Submissions

Submissions

Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively online via the website: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/rceres-scielo

 

Types of Documents Accepted

Revista Ceres publishes Articles, Communications, Reviews (by invitation), Letters to the Editor, and Preprints. Article: Must report a complete original work, in which the reproducibility of the results is clearly established. Communication: Must report conclusive results and not preliminary data. It is an alternative format to describe, more concisely, partial results of a broader work or to report conclusive results based on a smaller amount of data. Review: Must provide an in-depth report on the state of the art of a given topic, upon invitation by the Editorial Board. There is no page limit. Letter to the Editor: Should address, in an informal way, a technical-scientific topic of interest to the agricultural or biological sciences community. Its publication is at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Preprint: Must follow the same guidelines as for articles.

 

Language

Revista Ceres accepts article submissions only in English. Proficiency in standard English is a key criterion for article evaluation. Authors who are not fluent in English are encouraged to have their manuscript reviewed by a qualified language editor. Authors who wish to receive suggestions for translators/reviewers may send an email to: ceres@ufv.br. If a language revision is required by an associate editor or the editorial board, the authors must have the manuscript revised by a qualified person or company and submit a certificate confirming the revision.

 

Authorship

To be considered an author of an article, a researcher must have made a significant contribution to the conception and/or development of the research and/or manuscript writing, and must have revised and approved the final version. In addition, all authors must have an ORCID ID, which must be provided in ScholarOne at the time of submission and will be included in the publication. Following Open Science recommendations and promoting greater transparency, Revista Ceres encourages authors to include their names and institutional affiliations in the manuscript itself. However, if they prefer to remain anonymous during peer review, authorship may be submitted in a separate cover page.

 

Changes in authorship order, additions, and removals

If there is a need to modify the authorship during the peer review stage (add/remove an author or change the order of authors), the corresponding author must submit a formal request by email, justifying the change. The document must be signed by all authors – including those being added, removed, or repositioned – and sent to ceres@ufv.br. Only under exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider authorship changes after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor reviews the request, publication of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published, any approved request will result in a correction notice.

 

Text Formatting

Manuscripts must be typed using Microsoft Word, justified alignment, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12. The paper size must be A4, with 3 cm margins. Lines must be continuously numbered.

 

Manuscript Length

Full articles must not exceed 25 pages, including references, figures, and tables. Communications must not exceed 15 pages, also including references, figures, and tables.

 

