Agriculture

Chronobiology Applications to Agriculture

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: circadian rhythms; photoperiodism; biotic stress; abiotic stress; water use efficiency; crop productivity; plant breeding; vertical farms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agricultural Meat Products: Processing, Product Quality and Food Safety

edited by

Gabriela Maria Grigioni

,

Anibal Pordomingo

,

Ignacio Arturo Domínguez Vara

and

Ernesto Morales Almaráz

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9435 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality; meat safety; processing technologies; consumer

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

Effects of Abiotic Stress on Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peter A. Roussos

and

Georgios Liakopoulos

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9337 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; drought; salinity; temperature extremes; irradiance extremes; flooding; heavy metal toxicity; ozone toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Microbiology Applied to Crop Systems

edited by

Sergey Chetverikov

and

Guzel Kudoyarova

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3990 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM); biopesticide; microbiom; plant-microorganism interaction; environmental stress; pesticide detoxification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Sustainable Rural Development and Agri-Food Systems

edited by

Camelia F. Oroian

and

Horațiu Felix Arion

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3600 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food value-chain; agri-food systems resilience; agri-tourism; localized food; agri-food supply chains; agri-business

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

Breeding and Genetic Research of Cereal Grain Quality

edited by

Fawad Ali

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3117 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding and genetics of cereal grain quality; agronomic factors affecting grain quality; pre- and post-harvest factors affecting grain quality; milling methods; QTL mapping and association mapping of cereal grain quality; allele mining of cereal-grain-quality traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)

Animal Diseases Surveillance Systems: Tools and Demonstrations

edited by

Mo Salman

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: surveillance; animal diseases; preventive veterinary medicine; surveillance tools; surveillance examples; veterinary sciences; livestock diseases; food security; one health concept

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

Application of Spectroscopy and Sensor Technology in Agricultural Products—Series II

edited by

Ahmed Mustafa Rady

and

Ewa Ropelewska

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1125 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; image processing; computer vision; ultrasonic; sensor fusion; machine learning; deep learning; postharvest technology; handling; sorting; IOT; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Innovative and Sustainable Biorefinery Processes for Food Waste Valorization towards Circular Bioeconomy in Modern Agriculture and Agro-Industry

edited by

Ricardo Gómez-García

,

Cristian Torres-León

,

Débora A. Campos

and

Cristóbal Noé Aguilar González

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery systems; biowaste valorization; bioactive compounds; circular bioeconomy; functional ingredients; fiber; proteins; zero-waste approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Precision Plant Pathology: A New Approach to the Study of Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Plant Diseases

edited by

Antonio Santos-Rufo

,

Francisco Javier López-Escudero

and

Fernando Pérez Porras

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: R; Python; cloud computing; precision agriculture; remote sensing; smart sensors; multispectral; hyperspectral and thermographic sensors; vegetation index; NDVI; artificial intelligence; deep learning; fuzzy logic; prescription map; UAV/drone; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Seed Germination, Stress Tolerance and Aging: Physiological and Molecular Aspects

edited by

Andrea Pagano

and

Susana de Sousa Araujo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed quality; seed vigor; seed germination; seed aging; accelerated aging; artificial aging; seed priming; pregerminative metabolism; biotic and abiotic stress responses; climate-ready crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Approaches in Plant Disease Control

edited by Ying Zhai and

Chuntao Yin

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterium; biological control; fungus; molecular plant– pathogen interactions; oomycete; plant disease control; plant resistance genes; virus

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

Strategies for Sustainable Extraction and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds with High Health Impacts and Nutritive Substances from Agricultural Fresh and Derived Products and Their Processing Waste

edited by

Dario Donno

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiodiversity and natural resources; agrifood application and their health-promoting and nutritional properties; analytical strategies for phytochemical and nutritive characterization; reuse strategies for processing waste derived from agricultural and food products; traditional and innovative extraction methods; HPLC fingerprinting and chemometrics

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

Exploration of Epigenome and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants

edited by

Saurabh Chaudhary

and Prabhakar Srivastava

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenome; epigenetics; abiotic stress; DNA methylation; histone modifications; epiallele; epiRILs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)

Animal Nutrition and Productions: Series II

edited by

Daniel Simeanu

and

Daniel Mierlita

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 11637 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed quality and animal production; modern feeding technologies; the impact of food on productions’ quality; animal rearing and genetics; animal rearing systems; animal nutrition; animal nutrition and health; feed additives; digestion physiology; impact of animal nourishment on environment

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

Identification of Sugar Crop Germplasm Resources and Disease Resistance

edited by

Sushma Sood

submission deadline 5 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm; resistance; disease; sugarcane; breeding; selection; molecular markers; transformation; screening; genotype; phenotype

