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Research on Synergistic Regulation of Plant Growth by Plant Hormones and Nutrients

edited by

Alfonso Albacete

and

Mengmeng Hou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone; nitrogen; phosphorus; regulatory mechanisms; interaction

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

Effects of Intercropping and Rotation on Soil Microorganisms

edited by

Chao Yan

, Hong Pan,

Yang Liu

and

Helena Freitas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop species; intercropping; rotation; soil microbial activity; soil microbial composition; crop growth

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

Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Management on Production of Cereal Crops: 2nd Edition

edited by Juan Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation agriculture; soil tillage; fertilization mode; crop yield; agricultural product quality; resource utilization efficiency; soil fertility and health; soil nutrient supply and circulation; sustainability of soil fertilization; greenhouse gas emissions

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

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Spice Crops

edited by

Touming Liu

, Song Gao and Yao Lv

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: spice crops; genetics; genomics; genetics; breeding; gene function; comparative genomics

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

Approaches to Promote Wider Emergence of Sustainable Agricultural Production—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change; mitigation of climate change; adaptation to climate change organic farming; regenerative agriculture; crop production; energetic crops; sustainable agricultural technologies; agricultural digitalization; soil carbon sequestration; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

The Effect of LED Light Spectra on the Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Value of Crops

edited by

Rosario Muleo

Valeria Cavallaro

and

Sachin Chavan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoregulation; light regulation; plant metabolism; plant physiology; nutraceutical

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

Quality and Safety of Crops and Crop-Based Foods

edited by

Dominika Średnicka-Tober

Renata Kazimierczak

and

Jackline Freitas Brilhante De Sao Jose

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional quality; crops; bioactive compounds; health-promoting compounds; antioxidants; macronutrients; vitamins; minerals; food quality; food safety; agronomic systems; agronomic practices; storage; processing; plant genotype

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

Optimal Control of Light Conditions to Maximize Plant Production in Protected Cultivation

edited by

Seung Jae Hwang

and Yurina Kwack

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop growth model; environment control; light use efficiency (LUE); supplemental light; control of natural light

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

Crops Water Management

edited by

Rafał Wawer

and

Jerzy Kozyra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; climate smart agriculture; irrigated agriculture; vertical farming; agriculture 4.0; carbon farming

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

Pests, Pesticides, Pollinators and Sustainable Farming

edited by Antonios E. Tsagkarakis, Georgios Papadoulis and Argyro Kalaitzaki

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6347 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; biological control; precision plant protection; pollinators; remote sensing; biopesticides; sustainable pest management

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

Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Edible Plant Cultivation

edited by

Laura Siracusa

and Luana Pulvirenti

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3770 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; chemistry of natural products; functional food; polyphenols; nutraceuticals; medicinal plants; environmental factor

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

Green Control of Pests and Pathogens in Tropical Plants

edited by

Xiao Liang

and Ying Zhou

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open

Keywords: green control; pests and pathogens; tropical plant

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

Resistance-Related Gene Mining and Genetic Improvement in Crops

edited by

Panfeng Yao

and

Chen Lin

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; plant science; staple crops; abiotic stress; plant breeding; genetic improvement

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

Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Grass Species

edited by

Zhou Li

and

Gang Nie

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfgrass; forage; ground-cover plant; gene function; stress physiology; metabolic pathway; omics; plant growth regulator

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

The Effect of Biofertilizer on the Growth, Yield, and Quality of Crops

edited by

Daniela Pezzolla

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofertilizer; nanofertilizers; nutrients availability; soil health restoration; crop growth; yield performance; effective microorganism; organic fertilizer; sustainable agriculture; climate change; agricultural by-products

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

Multi-omic Integration for Applied Prediction Breeding

edited by

Moysés Nascimento

Diego Jarquin

and Camila Ferreira Azevedo

submission deadline 11 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2491 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mixed models

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

Early Detection of Diseases in Crops for Efficient Application of Pesticides

edited by

Ioannis Vagelas

submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diseases; early detection; diagnostic tools; laboratory analytical methods; PCR-based diagnostics; next-generation sequencing; spectroscopy diagnostics; Raman-based techniques; machine learning models

