbon sequestration; soil quality; greenhouse gases; soil management; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

The Role of Biochar in the Sustainability of the Agroecological Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyun Xu

and

Fan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; agriculture; ecosystem; sustainability; soil remediation; soil amendment; carbon sink

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Omics Approaches for Crop Improvement—Volume II

edited by

Roxana Yockteng

,

Andrés J. Cortés

and

María Ángeles Castillejo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; metagenomics; metatranscriptomics; nutrigenomics; ionomics; lipidomics; phenomics; environmental omics; bioinformatics; machine learning

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

Emerging Research in Plant Photosynthesis Considerations in Agriculture

edited by

Xiaoying Liu

and

Tran Quoc Khanh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1677 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic regulation of photosynthetic traits; chlorophylls; photosynthesis; photoprotection; photosystem; Calvin cycle; chlorophyll fluorescence; photosynthetic efficiency; carotenoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Research Progress in Biochar and Microbial Remediation for Heavy Metal Agricultural Soil

edited by

Małgorzata Majewska

and

Agnieszka Hanaka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1594 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar production; soil carbon sequestration; metal bioavailability in biochar-treated soils; bioremediation efficacy; heavy metal bioremediation mechanisms; phytoremediation; soil bioremediation; microorganism– biochar interactions; nano-biochar; risks of biochar use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Recycling Agro-Food and Urban Wastes According the Circular Economy and Sustainability Paradigms—Volume II

edited by

Niccolò Pampuro

,

Eugenio Cavallo

and

Lucia Vigoroso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food waste; waste valorization; circular economy; composting; anaerobic digestion; greenhouse gas emissions; organic fertilizer; renewable energy; alternative fuels; corporate social responsibility (CSR); individuals’ perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production

edited by

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

and Fernando Finger

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open

Keywords: solanaceae crops; breeding objectives; breeding technology; fruit quality; high-quality genes; crop phenotype; premium variety

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

Crop Improvement and Cultivation in Saline-Alkali Soils

edited by Lihua Huang and

Weiqiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop varieties; saline-alkali; crop physiology; soil improvement; fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity

edited by

Muxing Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen– host interactions; pathogenicity; host immunity; plant resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

The Role of Livestock Manure in Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (Soil Health) in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Ladislav Menšík

,

Lukáš Hlisnikovský

and

Eva Kunzová

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock manure; soil; soil health; physical; chemical; and biological properties of soils; carbon sequestration; agricultural land; agronomy; food security; climate change; yield stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Response Mechanism of Plants to Water in Efficient Water-Saving Irrigation Technologies

edited by

Xiang Gao

,

Cristina Patanè

and Xiaojun Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural irrigation; water use efficiency; water stress; water regulation strategies; plant plasticity; plant growth; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Digital Agriculture Strategies to Guide Orchard Management for Premium Quality Fruits

edited by

Dimitrios Kateris

and

Dionysis Bochtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital agriculture; orchard management; premium quality fruits; precision farming; sensor technology; data analytics; crop monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); smart farming; fruit quality assessment; sustainable agriculture; yield optimization; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Cereals under a Changing Environment

edited by

Hrvoje Šarčević

and Miroslav Bukan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; grain yield; end-use quality; nutritional quality; biotic stresses; abiotic stresses; germplasm evaluation; high-throughput phenotyping; molecular markers; QTL mapping; GWAS molecular breeding

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

Effects of Conservation Tillage Strategies on Soil Carbon Changes

edited by

Petr Novák

and

Petr Šařec

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil conservation; soil tillage; soil organic carbon; soil carbon pool; soil erosion; agricultural soils; tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Effects of Tillage Practices on Crop Productivity and CO₂ Emissions

edited by

Vaida Steponavičienė

,

Kestutis Romaneckas

and Aušra Sinkevičienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage systems; agroecosystem sustainability; CO2 emissions; crop productivity; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Phytochemical Compounds with Health Beneficial Activity in Crop Extracts

edited by Ping Chen and Kunmei Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; crops; flavonoids; anthocyanins; metabolic pathways; key genes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Insights into Resistance Genes and Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms in Brassica Crops

edited by

Guoliang Li

and

Shujiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica crops; disease resistance; molecular regulation; resistance genes; plant– pathogen interactions; downy mildew; fusarium wilt; root defense; root diseases; viral resistance; pathogen recognition; plant immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Factors Affecting Agronomic and Chemical Properties of Fruits

edited by

Miljan Cvetkovic

and

Geza Bujdoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: variety; orchard system and growing technology; chemical compounds; mitigation and adaptation strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Efficient and Intelligent Methods for Crop Disease Detection

edited by Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop disease detection; innovative methodologies; Artificial Intelligence

Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding for Variety Improvement in Post-genomic Era

edited by

Yupeng Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: cucurbit crops; genomics; genetics; gene mapping; QTL mapping; association mapping; germplasm utilization; genetic improvement; marker-assistant selection; gene or genome editing; inheritance; breeding

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

Selection and Breeding of Low Heavy Metal Accumulating Cultivars to Minimize Heavy Metal Accumulation

edited by Zhenzhen Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: low heavy metal-accumulating crops; selection; breeding; functional gene; allelic variations; molecular markers

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

Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Crop Diseases and Pests to Reduce Pesticides

edited by

Maria Céu Lavado da Silva

and

Carmenza E. Góngora

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 23 articles | Viewed by 51517 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest and disease management; decision-support systems; competitive agriculture; impact of climate change; resistance breeding; biological control; cultural practices; plant resistance inducers; mechanisms of plant resistance/tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

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