Plants

Interactions between Plants and Soil Microorganisms, 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael F. Dunn

and

Juan Francisco Jimenez-Bremont

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; endosymbiosis; chemical signaling; phytopathogenesis

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

Therapeutic Potential of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds in Non-Communicable Diseases

edited by

Naser Alsharairi

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant-based foods; medicinal plants; molecular mechanisms; anti-inflammatory activity; antioxidant activity; clinical and pre-clinical studies; in vivo/vitro models; phytochemical analysis/evaluation

Role of Microbial Volatile Compounds in Plant Growth and Health

edited by

Eduardo Valencia-Cantero

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); plant– microbe interactions; plant receptors of microbial volatile compounds; phytoregulator– microbial volatile compounds interactions; microbial volatile compounds in plant defense; ecological relevance of microbial volatile compounds; microbial volatile compounds in plant production; methods in microbial volatile compounds study

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

Plants and Peoples: Quo Vadis?

edited by

Renata Sõukand

and

Andrea Pieroni

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11283 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants and people; perceptions of plants; human– plants relations; decolonization of botany; ethnobotany; cross-culture comparison; diachronic ethnobotany; plant cultural markers; socio-economical aspects of botany; environmental education; wild food plants; medicinal plants; household plants

Edible Horticultural Plants: Chemical Properties, Nutritional Quality and Bioactive Components

edited by

Alen Albreht

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5672 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable materials; sustainability; green technologies; vegetables; fruits; invasive alien plant species; ornamental plants; growing conditions; cultures; cultivation; nutritional quality; bioactive compounds; chemical constituents; natural compounds; extraction; analysis; fingerprinting; profiling; selectivity; isolation

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

Managing and Regulating Plant (Vegetation)–Environment (Soil-Affected Land, Coastal Zone and Arid Areas) Interactions for a Better Eco-Environment and Sustainable Productivity

edited by Hongbo Shao

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4165 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– environment interaction; salt-affected soil; arid environment; soil fertility increase and maintenance; costal zone; eco-marine fishery; eco-aquaculture; improvement; eco-restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Ornamental Plants and Urban Gardening II

edited by

László Orlóci

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; urban green space; climate change

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

Neuroprotective, Anxiolytic or Antidepressant Activity in Medicinal Plants

edited by Erika Estrada Camarena and Carolina López-Rubalcava

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; active compounds; pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties; plant extracts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochar, Bioremediation and Bioenergy

edited by

Adarsh Kumar

and

Dariusz Latowski

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; plants; bioremediation; biochar; carbon sequestration

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

Species from the Allium Genus: Cultivation and Food Chemistry

edited by

Nikola Major

and

Smiljana Goreta Ban

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: Allium species; Allium extracts; cultivation method; bioactive compound; health benefit; volatile compounds; sensory profile

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant-Environment Interactions: Responses to Climate Change and Global Challenges

edited by

Mohamed El Yamani

and

James A. Bunce

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open

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

Application of Agrochemical Technologies in Crop Protection

edited by

João Paulo Arantes Rodrigues Da Cunha

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; pesticide application technology; precision farming; sprayers; crop production; agricultural spraying; chemical and biological control; precision agricultural aviation; novel technologies on the use of agrochemicals; spray drones

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

Applications of Spectral Techniques in Plant Physiology

edited by Kumud Bandhu Mishra

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption spectroscopy; biochemistry; chlorophyll fluorescence; carotenoids; emission spectroscopy; excitation spectroscopy; imaging; phenotyping; photobiology; photochemistry; photoprotection; photosynthesis; pigments; plant growth and development; Raman spectroscopy; reflectance spectroscopy; stress tolerance; stress response; time-resolved spectroscopy

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

Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungi as a Tool for Sustainable Environments

edited by

Raúl S. Lavado

and

Viviana M. Chiocchio

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi functions; symbioses mechanisms; symbiotic interactions; nutrient availability; tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress; fungi tolerance to contaminants; degradation of organic compounds; fungi and environment; mycoremediation

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

Traditional Cultivars as a Genetic Source of Stress Tolerance and Quality Enhancement

edited by

Marija Viljevac Vuletić

and

Ines Mihaljević

submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5964 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield; pomology; crop production and quality; stress tolerance; breeding; physiology; bioactive compounds; photosynthesis; metabolism; abiotic stress; biotic stress

