Agronomy

Application of Molecular Marker Technology in Crop Breeding—Volume II

edited by

Dilip R. Panthee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3952 | Submission Open

Keywords: GWAS; linkage analysis; molecular marker; QTL; RNA-seq analysis

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

Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—Volume II

edited by

Elena Baldi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2854 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; plant performances; soil fertility; nutrient availability

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

Application of Deep and Machine Learning in Crop Monitoring and Management

edited by

Vjekoslav Tadić

,

Dorijan Radočaj

and

Mladen Jurišić

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep and machine learning; crop productivity; prediction of crop related parameters; prediction of biotic and abiotic factors in agricultural production; soil composition and fertilization; climate change impact of agriculture; pest management; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); phenotyping; data fusion; decision support systems

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

Safe and Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Crops

edited by

Yan Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; reclaimed water; organic fertilizer

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

Effect of Brackish and Marginal Water on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; water use efficiency; low-quality water; irrigation management; water reuse

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

Antimicrobial Activity of Plant Extracts Against Plant Pathogens

edited by

Peggy Marconi

,

Eva Sánchez-Hernández

and

Riccardo Fontana

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; antimicrobial; plant pathogens control; essential oils; phytopathogens

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

Soil Health Restoration and Management: Application and Perspectives in Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Francesca Vannucchi

and Cristina Macci

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; soil carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; soil organic matter; carbon and nutrient cycles; soil function; soil health indicators; microbial diversity and activity

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

Advances in Crop Molecular Breeding and Genetics

edited by

Zhiyong Li

,

Chaolei Liu

and

Jiezheng Ying

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16335 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular genetics and breeding; gene cloning and function; genetic diversity; agricultural genomics; crop adaptability; crop improvement; genetic engineering; germplasm resources

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

Integration of Agronomic Practices for Sustainable Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Zhang

,

Peng Hou

and

Rongfa Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomy; crop; yield; quality; planting density; water-saving irrigation; fertilization management; integration of water and fertilizer; resource utilization efficiency; conservation tillage; soil management; environmental stresses; greenhouse gas emissions

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

Adaptation of Crops to the Environment under Climate Change: Physiological and Agronomic Strategies—Volume III

edited by

Rosa Porcel

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; climate change; PGPR; biostimulant; mycorrhizal; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Sugarcane Challenges: From Germplasm to Biotechnology

edited by

Marcelo Menossi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; pre-breeding; molecular markers; bioethanol; biotechnology; climate smart sugarcane; gene editing; disease and pest management; genomics; omics; sustainable sugarcane production; marker-assisted selection; biotic and abiotic stress management; artificial intelligence; nanotechnology; utilization of wild genetic resources

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

Benefits of Innovative Microbial Biosolutions to Sustain Crop Health

edited by

Mélanie Bressan

and

Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; biostimulant; biofertilizer; microbial agent; PGPR; PSM; plant health; soil health; plant nutrition; abiotic stress; plant disease

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

The Role of Symbiotic and Pathogenic Microbes in Insect-Host Plants Interactions—2nd Edition

edited by

Letian Xu

, Wei Zhang and Zhanghong Shi

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; symbiotic microbe; entomopathogen; insect pest; insect– plant interaction; multi-tropic interaction

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

Biogas and Biomethane Production from Pretreated Waste Biomasses

edited by

Giovanni Gigliotti

and

Alberto Maria Gambelli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural wastes; organic waste; bioenergy; biogas; biomethane; biomass; residue

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

Study on Agronomic Measures and Physiological–Ecological Mechanisms for High-Yielding, High-Quality, and Resource-Efficient Utilization in Wheat Production

edited by Yanjie Wang and Qin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: wheat; agronomic measures; physiological– ecological mechanism; resource-efficient utilization; quality; yield

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

Soil Improvement and the Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Greenhouse Crops

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 27120 | 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)

Remote Sensing in Smart Agriculture

edited by

Xingang Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 27086 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; nitrogen; water stress; pest and disease; growth prediction; yield; vertical structure; phenotyping; deep learning; machine learning; hyperspectral; LiDAR; UAV; smart agriculture.

