Collections and calls for papers

Agroforestry and silvipasture systems

Agroforestry and silvopasture systems offer innovative approaches to sustainable agriculture by integrating trees, crops, and livestock in productive and environmentally friendly ways. This topical collectio...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 June 2025

Carbon Farming Towards Net Zero Emission

This collection covers the evolving landscape of agriculture in the face of climate change, focusing on innovative strategies for negative carbon sinks and using carbon credits. It explores the intersection ...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 December 2024

Climate-Resilient Crops: Science and Technological Breakthroughs

In an era characterized by rapidly shifting climate patterns and escalating environmental challenges, the imperative to ensure global food production has grown increasingly urgent. The convergence of agricul...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 December 2024

Controlled Environment Agriculture: Potential for Biodiversity and Sustainability

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) includes greenhouses, growth chambers, vertical farms, or any enclosed structure providing control of the environment. The possibility to handle cultivation environme...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 January 2025

Current research and diagnostic tools in Poultry infectious disease

It is crucial to control infectious diseases for poultry health, and diagnostic methods are essential features in resolving disease etiologies and the impact of infectious agents on the host. The poultry dis...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 March 2025

Enhancing Soil Health and Fertility through Sustainable Strategies

Life on Earth depends on healthy soils that provide essential resources such as food, clean water, and biodiversity habitats. However,poor agricultural management, pollution due to atmospheric deposition and...

Submission status

Closed

From Genes to Green Fields: How Genomics Shapes Crop Plant Environmental Adaptation

In the 21st century, a paramount challenge facing humanity is meeting the food requirements of an anticipated 10 billion people and a substantial livestock population by 2050, amidst constrained land and wat...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 October 2024

Interactions of nutrients and contaminants in soil-crop systems

Soil nutrient management and pollution are pressing global challenges. This Collection explores the complex interactions between nutrients and contaminants in soil-crop systems. As food security concerns and...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

28 February 2025

Microbial Inoculants and Its Implications on Carbon Soil Dynamics in Agriculture Soils

At present, CO2 concentration is increasing at an average annual rate of 1.7 ppm, mainly due to human activity and the use of fossil fuels. Predictions indicate a loss of soil carbon in the coming years due ...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 December 2024

Mitigating Biotic and Abiotic Stress in Agriculture: Harnessing Osmoprotectants, Biochar, and Growth Regulators

In modern agriculture, the persistent challenge of biotic and abiotic stressors poses a significant threat to global food security. These stressors, ranging from pests and diseases to environmental factors s...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

21 December 2024

Nature based solutions (NBS) to address the emerging environmental concerns in modern agriculture

Present topic collection entitled " Nature based solutions (NBS) to address the emerging environmental concerns in modern agriculture " focus on sustainable management practices for various agriculture estab...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 March 2025

Physiological and Omics Approaches for Enhancing Plant Resilience: Role of Plant Growth Regulators, Nanoparticles, and Biostimulants

In recent years, the field of agricultural science has witnessed a transformative shift towards enhancing plant resilience against environmental stresses which is crucial for sustainable agriculture and food...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

01 April 2025

Plant-Abiotic Environment Interactions

Developing genotypes with a broad range of abiotic tolerances is becoming increasingly important for the production of food for humans and animals. Understanding how plants and their abiotic environment inte...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 December 2024

Regenerative Agriculture: Enhancing Soil Health, Ecosystem Restoration, and Climate Change Mitigation

This topical collection aims to address the challenges posed by climate change and enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers, it is crucial to implement climate-smart agro-technologies that focus on soil...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

03 February 2025

Robotics Applications in Horticultural Production

In the area of horticultural production, where the demand for sustainable and efficient practices continues to grow, the integration of robotics is enabling a new era of innovation. This Topical Collection, ...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 March 2025

Role of Induced Mutagenesis in Improvement of Agronomic Traits in Plants

Mutation is one of the major evolving force towards plant domestication. Naturally it occurs at very low rate (10-8 to 10-9). Induced mutagenesis helps to enhance this mutation rate to a level of 10-3 to 10-...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 April 2025

Soil organic carbon turnover and its mechanism in farmland

Agricultural production has obvious dual role of carbon source and sink, which is of great significance in coping with and mitigating climate change. Clarifying the key processes of soil carbon cycle and its...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 January 2025

Sustainable Practices to Improve Fruit Productivity and Its Quality

Climate change is impacting several agricultural areas worldwide, and the predicted climate projections are pushing forward the current challenges for sustainable production patterns. The incidence of extrem...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 November 2024

The challenges to weed management and possible sustainable options for tackling weed menace in field crops

Weed infestation is one of the major constraints and yield-compromising factors in crop cultivation. Weed management in field crops incurs huge cultivation costs. Many times application herbicides is propose...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 April 2025

Two dimensional Nanoparticulate System: A Sustainable Approach For Plant and Soil Health

Two-dimensional materials (2DMs)-based nanoparticulate system is a state-of-the-art invention meant to increase agricultural yield in a sustainable manner. The 2DMs-based nanoparticulate system are made up o...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

15 April 2025

Valorisation of agri-food wastes and by-products for environmental sustainability

The management of agri-food waste and by-products is a significant global concern, resulting in adverse impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Today, it is necessary to design and implement new pr...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

31 January 2025