Agriculture

Technological Innovation for Measurements on Crop Physiological and Agronomic Traits

edited by

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6250 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital sensors; precision agriculture; machine learning; crop stress tolerance (e.g.; nutrients; diseases; drought; cold and heat); crop growth; biomass; and yield; plant phenotyping; remote sensing; UAV; satellite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Crop Monitoring and Weed Management Based on Sensor-Actuation Systems

edited by

Victor Rueda-Ayala

and

Dionisio Andújar

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; actuators; precision agriculture; online application; phenotyping; real-time actuation; artificial intelligence; environmental protection; cost-effective technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Evaluation of Feed Additives in Animal Production

edited by

Mónica Costa

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5712 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed additive; functional feed ingredients; diet; prebiotic; probiotic; animal nutrition; gastrointestinal tract; microbiota; growth performance; welfare

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

The Important Role of Gut Microbiota Modulation through Animal Nutrition on Health, Production and Welfare

edited by

Mihaela Saracila

,

Arabela Elena Untea

and

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; animal health; products safety; digestibility; gut microbiota; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; stress factors; potential use of fruit and vegetable by-products

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

Diseases Diagnosis, Prevention and Weeds Control in Crops

edited by

Yuan Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5011 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop diseases; weed control; molecular approaches; identification and quantification; soil disinfestation; biocontrol agents; application equipment; crop growth and yield

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

Multipurpose Sugar Crops: Genetic Analysis, Growth Physiology, and Cultivation Techniques

edited by

Md Sariful Islam

,

Jehangir Bhadha

and

James R. Todd

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4969 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic and molecular tools; genomic approach; genotype by environment interaction; cultivar development; growth physiology; soil nutrient and field management; biotic and abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Intelligent Systems in Precision Agriculture: Data, Applications and Techniques

edited by

Myung Hwan Na

,

Wanhyun Cho

and

In Seop Na

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4851 | Submission Open

Keywords: productivity; machine learning; big data analysis; climate change; computer vision; statistical method; smart farm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Better Ornamental Plants for Our Green Industry

edited by

Donglin Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4684 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; cultivar; fertilization; garden; germplasm; irrigation; landscape; ornamental; production; propagation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advances in High Quality or Value-Added Processing of Fruit and Vegetable

edited by

Jianle Chen

and Huan Cheng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetables; process; storage; quality; waste; byproduct; function

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

Advanced Research on Information Collection, Modeling, and Control Used in Facility Agriculture

edited by

Lihong Xu

and

Yuanping Su

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3855 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture greenhouse; Internet of things in greenhouse; greenhouse modeling for crops growth; greenhouse microclimate modeling; irrigation model for crops in greenhouse; machine learning in greenhouse; multi-factor control for greenhouse microclimate; greenhouse energy saving regulation; computer vision in greenhouse; automatic disease identification for crops in greenhouse; automated multimodal phenotyping for crops in greenhouse; greenhouse decision and support system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agrobiodiversity of Mediterranean Crops

edited by

Nunzia Cicco

and

Adriano Sofo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3842 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean crops; biodiversity; sustainability; antioxidants; nutraceutics; phenolics; climate change; soil; drought; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Perennial Grains and Oilseeds: Current Status and Future Prospects

edited by

Douglas J. Cattani

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; genetics/genomics; cropping systems; ecological goods and services; agronomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Crop Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Michela Janni

and

Francesca Resentini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3669 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant phenotyping; genetic material; genetic resources; defense response mechanisms; sensing technology; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anetta Siwik-Ziomek

and

Anna Figas

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3461 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; fertilizers; crop; environment; biodiversity; irrigation; enzymes; microorganisms; monitoring; heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Laser in Agriculture

edited by

Roberto Alves Braga Júnior

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3387 | Submission Open

Keywords: lasers in agriculture; optical metrology; land levelling; dynamic laser speckle; seed germination stimulus; bruising; maturation in fruits; laser scanning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Advanced Research on Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso & Poiteau)

edited by

Donatella Di Gregorio

,

Agata Nicolosi

,

Valentina Rosa Laganà

and

Angelo Maria Giuffrè

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: Citrus bergamia Risso & Poiteau; supply chain sustainability; competitiveness; efficiency; local and international markets; business strategies; consumption preferences; innovation; multifunctionality; circular economy; healthy food; nutraceuticals; agri-food industry; cultivation; defense; utilization; marketing; citrus landscape; recovery value; reuse; no waste; feeding of animals; machinery; bergamot by-products; functional foods; physical-chemical-microbiological analysis

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

Rural Areas Facing the Challenge of Economic Diversification: Threats and Opportunities

edited by

Francisco Javier Castellano-Álvarez

,

Rafael Robina-Ramírez

and

Francisco José Ferreira Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2781 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; rural tourism; agricultural valorization; agroindustry; depopulation; natural resources; renewable energies; less developed regions; case studies

