Agriculture

Optimization of Livestock Housing Management

edited by

and Guoxing Chen

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5813 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; energy-efficient livestock housing; environmental control; farm machinery; farm management; greenhouse gas emissions; livestock housing ventilation; livestock production; odor dispersion and control; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Agronomic Practices for Improving Growth, Quality, and Yield of Vegetables

edited by

María Carmen Piñero

and

Jacinta Collado-González

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoting; management practices; elicitors; shoot growth; yield; biomass; micro and macronutrients; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Role of Soil Microbial Communities in Maintaining Agricultural Soil Quality

edited by Gábor Csitári and

Zoltan Toth

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbial communities; microbial biomass; enzyme activity; diversity; management methods; soil quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Feed Additives and Their Use in Monogastric Animal Nutrition

edited by Damian Konkol

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymes; emulsifiers; phytoncides; detoxicants; probiotics; prebiotics; coccidiostats; chelates; organic acids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Analysis of Agricultural Food Physicochemical and Sensory Properties

edited by

Chang Shu

and

Xiuxiu Sun

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: food technology; physicochemical analyze; sensory evaluation; consumer preference; edible crops; shelf life; postharvest technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Reducing Food Loss and Waste at the Farm Level: Seeking Sustainable Path to Food Security

edited by

Wojciech J. Florkowski

,

Abdulbaki Bilgic

and

Ting Meng

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8986 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; food loss; small enterprise; small farmer; consumer behavior; sustainability; input waste; food (in)security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Application Progress of Chromatographic Analytical Methods in Agriculture

edited by

Eleftheria Bempelou

and

George Balayiannis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7365 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; chromatography; pesticides; pollutants; agro-environment; metabolites; target/non-target analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Effects of Salt Stress on Crop Production

edited by

Guisheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4272 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; breeding of salt-tolerant varieties; morphology and physiology; plant hormones; nutrients absorption and utilization; foreign amendment; growth and development; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Impacts of Oxidative Stress on Cattle Physiology

edited by

Camelia Tulcan

,

Adela Pintea

and

Sanda Andrei

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; oxidative stress; ROS; epigenetics; dairy production; reproduction; heat stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Detection, Analysis and Control of Agricultural Pollutants and Wastes in Agroecosystems

edited by

Helen Karasali

and Eirini Chrysochou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; wastes; agroecosystem; pesticide residues; nutrients; persistent organic pollutants; trace elements; plastic debris; pharmaceuticals; veterinary products; personal care products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture)

Effects of Alternative Feeds and Dietary Additives on Growth Performance and Nutrient Digestibility of Poultry

edited by Aijuan Zheng and

Guohua Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry science; digestibility; absorption; fermented feed; poultry nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Evaluation of Feed Additives in Animal Production

edited by

Mónica Costa

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14509 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed additive; functional feed ingredients; diet; prebiotic; probiotic; animal nutrition; gastrointestinal tract; microbiota; growth performance; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Forage Breeding and Cultivation

edited by

Ruicai Long

,

Xiao Li

and

Hao Sun

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9419 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage breeding; phenotype; genotype; genomic selection; domestication and improvement; fertilization; nutrient utilization; irrigation systems; biological yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Novel Applications of Optical Sensors and Machine Learning in Agricultural Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5613 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; optical sensor; crop mapping; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Agricultural Machinery and Technology for Fruit Tree Management

edited by

Zhen Li

, Tao Wen and Shilei Lyu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5530 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural machinery; information technology; standardized orchard; intelligent orchard; transportation machinery; thinning machinery; weeding machinery; plant protection machinery; harvesting machinery; orchard irrigation; insect information; growth information

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Advanced Image Processing in Agricultural Applications

edited by Jiehao Li,

Jun Li

and

Weibin Wu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3482 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; crop processing; computer vision; deep learning; hyperspectral imagery; RGB image; image processing; feature extract; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Depopulation of Rural Areas: Social, Economic, and Environmental Issues

edited by

Roberto Furesi

and

Fabio A. Madau

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open

Keywords: depopulation; rural development; rural demography; territorial and local policies; rural– urban relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by Yadong Yang and Jiangwen Nie