Comparison of Sustainable Approaches in Conservation and Protected Agriculture around the World

edited by

Ming Li

José Bienvenido-Barcena

and

Antonio Bliska Júnior

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; fast agricultural development; biodiversity maintenance; agricultural evolution toward sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Exploring the Diversity of Endophytic Microorganisms: From Microbial Ecology to Agronomic Applications

edited by

Carlos Garrido

Victoria E. González-Rodríguez

and

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3040 | Submission Open

Keywords: endophytic microorganisms; plant– microbe interactions; endophytic communities; innovative agronomic applications; microorganisms and host plants

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

Harnessing Benefits of Legumes for Tropical Farming Systems

edited by

Surya P. Bhattarai

and Dante L. Adorada

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical agriculture; grain and graze; dual purpose crops; sustainable soil; pulses; mixed farming; farming system; soil fertility; germplasm enhancement; high-value crops

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

Adaptation and Mitigation of Environmental Stress on Forage Crops and Turfgrass

edited by John L. Cisar and Michael Fidanza

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfgrass; forage crop; carbon footprint; management; environmental stress

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

Rhizosphere Microorganisms—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhihong Xie

and Hui-Ling Liao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7450 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; microorganisms; interaction; promote; resistance

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

Advances and Challenges for the Management of Lepidopteran Pests—2nd Edition

edited by

Oderlei Bernardi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4593 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management of Lepidoptera insects; innovations on monitoring; control and management; intelligent mornitoring; behavioural control; chemical control; biological control; physical control; IPM; IRM; OGMs

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

Integrated Management of Crop Residues and Their Bioactive Properties in Agri-Food Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Carla Susana Correia Pereira

José Virgílio Santulhão Pinela

and

Maria Inês Moreira Figueiredo Dias

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop residues; sustainable management; agricultural practices; soil/crop protection; bioactive compounds; product development

New Insights in Crop Management to Respond to Climate Change

edited by

Andrzej Salata

Hector Moreno Ramón

Gaetano Pandino

and

Joanna Majkowska-Gadomska

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable; herbs; crop; biodiversity; nutrient; irrigation; quality plant products

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

Reduced Tillage Strategy for Sustainable Soil Management in Agriculture

edited by

Mykola Kochiieru

and

Gražina Kadžienė

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage; soil quality; soil organic matter; soil carbon emission; soil– plant interaction; stability of soil aggregates

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

Soil Properties, Microorganisms and Plants in Soils After Amelioration—2nd Edition

edited by

Xuebo Zheng

and

Hongbiao Cui

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil amelioration; microorganisms; interaction between soil and plant; soil elements cycle; soil carbon sequestration

Integration of Agriculture and Solar Energy Production: Advances and Challenges in Agrivoltaic Systems

edited by Diego Soto-Gómez and Miguel-Ángel Muñoz-García

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5672 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar sharing; renewable energy; agrivoltaics; dual land use; crop protection; livestock integration; land use efficiency; land equivalent ratio (LAR); climate resilience; water efficiency; renewable energy incentives; shade management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Natural and Non-Conventional Sources of Nitrogen for Plants

edited by Beata Wiśniewska-Kadżajan, Andrzej Wysokiński and

Christos Noulas

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; symbiotic microorganisms; free-leaving microorganisms; organic fertilizers; organic wastes; soil conditioners; nitrogen use efficiency; legumes; grasses; horticultural plants

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

Harnessing Technology for Precision Viticulture

edited by

Helder Fraga

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; proximal sensing; precision agriculture and viticulture; image acquisition; image processing; multi- and hyperspectral data

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

Agroclimatology and Crop Production: Adapting to Climate Change

edited by

Ilie Bodale

and Vasile Stoleru

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart crop production; climate change adaptation and mitigation; sustainable crops; weather hazard response; monitoring and forecasting food security scenarios; sensor systems and remote sensing images; AI and digital tools for climate resilience; bioclimatic indexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Cereal Rust Monitoring and Management

edited by

Laura A. Ziems

Rohit Mago

and

Mumta Chhetri

submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal rust; disease monitoring; disease resistance; disease surveillance; pathogen evolution; genomics; molecular diagnostics; plant pathology

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

Advances in Beneficial Insects Research for Conservation Biological Control

edited by

Susana Pascual

, Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko and

Katarzyna Golan

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: predators; parasitoids; biological control; biodiversity of beneficial fauna; ecosystem services