Structure of Articles and Communications

a. Title The title must have a maximum of 20 words, centered and in boldface. Only the first word should be capitalized, except in relevant cases (e.g., scientific names such as Phaseolus vulgaris). If necessary, include a footnote using a superscript Arabic numeral (see footnotes section). b. Authorship To comply with Open Science recommendations and enhance transparency in the peer review process, authors must include their names immediately after the manuscript title, followed by their ORCID ID. However, if anonymity is preferred during peer review, authorship may be submitted separately as a cover page. Each author’s name must be followed by a superscript Arabic numeral that corresponds to a footnote with their institutional affiliation. The first footnote must be linked to the title and contain information about the origin of the work (e.g., derived from a thesis or dissertation) and funding sources. The following footnotes must indicate the authors' affiliations in this order: institution, department (if applicable), city, state (abbreviation), country, and email. Authors affiliated with the same institution and department should be grouped in the same footnote. The corresponding author must be marked with an asterisk (*) following their name in the author list. In the footnote, on the last line, an asterisk must be followed by the corresponding author’s email address. Example: Corresponding author: maria@ufv.br c. Abstract The title of this section must be written in uppercase, left-aligned, and bold. The abstract must not exceed 200 words and should consist of a single paragraph. It should broadly include the hypothesis, objectives, materials and methods, major results, and the conclusion. The text must begin on the line following the section title. d. Keywords The keyword section must contain a minimum of three and a maximum of six keywords, listed in a paragraph following the abstract. Keywords must be written in lowercase (except scientific names) and separated by semicolons. Words already appearing in the title must not be repeated. e. Highlights A minimum of three and a maximum of five highlights must be presented as short statements indicating the main contributions of the article, without replicating the conclusions. Each highlight must not exceed 85 characters, including spaces. f. Introduction The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must clearly present the research problem, its importance, the research hypothesis, and the objectives — clearly stated at the end of the section. g. Materials and Methods The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must provide enough detail for the work to be replicated. The Revista Ceres requires statistical procedures to be clearly described, including the experimental design, number of replications, and statistical techniques used. If no formal design is applicable, authors must clearly describe how the research was conducted and how the data were analyzed. Note: The MATERIALS AND METHODS section may contain subsections, indicated by italicized and bolded subtitles, with initial capital letters, and centered alignment. h. Results and Discussion The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. The text must be clear and concise, supported by relevant literature. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION may be presented in the same section or in separate sections. Subsections are allowed and must be indicated by bold italicized subtitles, with initial capital letters, and centered. i. Conclusions The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. Conclusions must be concise and derived from the data presented and discussed. Each conclusion must be written in a new paragraph. j. Supplementary Material Supplementary material refers to additional content relevant to the published research but not essential to the main understanding of the article. These materials are provided to support, detail, or expand the analysis presented in the main article. Supplementary material must not be cited within the article text. It will be referred to in a separate section with a link for access. Supplementary material must have clear titles and may include tables, graphs, photographs, spreadsheets, or additional text that supports the article. This section is not mandatory. When provided, the files must be attached as a supplemental file and will be published exactly as submitted by the author, without formatting. The SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL section must appear after the conclusions and include the following statement: “Supplementary data are available at: ...” The journal will insert the access link once the article is approved. Supplementary material must follow the same formatting guidelines as the article (font, font size, spacing, margins, etc.). k. Acknowledgments, financial Support, and full disclosure The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. Authors must indicate whether they received funding or support from research funding agencies. They must also declare whether there is any conflict of interest related to the research and publication of the article, in accordance with the guidelines under Conflicts of Interest, in EDITORIAL POLICIES. l. Data Availability Statement The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This section must comply with the guidelines provided under OPEN DATA in the EDITORIAL POLICIES. The content of this section must follow one of the options below, according to the specific context of the research: Declare that all data resulting from the research that originated the manuscript have been deposited in a data repository, specifying the repository’s name and providing the access links for each dataset; Declare that all data are contained within the article (when no additional data beyond those in the manuscript are available); Declare the reason why the data cannot be made available. Examples of statements: i.  “All datasets supporting the findings of this study have been deposited in SciELO Data and are available at [URL or DOI].” ii.  “All datasets supporting the findings of this study are included in this article.” iii.  “All datasets supporting the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author [name of corresponding author]. The datasets are not publicly available due to [explain reason, e.g., participant privacy concerns].” Data made available in repositories may be accessed by editors/reviewers during peer review and by anyone interested in reusing the data. Files must be released under the CC-BY license and comply with the FAIR principles: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. m. Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Scientific Writing The title of this section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. This statement must comply with the guidance in the Adoption of software using Artificial Intelligence resources section in EDITORIAL POLICIES. Template for Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Scientific Writing During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of tool/service] for [purpose]. Following the use of the tool, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and assume full responsibility for the published content. This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for grammar and spelling checks, references, etc. If there is nothing to declare, this section does not need to be included. n. Author Contributions / Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) To promote transparency in the publication process and ensure proper recognition of each author’s contributions, Revista Ceres requires a description of the individual contributions of each author to the research and manuscript. Authors must use the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the contributions are accurate and agreed upon by all authors. A model document is available here. If the authors choose anonymity during peer review, this section must be submitted in a separate Word file and uploaded as a “supplemental file not for review.” In this case, the journal’s technical team will incorporate this section into the final version of the article prior to publication. o. References The title of the REFERENCES section must be written in uppercase and left-aligned. Revista Ceres follows the Vancouver style for references, using the numerical citation system. Click here to access a reference formatting guide and here to view a published article model from Revista Ceres.

