Plants

Advances in Omics of Chili Pepper

edited by

Octavio Martínez

and

Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: Capsicum; chili pepper; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics

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

Mechanisms of Crop Response to Salt Stress

edited by Shiro Mitsuya and Nicola S. Skoulding

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop; wheat; rice; maize; barley; salt stress; salinity; grain yield; stress-responsive genes; ion transport; production; tolerance mechanisms; salt-removal ability; tissue tolerance

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

Abiotic and Biotic Stress of the Crops and Horticultural Plants

edited by

Pingfang Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crops; horticultural plants; genetic analysis; genomics; plant defense mechanisms; stress response

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

Advanced in Cereal Science and Cereal Quality, Volume 2

edited by

Gengjun Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal quality; bioactive nutrients; biofortification; bioavailability; novel techniques; grain ingredients

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

The Effects and the Key Mechanisms of Co-invasion Mediated by Two or More Invasive Plant Species

edited by

Congyan Wang

and Hongli Li

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive plant; co-invasion; native species; environmental factor; global change; ecological effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Wheat Breeding for Global Climate Change

edited by Koji Murai

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: global climate change; eCO2; global warming; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; breeding; genetic resources; genetics; agronomy; wheat; cereal

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

Root Development and Adaptations

edited by

Konstantinos E. Vlachonasios

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: root development; root apical meristem; gravitropism; root branching; root pattern formation; root architecture; gene expression; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic modifications; abiotic stress responses; rhizosphere; biotic stress responses

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

Phytochemical Diversity and Interactions with Herbivores

edited by Andrea E. Glassmire and

Michael J. Stout

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical diversity; herbivore; tritrophic; chemical ecology; plant secondary metabolites; plant defense

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis of Plants

edited by

Cabrera-Ponce José Luis

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

Keywords: plants; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; omic technologies; genetic transformation; genome editing; plant growth regulators

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

Effects of Environmental Factors on Nutritional Quality of Plant Seeds and Other Edible Plant Parts

edited by

Maria Reguera

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic factors; nutritional quality; seeds and grains; edible plant parts; climate change; food security

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

Advances in Utilization, Conservation, and Breeding of Crop Genetic Resources Using Omics Technologies

edited by

Photini V. Mylona

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; metagenomics; crop breeding; next-generation sequencing; nutrigenomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; image analysis; phenomics; bioinformatics

Plant Evolution under Domestication: Genetic and Genomic Implications

edited by

Fabrizio Grassi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop domestication; plant domestication; genome editing; plant phylogeography; plant genetics

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

From Lab to Field: Translating Research Findings into Practical Solutions for Plant Protection

edited by Shouan Zhang, Romina Gazis, Xingbo Wu,

Dakshina R. Seal

,

Geoffrey Meru

and

Kang Qiao

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

Keywords: plant protection; integrated pest management (IPM); resistance breeding; genetics; genomics; and bioinformatics; pest diagnostics; biosecurity; economical and societal benefits of crop protection; sustainable agriculture; technology transfer; extension; translational research; holistic approach; transdisciplinary

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

The Horticulture and Quality Control for Medicinal Plants

edited by

Yan Hong

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; quality control; medicinal herbs; botanical remedies; breeding; cultivation; agronomy; processing of medicinal plants; storage; chromatography; spectroscopy; bioactive tests; DNA barcoding; authentication; biodiversity; standardization; quantification of active compounds

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

Extraction, Isolation, and Characterization of Plant Natural Products Using Conventional and Non-conventional Techniques

edited by

Carlos Areche

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional extraction; chromatography; HSCCC; HPLC; structural elucidation; unconventional extraction; green chemistry; green technology; natural products; plants; supercritical fluids; ultrasound; microwave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Molecular Biology for Enhancing Nutritional Quality in Tomato Fruit

edited by

Autar Mattoo

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: tomato; nutritional quality; fruit ripening; postharvest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Plant Biodiversity and Evolution in Mountain Areas

edited by

Paola Fortini

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; biosystematics; mountain flora and vegetation; phytosociology; plant communities; functional traits

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

Molecular Advances in the Biosynthesis of Plant Polyphenols

edited by

Alessandro Venditti

and

Claudio Frezza

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

Keywords: polyphenols; occurrence in plants; phytochemistry; chemotaxonomy; metabolomics; pharmacology; pharmacognosy; biogenetics

