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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Molecular Insights into Cotton Fiber Gene Regulation
edited by and Fuguang Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: cotton fiber; plant hormone; elongation; cell wall growth; molecular regulation; QTLs; introgression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Stress Effects on Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites
edited by Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biotic stress; abiotic stress; crop quality; biological activity; hormetic; stress tolerance; plant metabolism; plant growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Multifunctionality of Phenolic Compounds in Plants submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 31163 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenolic compounds; secondary metabolites; hydroxycinnamic acids; phenolic acids; anthocyanins; flavonoids; biotic/abiotic stress; food chemistry; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; food analysis; juice; fruit; chromatography; extraction; plant biology; high-performance liquid chromatography; natural product chemistry; phytochemicals; allelopathy; plant pathology; environmental stressors; production technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds, Their Technological and Physiological Functions, and Analytical Methods
edited by Elena Bartkienė and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; precursor of bioactive compounds; plant-based food; functional compounds; biological activity; technological functionality biotechnology; industrial applications; analytical methods; fine chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Molecular and Physiological Regulation of Secondary Metabolism in Vegetables 2.0
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4704 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; degradation; and regulation; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stress responses; quality characteristics; postharvest; gene function; omics studies; gene editing; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Fertilizer Management: Enhancing Crop Yield and Produce Quality
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3329 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic and inorganic fertilizers; balanced fertilization; soil fertility; plant nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Key Technologies and Adaptive Cultivation of Food Crops to Cope with Climate Change
edited by and Xuebiao Pan
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural productivity; climate change; disaster resilience; agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Fungus and Plant Interactions: Volume II submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; plants; plant disease; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; soil
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Application of Gene Editing on Functional Characterization of Immunity-Associated Genes and Disease Resistance Breeding in Tomato
edited by , Qijun Chen, and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome editing; plant immunity; immunity-associated genes; susceptibility genes (S genes); disease resistance; plant breeding; tomato
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Signaling-Mediated Plant Responses to Nutrient-Limited Stress
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral nutrition; local signal; systemic signal; root architecture; transcriptional regulation; regulatory network; metabolic process; adaptive response; crop improvement; resilient agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Advances in Plant Bioactive Chemical Compounds
edited by Paulo Roberto Ribeiro and Ana Paulina Barba-de la Rosa
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; isolation; metabolomics; NMR spectroscopy; structural elucidation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
New Perspectives on New World Tropical Forests
edited by Alvaro Duque, and Kenneth J. Feeley
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10239 | Submission Open
Keywords: Amazon; Andes; carbon cycle; climate change diversity; hotspots of diversity; lianas; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Light and Its Influence on the Growth and Quality of Plants submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7064 | Submission Open
Keywords: sunlight; artificial light; LED light; light spectrum; supplementary light; plant growth; plant quality; photosynthesis photomorphogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Tolerance upon Abiotic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4250 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Postharvest Pathophysiology and Preservation Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
edited by , Wei Wei and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits and vegetables; quality deterioration; postharvest pathophysiology; preservation technology; regulation mechanism; antifungal mechanism; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Bryophyte Biology
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12588 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosses; liverworts; hornworts; bryology; bryophytes; bryophyta; seedless plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2023
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6710 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; antioxidation; essential oil; radicals; anti-inflammatory; bioactivity; algal marine ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Inflorescence Architecture and Development in Plants
edited by Abelardo Carlos Vegetti
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2262 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflorescence; development; morphology; anatomy; evolution; gene/molecular regulation; monopodial and sympodial branching; flower development; reproductive meristems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activity of Plant Extracts
edited by Dejan D. Baskić and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1817 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; bioactive secondary metabolites chromatographic analysis of major and minor constituents of plant extracts and essential oils; antioxidant activity of plant extracts and essential oils; antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and essential oils; cytotoxic activity of plant extracts and essential oils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Lignocellulose Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
edited by and Kang Kang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced pretreatment methods; biofuel generation; conversion of lignocellulose to value added chemicals; pyrolysis of lignocellulose; electrochemical materials; supercapacitor application; absorption application; biorefinery of lignocellulose; economic and technical evaluation of the biorefinery process
Advancements in Plant Genetics and Genome Characterization submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phylogenomics; chloroplast genome; mitochondrial genome; nuclear genome; intracellular gene transfer; genome characterization; structural analysis; next-generation sequencing; multi-omics study; ecology and evolution; biodiversity; bioinformatic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Research on Gene Breeding and Molecular Biology of Cotton
edited by Zhi Wang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: cotton; gene breeding; molecular breeding; molecular biology; fiber development; abiotic stress 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Biosystematics and Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Plants submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosystematics; phylogeny; taxonomy; speciation; evolution; diversification; molecular biology; plant biodiversity; classification; vascular plants; wild flora; endemics; phenotypic markers; molecular markers; functional markers; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification)
Floral Biology 3.0
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4278 | Submission Open
Keywords: bee; compatibility; nectar; nectary; pollen; pollination; pollen vector; reproductive biology; resource; reward
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Development and Morphogenesis)
Application of Biotechnology in Crop Improvement
edited by Dilip Panthee
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop improvement; genetic transformation; genome editing; genome-wide association studies; genomic selection; marker-assisted selection; QTL analysis; RNA-seq analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Physiology and Crop Production)