 

Graphical Abstract

The graphical abstract is not a section of the article and must be submitted as a separate file, attached as a “supplemental file” during the submission process. The graphical abstract is a visual representation of the main findings of the article. It is intended to clearly and concisely convey the core idea and the key results of the study. This figure should allow readers to quickly grasp the article’s main message without reading the entire text, and help them identify which articles are most relevant to their research interests. The file must be submitted in TIFF, JPG, or JPEG format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. It must be uploaded as a separate document, attached as a supplemental file during submission.

 

File Submission

At the time of submission, authors must upload the following files: a. The manuscript (with or without authorship identification) b. The cover page (only required if authorship is not included in the main file) c. Author Contribuition (only if this section is not included in the main file) d. Graphical abstract e. Open Science Compliance Form f. Supplementary material (optional) The manuscript must be submitted as the “main document”; the title page and author contributions must be uploaded as a “supplemental file not for review”; and the graphical abstract and supplementary material must be uploaded as “supplemental file”.

 

Guidelines for Figures, Tables, and Equations

Figures and tables must be placed after they are cited in the text. They must be numbered using Arabic numerals, with captions placed below the figures and above the tables. Figures and tables must not contain redundant data. Figures must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and be submitted in JPG format. Any illustration previously published must include source information (author, date) below the caption. The complete bibliographic reference for the source must be listed in the REFERENCES section. a. Tables The term refers to a set of alphanumeric data arranged in rows and columns. Tables must use only horizontal lines: one separating the column headers and one at the end of the table. The table caption must begin with the word “Table X”, where X is the table number (in Arabic numerals), followed by a colon and the table description. In the text, tables must be referred to as “Table X”. Decimal numbers must be aligned by the comma. b. Figures The term refers to any visual element composed of or displaying lines and points: drawings, photographs, graphs, flowcharts, diagrams, etc. Figure captions must begin with “Figure X”, where X is the number (in Arabic numerals) indicating the order of appearance in the manuscript. This is followed by a colon and the figure caption. In the text, refer to it as “Figure X”. c. Equations Equations must be created using Microsoft Word’s equation editor (Microsoft Equation). Manuscripts containing equations as images will not be accepted.

 

Additional Information

Revista Ceres adopts the International System of Units (SI), and the table below presents the correct way to use these units in the article: Incorrect Correct 72 hours 72 h 5 minutes 5 min 3 seconds 3 s 10 liters 10 L 20 ml 20 mL 3 tons 3 Mg 25°C 25 °C 3 m × 3 m 3 × 3 m 5% 5 % 4%, 6%, and 12% 4, 6, and 12 % 5 m and 16 m 5 and 16 m 1 M HCl HCl 1 mol L-1 or 1 mol L-1 of HCl 1 mM 1 mmol L-1 grams per pot g per pot grams per plant g per plant tons per hectare per year Mg ha-1 yr-1 Do not express solute concentration as normality Use mol L-1 23°C to 27 °C 23 to 27 ° or 23-27 °C Ca++ Ca2+ 5 YR 5YR 4±0.2 4 ± 0.2 kg/ha, mol/L, Mg/m-3, etc. kg ha-1, mol L-1, Mg m-3, etc.

 

Publication Areas and Subareas

1. Omics, Bioinformatics, and Biotechnology Applied to Agriculture

 

01.1 - Structural, functional, and comparative genomics

 Genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation; comparative genomics; pangenomes; structural and functional variation.

01.2 - Transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and epigenomics

Gene expression, protein and metabolic profiles, epigenetic regulation, and molecular responses of organisms of agricultural interest.

01.3 - Bioinformatics, computational biology, and multi-omics integration

Development and application of computational tools, sequence analysis, biological networks, and omics data integration.