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

Locust and Grasshopper Management: Environmental Impacts and New Perspectives

edited by

Michel Lecoq

and

Long Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9364 | Submission Open

Keywords: locust control; biopesticide; environmental impact

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

The Ecology and Services of Beneficial Arthropods in Crop Production Systems

edited by

Finbarr Horgan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; crop production; black soldier fly; decomposition; ecosystem services; natural enemies; natural weed management; biological control; pollinators; integrated pest management; circular agriculture; farmer surveys; predators; parasitoids; semiochemicals

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

Free from Herbicides: Ecological Weed Control

edited by

Giovanni Mauromicale

and

Aurelio Scavo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed management; agroecology; allelopathy; bioherbicides; cover crops; soil seedbank; species composition; cultural methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

The Role of Biochar in the Sustainability of the Agroecological Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyun Xu

and

Fan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; agriculture; ecosystem; sustainability; soil remediation; soil amendment; carbon sink

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

Heavy Metal Tolerance Mechanism of Plants and Improvement in Contaminated Soil—Second Edition

edited by

Xiaojiao Han

,

Yuping Zhang

and

Yikai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; tolerance and accumulation; molecular mechanism; physiological mechanism; improvement of contaminated soils

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

Evolution of Compounds and Characteristics of Crops during Ripening and after Harvest—Volume II

edited by

Gerardo Fernández Barbero

and

Ana V. González-de-Peredo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; food analysis; identification; extraction; ripening; maturation; quality control; valorization

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

Crop Improvement and Cultivation under Saline-Alkali Soils

edited by Lihua Huang and

Weiqiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop varieties; saline-alkali; crop physiology; soil improvement; fertilization

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

Adapting Edible and Medicinal Plants to Abiotic Stress in a Changing Climate

edited by Chao Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible and medicinal plants; global climate change; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; functional cereals; chemical constituents; nutritional quality; pharmacologically active compounds; nutritional composition; health benefits

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

Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture: Series II

edited by

Jose Manuel Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 251 | 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; use of non-conventional water for irrigation; 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)

Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Cereals under a Changing Environment

edited by

Hrvoje Šarčević

and Miroslav Bukan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; grain yield; end-use quality; nutritional quality; biotic stresses; abiotic stresses; germplasm evaluation; high-throughput phenotyping; molecular markers; QTL mapping; GWAS molecular breeding

Research Progress in Biochar and Microbial Remediation for Heavy Metal Agricultural Soil

edited by

Małgorzata Majewska

and

Agnieszka Hanaka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar production; soil carbon sequestration; metal bioavailability in biochar-treated soils; bioremediation efficacy; heavy metal bioremediation mechanisms; phytoremediation; soil bioremediation; microorganism– biochar interactions; nano-biochar; risks of biochar use

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

Remote Sensing Applications in Crop Monitoring and Modelling

edited by Minghan Cheng and

Chengming Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring and modeling; multimodal data fusion; crop phenotype; machine learning

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

Efficient and Intelligent Methods for Crop Disease Detection

edited by Moussa El Jarroudi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop disease detection; innovative methodologies; Artificial Intelligence

Effects of Tillage Practices on Crop Productivity and CO₂ Emissions

edited by

Vaida Steponavičienė

,

Kestutis Romaneckas

and Aušra Sinkevičienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage systems; agroecosystem sustainability; CO2 emissions; crop productivity; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

New Insights into Pathogen, Insect Pest, and Weed Control in Field and Greenhouse Cropping Systems—Volume II

edited by

Hideyoshi Toyoda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: elucidation of electrostatic principles for pest control; electrostatic trapping of air-borne conidia; flying insect pests and plant pollen; electrostatic attraction of phototactic insect pests; development of insect-repelling apparatus; damage analysis for insects and weeds exposed to arc discharge; utilization of organic materials in electrostatic pest control devices; heating sterilization of soil to exterminate pathogens; insects and weed seeds; identification of useful genes conferring pest resistance to crop plants; searching of effective antagonistic microbes suppressing different types of pests in crop plants; lighting techniques to attract insect pests or disturb their behavior for host attacking; selective light exposure techniques to control the development of diseases caused by pathogens on host plants

