Plant Nutrition
A section of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Section Information
The “Plant Nutrition” Section of the journal Plants publishes original research and timely review articles on all aspects related to plant nutrition, an interdisciplinary field in the area of the plant sciences and nutritional sciences.
From a plant standpoint, plants, as other organisms, require essential and non-essential nutrients in abundance for proper growth and development. The progresses of nutrition uptake, transport, metabolism and accumulation must be subtly controlled and regulated to avoid deficiency and toxicity and to achieve an exquisite equilibrium. On the other hand, plants make substantial food sources for human and animals. Starch, proteins, fats, fiber and other phytochemicals and metabolites from plants constitute an important source of human dietary nutrients directly (as food) or indirectly (as feedstuff or substrate for fermentation).
The Section aims to increase our knowledge on all areas associated with all aspects of nutritional sciences of plants (and other photoautotrophs, including lichens, algae and cyanobacteria). The “Plant Nutrition” Section welcomes basic and applied research manuscripts on topics including but not limited to:
- Nutrient uptake, metabolism, accumulation and storage;
- Impact of micro- and macronutrients on plant growth, yield, resistance;
- Nutrient homeostasis;
- Nutrient deficiency and toxicity;
- Plant adaptation and acclimation to nutrition shortage or excess;
- CO2;
- Nitrogen and nitrogen fixation;
- Phosphorous;
- Mineral nutrition (potassium, sulfur, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, silicon, boron, molybdenum, nickel, etc.);
- Nutrient cycling;
- Nutrient exchange and mycorrhizal symbiosis;
- Metabolic fluxes of nutrients;
- Re-localization of nutrients in plant tissues;
- Physiological, metabolic, and transcriptomic view of plant nutrition;
- Crop fertilization and overfertilization;
- Crop quality;
- Nutrition of plants in protected cultivation;
- Greenhouse, soilless culture artificial light and hydroponics;
- Plant metabolism and metabolites;
- Foods of plant sources;
- Bioavailability of plant nutrients;
- Novel plant food sources;
- Phytonutrients for human health;
- Plant foods for human and animal health;
Accordingly, the “Plant Nutrition” Section is interested in articles; reviews; perspectives; communications; opinions; proceedings; commentaries, etc. All submitted manuscripts will be subject to a thorough peer-reviewing process.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Role of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria in Fertilization Application: At the Soil-Plant Level (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Molecular Plant Nutrition: From Elements Uptake to Signaling and Crop Improvement (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Molecular Biology for Enhancing Nutritional Quality in Tomato Fruit (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Role of Nitrogen in Plant Growth and Development (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Strategies for Nutrient Use Efficiency Improvement in Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Plant Nutrition and Novel Fertilizers (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Involvement of Microorganisms in Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Molecular Mechanism of Plant Mineral Nutrient (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Fertilizer Management: Enhancing Crop Yield and Produce Quality (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Advance in Impact of Agro-Technological Measures on Quality of Grain (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Soil Ecology and Nutrients' Cycling in Crops and Fruits (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Plant Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the International Fertilizer Development Center (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Light and Plant Nutrition (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Water and Nutrient Uptake in Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Micronutrient Biofortification: A Dual Strategy for Provoking Plant Primary and Secondary Metabolism and Food Security (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: