Special Issues

Plants publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Fertilizer Application for Enhanced Crop Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency under Irrigation Strategy
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertilization; irrigation; crop physiology; plant growth; nutrient uptake; water use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Studies on Strategy of Diaspore Dispersal and Effectiveness of Seed Germination
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | 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)
Plant Morphology and Anatomy in the Era of Climate Change submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; anatomy; climate change; morphology; structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Rootstock Influence on Crop Regulation submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; chromatography; genomics; graft-compatibility; plant breeding; phenolics; secondary metabolites; phytochemistry; metabolomics; metabolic pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Physiological, Biochemical and Ecological Effects of Diseases on Plants
edited by , Rosemary Vuković and Mirna Curkovic-Perica
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stress; plant– pathogen interaction; oxidative stress; antioxidative response; carbohydrate metabolism; secondary metabolism; defence signalling pathways; stress-responsive genes; plant disease; hypersensitive reaction; disease tolerance/resistance; physiological response; resistance breeding; disease ecology; plant disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Plant Extracts: Bioactive Substances and Active Ingredient
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant agronomic purpose; antioxidants; bioactive compound; secondary metabolite biosynthesis; industry; phenolic compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Integrating Multi-omics Data and Genomic Selection in Rice
edited by , Yanru Cui and Lan Shen
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomic selection; rice; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Eco-Friendly Plant Growth Regulators for a Sustainable Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth regulator; eco-friendly; sustainable; dose control; phytotoxic; toxicological; composting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
New Insights into the Evolution of Plant Genes and Genomes
edited by Chuanzhu Fan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; genes; genome; evolution; genomics; phylogenomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Plants in Urban Landscapes (Environments) submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban vegetation; biodiversity conservation; urban environments; botanical gardens; planted vegetation; natural vegetation; plant ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Growth and Development Regulation of Horticultural Plants
edited by Zhizhong Song
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plant; growth and development; plant growth regulators
Improving the Nutritional Content and Quality of Crops: Promises, Achievements, and Future Challenges
edited by Claudio H.M. Costa and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop nutritional management; hormonal management; plant biotechnology; plant stress mitigation
Agronomic Approaches to Alleviating the Destructive Impacts of Abiotic Stress on Field Crops submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; abiotic stresses; field crops; novel agronomic approaches; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Occurrence and Control of Plant Bacterial Diseases
edited by Xiaolong Shao and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant bacterial diseases; bacterial pathogens; epidemiology; disease control strategies; biological agents; host– pathogen interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Distribution of Vascular Plants
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary morphology; mapping; plant phylogeny; plant taxonomy; taxonomic diversity; vascular plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Valorization of Plant-Based Food Wastes and Byproducts: Compounds of Interest for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Textile Industries submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived materials; bioactive compounds; green extraction; plant-based food waste recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Essential Oils: Chemistry and Biology, and Their Interplay
edited by Niko Radulović
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; diversity; analytical techniques; volatilome; chemotaxonomy; ecological role; biological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Crops—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant development; function of genes; transcriptomics; transcription factors; plant gene regulation; stress biology; yield improvement; quality improvement; molecular breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Chemistry, Biology and Health Aspects of Plants of the Coffea Genus
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant chemistry; natural products; antioxidants; secondary metabolites; chromatography; spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; extraction; biological activity; agronomic practices; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Chemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Plant Essential Oils submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; chemical characterization; enantiomeric distribution; terpenoids; gas chromatography; ecological role of essential oils; chemical variability; biological activities in vitro and in vivo; antimicrobials; anti-infectious; antioxidant; enzyme inhibitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Effect of Rootstocks and Planting Systems on Fruit Quality
edited by and Edgars Rubauskis
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: rootstocks for fruit tree crops; orchard designs; canopy training methods; external and internal fruit quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Plant-Derived Natural Products: Advances and Trends in Extraction and Applications submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; extracts; essential oils; oil resin; phenolic compounds; bioactive compounds
New Perspectives on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Their Isolated Bioactive Compounds submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; aromatic plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Genetic Analysis of Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses
edited by and Shweta Kalve
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; drought; gene expression; genetic diversity; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Genetic and Biological Diversity of Plants
edited by Zhonglong Guo and Lei Li
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; plant diversity; plant– insect– microbe interactions; databases; non-coding RNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Extraction and Valorization of Plant Metabolites from Agroindustrial Biomass submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroindustrial waste; reuse of biomass; phytochemistry; biotechnology; environmental sciences; plant industrial innovation; bioactive extracts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Navigating Abiotic Stresses: Plant Responses & Management
edited by and Mohammed Alsafran
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental challenges; plant resilience; morphological adaptations; molecular mechanisms; signaling pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Epigenetics, Ecology and Evolution in Algae submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1602 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenomics; chromatin; DNA methylation; non-coding RNAs; protists; environment; evolution; ecology; biological processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Flower Germplasm Resources and Genetic Breeding: Volume II
edited by Lidan Sun and Ming Cai
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm resource; molecular breeding; genetic regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic, and Anticancer Activities of Medicinal Plants submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; antimicrobial; antidiabetic; anticancer; multicomponent synergy; natural products chemistry; phytopharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Responses of Crops to Abiotic Stress submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; stress; plant physiology; resilience; plant phenotyping; drought; water; soil; biodiversity; ecosystem; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: IPM; cultural practices; biotechnical methods; alternatives control methods; pesticides reduction; side effects; monitoring; resistance; economic; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Integrated Approaches in Molecular Breeding and Insect–Plant Interactions for Sustainable Crop Improvement
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular breeding; genome editing; genetic transformation; crop resilience improvement; genomics and transcriptomics; insect– plant interactions; epigenetics and plant defense; integrated pest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Driving Sustainability: Innovations in Producing Eco-Friendly Substrates for Soilless Culture Systems
edited by Wanlai Zhou, and
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: soilless cultivation; growing media; biochar; biodegradable foam; agricultural waste; nutrient delivery systems; horticultural plants; nitrogen fixation; phytotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Plants submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; population genetics; population structure; germplasm characterization; phenotypic markers; molecular markers; genotyping by sequencing; molecular breeding; omics and biotechnological technologies; climate change resilience; biodiversity conservation; genetic erosion; in situ and ex situ conservation strategies; cereals; legumes; horticultural crops; fruit crops; plant wild relatives; endangered species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Phytochemistry of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 25 articles | Viewed by 66630 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; ethnopharmacology; biological activity; fragrance; aromatherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Phenotypic Plasticity, Genetic and Epigenetic Response of Plants to Abiotic Stresses
edited by and Giovanna Visioli
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2245 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotypic plasticity; tolerance to abiotic stress; epigenetics; plant‒microbe molecular interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Strategies for Enhancing the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; elicitation; stress response; plant-growth-promoting bacteria; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; molecular breeding; metabolic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biological Control of Agricultural and Forestry Plant Diseases
edited by Ben Fan and Jia-Jin Tan
submission deadline 9 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; plant beneficial rhizobacteria; Bacillus velezensis; Bacillus subtilis; plant probiotics; forest pathology; plant nematology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Medicinal Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plant extracts; phytocomplexes; cell cultures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
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