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

Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants

edited by

Janusz J. Zwiazek

and Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh

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

Keywords: aquaporins; water transport; gas and ion transport; woody plants; trees; physiology; transcriptomics; metabolomics; membranes; stress

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

Plant Adaptation to Environmental Abiotic Stressors

edited by

Dayong Zhang

and Zhaolong Xu

submission deadline 9 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; stress tolerance; adaptation; stress signaling; molecular mechanism; protein interaction; molecular regulation network

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

Bio-Active Compounds in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Enrico Doria

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8584 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation and analysis of compounds; herbal and plant extracts; quality control; functional foods; herbal drugs; profiling; standardized processing; characteristic compounds; bioactive compounds; metabolites; phytochemicals; metabolomics

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

Advances in Essential Oils from Medicinal Plants

edited by

Milen I. Georgiev

,

Stanislava Ivanova

and

Cédric Delattre

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6746 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; gas chromatography; pharmacological activity; endemic plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

In Vitro Techniques on Plant Propagation and Genetic Improvement

edited by

Hasan Mehraj

and

Monika Tuleja

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2937 | Submission Open

Keywords: callus; somatic embryogenesis; PLB; plant growth regulators; light; morphogenetic response; secondary metabolites; stress reaction; plant improvement; transformation; DNA markers; genetics and genomics; epigenetics and epigenomics; transcriptomics

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

Induced Resistance of Plants Volume II

edited by

Ana Isabel González-Hernández

,

Loredana Maria Scalschi

and

Begonya Vicedo

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced resistance; biotic stress; proteomic; transcriptomic; metabolomic; microRNAs

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

Novel Technologies and Conceptual Innovation in Plant Science

edited by

Roberto Ligrone

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel technologies; conceptual innovation; novel applications in plant science

Functional Role of Endopolyploidy in Plants

edited by

Vladislav Kolarčik

and

Aleš Kladnik

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycle value; DNA replication; endocycle; endomitosis; endopolyploidy; endoreplication; Feulgen densitometry; flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopy; genome size; partial endoreplication; plant development; plant interactions; stress response

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

Innovative Seed Enhancement Technologies

edited by Alison Ritchie and Lauren Svejcar

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3812 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed science; ecological restoration; seed treatments; seed-based restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)

Emerging Topics in Botanical Biopesticides — 2nd Edition

edited by

María Paula Zunino

and Maria Liza López

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; terpenes; insect; volatile organic compounds; bioactivity; repellence; antifungal compounds; botanical pesticides; economic analysis; legislation.

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

Microscopy Techniques in Plant Studies

edited by

Emilio de Castro Miguel

, Maura Da Cunha and

Thaiz Batista Azevedo Rangel Miguel

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8166 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microscopy; plant cell; ultrastructure cell wall; plant anatomy; nanotechnology

The Evolution of Crops and Domestication Syndrome

edited by

Mariano Ucchesu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4287 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop evolution; domestication syndrome; cereals; pulses; fruits

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

Advancing Soybean Improvement: Multi-Omics Strategies, Cutting-Edge Techniques and Bioinformatics Innovations

edited by

Bahram Samanfar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4243 | Submission Open

Keywords: glycine max; multi-omics approaches; bioinformatics tools; genomics research; transcriptomics analysis; proteomics profiling; metabolomics investigations; soybean improvement strategies; biotic stress responses; abiotic stress tolerance; molecular mechanism elucidation; genetic diversity assessment; population genomics studies; data integration techniques; advanced data analysis methods

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

Plant-Herbivore Interactions: Insights from Chemical Ecology and Chemodiversity

edited by

Renato Crespo Pereira

,

Davyson de Lima Moreira

and

Bernardo Antonio Perez Da Gama

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3806 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical ecology; chemical mediation; phenotypic chemical diversity; plant defense traits; evolution of chemical defense; chemodiversity; chemically mediated interactions; herbivory

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

Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Plants

edited by

Chang-Jie Jiang

and

Masaki Mori

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open

Keywords: broad-spectrum disease resistance (BSR); plant– microbe interaction; plant immunity; transgenic plants; genome editing; phytoalexin; plant hormone; induced resistance; molecular mechanism; crops; model plants