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)

Agronomic Strategies for Enhancing the Physical, Chemical, Nutritional and Sensory Properties of Cereal Grains

edited by

Tomasz Knapowski

and

Wojciech Kozera

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal; grain yield; agrotechnical factors; chemical composition; features of grain and flour; technological parameters; the biological value of proteins

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

Harvesting, Transportation, Processing and Storage of Vegetables and Fruits

edited by

Józef Gorzelany

and

Piotr Kuźniar

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables and fruits; harvest technology; transport technology; post-harvest technology; processing technologies; biotic and abiotic factors; storage; food safety; mechanical and chemical properties; pro-health properties; pro-health beer additive

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

Genetic Research on Plants Herbicide Resistance

edited by

Andrea Milani

and

Silvia Panozzo

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-target site resistance (NTSR); target site resistance (TSR); population genetics; cross-resistance; multiple resistance; enhanced metabolism; RNA-Seq; haplotype; RADSeq; resistance detection

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

Agricultural Machinery Design and Agricultural Engineering

edited by

Galibjon M. Sharipov

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 14669 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture mechanization; mechanization and automation in horticulture; agricultural machinery and equipment for precision farming; process control of agricultural implements; automation and navigation in agriculture; positioning technologies for agricultural vehicles; technologies for variable rate applications; unmanned aerial systems for precision farming; innovative design for communication with FMIS; soil management and conservation technology; harvest and post-harvest technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Sustainable Pest Management in Agriculture

edited by

Frédéric Francis

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14545 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; physical control; chemical ecology; beneficials; plant selection; habitat management

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

The Role of Plant Hormones and Growth Regulators in Modern Crop Cultivation Technologies

edited by

Jacek Sosnowski

and

Viliana Vasileva

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12881 | Submission Open

Keywords: regulation; cultivation; stress; bio-stimulators; phytohormones; plant production; modern technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Maciej Zaborowicz

and

Jakub Frankowski

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9587 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data analytics; data processing; machine learning; smart agriculture; agriculture 5.0; IT technologies in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Grazing—Distribution, Biodiversity, Animal Welfare and Forage Quality in Livestock Pasture Systems

edited by

Mariusz Kulik

,

Piotr Stypiński

and

Anna Guðrún Þ Thórhallsdóttir

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9564 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; biodiversity on pastures; changes over time; distribution of grazing land; forage quality; grazing behavior; management systems; pasture vegetation; silvopastoral systems; rangelands

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

Sustainable Production of Legumes and Oil Crops

edited by

Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra

and

Reinhard W. Neugschwandtner

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9446 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable intensification; biodiversity; intercropping; plant physiology; crop modeling; plant community; pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Management of Weeds and Herbicide Resistance

edited by

Anna Wenda-Piesik

and

Agnieszka Synowiec

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9403 | Submission Open

Keywords: development of herbicide resistance; molecular background of herbicide resistance; biology and physiology of herbicide-resistant weeds; competition between resistant and susceptible weeds and crops; management of herbicide-resistant weed

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

Beyond Agriculture 4.0: Design and Development of Modern Agricultural Machines and Production Systems

edited by

Valentin Vladut

,

Biriş Sorin Ştefan

and

Adam Ekielski

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8670 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronics; agriculture machinery; post-harvest processing; agriculture 4.0/5.0; sensors; data management in agri-industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Effects of Alternative Feeds and Dietary Additives on Poultry Growth, Immune Function and Gut Health

edited by

Károly Dublecz

and

Lidija Peric

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8094 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative feedstuffs; additives; poultry; digestibility; immune system; gut health; exogenous enzymes; feed manufacture technology

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

Economic Strategies and Policy Suggestions of Agricultural Sustainable Food Production

edited by

Roberto Henke

and

Filiberto Altobelli

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7728 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agenda 2030; EU green deal; farm to fork strategy; CAP reform; sustainability indicators; economic; social and environmental sustainability; quality products; food waste and security; innovation in agriculture and digitalization; agricultural services and public goods; organic farming; participative approaches; income diversification; soil and water management

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

Research Progress of the Functional Properties of Fruit and Vegetables and Their Preserves

edited by

Anna Sadowska

,

Katarzyna Najman

and

Franciszek Świderski

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7273 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; functional food; bioactive properties; preserved methods

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

Effects of Dietary Interventions on Poultry Production

edited by

Anna Milczarek

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7182 | Submission Open

Keywords: rations; feeding; broiler chicken; hen; turkey; performance results; slaughter value; meat or egg quality