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1516 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping system; rotation; soil fertility; nutrient cycling; greenhouse gas emission; carbon sequestration; N management; crop productivity; agricultural green development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

Advanced Technology for the Development of Agricultural Sprays

edited by

Giuseppe Ezio Manetto

,

Emanuele Cerruto

and

Juan Ramírez-Cuesta

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; sustainability; precision agriculture; nozzle spray analysis; spray modeling; spray drift; operator exposure; risk assessment; sprayer calibration; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Benefits and Challenges of Cover Crops in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Insa Kühling

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: cover crops; catch crops; nutrient cycling; ecosystem services; crop rotation; cropping sequence; sustainable intensification; agricultural systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

Latest Research on Multiple Stress Tolerance in Maize

edited by

János Nagy

,

Csaba Bojtor

and

Árpád Illés

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; advances in stress detection technology; climate adaptive agriculture; biotic stress; early stage stress detection; environmental stress factors; genetic improvement in stress tolerance; maize production improvement; natural tolerance capacity; plant stress mitigation; single and multiple stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Weed Biology, Ecological Problems and New Strategies for Weed Management and Control

edited by

Thomas Gitsopoulos

and

Nikos Krigas

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: population dynamics; weed-crop interactions; weed seedbank; cover crops; adaptive evolution; integrated weed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Selected Papers from 2nd International Online Conference on Agriculture—Research Achievements and Challenges (IOCAG2023)

edited by

Bin Gao

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supply: Scientific, Economic and Policy Aspects

edited by

Luboš Smutka

and

Karolina Pawlak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 24 articles | Viewed by 56204 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agricultural production; agricultural policy; food industry; rural areas; agri-food markets; environmental policy; international trade and policy; food security; socio-economic problems of rural areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management)

Saline–Alkali Land Ecology and Soil Management

edited by

Yanchao Bai

, Chuanhui Gu and Haiying Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: saline– alkali land; soil ecology; soil amendment; soil aggregates; soil amendment; crop advancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Migration and Diffusion of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Agri-Soil Systems

edited by

Zhiming Zhang

,

Rupali Datta

and Chenxi Zhai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; metalloids; agricultural soil; migration; diffusion; transformation; sources and distribution; risk assessment; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Mastitis in Dairy Cattle: Prevention Strategies and Treatment Methods

edited by

Andra Sabina Neculai-Valeanu

and

Sebastian Smulski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine mastitis; animal health; antibiotic resistance; alternative therapies; somatic cell count; udder health; dairy cattle; milk quality; economic losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Methods for Irrigated Crops

edited by Mahyar Mirmajlessi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); irrigation crops; pest control strategies; sustainable agriculture; biological control methods; crop protection; agroecological approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Innovative Hydroponic Systems for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Jörn Germer,

Folkard Asch

and

Yongsheng Chen

submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8158 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroponics; nutrient use efficiency; water use efficiency; marginal water qualities; water treatment; pH control; beneficial microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Nutrition Impact on Production and Reproduction in Livestock

edited by

Caio Seiti Takiya

, Tiago Antonio Del Valle and

Thiago Henrique Da Silva

submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed efficiency; feed additives; fertility; energy metabolism; protein metabolism; vitamins; minerals; organic minerals; average daily gain; muscle growth; fetal programming; alternative feeds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Multi- and Hyper-Spectral Imaging Technologies for Crop Monitoring

edited by Aichen Wang,

Minglu Tian

and Liyuan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4764 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-/hyper-spectral imaging; crop monitoring; phenotyping; optical sensing; stress monitoring; machine learning; remote sensing; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

edited by

Bo Xu

and

Weikuan Jia

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; computer vision; artificial intelligence; image processing technology; deep learning; artificial neural network; machine learning; guidance; navigation; and control; autonomy; perception; and decision making; data analysis and decision support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Fertilizer Management Strategies for Enhancing the Growth, Yield and Quality in Crops

edited by

Peiyuan Cui

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic fertilizers; organic fertilizers and biofertilizers; soil amendments; controlled-release fertilizers; micronutrients fertilizer; nutrient management; soil fertility; crop growth; yield and quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Recent Advances in Bee Proteomics and Genomics

edited by Ricardo de Oliveira Orsi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybees; stingless bees; proteomics; genomics; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Ecosystem Services and Biological Control in Agroecosystems

edited by

Gemma Clemente-Orta

and

Hugo Alejandro Alvarez

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3630 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; ecosystem services; natural enemy; herbivores; pest control; agroecosystem and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)