Flavor Quality of Cultivated and Wild Berries and Their Biological Basis
edited by , and Keji Yu
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open
Keywords: berry flavor; biosynthesis; ecological and cultivation factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Genetic Research on Soybean Response to Adversity Stress and Disease Stress
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open
Keywords: soybean; heatwave; drought; salinity; flooding; disease; digital phenotyping; omics; genome-wide association; genomic prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
The Effect of Abiotic Stress on Grapevine: A Physiological, Transcriptional and Metabolic Perspective Volume II submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant physiology; climate change; sustainable agriculture; secondary metabolism; gene expression; Vitis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Bryophytes
edited by Marta Puglisi
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: bryophytes; diversity; distribution; species distribution models; biodiversity loss; conservation; climate change; red list; invasion processes; extinction processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Medicinal and Edible Plants and Their Natural Products: From Extraction to Bioactivity Evaluation
edited by Horacio Heinzen, Alvaro Vazquez and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal and edible plants; natural products; secondary metabolites; metabolite profiling; mass spectrometry; bioactivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Optimizing Photosynthesis for Traits Improvement: Genetic Basis and Molecular Strategies
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: photosynthesis; photosynthetic efficiency; crops; agronomic traits; yield improvement; stress tolerance; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants: Ecophysiological and Cultural Aspects for Commercial Cultivation submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17167 | Submission Open
Keywords: endangered plants; underutilized species; nutritional and pharmaceutical properties; cultivation systems; propagating material; post-harvest handling; crop physiology; herbs; dormancy; phytochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants
edited by and Hongli Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16387 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasion ecology; biological invasion; plant invasion; invasive plants; invasion mechanism; invasion management; early warning and prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Plant-Soil Interaction Response to Global Change submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16049 | Submission Open
Keywords: root; global change; soil ecology; rhizosphere; rhizo-microorganisms; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Advances in Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interaction submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15833 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal pathogen; plant interaction; pathogenicity factor; virulence genes; disease; infection; proteome; secondary metabolites; toxins; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Responses of Vegetation to Global Climate Change
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14943 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; vegetation dynamics; gross primary productivity (GPP); net primary productivity (NPP); terrestrial vegetation productivity; climate impacts; vegetation responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11444 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth-promoting bacteria; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; plant growth and protection; biotic and abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; inoculation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria and Mycorrhizas as Biocontrol and Biostimulats Agents submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10655 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic and biotic stresses; arbuscular mycorrhiza; biocontrol; bioinoculants; biological control; biostimulate agents; mycorrhizal symbiosis; PGPB; plant– microbe interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
Bioactivities of Nature Products submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9004 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; isolated natural products; bioactivities; therapeutic applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Natural Products and Phytotherapy: Advances in Phytochemistry and Pharmacology submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8262 | Submission Open
Keywords: evidence-based phytotherapy; natural product pharmacology; ethnopharmacology; bioactivity-guided isolation; structure elucidation of new plant metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Crop Improvement under a Changing Climate
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8239 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Aquatic Plant Biology 2023
edited by Fan Liu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6833 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic plants; morphological changes; physiological responses; molecular mechanisms; aquatic plants and environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Ecology)
Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants and Algae submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5134 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal tolerance; heavy metal sensing; heavy metal uptake; heavy metal sequestration; phytochelatin; glutathione and oxidative stress; cysteine synthesis and degradation; heavy metal tolerance evolution; hyper and hypo accumulator plants; environmental pollutants; stress mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
Plant Biostimulants: Exploring Sustainable Sources and their Applications in Agriculture Production
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4907 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass culture optimization; extract formulation and standardization; active compounds; modes of action; physiological responses; plant protection; biocontrol agents; synergism with other biostimulants; seed priming; post-harvest storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Abiotic Stress Signaling in Cereals, Especially Wheat
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4575 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; calcium; signaling; stress sensors; wheat
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
Post-Translational Modifications in Plants submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4247 | Submission Open
Keywords: calcium-dependent protein kinases; kinase gene family; kinome; mitogen-activated protein kinase; phosphorylation; phosphorylome; plant protein kinase; protein turnover; stress signaling; hormonal signaling; sucrose non-fermenting 1 (SNF1)-related protein kinase; phosphatases; ubiquitin; ubiquitination; ubiquitinome; reactive nitrogen species (RNS); reactive oxygen species (ROS); acetylation; lipidation; farnesylation; myristoylation; carbonylation; sumoylation; glycosylation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Molecular Biology)
Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics in Modern Plant Science
edited by Mingquan Ding
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3698 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional genomics; bioinformatics; abiotic stress; plant development; genome sequence analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
Isoprenoids: Metabolic Mechanisms, Bioactivity and Application submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3548 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic plants; isoprenoids; terpenoids; bioactivity; metabolic mechanisms; gene regulation; biotechnologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Plant Extracts submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytopharmaceutical; natural products; antioxidants; drug discovery; in vitro; in vivo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
Formation Mechanism and Regulation of Fruit Quality
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3453 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit species; fruit quality formation; organic acids; anthocyanins; carotenoids; polyphenols; fruit shapes; fruit colors; fruit flavors; physiological processes; regulatory mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Physiology and Metabolism)
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