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

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights on Pathology towards Sustainable Control

edited by

Antonios Zambounis

submission deadline 29 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4079 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– microbe interactions; crosstalk between plants and microbes; omics data and molecular techniques in plant– microbe interactions; transcriptomics; diseases; sustainable agriculture

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

Medicinal Plants: Advances in Phytochemistry and Ethnobotany II

edited by

Dâmaris Silveira

and

Fabio Boylan

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6443 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotanical survey; traditional medicine; phytochemistry investigation; regulatory issues; biological activity assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Tea Germplasm Improvement and Resistance Breeding

edited by Xiaoling Sun and

Xin Li

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea germplasm improvement; resistance breeding; stress physiology; climate change; plant– environment interaction; plant– pathogen interaction

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

Diversity and Evolution in Lycophytes and Ferns

edited by Yuehong Yan and Hongmei Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

Keywords: pteridophytes; lycophytes; ferns; phylogeny; evolution; diversity; biogeography; taxonomy; genomics and phylogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Interactions within Invasive Ecosystems

edited by Weitao Li, Yulong Zheng and Yangping Li

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: exotic plant; invasion; interactions; soil biota; herbivore

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Application of Plant Extracts in the Food Industry

edited by

Liana C. Salanță

and

Anca Farcas

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecules; extraction techniques; plant-based fortification; functional food and beverages; valorization strategy; circular economy; innovative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Floriculture and Landscape Architecture

edited by

Maria Papafotiou

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13712 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation; growth and flowering manipulation of ornamental plants; sustainable green spaces; green roofs; landscape design and management; climate change and air pollution mitigation with plants

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

Tolerance Response Mechanisms to Abiotic Stress in Woody Crops

edited by

Mary-Rus Martínez Cuenca

and

María Ángeles Forner-Giner

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11110 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; salinity; iron chlorosis; drought; flooding; temperature; chemical toxicity

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

New Insights into Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology

edited by

Ivana Vitasović Kosić

and

Łukasz Łuczaj

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8917 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-border ethnobotany knowledge transmission; traditional ecology praxis; ethnopharmacology herbal tradition; ethnoveterinary praxis; edible wild mushrooms; ethnoecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Salinity Stress and Tolerance

edited by

Lara Donaldson

and

Gederts Ievinsh

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7512 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity stress; ion toxicity; ion homeostasis; Na+ transport; halotropism; salt tolerance; saline

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

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts

edited by

Farid Khallouki

and

Mohammed Bourhia

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6851 | Submission Open

Keywords: newly introduced methods for plant extraction; eco-friendly formulations with antibacterial- and antioxidant-based plant extracts; plant extract identification/characterization; mode of action of plant extracts with antibacterial and antioxidant potential; the relationship between chemical structure and antibacterial and antioxidant properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Wild Halophytes: Tools for Understanding Salt Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants and for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II

edited by

Marius-Nicusor Grigore

,

Ricardo Mir

and

Oscar Vicente

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6181 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant systems; climate change; ecophysiology; drought; ion transport; osmolyte accumulation; plant breeding; saline agriculture; salinity; salt stress responses; salt tolerance

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

Medicinal Chemistry of Natural Products in Metabolic, Inflammatory and Oxidative Diseases

edited by

Ochuko Lucky Erukainure

and Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; functional foods; oxidative stress; diabetes; obesity; cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant-Based Foods: From In Natura Prospection to Biological and Technological Application

edited by

João Paulo Fabi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5299 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant foods; plant-based foods; plant physiology; food biochemistry; food processing; PANCS; bioactive compounds; alternative proteins; nanoencapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Metabolism and Stress in Plants

edited by

Anis Limami

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5082 | Submission Open

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

Diagnosis and Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases

edited by

Joel L. Vanneste

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4813 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection methods; selective media; PCR; bio-PCR; LAMP assays; DNA sequencing methods for bacterial identification; elicitors (used alone or in combination); biological control; chemical control; integrated management control; quorum sensing disruption; biofilm formation disruption

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

Responses of Plants and Plant Communities to Environmental Changes in Mountain Areas

edited by

Luca Giupponi

and Annamaria Giorgi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4078 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecology; adaptation traits; morpho-ecological plasticity; plant succession; flora and vegetation changes; plant translocation; plant– environment interactions; phytosociology; species distribution models; invasive alien species; mountain agro-ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Biochar-Based Fertilizers in Agriculture: Soil—Plant Interactions and Functions

