Special Issues

Agronomy runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Epidemiology of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
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submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3099
Keywords: cycle of disease; plant colonization; epiphytes; endophytes; virulence; climate change; sustainable control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Agricultural Automation and Innovative Agricultural Systems submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17412 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural machinery; automation and robotization; digital agriculture; precision agriculture; organic agriculture; innovation in animal husbandry; soil management; sowing; fertilization; spraying operations; plant care; harvesting; application of innovative bio-products; primary processing; energy; economic and environmental assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Potential Strategies for Adding Value of Mediterranean and Exotic Fruits and Vegetables ByProducts submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16834 | Submission Open
Keywords: minor Mediterranean crops; byproducts; revalorization; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
The Role of Mineral Elements in the Crop Growth and Production
edited by , Dong-Xing Guan and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12811 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral elements; rice; vegetables; phosphorus; sulfur; trace elements; silicon; magnesium
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Soil Improvement and the Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Greenhouse Crops submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5702 | 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)
Post-harvest Pest and Disease Management submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5354 | Submission Open
Keywords: stored-product protection; post-harvest pests; post-harvest diseases; processing; storage; food safety; food security; post-harvest losses; computational models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Agro-Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; agro-ecosystem; ecology; carbon cycle; nitrogen cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Molecular Mechanisms in Rhizobium–Legume Symbiosis submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizobia– legume symbiosis; biological nitrogen fixation; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11790 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; waste management; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Cultivated Land Sustainability in the Anthropocene submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Electrification and Sustainable Energy Systems to Improve Agriculture and Rural Areas submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2365 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems in agricultural and rural areas; microgrids in agricultural and rural areas; electrification in agriculture; rural electrification; distributed storage; wind energy; photovoltaics; hydraulic; agrivoltaics; solar energy; solar pumping; soiling; remote solar sensors; remote sensing; greenhouses; rural microgrid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Production of Dihaploids of Crop Plants through Androgenesis, Gynogenesis, Wide Crossing and Other Techniques submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open
Keywords: haploids; doubled haploids; dihaploids; crop plants; androgenesis; gynogenesis; wide crossing; chromosome elimination; CENH3-modified lines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Advances in Molecular Technologies on Plant Disease Management submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogens; plant resistance; virulence; plant– pathogen interactions; crop management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Woody Crop Responses to Water Shortage: Impacts on Plant Physiology, Yield and Fruit Composition Series II submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: deficit irrigation strategies; fruit quality; management practices; plant phenotyping; plant water status; soil moisture; yield components; water balance; water stress; water use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Wild Crop Relatives and Associated Biocultural and Traditional Agronomic Practices for Food and Nutritional Security submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 19 articles | Viewed by 75240 | Submission Open | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Agrobiodiversity; Adaptive agronomic practices; Biocultural knowledge; Crop improvement programs; Dietary diversification; Field gene banks; Food security; Genetic diversity; Nutritional security; Sustainable Development Goals; Wild crop varieties; Traditional crop varieties; Traditional agronomic practices
Soil Properties, Microorganisms and Plants in Soils after Amelioration
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submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5752 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil amelioration; microorganisms; interaction between soil and plant; soil elements cycle; soil carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Recent Advances in Spectral Technology Applications in Agriculture submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open
Keywords: pheno-spectral information; yield estimation; crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Viticulture Economic and Ecological Benefit submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; wine; vineyards; natural capital; social impact; natural resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Inheritance and Breeding of Important Agronomic Traits in Barley
edited by Ganggang Guo and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: barley; yield; quality; plant architecture; salinity; drought; heat; genetics; physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Insect-Resistant Genetically-Engineered Crops and Their Intended and Unintended Effects in Agriculture submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect-resistant genetically engineered (IRGE) crops; pesticidal proteins; biological control; non-target effects; change in pest status and ecological dominance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture
edited by Luciano Kayser Vargas and Marco Antonio Nogueira
submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 25 articles | Viewed by 40980 | 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; the use of non-conventional water for irrigation; the 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)
Nitrogen Cycle in Farming Systems submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18679 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm; field; crop plants; cropping sequence; N requirements; N sources; N balance; N recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Modernization and Optimization of Irrigation Systems submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16711 | Submission Open
Keywords: water use efficiency; pumping systems; distribution networks; irrigation advisory service; renewable energy; sustainable irrigation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)
Improvement of Grapevine and Soil Management in Sustainable Viticulture submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16021 | Submission Open
Keywords: Vitis vinifera L.; canopy and soil management; environmental carbon and water footprint; mitigation and/or adaptation to climate change; soil degradation and restoration; integrated pests and disease control; roots-soil micro-organisms and fauna interactions; soil quality in vineyard; terroir; ICT; DSS or VRT for sustainable viticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Traits in Forage and Turf Grass
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 18 articles | Viewed by 15929 | Submission Open
Keywords: turf grass; forage grass; functional gene; stress resistance; quality trait
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Frontier Studies in Legumes Genetic Breeding and Production
