Agronomy MDPI

08/01/2026

🚩Editor's Choice
Research on Winter Jujube Object Detection Based on Optimized Yolov5s
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Winter jujube is a popular fresh fruit in China for its high vitamin C nutritional value and delicious taste.

07/01/2026

We are pleased to introduce a new Special Issue in Agronomy on “Vegetation Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water and Nutrient Management in Agriculture,” exploring cutting-edge approaches to improve water and nutrient use through remote and proximal sensing, data fusion, crop modeling, and machine learning. This issue welcomes high-quality original research and review articles that link technological innovation with practical solutions for irrigation, nutrient efficiency, stress detection, and farmland management.

The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 July 2026. Guest Editors for this collection are Dr. Francisco Montoya (Instituto Tecnico Agronomico Provincial de Albacete) and Dr. Susana Ferreira INIAV (National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, INIAV). Learn more and submit your manuscript here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/special_issues/S2TF32642X

07/01/2026

🚩 Review Article Recommendation
Feasibility of Tea/Tree Intercropping Plantations on Soil Ecological Service Function in China
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In order to explore whether tea/tree intercropping plantations have positive effects on soil ecosystem services functions, the possible effects of intercropping cultivation of 151 different tea and other species’ intercropping setups were summarized and analyzed in terms of three aspects of soil e...

07/01/2026

🚩Editor's Choice
Three-Year Survey of Fusarium Multi-Metabolites/Mycotoxins Contamination in Wheat Samples in Potentially Epidemic FHB Conditions
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease of cereals including wheat, which results in significant economic losses and reductions in grain quality. Additionally, the presence of Fusarium spp. results in productions of mycotoxins/metabolites, some of which are toxic in low concentrations. The li...

06/01/2026

🚩 Review Article Recommendation
Land Resources in Organic Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century from Global to Croatian Contexts
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Organic agriculture (OA) is a continuously growing global concept that emphasizes the use of sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices.

06/01/2026

🚩Editor's Choice
Evaluating Sustainable Options for Valorization of Rice By-Products in Sri Lanka: An Approach for a Circular Business Model
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Due to the significant quantities of waste generated by the Sri Lankan rice industry, circular bioeconomy methodologies were applied to examine value-adding entrepreneurial activities for rice industry by-products (RIB). The study was conceived after scouring the existing literature on agricultural ...

05/01/2026

Special Issue in Agronomy: Compost Development, Application, and Its Impacts on Soil

We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue of Agronomy focused on advances in compost development, application strategies, and their impacts on soil health. This Special Issue invites high-quality research on composting technologies, microbial dynamics, nutrient cycling, and long-term effects on soil fertility and sustainability. Innovative approaches such as vermicomposting, black soldier fly larval composting, anaerobic digestion, and biochar-accelerated composting are especially encouraged.

The Special Issue is guest-edited by Prof. Dr. Qi Wang (China Agricultural University, Beijing) and Dr. Idowu A. (Alcorn State University, USA).

The submission deadline is 31 May 2026. For further information and manuscript submission, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/special_issues/TKRK5A64O8

05/01/2026

🍇 Call for Papers: Digital Agricultural Systems for Orchard and Vineyard Management - Special Issue in Agronomy

We are pleased to invite submissions to a new Special Issue of Agronomy on digital and precision agricultural systems for orchards and vineyards. We welcome research on innovative sensing techniques, data integration, IoT-based decision support systems, and applied solutions for monitoring and managing fruit and grape production.

The Special Issue is guest-edited by Dr. Davide Bianchi and Dr. Alessio Tugnolo from Università degli Studi di Milano. The submission deadline is 20 June 2026.

Further information and manuscript submission: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/special_issues/X447TI6OA3

05/01/2026

🔆 Special Issue Announcement: "Light Environment Regulation in Greenhouses: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Interdisciplinary Innovations"

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Agronomy dedicated to advances in greenhouse light environment regulation and its impact on plant growth, physiology, and production efficiency. This Special Issue aims to bridge theoretical concepts and technological applications, with particular emphasis on LED spectral control and dynamic light strategies, light–plant interaction mechanisms and photomorphogenic regulation, light-converting materials and greenhouse lighting technologies, intelligent control algorithms, IoT-integrated systems, and modeling.

📅 Submission deadline: 16 May 2026
👩‍🔬 Guest Editors
Dr. Xiaoli Chen - Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Dr. Lichun Wang - Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

Learn more and submit your manuscript: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agronomy/special_issues/LO6DHEV19M

05/01/2026

🚩 Review Article Recommendation
Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural Soil: Environmental Pollutants Affecting Crop Health
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Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium, lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium.

05/01/2026

🚩Editor's Choice
Micropropagation of Duboisia Species: A Review on Current Status
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Duboisia is an Australian native woody species of the Solanaceae family, a crucial source of alkaloids, and is naturally extracted for pharmaceuticals. The alkaloid content of the four naturally occurring species of Duboisia, i.e., Duboisia myoporoides R. Br., Duboisia leichhardtii F. Muell., Dubois...

03/01/2026

🚩 Review Article Recommendation
DNA-Based Molecular Markers and Antioxidant Properties to Study Genetic Diversity and Relationship Assessment in Blueberries
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Blueberries (Vaccinium L. spp.) are an economically and medicinally important plant. Their antioxidant properties are well-known for their medicinal value in negating the harmful effects of free radicals. It is very important to develop genotypes that are high in health-promoting factors and economi...