Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Horticulture Production
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant tissue culture; secondary metabolites; plant biotechnology; plant physiology; medicinal plants
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Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; industrial crops; Mediterranean native plant resources; plant secondary metabolites; non-chemical weed control
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Interests: metabolomics; biologically active compounds; secondary metabolites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, phytochemicals play an important role in the global economy because they represent a source of numerous bioactive metabolites that arouse great interest in pharmaceutical, food, and agrochemical industries. This is due to their potential to produce medicines, food, natural pesticides, antioxidants, among others.
Horticulture production involves a complex and dynamic chain which is often suscepticble to biotic and abiotic factors, where phytotechnical, physiological, genetic, chemical, and biotechnological aspects must be considered. Phytochemicals are multifunctional molecules and often aid plants in their interactions with biotic and abiotic environments. Plant metabolites are directly required for plant growth and development, plant–environment interactions, and regulating plant metabolism.
This Special Issue aims to present an overview of developments and future trends in areas such as phytotechnics, physiology, phytochemistry, biochemistry, and biotechnology as they pertain to the application of plant metabolites in horticulture production, thus providing knowledge regarding the innovations and modern techniques used for the cultivation and management of species, as well as for plant breeding and pest control, in natural or artificial environments.
Dr. Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro
Dr. Alessandra Carrubba
Dr. Jiri Gruz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant science
- plant breeding
- in vitro culture
- plant physiology
- plant biotechnology
- phytochemistry
- bioactive metabolites
- allelochemicals
- natural herbicides
- phytohormones
