Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops
A section of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).
Section Information
The Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops Section publishes original manuscripts of diverse types related to all aspects of the production of medicinal and aromatic plants and specialty crops. The full supply chain from crop development to postharvest handling and processing for botanical, herbal, supplement, and cosmetic products will be considered. The Section covers research on traditional or innovative production techniques, domestication and propagation techniques, crop management, plant physiology and phytochemistry, mechanization and automation, postharvest storage and processing, and extraction techniques, all aimed at meeting the quality and safety demands of the supply chain.
We welcome high quality submissions related to specialty crops, which may include basic and applied studies. Full experimental and methodological details must be provided for research articles.
In particular, Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops welcomes contributions by early career researchers and propositions for research topics. In addition, we invite senior scientists to initiate and serve as Guest Editors of new Special Issues on a single and particular theme in medicinal and aromatic plants, herbs and botanicals, mushrooms, microgreens and sprouts, and edible and herbal flowers, as well as in food, feed, and ornamental specialty crops.
Keywords
- cropping systems
- agronomy
- sustainability
- product quality
- cultivation advances
- processing techniques
- bioactive compounds
- nutraceuticals
- botanicals
- herbs
- spices
- cosmetics
- dyes
- supplements
- culinary herbs
- edible mushrooms
- edible flowers
- edible plants
- specialty crops
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Exploration of Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Medicinal Herbs: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Spices Crops: Genetic Analysis, Growth Physiology and Postharvest Biology (Deadline: 21 June 2024)
- Breeding, Cultivation, and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 27 June 2024)
- Secondary Metabolites and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Horticultural Tea Plants (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Isolation, Characterization and Biological Activities (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Morel Crops: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Novel Insights into the Phenology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Tea Tree: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