01.4 - Genotyping, molecular markers, and molecular diagnostics

Development and application of markers, molecular identification, DNA barcoding, high-density genotyping, and diagnostics of agriculture-associated organisms.

01.5 - Genetic engineering, gene editing, and synthetic biology

Genetic transformation, CRISPR systems, genome editing, biological circuit construction, and development of genetically modified organisms.

01.6 - Plant biotechnology and tissue culture

In vitro culture, somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, regeneration, in vitro conservation, and metabolite production.

01.7 - Microbial biotechnology and agricultural bioprocesses

Growth-promoting microorganisms, production of inoculants, enzymes, metabolites, biodegradation, and fermentation processes applied to agriculture.

01.8 - Microbiomes and plant-microorganism molecular interactions

Plant and soil microbiomes, endophytes, rhizosphere, molecular signaling, and beneficial or pathogenic interactions investigated through omics approaches.

01.9 - Bioprospecting and bioinput development

Prospecting of genes, microorganisms, molecules, natural compounds, and processes with agronomic potential.

01.10 - Biosafety, bioethics, and biotechnological risk assessment

Environmental risk assessment, gene flow, biosafety of modified organisms, and ethical or regulatory aspects associated with agricultural biotechnologies.

 

Agricultural Engineering, Digital Agriculture, and Agricultural Technologies

 

02.1 - Machinery, mechanization, and operational performance

Design, evaluation, adjustment, and performance of agricultural machinery, implements, and operations.

02.2 - Automation, robotics, and autonomous systems

Agricultural robots, autonomous vehicles, automatic control, actuators, navigation, and automation of operations.

02.3 - Precision agriculture and site-specific management

Management zones, variable rate application, yield maps, spatial sampling, and site-specific interventions.

02.4 - Sensors, instrumentation, and Internet of Things

Soil, plant, climate, and machinery sensors; telemetry; sensor networks; embedded systems, and real-time monitoring.

02.5 - Remote sensing, unmanned aerial vehicles, and photogrammetry

Satellite, aerial, and proximal imagery; drones; multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, and LiDAR sensors.

02.6 - Geomatics, geoprocessment, and spatial variability

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), digital cartography, positioning, applied geostatistics, and spatial analysis of agricultural areas.

02.7 - Irrigation and drainage engineering

Design and evaluation of irrigation and drainage systems, agricultural hydraulics, application uniformity, and equipment performance.

02.8 - Soil and water conservation engineering

Conservation structures, erosion control, runoff management, terracing, surface drainage, and mechanical conservation practices.

02.9 - Ambience, structures, and protected cultivation

Greenhouses, screenhouses, environmental control, climate control, rural structures, and protected plant production systems.

02.10 - Agricultural product application technology

Nozzles and sprayers, droplet spectrum, deposition, drift, site-specific application, and physical-operational performance of applications.

02.11 - Post-harvest, storage, and processing engineering

Drying, processing, storage, refrigeration, transport, primary processing, and conservation of agricultural products.

02.12 - Energy, electrification, and sustainability of agricultural operations

Energy efficiency, renewable sources, machinery electrification, biofuels, and energy assessment of production systems.

 

Physiology, Ecophysiology, and Development of Cultivated Plants

 

03.1 - Photosynthesis, respiration, and carbon metabolism

Carbon assimilation, gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, respiration, and source-sink relationships.

03.2 - Water relations and plant hydraulics

Water absorption and transport, hydraulic conductance, transpiration, water potential, cavitation, and water use efficiency.

03.3 - Mineral nutrition and physiology of nutrient acquisition

Absorption, transport, redistribution, and utilization of nutrients; nutritional efficiency and physiological responses to deficiencies or toxicities (excesses).

03.4 - Growth, phenology, and plant development

Germination, vegetative growth, differentiation, flowering, fruiting, maturation, and senescence.

03.5 - Hormones, signaling, and developmental regulation

Phytohormones, cellular messengers, chemical and molecular signaling, and regulation of developmental processes.

