Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Mediterranean Environments
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 1871
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; industrial crops; Mediterranean native plant resources; plant secondary metabolites; non-chemical weed control
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Interests: turf grass; forage species; sustainable agriculture systems; biodiversity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In Mediterranean environments, the large variability in climatic and pedological features generates huge biological diversity, both in terms of the total number of species and the level of endemism. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) represent a big part of this biodiversity, and local populations have been collecting, using, and cultivating them for centuries, representing an additional and crucial selection source. This Special Issue on "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Mediterranean Environments" is aimed at embracing all aspects related to the morphological, ecological, and phytochemical diversity of MAPs in Mediterranean environments, including conservation, management, and breeding strategies in the current scenario of environmental and climatic change; perspectives and constraints to cultivation; and the feasibility of the introduction of these strategies in advanced agro-industrial contexts. Original research and review papers are welcome on topics including but not limited to the following:
- Botanical and phytochemical characterization of wild MAP populations;
- Breeding and selection of MAPs;
- Propagation and in vitro techniques;
- Best management practices in field and protected cultivation;
- MAP responses to biotic and abiotic constraints;
- Phytochemistry of essential oils and secondary metabolites;
- Food, medicinal, and industrial exploitation, including the use of waste and by-products;
- Value chain establishment;
- Modeling plant growth and productivity.
Dr. Alessandra Carrubba
Dr. Mauro Sarno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodiversity
- herbal products
- organic farming
- quality assurance
- sustainability
- yield