edited by , Hong Zhai and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12124 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; legumes genetics; genome; sequencing; mapping; genetic diversity; molecular marker; biotic and abiotic stress; seed production; nitrogen fixation; fodder value; food and feed safety; profitability of legumes cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Crop Yield Formation and Fertilization Management
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8897 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop yield formation; crop density; grain filling; crop lodging and abortion mechanisms; fertilizer application strategy; crop nutrient uptake and utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Computer Vision for Intelligent Crop Identification and Crop Protection
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8494 | 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 Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Recent Progress in Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Crop Plants to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8453 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stress; abiotic stress; drought; cold; waterlogging; salinity; temperature stress; UV and light stress; heavy metals; bacteria; viruses; fungi; insects; stress adaptation; tolerance mechanism; crop plants; model plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Crop Tolerance under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8349 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought stress; temperature stress; salinity stress; climate resilient crops; stress tolerance; stress responses; crop physiology; crop quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
Agricultural Waste Derived Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6168 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrowaste; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; environmental monitoring/remediation; sensors; catalysts; food application; biomedical application; diagnostics and therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
Grassland and Pasture Ecological Management and Utilization
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6076 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland; pasture; nutrient management; grazing management; restoration; climate change; ecosystem services; soil quality; forage quality; grassland monitoring and assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Innovations in Greenhouse Horticulture for Producing More With Less submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5591 | Submission Open
Keywords: protective cover and design; water; nutrient; and energy use efficiency; vertical farming and hydroponics; substrates/ growing media; advances in irrigation and fertigation; rootstocks / grafting; biostimulants and growth regulators; organic greenhouse cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Prospects for the Development of Silage and Green Fodder submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5525 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerobic stability; environmental aspects; fermentation process; innovative agricultural production systems; nutritive value; storage methods; sustainable food production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)
Metagenomic Analysis for Unveiling Agricultural Microbiome
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5067 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microbiome; root microbiota; amplicon; metagenomics; metatranscriptome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)
Agri-Environmental Systems for the Future: Meeting the 2050 Emissions Targets submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4878 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; greenhouse gases; soil and water pollution; mitigation; tradeoffs/offsets; management practices; agricultural systems
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: A Tool for Non-Fumigant-Based Integrated Soil-Borne Disease and Pest Management
edited by , , and Noriaki Momma
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4866 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic soil disinfestation; non-fumigant alternatives; soil-borne disease management; integrated pest management; greenhouse gas emission; barriers to adoption; post-harvest quality  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)
Art of Spectra: At the Crossroad of Agriculture and Remote Sensing Disciplines submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4770 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural informatics; crop mapping; crop production; drought; flood
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Bioremediation and Management for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by , and Munna Singh
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4581 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; PAHs; PCBs; phytoextraction; phytostabilization; metal(oid)s; soil contamination; fungal degradation patterns; metagenomic approaches; microbial degradation; soil bioengineering approaches; management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Precision Agriculture Monitoring Using Remote Sensing submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3406 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop phenology; crop variables; yield prediction; data fusion; time-series analysis; sub-field scale; near real-time; early crop mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance
edited by , and Kalenahalli N. Yogendra
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3119 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic traits; crop improvement; breeding; abiotic/biotic stress; genetic characterisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
From Microbial Interactions to New-Concept Biopesticides and Biofertilizers
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3001 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– microbiome– climate interactions; biofertilizers and bioinoculants; crop productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Enhancing the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agricultural Soils for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2851 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; SOC dynamic mechanism process model; land/agronomic management practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Micro Phenotyping for Plant Breeding
edited by , , Jianjun Du and Ruifang Zhai
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro-phenotype; artificial intelligence; genetic analysis; structural– functional model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
Progress in Viticulture submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2278 | Submission Open
Keywords: viticulture; climate change; water management; canopy management; rootstock; ripening dynamics; water and heat stress; photosynthesis and transpiration dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)
Reframing Futuristic Crop Production System submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2266 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial interventions; balanced fertilization; fertigation; field crops; horticultural crop; crop modelling; nutrient mapping; nutrient– microbe interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)
Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Nutrient Dynamics
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil nutrient management; soil nutrients cycling; soil tillage; soil amendment; crop yield; long term fertilization; crop nutrient uptake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)
Cutting Edge Research of Nanoparticles Application in Agriculture submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural nanobiotechnology; nanobiotechnology; nano-sensors; nano-carriers; nano-pesticides; nano-fertilizers; biotic and abiotic stress; crop improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)
Emerging Topics in Tobacco Genomics
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1422 | Submission Open
Keywords: tobacco; genome; transcriptome; gene function; stress response; bioreactor  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
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