03.6 - Ecophysiology of annual and perennial crops

Interactions between cultivated plants and the environment, acclimation, phenotypic plasticity, and crop performance under field conditions.

03.7 - Abiotic stresses and tolerance mechanisms

Water deficit, heat, cold, salinity, waterlogging, toxicity, radiation, and oxidative stress.

03.8 - Anatomy, morphology, and functional plant architecture

Anatomical, morphological, root, and canopy architecture characteristics related to agronomic performance.

03.9 - Seed physiology and seedling establishment

Dormancy, germination, vigor, longevity, deterioration, and environmental responses during establishment.

03.10 - Post-harvest physiology

Maturation, ripening, respiration, senescence, conservation, and physiological disorders of plant products.

 

Plant Health, Plant Protection, Integrated Management, and Biological Control

 

04.1 - Plant pathology and plant diseases

Etiology, pathogenicity, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, viroids, and other agents.

04.2 - Agricultural entomology and acarology

Biology, ecology, behavior, damage, and management of insect pests and mites associated with crops.

04.3 - Agricultural nematology

Taxonomy, biology, diagnosis, epidemiology, and management of plant-parasitic nematodes.

04.4 - Weed science and management

Biology, ecology, interference, population dynamics, and weed management.

04.5 - Integrated management of pests, diseases, and weeds

Integration of cultural, genetic, physical, biological, and chemical methods for plant protection.

04.6 - Biological control and natural enemies

Predators, parasitoids, antagonists, entomopathogens, microbiological agents, and conservative or applied biological control strategies.

04.7 - Plant protection products, selectivity, and resistance

Efficacy, mechanisms of action, target-organism resistance, selectivity to non-target organisms, and anti-resistance management.

04.8 - Epidemiology, monitoring, and plant health forecasting

Spatiotemporal dynamics, warning systems, sampling, monitoring, and modeling of epidemics or infestations.

04.9 - Diagnosis and detection of plant protection agents

Morphological, serological, molecular, spectral, and digital methods for identification and quantification.

04.10 - Plant-pathogen-environment interactions and induced resistance

Defense mechanisms, elicitors, systemic resistance, and environmental influence on biotic interactions.

04.11 - Toxicology, residues, and environmental safety of plant protection products

 Environmental fate, residues, ecotoxicology, exposure, and risks associated with the use of plant protection products.

04.12 - Quarantine, biosafety, and invasive species

Quarantine pests, risk analysis, plant health surveillance, and invasive organisms of agricultural importance.

 

Plant Genetics, Breeding, Genetic Resources, and Plant Propagation

 

05.1 - Quantitative, biometric, and population genetics

Genetic parameters, heritability, diversity, population structure, and analysis of quantitative traits.

05.2 - Plant breeding methods and selection

Selection, hybridization, inbreeding, heterosis, population breeding, recurrent selection, and cultivar development.

05.3 - Molecular, genomic, and marker-assisted breeding

Marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, QTL, GWAS, and integration of phenotypic and genotypic information.

05.4 - Genotype x environment interaction, adaptability, and stability

Environmental stratification, performance across multiple environments, yield stability, and cultivar recommendation.

05.5 - Phenotyping and germplasm evaluation

Morphological, agronomic, physiological, chemical, digital, and spectral characterization of genotypes and accessions.

05.6 - Genetic resources, germplasm, and conservation

Collection, documentation, characterization, ex situ or in situ conservation, and use of germplasm banks.

05.7 - Pre-breeding, domestication, and genetic introgression

Use of wild relatives, allele incorporation, genetic base broadening, and domestication of new species.

05.8 - Breeding for yield, quality, and adaptation

Cultivar development for yield, quality, resource-use efficiency, and stress tolerance.

05.9 - Breeding for pest and disease resistance

Identification and incorporation of resistance sources and evaluation of resistance durability.

