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Advances in Adventitious Root Formation of In Vitro Cultures

edited by

Conchi Sánchez

and Saleta Rico Santos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimatization; adventitious rooting; gene expression; gene regulation; hormone signaling; micropropagation; regeneration; transcriptomics; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability

edited by

Victoria Fernández

and

Thomas Eichert

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19421 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant surface; surface-deposited matter; permeability; biotic; abiotic influence; foliar fertilisers; biostimulants; absorption; stress response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

In Vitro Techniques on Plant Propagation and Genetic Improvement

edited by

Hasan Mehraj

and

Monika Tuleja

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9993 | Submission Open

Keywords: callus; somatic embryogenesis; PLB; plant growth regulators; light; morphogenetic response; secondary metabolites; stress reaction; plant improvement; transformation; DNA markers; genetics and genomics; epigenetics and epigenomics; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Mechanism of Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops

edited by Li'na Yin and

Daoqian Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9320 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; water deficient; water use efficiency; salinity; drought/salinity tolerance; tolerance mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Applications of Plant Biotechnology: In Vitro Propagation and Plant Transformations

edited by

Humberto Prieto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4940 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene transfer procedures; Agrobacterium; regeneration; in planta genetic transformation; RNA interference; gene expression; gene editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Reneta Gevrenova

Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova

and

Vessela Balabanova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4472 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolite profiling; ethnobotany; phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Carbon Sequestration and Stabilization in Forest and Bamboo Ecosystems

edited by Yongjun Shi,

Guangsheng Chen

and

Lin Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3102 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; bamboo ecosystems; climate change mitigation; carbon capture and storage; ecological impact assessment; sustainable forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Advances in Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Brassica napus L.

edited by

Soo-In Sohn

and

Subramani Pandian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2013 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica napus L.; functional genomics; genetics; breeding; biotechnology; genomics; crop breeding; germplasm resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Predicting and Understanding Plant Properties with Data-Driven Approaches

edited by

Taewon Moon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data analysis; fata engineering; deep learning; machine learning; crop modelling; crop yield; plant growth; plant morphology; plant physiology

Cross Protection and Biocontrol of Plant Viruses and Viroids

edited by

Shaheen Nourinejhad Zarghani

and

Miguel A. Aranda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: virology; plant virus; plant– pathogen interaction; plant defense; virus diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Nutrients Uptake, Transport, and Function in Plant Metabolism

edited by

Fernando Lidon

and

Maria Manuela Abreu da Silva

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral stress; mineral deficiency; mineral interactions; mineral interactions with productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Role of Microbial Plant Biostimulants in Abiotic Stress Mitigation

edited by

Sajid Ali

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biostimulants; rhizobacteria; fungal endophytes; bacterial endophytes; soil health; organic farming; horticulture; crop plants; abiotic stress; stress mitigation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Nettle: From Weed to Green Enterprise

edited by

Françoise Martz

and Michel Chalot

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative crops; perennials; carbon sequestration; antioxidants; hydroxycinnamic acids; natural fibers; insecticide; biostimulants

Breeding for Plant Improvement and Protection

edited by

Jeremy Sweet

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; crop improvement; disease resistance; drought tolerance; crop quality; pest resistance; climate change; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Genomics of New Potential Food Sources

edited by

Mark E. Samuels

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: food supply diversity; edible plants; minor crops; genomics; high throughput sequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; genome editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants

edited by

Janusz J. Zwiazek

and Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaporins; water transport; gas and ion transport; woody plants; trees; physiology; transcriptomics; metabolomics; membranes; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

The Impacts of Abiotic Stresses on Plant Development—3rd Edition

edited by

Cédric Jacquard

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; plant stress perception; plant defense mechanisms; plant adaptive responses; environmental stress; heat stress; cold stress; drought; salinity; CO2; air pollution

Genetic Mechanism and Molecular Improvement of Important Agronomic Traits of Wheat

edited by Kunpu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield of wheat; quality of wheat; stress resistance of wheat; wheat breeding; agronomic traits of wheat

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Plant Pathogen Detection in Nurseries through Genomic Techniques

edited by Peter J. M. Bonants

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular detection; plant pathogens; nurseries; keyword methods

Induced Resistance of Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

Loredana Maria Scalschi

and

Begonya Vicedo

submission deadline 22 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1583 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced resistance; biotic stress; proteomic; transcriptomic; metabolomic; microRNAs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Chemical Characteristics and Bioactivity of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Petar D. Marin

and

Danka Bukvički

submission deadline 24 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12427 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; plant metabolites; extraction; isolation and structure elucidation; bioactive plant compounds; application of bioactive molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integration of Spectroscopic and Photosynthetic Analyses in Plants

edited by

Marcos Rafael Nanni

and

Renan Falcioni

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7849 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied spectroscopy in plant tissues; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning algorithms; chemometrics; chlorophyll a fluorescence; classification and prediction parameters; integration of biophysical; physiological; biochemical; genetic; and molecular advances with spectroscopy; leaf optical properties; photosynthesis analyses; plant phenotyping; yield of photosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

New Insights in the Research of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Potential, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ivayla Dincheva

Ilian Badjakov

and

Bistra Galunska

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction; isolation; and structural characterization; herbal preparations and natural medicines; benefits; analytical strategies for bioactive compound identification and quantification; in vivo and in vitro bioactivity of botanicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Secondary Metabolites in Plants

edited by

Hsiaohang Chung

Sarana Sommano

and

Javier Palazon

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18261 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant secondary metabolites; natural products; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; biosynthetic pathway; metabolomics; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records—2nd Edition

edited by

Renata Sõukand

and

Raivo Kalle

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9985 | Submission Open

Keywords: history of ethnobotany; plant identification in historical sources; methodology in historical ethnobotany; from past to present; diachronic comparison; old herbals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Interactions within Invasive Ecosystems

edited by Weitao Li, Yulong Zheng and Yangping Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4090 | Submission Open

