Crop Physiology and Crop Production
A section of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Section Information
The Crop Physiology and Crop Production section of the journal Plants is devoted to publishing papers on all levels of crop physiology and production, which include, but are not limited to, the plant physiological processes (nutrition, photosynthesis, etc.) and external factors (plant–environment interactions, abiotic and biotic stress factors, etc.) that control crop production and grain, fruit, and general product quality. Papers using new methods for investigating phenotypic traits, such as plant growth, development, and composition, as well as responses to the environment, widely known as phenotyping, are welcome. This section also welcomes papers on using models to study crop physiology, production, and yield quality. Finally, agronomic or physiological studies with the aim of helping growers to select or breed genotypes, varieties, clones, etc., are within the scope of this section.
The Crop Physiology and Crop Production section publishes both reviews and original research papers, as well as application notes, computational tools, and resources and methods.
In particular, but not exclusively, this section welcomes high-level manuscripts on the following topics:
- Abiotic stress factors;
- Agronomy;
- Bases for breeding;
- Biotic stress factors;
- Climate change;
- Crop physiology;
- Crop production/yield;
- Crop production quality;
- Leaf/Plant/Crop models;
- Omics (transcriptomics, epigenomics, degradomics, proteomics, and metabolomics);
- Phenotyping/High-throughput phenotyping;
- Plant physiology and plant stress physiology;
- Plant, soil, and environment interactions;
- Primary and secondary metabolism.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Application of Biotechnology to Woody Propagation (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Crop Plants Response to Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Intercropping (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Update on the Olive Tree Cultivation: Sustainable Innovative Techniques and Mitigation Strategies against Climate Change (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Better Oats: Unlocking the Potential of Genetic Diversity (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Biostimulant and Biofertilizer Use in Agricultural Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Biochemical-Physiological and Productive Behavior of Olive (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Crop Improvement for Climate Resilience and Global Food Security (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Fruit Development and Quality Formation of Oil Tea (Camellia oleifera) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Mechanisms of Crop Growth and Development under Adverse Conditions (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Traits and Candidate Genes for the Application of New Genomic Techniques to Fruit Crops in the Era of Climate Change (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Breeding for Fruit Quality in the Climate Changes Era (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Effects of Climate Change on Olive Oil Yield and Quality (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Mitigation of Environmental Impacts of Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
- Smart and Sustainable Development of Nonarboreal Berry Crops (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Agronomic Approaches to Alleviating the Destructive Impacts of Abiotic Stress on Field Crops (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Brassica Oil Crop Breeding and Vegetable Oil Production (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops II (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- The Impact of LED (Light-Emitting Diode) Spectra on Plant Growth and Quality 2.0 (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Sustainable Mechanisms for Crop Development, Productivity and Quality Promotion (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Strategies to Improve Water-Use Efficiency in Plant Production (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Plant Phenomics for Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Photosynthesis under Climatic Extremes (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Microbial Biofertilizers in Plant Growth and Defence (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Cereal Crop Breeding (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Agriculture and Crop Science: Innovation and Sustainability of Poaceae Crops (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Breeding and Cultivation Management of Legumes, Volume II (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Wheat Germplasm Improvement and Resistance Breeding (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Applied Biotechnology for Industrial Crop Products (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Selected Papers from Conference of CYSENI 2023 (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Barley: A Versatile Crop for Sustainable Food Production (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Agrotechnical Factors as Predictors of Sweet Corn and Sorghum Yield (Deadline: 13 February 2024)
- Mechanisms of Seed Dormancy and Germination (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Strategies and Mechanisms for Enhancing Stress Tolerance in Wheat (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Plant Biostimulation 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Effects of Soil Nutrients on Crop Growth in Organic Farming Systems (Deadline: 21 February 2024)
- Advances in Cotton Genomics, Genetics and Breeding (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Functional Genomics of Disease Resistance in Crops (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Soil Health for Paddy Rice (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Cucumber Genetics Metabolism and Production (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Potato Physiology, Genetics and Breeding (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advances in Wheat Physiology and Stress Resistance (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa and Amaranth—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures Volume II (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Crops Biofortification: An Innovative and Sustainable Agronomic Strategy for Alleviating Malnutrition and Hidden Hunger (Deadline: 1 April 2024)
- Abiotic Stresses in Cereals (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- The Role of Irrigation in Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Crop Production (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Tea Germplasm Improvement and Resistance Breeding (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Cultivation Regulation of Cereal Crops (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Plant Biostimulants in Sustainable Horticulture and Agriculture: Development, Function, and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Crop Plants and Heavy Metals (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Postharvest Pathophysiology and Preservation Technology of Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Effects of Conservation Tillage on Crop Cultivation and Production (Deadline: 30 September 2024)