05.10 - Seed production, technology, and quality

Production, processing, storage, physiological, sanitary, and genetic quality of seeds.

05.11 - Seed propagation and seedling production

Germination, substrates, containers, production environments, acclimation, and seedling quality.

05.12 - Vegetative propagation, grafting, and cloning

Cutting, mini-cutting, layering, grafting, rootstocks, clonal gardens, and multiplication of superior materials.

 

Plant Production, Cropping Systems, and Ecological Intensification

 

06.1 - Crop science and management

Agronomic practices, establishment, crop management, harvesting, and yield performance of crops.

06.2 - Crop rotation, succession, and intercropping systems

Temporal and spatial arrangements, cover crops, diversification, and cropping systems planning.

06.3 - Conservation systems and no-tillage

No-tillage, reduced tillage, permanent cover, residue management, and resource conservation.

06.4 - Integrated production systems

Integrated crop-livestock, crop-forestry, crop-livestock-forestry, and other forms of integrated production.

06.5 - Ecological and sustainable production intensification

Yield increases associated with diversification, resource-use efficiency, and reduction of environmental impacts.

06.6 - Plant arrangement, population, timing, and cultivation methods

Density, spacing, sowing or planting date, crop canopy architecture, and intra- and inter-specific competition.

06.7 - Fertilization and water management in cropping systems

Yield responses to fertilization, fertigation, irrigation, water deficit management, and water-nutrient interaction.

06.8 - Annual, perennial, horticultural, and specialty crops

Grains, fibers, fruit trees, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables, ornamental, medicinal, aromatic, and bioenergy plants.

06.9 - Pastures and forage plants in agricultural systems

Establishment, management, yield, persistence, and integration of pastures with other production components.

06.10 - Production in protected, urban, and peri-urban environments

Protected crops, urban agriculture, vertical systems, and intensive forms of plant production.

06.11 - Harvest, quality, and utilization of plant products

Agronomic quality, composition, conservation, post-harvest losses, and utilization of plant co-products.

06.12 - Agronomic evaluation and sustainability of production systemsYield, stability, efficiency, input use, environmental indicators, and integrated performance of systems.

 

Agroecology, Organic Agriculture, and Sustainable Agrifood Systems

 

07.1 - Fundamentals and agroecological transition

Agroecological principles, redesign of agroecosystems, sociotechnical transitions, and reduction of reliance on external inputs.

07.2 - Organic agriculture and ecologically-based systems

Management, certification, performance, and sustainability of organic, biodynamic, and ecologically-based systems.

07.3 - Agroforestry systems and biodiverse systems

Design, management, yield, succession, and ecological functioning of agroforestry systems and polycultures.

07.4 - Agrobiodiversity, landrace seeds, and local resources

On-farm conservation, traditional varieties, local breeds, community seed banks, and agricultural diversity management.

07.5 - Functional biodiversity and ecosystem services

Pollination, natural biological control, nutrient cycling, water regulation, and other services associated with agroecosystems.

07.6 - Traditional knowledge and ethnoagronomy

Local knowledge, traditional practices, ethnobotany, and relationships between communities and agricultural resources.

07.7 - Agrifood systems, food security, and food sovereignty

Production, distribution, access, consumption, quality, food security, and territorial sovereignty.

07.8 - Circular economy and agricultural waste utilization

Nutrient recycling, composting, biomass utilization, loss reduction, and closing of loops.

07.9 - Environmental footprints and sustainability assessment

Life cycle assessment, carbon, water, and nutrient footprints, and multidimensional sustainability indicators.

07.10 - Ecological restoration of agricultural landscapes

Productive restoration, ecological corridors, reclamation of degraded areas, and integration between production and conservation.

07.11 - Participatory research and experimentation with farmers

Action research, shared knowledge construction, and participatory evaluation of technologies or systems.

07.12 - Socio-ecological resilience of agroecosystems

Adaptive capacity, functional diversity, stability, and system response to environmental or socioeconomic disturbances.