Keywords: exotic plant; invasion; interactions; soil biota; herbivore

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Physiological Response and Molecular Mechanisms of Plants to Heavy Metal/Loid Toxicity

edited by

Muhammad Zeeshan

Abdul Salam

and Aamir Hamid Khan

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3574 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; redox homeostasis; plant– environment interaction; metal tolerance index; metal ion uptake; phytochelatins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Effect of Growing Media on Plant Performance

edited by

Munoo Prasad

and

Nikos Tzortzakis

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open

Keywords: growing media; peat alternatives; organic bioresources; biochar; compost; bark; plant abiotic stress; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Applications of Biotechnology and Omics Tools in Brassicaceae Plants

edited by

Pu Chu

and

Chenlong Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3082 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassicaceae; functional genes; agronomic trait; economic traits; abiotic and biotic stress traits; QTL mapping; BSA-seq; GWAS; omics; transgenics; gene editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring of Vegetation Phenology in a Changing Environment

edited by Jing Xie and

Zhi Ding

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Mining of Stress-Resistance Gene in Wheat

edited by

Weijun Zheng

and

Xiaojun Nie

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2709 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; abiotic stresses (drought; salt; chilling; cold and so on); genes associated with stress resistance; genetic mapping; GWAS; molecular cloning; functional validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Integrated Management of Top Ten Fungal Diseases of Plants

edited by

Chuanqing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease; plant pathogen; management strategies; integrative program

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Genetic, Epigenetic and Metabolic Regulation in Plant Responses to the Environment

edited by

Matteo Busconi

Luigi Lucini

and

Leilei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenging environment; plant development; reproduction; adaptation; genetic regulation; epigenetic regulation; metabolic regulation; plant signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Harnessing Endophytic Microbes for Enhanced Plant Nutrition and Stress Tolerance

edited by

Muhammad Atif Muneer

and

Muhammad Siddique Afridi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: endophytic microbes; plant nutrition; stress tolerance; symbiotic relationships; nutrient uptake; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; plant growth; resilience; chemical fertilizers; pesticides; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Recent Advances in Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae

edited by

Chaofan Zhang

and Peng Xie

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae-based biotechnology; microalgae– bacteria consortia; wastewater treatment; soil pollution remediation; carbon neutralization; microalgal biofuel; microalgae– bacteria interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Phytochemistry, Functional and Nutraceutical Attributes of Grapes in Relationship with the Grapevine Cultivation Practice

edited by

Veronica Sanda Chedea

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical; polyphenols; flavonoids; grape; nutritional value; cultivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochar Effects on Soil and Plant Health

edited by Peng Yan and Wenhai Mi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil quality; soil restoration; plant nutrition; plant growth; carbon neutrality; sustainable agricultural and environmental

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Natural Products of Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Purification and Bioactivity Evaluation

edited by Dušanka Kitić,

Katarina Šavikin

and

Milica Randjelović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 29278 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Chemical Ecology

edited by

Chui-Hua Kong

Yonggen Lou

, Peng Wang and Guoxin Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21184 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; allelochemicals; chemical communication; chemical defenses; common mycorrhizal networks; kin recognition; herbivores; pathogens; pest management; signaling interactions; soil microorganisms; rhizosphere; root exudates; volatiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Plant Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Genomics III

edited by

Alex Troitsky

and

Jaakko Hyvönen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20750 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular phylogeny; evolutionary genomics; molecular evolution; phylogenomics; genomic biodiversity; taxonomy; DNA barcoding; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Bio-Active Compounds in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Enrico Doria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17920 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation and analysis of compounds; herbal and plant extracts; quality control; functional foods; herbal drugs; profiling; standardized processing; characteristic compounds; bioactive compounds; metabolites; phytochemicals; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

New Insights into Plant Signaling Mechanisms in Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by Hamdy Kashtoh,

Kwang-Hyun Baek

and Muhammad Fazle Rabbee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17445 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; bacterial immunity; guard cell; anion channel; protein kinases; calcium signaling; abscisic acid signaling; light signaling; nitrogen fixa-tion; phosphorylation; plant nutrients; receptors; signal transduction; stress; nutrition; calcium; membrane transport; Arabidopsis thaliana; ion homeostasis combination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

The Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops

edited by

Shuang Wu

and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16314 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; gene function; vegetable crops; transcription; molecular biology; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Role of Auxin in Plant Growth and Development

edited by

Tongda Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13742 | Submission Open

Keywords: auxin transport; auxin metabolism; auxin signaling; environmental adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Plant Invasion 2023

edited by

Dalva Maria da Silva Matos

Daolin Du

and Shanshan Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11936 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant invasions; ecology of invasive plants; climate change and biological invasion; invasion dynamics; native species as invasive; plant invasion and one health; prevention and management of plant invasions; policy; legislation; and governance regarding invasive plants; economic impacts of plant invasion; citizen science applied to plant invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Ornamental Plants and Urban Gardening II

edited by

László Orlóci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10959 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; urban green space; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Biochar-Based Fertilizers in Agriculture: Soil—Plant Interactions and Functions

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10110 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil– plant interaction; plant and environment; soil and plant health; plant nutrition; plant performance; stress tolerance; legacy effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Advances in Chemical Analysis of Plants

edited by Javier Hernández-Allica

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9424 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient; chemometrics; ionomics; mass spectrometry; portable; phytochemical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Forest Trees

edited by Shijiang Cao and

Linkun Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9362 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest molecular biology; bioinformatics; tree genetics; gene expression regulation; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

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