Advances in Agricultural Preharvest Products Management

edited by

Vicente Serna-Escolano

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; crop management; fruit quality; antioxidant compounds; ripening; fertigation; pre-harvest treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)

Non-chemical Plant Protection – Plants as a Source of Protective Factors

edited by

Janina Gospodarek

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; essential oils; intercropping; mixed crops; pests and diseases; non-target organisms; biodiversity of beneficial fauna

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Application of Intelligent Greenhouse and Plant Factory Systems in Agricultural Production

edited by Wei Lu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1597 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; plant factory; controlled environment; precision agriculture; artificial light; environment simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Organic Management Approaches and Practices to Support Sustainable Horticultural and Fruit Plants Production

edited by

Nay Myo Win

and Inkyu Kang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic farming; smart farming; cultivation technology; eco-friendly production; crop physiology; fruit quality; antioxidant metabolism; plant nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Advances in Aerial Application Equipment and Technology for Agricultural Production

edited by

Ruirui Zhang

, Jiangtao Qi and Longlong Li

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; aerial applications; UAV; manned aircraft; UAV and UGV; chemicals spraying; remote sensing; multi-scenario aerial application; aircraft path planning and navigation; variable-rate application; application quality evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)

Genetic, Phenomic and Physiological Response and Resistance in Plants against Abiotic Stresses

edited by Adrían Rodríguez-Burruezo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable farming; plant breeding; ion toxicity; yield; fruit quality; salinity; nutrient and water use efficiency; genes; agrobiodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding)

Pathogen Biology and Disease Management in Fruit Crops

edited by Li Li

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit disease; disease incidence; pathogen diagnosis; colonization; infection process; pathogenic mechanism; virulence gene; plant– pathogen interaction; microbiome; disease resistance; defense mechanism; disease control; biological control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Feeding, Nutritional, and Welfare Management of Livestock: Practice and Regulation

edited by

Giancarlo Bozzo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feeding; animal welfare regulation; livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)

Application of UAVs in Precision Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiyu Li

, Jiating Li and Suiyuan Shen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural UAVs; effects of operation; efficiency of operation; route planning; energy-consumption matching; variable spray; drift suppression; deposition of droplets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Machine Vision Solutions and AI-Driven Systems in Agriculture

edited by

Ali Alameer

and

Taha Mansouri

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; machine vision; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; livestock monitoring; early-warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Application of Sensor Technologies in Livestock Farming

edited by

Ali Alameer

and

Taha Mansouri

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1786 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; livestock farming; machine vision; animal behaviour; disease detection; data processing; decision-making algorithms; automated monitoring; deep learning; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Agriculture)

Effects of Cropping Systems on Crop Yields and Soil Degradation

edited by

Irena Jug

,

Boris Đurđević

and

Vlad Stoian

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; yield and yield quality; soil degradation; climate change; conservation soil tillage; adaptive crop production technology; agro-ecosystems resilience; crop production modelling; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Production)

Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens

edited by

David Ruano-Rosa

and

Óscar González-López

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; microorganisms; biocontrol agents; resistance to plant pathogens; cultural methods; natural substances; integrated control; biological control; physical control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)

Sustainable Fertilization to Enhance Soil Fertility and Improve Crop Quality

edited by

Jiuquan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; crop quality; compost; manure; biochar; cover crop; organic fertilizer; controlled release fertilizer; soil testing; precision fertilization; conservation tillage; crop fertigation; unmanned aerial vehicle; integrated nutrient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

Application of Biochar in Sustainable Soil Management: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Mohammad Ghorbani

and

Elnaz Amirahmadi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; biochar production; feedstock; pyrolysis; biochar characteristics; biochar– soil interaction; soil amendment; nutrient cycling; soil carbon management; crop yield; greenhouse gas emission; soil fertility; soil remediation; soil alkalinization; soil moisture; heavy metal control; nutrient leaching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Soils)

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