 

Soils, Plant Nutrition, and Soil Health

 

08.1 - Soil genesis, classification, survey, and mapping

Pedogenesis, classification, soil-landscape relationships, conventional or digital surveys, and mapping.

08.2 - Soil physics and mechanics

Structure, aggregation, porosity, compaction, mechanical resistance, water retention, and movement.

08.3 - Soil chemistry, mineralogy, and electrochemistry

Surface reactions, acidity, salinity, minerals, organic matter, and element availability.

08.4 - Soil biology, microbiology, and ecology

Microbial communities, soil fauna, biological processes, biodiversity, and soil ecological functions.

08.5 - Organic matter, soil carbon, and biogeochemical cycles

Organic matter dynamics, carbon stabilization, and cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and other elements.

08.6 - Soil fertility, liming, and fertilizers

Fertility diagnosis, liming, gypsuming, mineral or organic fertilization, specialty fertilizers, and agronomic efficiency.

08.7 - Plant nutrition and nutritional diagnosis

Absorption, transport, nutrient balance, foliar analysis, visual diagnosis, nutritional indices, and use efficiency.

08.8 - Soil health, quality, and functioning

Physical, chemical, and biological indicators; integrated assessment; suppressiveness; multifunctionality; and soil ecosystem services.

08.9 - Conservation, erosion, and soil management

Water or wind erosion, conservation practices, tillage systems, cover crops, and land-use planning.

08.10 - Soil degradation, reclamation, and remediation

Compaction, salinization, acidification, contamination, degraded areas, reclamation, and phytoremediation.

08.11 - Soil-root-rhizosphere relationships

Root architecture, exudates, mycorrhizae, rhizobacteria, and processes at the root-soil interface.

08.12 - Pedometrics, spatial variability, and digital mapping

Spatial modeling, proximal sensors, environmental covariates, property prediction, and cartographic uncertainty.

08.13 - Waste, by-products, and soil inputs

Agricultural use of waste, composts, biochar, remineralizers, conditioners, and organomineral fertilizers.

 

Climate, Water, and Resilience of Agricultural Systems

 

09.1 - Agrometeorology and climate-crop relationships

Influence of meteorological elements on crop development, yield, and quality.

09.2 - Climate variability and climate change

Trends, scenarios, teleconnections, and impacts of climate variability or change on agriculture.

09.3 - Agroclimatic zoning and agricultural suitability

Risk zoning, soil-climate suitability, agricultural calendars, and delineation of production environments.

09.4 - Water balance, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency

Atmospheric demand, crop water consumption, crop coefficients, water balances, and water productivity.

09.5 - Agricultural and watershed hydrology

Runoff, infiltration, recharge, streamflow, water quality, and relationships between land use and hydrological processes.

09.6 - Irrigation management and water use strategies

Irrigation scheduling, controlled deficit, water efficiency, fertigation, and decision-making.

09.7 - Droughts, floods, and extreme events

Characterization, monitoring, forecasting, impacts, and risk reduction strategies associated with climate extremes.

09.8 - Adaptation and resilience of agricultural systems

Diversification, calendar adjustment, adapted cultivars, soil and water management, and adaptation strategies.

09.9 - Climate change mitigation in agriculture

Emission reductions, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas management, and nature-based solutions.

09.10 - Carbon, water, and energy fluxes in agroecosystems

Exchanges between soil, vegetation, and atmosphere; energy balance, and flux monitoring.

09.11 - Climate services and agricultural warning systems

Seasonal forecasts, climate information for farmers, risk warnings, and decision support.

09.12 - Water security and sustainable water management

Availability, quality, use conflicts, conservation, and planning of water resources for agriculture.

 

Rural Extension, Innovation, and Territorial Development

 

10.1 - Rural extension and technical assistance

Methods, approaches, institutional models, and evaluation of extension and technical assistance programs.

