Special Issue on Agricultural Biodiversity 

Biodiversity for food and agriculture includes the components of biological diversity that are essential for feeding human populations and improving the quality of life. It includes the variety and variability of ecosystems, animals, plants and micro-organisms, at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels, which are necessary to sustain human life as well as the key functions of ecosystems. Such diversity is the result of thousands of years of farmers’ and breeders’ activities, land and forest utilization, and fisheries and aquaculture activities combined with millions of years of natural selection. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in this area of agricultural biodiversity .

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore agricultural biodiversity. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Genetic resources for food and agriculture
• Components of biodiversity that support ecosystem services
• Abiotic factors
• Importance of agricultural biodiversity
• Special nature of agricultural biodiversity
• Crop and crop-associated biodiversity

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Agricultural Biodiversity” should be selected during your submission.

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