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

Agronomy, Production Systems, Advanced Phenotyping, Breeding, Genetics and Genomics of Horticulture Crops

edited by

Fawad Ali

and

Asjad Ali

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2372 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomy; digital agronomy; advanced phenotyping; image-based phenotyping; crop physiology; effect of biotic and abiotic factors; pre- and post-harvest factors; classical breeding; molecular breeding; quantitative genetics; allele mining; association mapping of grain quality traits; genetic mapping; agronomic factors; root physiology and genetics; carbon partitioning and translocation and their potential impact on crop productivity and fruit quality; optimization of the pre- and post-harvest methods to improve crop productivity and fruit quality; productivity traits; fruit quality traits

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

Cotton Cultivation and Physiology for Higher Productivity

edited by

Honghai Luo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2259 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton; high-yield cultivation; water and nitrogen utilization efficiency; chemical regulation; resistant physiology; photosynthetic physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advances in Biological Control of Plant Diseases

edited by

Anna Marzec-Grządziel

and

Anna Gałązka

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest diseases; microbiology; PGPR; sequencing; genotyping; phenotyping; microarrays

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

Advances in Stability and Adaptability on Crop Production

edited by

Seyed Mohammad Nasir Mousavi

,

Brigitta Tóth

and

János Nagy

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: genotype– environment interaction; sustainable agriculture; yield stability; plant breeding; crop genetic resources; AMMI; GGE biplot

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

Research Progress in Pig Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction

edited by

Anna Kasprzyk

and

Elżbieta Krzęcio Nieczyporuk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: selection; pig breeding; pig reproduction; fertility; semen quality; reproductive biotechnologies; pig production and genetics; rearing system; pig nutrition; meat quality

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

Precision Agriculture Technologies for Crop Management

edited by

Abhilash Chandel

,

David McCall

and

Matthew Chappell

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1677 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; sensors and imagers; algorithms; automated systems; big data; cloud computing; variable rate application; farm-scale neutral solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Efficient Use of Irrigation and Fertilizer to Increase Crop Yield

edited by

Kyriakos Giannoulis

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield; fertilization; irrigation; biostimulants; arable crops; environment; cereals; legumes; vegetables; aromatic– medicinal crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Livestock Nutrition: Pasture System and Forage Conservation

edited by

Silva Parrini

,

Ioanna Poulopoulou

and

Maria Sitzia

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional quality; feed; pasture grazing; forage sources; grasses; analysis; NIRS; alternative feed; precision livestock systems; feeding behavior; sustainability

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

Productivity, Sustainability and Resilience of Rice Production System

edited by

Tingting Chen

,

Guanfu Fu

and

Longxing Tao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; high yield; cultivation management; use efficiency; abiotic stress; regulation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Seed Storage, Conservation and Longevity

edited by

Agnieszka Piotrowicz-Cieślak

and

Dariusz J. Michalczyk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed longevity; vigor; viability; deterioration; aging; seed testing; seed enhancement; dormancy

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

Sustainable and Ecological Agriculture in Crop Production

edited by

Jan Moudrý

,

Magdalena Lacko Bartosova

and

Elnaz Amirahmadi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; organic farming; sustainability; environmental impacts; agroecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Computer Vision and Sensor Networks in Agriculture

edited by

Azlan Zahid

,

Long He

and

Md Sultan Mahmud

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; Artificial Intelligence of Things; wireless sensor networks; Internet of things; Edge-Cloud collaborative learning; fog computing; deep learning; agricultural robotics; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Application of Chromatography and Spectroscopy in Agriculture

edited by

Elenilson de Godoy Alves Filho

and

Lorena Mara Alexandre e Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared; nuclear magnetic resonance; mass spectrometry; chemometrics; fingerprinting; machine learning; regression analysis; quality control; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production

edited by

Guisheng Zhou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; breeding of salt-tolerant varieties; morphology and physiology; plant hormones; nutrients absorption and utilization; foreign amendment; growth and development; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advances in Soybean Genetics and Breeding

edited by

Xianzhong Feng

and

Piwu Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: soybean; genetic mapping; functional genomics; yield and quality improvement; biotic and abiotic stress resistance; omics; molecular breeding

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

Strategies to Boost Agriculture Resilience—From Genes to Cropping Systems

edited by

Weverton Pereira Rodrigues

,

Fernando Henrique Reboredo

and

Samuel Henrique Kamphorst

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate changes; crop tolerance; molecular analyses; crop management; physiological traits; crop breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Agricultural Innovations for Sustainable Cereal Production under a Changing Climate

edited by

Petros Vahamidis

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain yield and quality; adaptation and mitigation strategies; carbon footprint; water footprint; nitrogen use efficiency; climate-smart agriculture; precision agriculture; management practices; novel materials; crop modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