10.2 - Rural communication and knowledge dissemination

Scientific and technological communication, rural media, non-formal education, and information sharing.

10.3 - Adoption, diffusion, and appropriation of technologies

Determinants of adoption, risk perception, barriers, learning processes, and impacts of technologies.

10.4 - Agricultural innovation systems and knowledge networks

Interactions between research, extension, farmers, companies, cooperatives, governments, and social organizations.

10.5 - Social innovation, co-innovation, and participatory research

Collective building of solutions, living labs, innovation platforms, and social learning.

10.6 - Territorial development and rural dynamics

Territorial organization, identity, social capital, spatial inequalities, and rural development strategies.

10.7 - Family farming, cooperativism, and collective action

Farmers' organization, associations, cooperatives, local networks, and strengthening of family farming.

10.8 - Rural economics and socioeconomic evaluation of technologies

Costs, profitability, efficiency, economic viability, distributive impacts, and socioeconomic evaluation.

10.9 - Production chains, markets, and marketing circuits

Governance of value chains, value addition, institutional markets, short supply chains, and fair trade.

10.10 - Rural entrepreneurship, bioeconomy, and sociobiodiversity

New businesses, sociobiodiversity products, value addition, and development of territorial economies.

10.11 - Public policies, institutions, and rural governance

Formulation, implementation, and evaluation of agricultural, environmental, territorial, and rural development policies.

10.12 - Digital inclusion, digital agriculture, and inequalities in access

Access to technologies, rural connectivity, digital skills, and social impacts of digitalization.

10.13 - Gender, youth, succession, and social inclusion in rural areas

Social participation, generational succession, labor, equity, and inclusion of historically underrepresented groups.

 

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Agroenvironmental Modeling

 

11.1 - Machine learning and deep learning

Supervised and unsupervised models, neural networks, and learning methods applied to agricultural problems.

11.2 - Computer vision and automated image analysis

Detection, segmentation, classification, and quantification of plants, pests, diseases, soils, and agricultural products.

11.3 - Data science, data mining, and agricultural big data

Integration, processing, exploration, and pattern discovery in large agroenvironmental databases.

11.4 - Statistical modeling and predictive analysis

Predictive models, inference, time series, spatial statistics, Bayesian methods, and uncertainty quantification.

11.5 - Crop and production systems modeling

Process-based models, simulation of growth, yield, management, and responses to different environments.

11.6 - Soil and biogeochemical cycles modeling

Simulation of water, carbon, nutrients, organic matter, emissions, and transformations in the soil-plant system.

11.7 - Hydrological, climatic, and environmental modeling

Watershed, climate, water balance, erosion, sediment transport, and environmental dynamics models.

11.8 - Hybrid models and data assimilation

Integration of mechanistic models, machine learning, sensor data, and remote observations.

11.9 - Decision support systems, optimization, and recommendation

Management optimization, resource allocation, expert systems, recommenders, and decision support tools.

11.10 - Digital twins and simulation of agricultural scenarios

Dynamic digital representations, real-time simulation, scenario evaluation, and predictive agriculture.

11.11 - Geospatial and spatiotemporal modeling

Spatial prediction, mapping, image time series, landscape analysis, and integration of geographic data.

11.12 - Artificial intelligence applied to phenotyping and breeding

Digital phenotyping, performance prediction, genomic selection, germplasm classification, and trait identification.

11.13 - Explainable, responsible, and reproducible artificial intelligence Interpretability, biases, transparency, external validation, reproducibility, governance, and ethical use of algorithms.

11.14 - Databases, ontologies, and interoperability

Standardization, curation, metadata, platform integration, open data, and FAIR principles.

11.15 - Systemic modeling and analysis of agroenvironmental systems

System dynamics, agent-based models, network analysis, integrated scenarios, and relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic components.

Technical development and update: Elaine Luzia da Silva Leite (Executive Editor)

Contact

Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, CEP: 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. (55) (31) 3612-2078