Plants

Phytochemicals in Plants: Recent Developments on the Occurrence, Composition, Stability, Health, Food and Pharmaceutical Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicoleta-Gabriela Hădărugă

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phytochemicals; antioxidants; flavonoids; anthocyanins; terpenoids; carotenoids; alkaloids; tannins; saponins; phytosterols; vitamins; biological activity; food applications; pharmaceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Plant Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Le Ba Vinh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product chemistry; phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; secondary metabolites; pharmacological effect; underlying mechanisms; NMR; GC-MS; LC-MS; quantitative analysis; inflammation; anti-cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Crops Biofortification: An Innovative and Sustainable Agronomic Strategy for Alleviating Malnutrition and Hidden Hunger

edited by

Leo Sabatino

,

Georgia Ntatsi

and

Gholamreza Gohari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop biofortification; agronomic practices; nutrient management; sustainable agriculture; malnutrition; hidden hunger; micronutrients; bioavailability; nutrition-sensitive agriculture; breeding approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Plant Immune Mechanisms

edited by Marina Clemente, Fernando Luis Pieckenstain and Sebastian Pablo Rius

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; transcriptional reprogramming; protein induction; immune receptor; molecular pattern; pattern recognition receptor; pattern-triggered immunity; phytocytokine; plant innate immunity; plant– microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)

Applications of Plant Tissue Culture: New Insights into Plant Improvement Research Using Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Modification Techniques―2nd Edition

edited by

David W. M. Leung

and

Rambod Abiri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; molecular plant breeding; genome editing; biotic and abiotic stress in vitro culture; secondary metabolites in plant tissue cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)

Precision Agriculture in Crop Production

edited by Vasileios Liakos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial– temporal analysis; remote sensing; proximal sensing; variable rate technology; precision farming; smart agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Vegetation Dynamics and Ecological Restoration in Alpine Ecosystems

edited by

Peili Shi

and

Zhanhuan Shang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; plant community succession; plant-plant interactions; ecosystem degradation; biodiversity-ecosystem functioning; community stability and resilience; multiple ecosystem services; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Potato Physiology, Genetics and Breeding

edited by

Ivana Momčilović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: Solanum tuberosum; photosynthesis; photoassimilate partitioning; tuberization; stress tolerance; marker-assisted selection; germplasm; potato breeding; potato biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Genetic Mechanisms Related to Maize Seed Development

edited by

Li Li

and Zeyang Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed development; seed germination; stress; seed vigor; maize

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Epigenetics in Plant Development

edited by Hongchun Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: epigenetics; gene regulation; DNA methylation; DNA demethylation; histone modifications; RNA-directed DNA methylation; siRNAs; plant development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Mountain Grassland Management

edited by

Riccardo Primi

and

Bruno Ronchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: montane ecosystems; high-altitude vegetation; mountain biodiversity; grazing management; ecosystem services; livestock management; climate resilience; invasive species; stakeholder engagement; policy frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Plant–Microbe Interaction

edited by Gennady V. Pogorelko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– pathogen interaction; plant immunity; effector proteins; pathogen-triggered immunity; effector-triggered immunity; biotic stress resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

The Transfer of Metal(loid)s in Soil–Plant Systems

edited by Ali Boularbah and

Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; metalloids; natural origin; anthropogenic origin; bioavailability; toxicity; soil/plant transfer; plant uptake; rhizospheric mechanisms; soil health; organo-mineral amendments; bioaugmentation; cropping patterns

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Plant Physiology: Signalling Pathways in Response to Environmental Stress

edited by

Golam Jalal Ahammed

and

Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormone; abscisic acid; hormone signaling; hormone crosstalk; reactive oxygen species; secondary messenger; oxidative stress; abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress sensing; stress tolerance; signal transduction; MAPK; light signaling; electrical signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies

edited by

Ain Raal

and Oleh Koshovyi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; plant raw materials; extracts; natural compounds; phytochemicals; phytochemical analysis; isolation; identification; pharmacological activity; dosage forms; standardization; quality assurance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Trends and Prospects of Genetic and Molecular Research in Plant 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong-Gu Cho

,

Yu-jin Jung

and

Me-Sun Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptomics; genetic research by gene editing; function of genes; transcription factors; plant gene regulation; molecular genetics; genetic mapping; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; genetic engineering; molecular design breeding; plant breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Advances and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture—2nd Edition

edited by

Alice Hayward

,

Chris M. O'Brien

,

Eveline Kong

and Albert Chern Sun Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant cell culture; transcriptomics; genome/gene editing; cryopreservation; molecular breeding; CRISPR; RNAi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Cell Biology)

Biotechnological Advances for Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Parul Gupta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic/abiotic stress; plant breeding; genome editing; CRISPR/Cas; genetic engineering; mutants and phenotypes; genome evolution; polyploid genomics; crop improvement; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Plant-Soil Microbe Interactions in Ecosystems

edited by Shuo Jiao and Jie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health and productivity; microbial assembly and function; nutrients cycling and availability; plant growth promotion; ecosystem functioning; soil use and managements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)

Patterning, Physiology and Cell Biology of Stomatal Complexes under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Eleni Giannoutsou

and Despina Samakovli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: stomata; guard cells; drought; heat; light; salinity; herbivores; pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Nanomaterials on Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation

edited by

Antonio Juárez Maldonado

and Yolanda González-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; plant growth; stress adaptation; nanoparticles; agriculture; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Application of Phytochemicals in Green Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Thiago Henrique Napoleão

and

Emmanuel Viana Pontual

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; natural products; bioactive compounds; applied biochemistry; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Chemical Analysis, Bioactivity, and Application of Essential Oils

edited by

Lhou Majidi

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

Keywords: aromatic plants; extraction; essential oils; analytical techniques; characterization; bioactivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Development of Woody Plants

edited by

Jinzhi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: vascular cambium; xylem; woody plant development; environmental influences; genetic regulation; reproductive biology; wood formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)