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

Medicinal Plants and Their Marker Compounds—Second Edition

edited by

Olga Maria Duarte Silva

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2670 | Submission Open

Keywords: mode of action; herbal medicines; multitarget natural products; safety; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Plant Tissue Culture IV

edited by

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2143 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; cell suspension culture; genetic transformation; hairy root culture; germplasm conservation; micropropagation; somatic embryogenesis; mutation; protoplast culture; bioreactor; sterilization methods; light quality

Advancements in Plant Polyploidy: From Methods to Mechanisms

edited by

Liming Yang

and

Stefaan P. O. Werbrouck

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant polyploidy; hybrid vigor; genome stability; gene expression; polyploidization

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

Chromosome Changes and Karyotype Evolution in Plants

edited by

Egizia Falistocco

and Marilena Ceccarelli

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: karyotype evolution and speciation; evolutionary pathways of karyotype diversity; dysploidy events and spaciation; insights into chromosome changes and genome evolution; karyotype evolution and phylogeny; genomic changes after polyploidization

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

Phytoplankton Community Structure and Succession

edited by

Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić

,

Filip Stevic

and

Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoplankton diversity; lake steady states; biotic indicators; planktonic food webs; phytoplankton functional groups; edna metabarcoding; invasive species; cyanobacterial blooms; water quality assessment; conservation; plankton and climate change; ecosystem functioning; phytoplankton– periphyton interactions

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

Highly Nutritional Foods including Vegetal Ingredients

edited by

Ana María Calderón De la Barca

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant food; vegetal ingredient; fruits; bioactive compounds; crop food products; food science and technology; nutrition and dietetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi,

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

and Paolo Rossi

submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils (EOs); bioinsecticides; insecticidal activity; formulations; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)

Integration of Spectroscopic and Photosynthetic Analyses in Plants

edited by

Marcos Rafael Nanni

and

Renan Falcioni

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3661 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied spectroscopy in plant tissues; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning algorithms; chemometrics; chlorophyll a fluorescence; classification and prediction parameters; integration of biophysical; physiological; biochemical; genetic; and molecular advances with spectroscopy; leaf optical properties; photosynthesis analyses; plant phenotyping; yield of photosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Modeling)

Abiotic Stress of Crops: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Zhaoshi Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19932 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress response; gene function; gene regulation; stress signal transduction; stress tolerance; tolerant mechanism; genomic research; gene editing; yield

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

Adaptive Mechanisms of Plants to Biotic or Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Wankui Gong

and

Songbiao Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19274 | Submission Open

Keywords: Plant growth and development; Adaptive mechanisms; Biotic and abiotic stresses; Multi-omics; Functional verification

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

Plant–Animal Interactions: Exploring Costs and Benefits in Highly Conditional Relationships

edited by

Kleber Del-Claro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17239 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutualism; facilitation; herbivory; pollination

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

Epigenetics and Genome Evolution in Plants

edited by

Xuan Hieu Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13506 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological speciation; environmental adaptation; epialleles; epigenetic and transcriptional networks; epigenetic inheritance; epigenomics; genome evolution; genome/epigenetic editing; population epigenetics; microRNA; non-coding RNA; DNA methylation; histone modification

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

Physiological and Genetic Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops II

edited by

Peng Zhang

,

Hanhua Tong

and

Dezhi Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 12233 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; crop physiology; gene mining; genetic regulation; metabolomics; molecular response; proteomics transcriptomics

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

Plant Transformation and Genome Editing

edited by

Myeong-Je Cho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11351 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant transformation; genome editing; DNA (transgene)-free editing; base/prime editing; HDR-based editing; CRISPR/dCas9 system; off-target effect

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

Embracing Systems Thinking in Crop Protection Science

edited by Kris A.G. Wyckhuys,

Nicolas Desneux

,

Yanhui Lu

and

Livy Williams

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10753 | Submission Open

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

Plant Biostimulants in Sustainable Horticulture and Agriculture: Development, Function, and Applications

edited by

Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian

and

Spyridon A. Petropoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10012 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; chitosan; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; amino acids; organic farming; vegetable crops; horticultural crops; microbial biostimulants

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

In Vitro Morphogenesis of Plants

edited by

Praveen K. Saxena

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9798 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant morphogenesis; in vitro regeneration; micropropagation; plant growth regulators; stress adaptations

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

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