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

Cucurbit Genetics and Breeding for Variety Improvement in Post-genomic Era

edited by

Yupeng Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: cucurbit crops; genomics; genetics; gene mapping; QTL mapping; association mapping; germplasm utilization; genetic improvement; marker-assistant selection; gene or genome editing; inheritance; breeding

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

New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity

edited by

Muxing Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen– host interactions; pathogenicity; host immunity; plant resistance

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

Phytochemical Compounds with Health Beneficial Activity in Crop Extracts

edited by Ping Chen and Kunmei Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; crops; flavonoids; anthocyanins; metabolic pathways; key genes

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

Crop Genetic Diversity Trends during Domestication

edited by

Peter J. Matthews

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; archaeobotany; crop evolution; crop genetics; crop history; crop wild relatives; CWR; domestication; ethnobotany

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

Molecular Breeding for Crop Resistance to Disease and Environmental Stresses

edited by

Sampath Perumal

and

Sheng Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular breeding; disease resistance; crop genomics; plant– pathogen interactions; genetic engineering; CRISPR/Cas9; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; next-generation sequencing; bioinformatics in agriculture; resistance gene identification

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

Composting as a Key Driver for Sustainable Agricultural Scenarios—Volume II

edited by

Maria Angeles Bustamante Muñoz

and

Raul Moral Herrero

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22295 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost quality; organic waste management; soil fertility; soil quality; C sequestration; organic fertilization; soilless substrates; agricultural soils; nutrient recovery; climate change mitigation

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

Humic Substances: Chemistry and Multidimensional Role in Agricultural Systems and Pollution Management

edited by

Maria Roulia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open

Keywords: humic substances; humic acid; fulvic acid; humin; soil; water quality; pollutant sequestration; organic/inorganic nutrients; plant growth; waste management

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

Influence of Rice-Aquatic Animal Integrated Farming on Rice Productivity and the Adaptive Measures

edited by Hui Gao, Zhi Dou and Qiang Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice– aquatic animal integrated farming system; rice yield; rice quality; soil and water quality; interaction between rice and aquatic animal; adaptive culture measures

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

The Impact of Land Use Change on Soil Quality Evolution

edited by

Yunfeng Hu

,

Wei Wei

and

Wei Wan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use/cover change; soil quality; soil degradation; conservation tillage; soil carbon nitrogen cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Progress in Horticultural Crops—From Genotype to Phenotype—Volume II

edited by

Guanglong Wang

,

Lijun Ou

and

Aisheng Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop; genetics; biotechnology; genotype; phenotype

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

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production

edited by

Luigi Morra

and

Eugenio Cozzolino

submission deadline 27 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; integrated pest management; biological control of plant disease; crop protection; soil health; plant health; biofertilizers and biocontrol; organic amendment; cover crops; minimum tillage

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

Irrigation Schedules Based on Plants, Soil and Meteorological Indicators

edited by Xiaosen Wang and

Haijun Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation schedule; water use efficiency; irrigation indicator; intelligent and precision irrigation; irrigation model; irrigation technology; crop water requirement

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

Soil and Water Management and Conservation in Regenerative Agriculture

edited by

Sanjit Deb

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; conservation agriculture; organic agriculture; soil health; soil water; soil amendments; irrigation and water management; agrohydrology; cover crops and crop rotation; conservation tillage; soil organic matter; carbon sequestration; agrobiodiversity; agroecology; agroforestry; climate-smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

The Effects of Irrigation and Fertilization Management on Cropping Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Aiwang Duan

and

Yang Gao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation management; fertilization; cropping system; yield and quality; water productivity; nitrogen use efficiency; crop model

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

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 48 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by Zhu Ouyang and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | 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)

Crop Management in Water-Limited Cropping Systems

edited by Shoutian Ma

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 280 | 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)

Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2024)

edited by

José David Flores-Félix

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; soil management; sustainable farming; horticulture; grassland; precision agriculture; irrigation advances; crop physiology; beneficial microbes; PGPB

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