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

New Approach of High-Quality Agricultural Development in the Saline-Alkali Land

edited by Zhu Ouyang and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11208 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive utilization of saline-alkali land; soil carbon and nitrogen processes in saline-alkali soil; the dynamic process of soil water and salt in saline-alkali soil; interaction of plant-soil-microbe in saline-alkali land; construction of ecological grass-husbandry ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Advances in Application Effects and Mechanisms of Fertilizer Products

edited by Wenhai Mi and

Meng Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9650 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizer; fertilizer effect; fertilizer tool; fertilizer sprayer; fertilizer use efficiency; fertilization; urea; ammonium phosphate; compound fertilizer; foliar fertilizer; value-added fertilizer; biostimulant; nano fertilizer; modified fertilizer; smart fertilizer

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

Advanced Machine Learning in Agriculture

edited by

Paul Kwan

Jing Zhou

and Beibei Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5768 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; smart farming; smart agriculture; precision livestock; precision farming; digital technologies; Artificial Intelligence; remote sensing

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

Improving Agricultural Water Productivity to Ensure Food Security under Changing Environments—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria do Rosario Cameira

and

Paula Paredes

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5346 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop physical and economic water productivity indicators; improved irrigation systems; water-saving practices and technologies; irrigation water delivery; sustainable crop and water management; irrigation scheduling; climate variability and climate change; droughts; decision support systems; water management tools; food security; remote sensing; precision irrigation; adaptation practices to cope with soil salinity

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

Fertility Management for Higher Crop Productivity

edited by Danying Wang, Song Chen and Chunmei Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizer management; crop yield; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; precision farming; highly productive and efficient synergy

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

Seeds for Future: Conservation and Utilization of Germplasm Resources

edited by

Klaudija Carović-Stanko

and Monika Vidak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4790 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; food security; landraces; modern cultivars; plant gene banks; plant genetic resources; seedbank; wild species; wild relatives

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

Agro-Environmental Sustainable Exploitation of Halophyte, Medicinal and Aromatic Species from Marginal Areas

edited by

Angelica Giancaspro

and

Pedro Garcia-Caparros

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3900 | Submission Open

Keywords: marginal species; halophytes; salt tolerance; stress adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Environments Shaped by Anthropogenic Activities

edited by

Franco Magurno

and

Zoltán Kende

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3270 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbial communities; functional diversity; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; ecosystem functions; ecosystem processes

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

Fruit Growing: Production Practices and Post-Harvest Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Vasileios Ziogas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit growing; production practices; post-harvest management; post-harvest technologies; fruit crops; crop management

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

Sustainable Pest Management under Climate Change

edited by

Xiongbing Tu

and Shiqian Feng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management; pest monitoring; suitable area forecasting; population dynamics; sustainable management strategies; biological control

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

Mechanism and Sustainable Control of Crop Diseases

edited by Fei He and

Yuheng Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat fungi disease; fungi pathogen genomics; interaction between wheat and fungi pathogens

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

Soil Organic Matter and Tillage

edited by

Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi

Arcângelo Loss

and

Heike Knicker

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2296 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional tillage; reduced tillage; no-till systems; soil health; agricultural sustainability; crop residue management; long-term studies; soil fertility; soil structure; environmental impact

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

Growth and Nutrient Management of Vegetables—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaozhong Wang

and Baige Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1882 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable; nutrient management strategies; yield; quality; crop growth; nutrient uptake; environmental risk

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

Biochar’s Role in the Sustainability of Agriculture

edited by Fulai Liu,

Zhenhua Wei

and Xuezhi Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil health; crop physiology; rhizosphere environment; stress resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Circular Economy in Agriculture through Waste Valorization and Recycling

edited by

Carlo Greco

and

Vito Armando Laudicina

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open

Keywords: anaerobic digestion of biowaste; agricultural wastes; and residues; co-products of anaerobic digestion; organic waste management; biomethane; circular bioeconomy; digestate valorization; energy efficiency in agriculture; renewable energy in agriculture; waste to energy; agro-energy supply chain; compost; vermicompost; precision agriculture applied in circular bioeconomy

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

Advances in Coffee Pathogen Research for Higher Productivity Under Climate Change Scenarios

edited by Leonor Guerra-Guimarães,

Helena Gil Azinheira

and Deila Magna Dos Santos Botelho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: coffee breeding; phenotyping; sustainable agriculture

Crop Management in Water-Limited Cropping Systems

edited by Shoutian Ma

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation method; deficit irrigation; precision irrigation; evapotranspiration; yield gap; irrigation efficiency; water productivity; crop management

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

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