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3438 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; soil– plant interaction; plant and environment; soil and plant health; plant nutrition; plant performance; stress tolerance; legacy effects

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

Agronomical, Phenotypical and Biochemical Evaluation of Olive

edited by

Valentina Passeri

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3205 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive; olive oil; genotype; phenotype; bioactive compounds; plant architecture; phenology; climate change

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

Nanotechnological or Innovative Formulation Approaches for Efficient Delivery of Plant Ingredients II

edited by

Konstantinos Gardikis

and

Ioannis Mourtzinos

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3178 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; encapsulation; extraction; natural product chemistry; delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Genetic Improvement of Cassava

edited by Eder Jorge De Oliveira and

Hernan Ceballos

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open

Keywords: Manihot esculenta Crantz; breeding; genomics; genetics; phenotyping; rapid cycling

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

Genetic Regulation of Rice Development

edited by

Zhanying Zhang

,

Ran Xu

and Yinghua Pan

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice; genetics; germplasm; development

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

Molecular Breeding Approaches for Soybean Yield and Quality Trait Improvement

edited by

Muhammad Azam

and

Junming Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1952 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and protein contents; fatty acids; folate; saponins; secondary metabolites; vitamins; and folates; maturity for area of production; yield; quality; comparative genome analysis; genetic analysis; epigenetics; phylogenetic analysis; molecular breeding

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

Mining and Utilization of Genes Related to Key Traits in Brassicaceae Plants

edited by

Pu Chu

and

Chenlong Li

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1850 | Submission Open

Keywords: brassicaceae; functional genes; agronomic trait; economic traits; QTL mapping; GWAS; omics; transgenics; gene editing

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

Physiological Aspects of Plant Response to Pathogens and Abiotic Stress–Volume II

edited by

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

,

Iwona Ciereszko

and

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stresses; plant physiology; plant disease; photosynthesis; primary and secondary metabolites; plant hormones; plant pathogens

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

Plant Immunity in Signaling Crosstalk between Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses

edited by

Isabel Velada

and

Juan Carlos Díaz-Ricci

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; pathogen defense signaling; innate immunity; plant defenses; beneficial microorganisms; effectors; immune receptors

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

Innovative Techniques for Citrus Cultivation

edited by Katsuya Ichinose and

Bo Xiong

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1522 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivation; fruit quality; stress; stock; rootstock-scion interaction; secondary metabolite; pest management

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

Pharmacological Activity of Medicinal and Functional Plants

edited by

Lee Tian Chang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: active phytocompounds; alternative antimicrobial agents; artificial intelligence; biomaterials; biosensing; good agricultural and collection practice; herbal medicines; medicinal plants; phytogenic feed additives; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species as Future Crops under Climate Change

edited by

Șumălan Radu-Liviu

, Stănică Florin and

Ciulca Sorin

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation; biodiversity; stress tolerance; landraces; physiology; cultural practices; active compounds; characterization; valorification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetic Resources)

Cyanide-Mediated Signaling in Plants

edited by

Irene García

and

Luis Carlos Romero González

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen cyanide; signaling; biotic and abiotic stress; reactive oxygen species; biocontrol

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

Phytochemical Profile and Properties Analysis of Propolis

edited by

Piotr Okińczyc

,

Jakub Szperlik

and

Marco Biagi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: Propolis; bee glue; plant precursor; analysis; HPLC; MS; MS/MS; GC; GC-MS; chemometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Abiotic Stresses on Oliviculture: Impact and Adaptation Strategies

edited by

Maria Celeste Dias

and

Paula Lorenzo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

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

Biosynthetic Pathways and Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Active Ingredients in Medicinal Plants

edited by

Qi Tang

and

Zhixing Qing

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; biosynthetic pathway; molecular regulatory mechanisms; gene annotation; transcription factor; high-throughput sequencing; metabolic engineering; secondary metabolites; gene editing; multi-omics; genome; transcriptome and proteome metabolomics; synthetic biology; metabolic analysis; metabolic outline

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Systematics, Taxonomy and Floristics of Angiosperms

edited by José Iranildo Miranda De Melo and

Cássio Van den Berg

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; diversity; distribution; flora; flowering plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)

Microfluidic Systems in Plant Research

edited by Thorsten Seidel and Martina Viefhues

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; protoplasts; cell fusion; root development; cell cycle

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

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