Collections and calls for papers

Abiotic stress tolerance in plants

BMC Plant Biology announces the launch of a Collection on ‘Abiotic stress tolerance in plants’. This collection aims to bring together original research articles that cover the emerging developments in plant...

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Open
Submission deadline
31 August 2024
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Biocontrol strategies: An Eco-smart tool for integrated pest & diseases management

Generating knowledge on this eco-smart tool and identifying the feasible management strategies for crop protection in organic and sustainable agriculture is of utmost precedence. In this collection, entitled...

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Closed
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Climate-smart soils to enhance sustainable crop yield

BMC Plant Biology welcomes submissions to the Collection Climate-smart soils to enhance sustainable crop yield. This Collection seeks to gather cutting-edge research on climate-smart soils and sustainable cr...

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Open
Submission deadline
15 November 2024
Crop breeding for drought stress tolerance

BMC Plant Biology invites submissions for the upcoming Collection focused on Crop breeding for drought stress tolerance. This Collection aims to attract original research articles that report on genetic, epi...

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Open
Submission deadline
27 December 2024
Multi-omics approaches for plant disease diagnosis and resilience

In nature, plants are constantly exposed to microorganisms and pests, some of which can be pathogenic. Plant diseases can have a strong environmental and economic impact, and represent a major threat to food...

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Open
Submission deadline
22 June 2024
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Omics technologies and applications in horticultural crops

BMC Plant Biology invites submissions to the Collection Omics technologies and applications in horticultural crops. This Collection focuses on the development and applications of omics technologies in hortic...

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Open
Submission deadline
13 December 2024
Plant disease resistance

In their environment, plants are susceptible to diseases caused by microorganisms and pests. This also presents a major threat to food security and has a tremendous environmental impact. This often has serio...

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Closed
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Plant membrane transport and signaling

BMC Plant Biology welcomes submissions to the Collection Plant membrane transport and signaling. Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to control transport across membranes and signaling pathways, fin...

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Open
Submission deadline
31 July 2024
Plant synthetic biology: advances in fundamental research and applications

BMC Plant Biology invites submissions to the Collection ‘Plant synthetic biology: advances in fundamental research and applications’. This Collection aims to gather fundamental and applied research in plant ...

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Open
Submission deadline
31 January 2025
Plants and Their Pathogens

Plant pathogens have been implicated with severe losses in crop yield, thus affecting food security for the growing human population. With increasing importance given to cultivating and sustaining crops for ...

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Closed
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Sustainable Agriculture

Moving towards eco-sustainable societies has led the research community to seek for innovative approaches to sustainably increase agricultural production. In support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 ...

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Closed
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