Insights in Phylogeography and Evolutionary Genetics of Plants

edited by

Yu-Chung Chiang

and

Ya-Zhu Ko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant phylogeography; evolutionary genetics; phytogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Duckweed: Research Meets Applications 2nd Edition

edited by

Viktor Oláh

,

Klaus-Jürgen Appenroth

and Sowjanya Sree Kandregula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: duckweed Lemnaceae; physiology genetics; omics phylogenetics ecology; ecotoxicology; remediation biomass

Crop Varieties and Regional Adaptation

edited by

Eleni Tsaliki

and Apostolos Kalivas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional adaptation; genetic diversity; breeding programs; crop varieties; pest and disease resistance; water use efficiency; drought tolerance; environmental stresses; heat tolerance; cold tolerance; salinity tolerance; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Physiological and Molecular Responses for Stress Tolerance in Rice

edited by

Yanjie Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; stress signal transduction; stress-regulated genes; phytohormones; rice breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Bioactive Phytochemicals in Plants: Structure, Function, and Biological Activity

edited by

K.J. Senthil Kumar

and

Rathinasamy Baskaran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive phytochemicals; plant secondary metabolites; natural products; phytochemistry; phytomedicine; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Oilseed Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilseed crops; breeding; molecular genomics; plant germplasm; gene mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Application of Modern Technology in Agricultural Water and Fertilizer Management

edited by Shouchen Ma, Shoutian Ma,

Yang Gao

, Tongchao Wang and Sen Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent irrigation; agricultural big data; remote sensing technology; GIS; crop systems; crop production; Internet of Things; water and fertilizer management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Development and Utilization

edited by Suzana Branković,

Dusanka Kitic

and

Jelena Živković

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; essential oil; nutraceuticals; natural products; herbal medicine; phytotherapy; phytochemistry; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Carla Maleita

and

Ivânia Esteves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic factors; diagnosis; eco-friendly strategies; pathogenicity; plant– nematode interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Advances in Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Ou Sheng

and

Shaohua Zeng

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

Keywords: genetic diversity; germplasm evaluation; phenotyping; genomics; enviromics; genetic improvement; germplasm innovation; physiological responses; breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Advances in Maize Physiology

edited by

Jun Xue

and

Si Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: maize; crop physiology; cultivation techniques; quality improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Proteomics Research on Plant Resistance to Abiotic and Biotic Stress

edited by Rosa Sánchez-Lucas and

Letizia Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant defence mechanisms; proteomics; disease and pathogen; crop improvement: forest resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Advances in Forage Stress Biology: Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies

edited by Peizhi Yang, Wei Zhang and

Zhenfei Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: forges; stress biology; germplasm resources; genome and gene function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Molecular Mechanism and Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Plants

edited by Deyou Qiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthetic pathway; functional characterization of gene and enzyme; epigenetic regulation; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; transcription factor; medicinal plants; molecular regulatory mechanisms; genome editing; multi-omics; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Genetics and Breeding of Nut Crops and Other Fruit Crops

edited by

Geza Bujdoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; fruit species; evaluation; genes; novelty; inner content values; value of the new variety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)

Mechanisms of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

edited by Hailan Cui and

Jingchao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: weeds; herbicide resistance; resistance mechanisms to herbicides; omics technique; weed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Nutritional Aspects of Cereals and Biofortification

edited by

Valentina Španić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; nutrition; micronutrients; macronutrients; biofortification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Genetic Improvement in Coconut

edited by Wei Xia, Yong Xiao and

Siwaret Arikit

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open

Keywords: coconut palm; agronomic traits; genetic analysis; elite allele; natural variation; candidate gene; molecular marker; gene function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Signal Transduction in Plants in Response to Environmental Stresses

edited by

Eric Ruelland

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: signaling; transduction; phospholipase; lipid-kinase; calcium; protein-kinase; protein/protein interaction; enzyme regulation; crop plants; stress; phytohormones; peptide signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)

Effects of Management Practices on Field Crop Growth, Yield, and Quality

edited by

Fengxin Wang

and

Haijun Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: regulation of soil water; fertility; aeration; temperature; salinity; microclimate in crop land; management practices; regional scale; farmland scale; efficient use of agricultural water resources; field crop; growth; yield and quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)

Plant Proteomics 2024

edited by Vanildo Silveira

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative proteomics; top-down proteomics; shotgun proteomics; bottom-up proteomics

Safety of Genetically Modified Crops and Plant Functional Genomics

edited by

Xinwu Pei

and Lu Gan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetically modified plants; GM regulation; GM risk assessment; functional genomics; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Chemical Ecology of Plant and Insect Pests

edited by Vincas Būda

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiochemicals; attractants; repellents; bioassay; bioactive metabolites; allelopathic interactions; plant chemical defence; plant– insect interaction; insect– plant interaction; chemical arm race

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Forest Trees

edited by

Chenghao Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; forest trees; genetic engineering; abiotic and biotic stress; molecular mechanism; multi-omics analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)

Microbial Formulations to Increase Crop Production, from Laboratory to Fields 2nd Edition

edited by

Jesus Munoz Rojas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting microorganisms; microbial formulations; plant-microbe interactions; plant biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)

Studies on Strategy of Diaspore Dispersal and Effectiveness of Seed Germination

edited by

Božena Šerá

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed germination; factors; seed control; field emergence of seeds; healthy seed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)

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