New Innovations in Animal Vaccine Technologies

edited by

Željko Gottstein

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine innovations; epitope selection; broad and long-lasting protection; adjuvants; vaccine delivery; in silico interaction simulation; local and systemic immunity stimulation

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

Pros and Cons of Biochar Application in Soils

edited by

Irmina Ćwieląg-Piasecka

and

Elżbieta Jamroz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; hydrochar; ageing; fertilizers; xenobiotics; organic matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Diverse Effects of Environmentally Relevant Nanoparticles, Micro- and Nano-Plastics, Pesticides and Their Mixtures on Soil Fauna

edited by

Branimir Hackenberger

and

Davorka Hackenberger

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; nanoparticles; ecotoxicology; adverse effects; biomarkers; mixture toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Ecosystem Services and Biological Control in Agroecosystems

edited by

Gemma Clemente-Orta

and

Hugo Alejandro Alvarez

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; ecosystem services; natural enemy; herbivores; pest control; agroecosystem and sustainability

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

Application of Mechatronics in Agriculture

edited by

Sulaymon Eshkabilov

and

Marcello Chiaberge

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronics in agriculture; robotics; automation; sensors; Wi-Fi communication; remote sensing; autonomous control; machine vision; novel robotic platforms; artificial intelligence; traction systems for agriculture; emission reduction; energy optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Genetic Resources of Vegetable Crops

edited by

Anna Artemyeva

and

Aleksandr N. Ignatov

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; plant genetic resources; valuable traits; introduction; adaptivity; breeding; abiotic and biotic stresses; resistance

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

New Approaches to the Storage and Effective Processing of Agricultural Products

edited by

Giuseppe Sortino

,

Giovanna Sala

and

Ilenia Tinebra

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-harvest; post-harvest storage; quality of fruit and vegetables; antioxidant; post-harvest; shelf-life; storability; sensory analysis; consumer choice; monitoring systems

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

The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Coffee Production

edited by Vivekananda Mittahalli Byrareddy and

Louis Kouadio

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: coffee; climate change; climate variability; agronomy practices; crop yield models; climate risk management; crop insurance; remote sensing; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Role of Local Breeds in Global Agriculture—Local Food, Regional Identity and Ecosystem Services

edited by

Ante Ivanković

and

András Gáspárdy

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: local breed; gastronomy; local food terroir; regional identity; ecosystem services; biodiversity

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

Computer Vision for Intelligent Crop Identification and Crop Protection

edited by

Wen-Hao Su

and

Zhou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17061 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; crop plant signaling; automatic system; robot– plant interaction; high-throughput phenotyping; machine learning; image segmentation; plant detection; physiology of crops and weeds; monitoring and control of diseases; pests and weeds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agroecosystem Modeling

edited by

Rabin Bhattarai

and

Hamze Dokoohaki

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6501 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystems modeling; cropping systems; climate change; genotype (G) x environment (E) x management (M); conservation agriculture; intercropping; remote sensing; crop modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Nondestructive Sensing Techniques and Intelligence Systems for Agricultural Product Detection

edited by

Jiangbo Li

,

Baohua Zhang

and

Zhiming Guo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4964 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-products quality and safety; nondestructive sensing technique; intelligence system; online detection and sorting; agricultural robot

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

Modern Reproductive Biotechnology Assists Farm Animal Conservation and Genetic Rescue

edited by

Monika Trzcińska

and

Marcin Samiec

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4600 | Submission Open

Keywords: assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs); ex situ and/or in situ protection of livestock species; biodiversity conservation; endangered or extinct livestock breeds; genetic resources

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

Artificial Intelligence, UAV, and Remote Sensing Applications for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Luís Manuel Navas Gracia

and

Manuel Pérez-Ruiz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3558 | Submission Open

Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and drones; precision agriculture and Farming 4.0; guidance; navigation and control; autonomy; perception and decision-making; smart farming (crops; dairy; grazing; etc.); Site-Specific Management (SSM) of water; pesticide; fertilizer; etc.; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and yield prediction; smart sensing and smart big data analytics; processing of data and information and communication technologies in agriculture; multiresource image processing technology; Artificial Intelligence and artificial neural network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Sensor-Based Precision Agriculture

edited by

Xiongzhe Han

and

Tianyi Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; proximal soil sensing; crop canopy sensors; precision livestock management; sensor networks; multi-sensor; data fusion; decision support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Integrated Pest Management in Stored-Product Protection

edited by

Maria K. Sakka

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2246 | Submission Open

Keywords: stored product insects; integrated pest management; biological control; chemical control

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

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