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

Genetic Identification, Exploration, Evaluation and Breeding of Plant Genetic Resources

edited by

Penelope Bebeli

,

Vasileios Papasotiropoulos

and

Jaime Prohens

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6882 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant genetic resources; crop wild relatives; landraces; gene banks; indigenous species; traditional varieties; characterization; conservation; genetic improvement; molecular fingerprinting; genetic erosion; descriptors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)

Effects of Dietary Interventions on Pig Production

edited by

Jun He

and

Xiangfeng Kong

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6314 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; diet; pig production; feed efficiency; metabolism; immunity; health; growth; meat quality

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

Biocontrol of Plant Pests and Pathogens

edited by

Eirini Karanastasi

and

Danai Gkizi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5513 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; plant diseases; plant pests; crop protection

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

Novel Approaches and Strategies in Improving Crop Adaptability against Environmental Stress

edited by

Lidija Begović

,

Ivna Štolfa Čamagajevac

and

Selma Mlinarić

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5005 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic engineering; stress tolerance; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas9; agro- nanotechnology; biostimulants; molecular priming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advances in Integrated Pest Management Strategies

edited by

David João Horta Lopes

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; biological control; invasive alien species; natural compounds; new and traditional pesticides

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

Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture

edited by

Uttara Samarakoon

,

James Altland

and

James Faust

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; irrigation efficiency; optimization of nutrients; soilless substrate; food crop production; floriculture; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Nondestructive Testing and Intelligent Processing for Agricultural Products

edited by

Xiaowei Huang

and

Zhihua Li

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; spectrum technology; gas-sensing technology; 3D Printing; non-thermal processes

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

Sustainable Development of Agricultural Markets and Economics

edited by

Ladislav Pilař

and

Usama Awan

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; agricultural markets; short food supply chain; green deal; customer behavior; green marketing; agricultural business models

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

Nutritional Strategies on Poultry Product Quality

edited by

Lin Zhang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1549 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; feed; nutrition; metabolism; feed additives; production performance; meat quality; egg quality; nutritional value

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

Advances in Organic Agriculture—Decreasing Yield Gap via Optimising Cultivation Methods and Agrarian Policy

edited by

Józef Tyburski

,

Jarosław Stalenga

and

Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrarian policy; environmental protection; intensification of organic farming; intensification and economics; intensification and food quality; market development; optimising cultivation methods; organic farming; yield gap

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Pesticide Application Technology in Cropping Systems

edited by Jiaqiang Zheng and Youlin Xu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest control; plant protection machinery; pesticide application technology; intelligent spraying system; variable-rate technology; pesticide atomizing and nozzles; pesticide inline mixing; droplet drift control; electrostatic spraying; cropping system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Sustainable Water-Resource Strategies in Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Valentina Baratella

,

Claudia Di Bene

and

Silvia Vanino

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

Plants’ Response to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Valeria Toscano

,

Filippo Ferlito

and

Amenta Margherita

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic factors; stress; antioxidant activity; climate change; bioactive compounds; plant hormesis; nutraceutical value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Application of Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Genomic Selection in Crop Genetic Research

edited by

Vijay Gahlaut

,

Vandana Jaiswal

and

Sandeep Kumar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3447 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex traits; abiotic stress; phenotypic variation high-throughput genotyping; quantitative trait loci; haplotypes; linkage disequilibrium; multi-locus GWAS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genotype Evaluation and Breeding)

Reducing Food Loss and Waste at the Farm Level: Seeking Sustainable Path to Food Security

edited by

Wojciech J. Florkowski

,

Abdulbaki Bilgic

and

Ting Meng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3198 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; food loss; small enterprise; small farmer; consumer behavior; sustainability; input waste; food (in)security

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

Advances in Legume Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems

edited by

Takuji Ohyama

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2636 | Submission Open

Keywords: legume nitrogen fixation; legume crop production; maintenance of grassland; legumes in agroecosystems; nitrogen fertilizers; physiology; environment; ecology; agriculture

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

Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Influencing Biological Active Compounds in Horticultural Commodities

edited by

Grzegorz Lysiak

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; organic acids; anthocyanins; antioxidant capacity; vitamins; pectin; storage condition; optimum harvest date

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Microbial Application for Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Wassila Riah-Anglet and

Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant rhizosphere; soil microbes; plant growth; agricultural management; crop yields; soil functions; microorganisms’ diversity; PGPR; bio stimulant agent; biocontrol agent; biotic and abiotic stresses

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

Application of Computer and Data Analysis in Crop Planning

edited by

Marcus Randall

, James Montgomery and Andrew Lewis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop planning; climate change; water management; optimisation; evolutionary algorithms; computational agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

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