Horticulturae

From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization

edited by

Miriam Elisabet Arena

,

Silvia Radice

and Edgardo Giordani

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2762 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit subutilized species; phenology; floral biology; fruit morphological and chemical characterization; genetic resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Recent Advances in the Postharvest and Processing Technologies of Horticultural Crops: New Perspectives and Applications

edited by

Vitalijs Radenkovs

, Dalija Seglina and Karina Juhnevica-Radenkova

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit treatment; losses; postharvest; quality; shelf-life; storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Soil Organic Amendment for Horticulture

edited by

Fotis Bilias

and

Dionisios Gasparatos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost; biochar; soil properties; horticultural crop production; soil microbiota; nutrient management; mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Agrobiological Means for Sustainable Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture

edited by

Aušra Brazaitytė

and

Kristina Laužikė

submission deadline 21 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6789 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment agriculture; environmental factors; growing medium; soiless cultivation; biofortification; fertilisers; nanomaterials; bionanoparticles; biostimulants; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture

edited by Mack Moyo,

Stephen O. Amoo

and

Michael Bairu

submission deadline 22 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; climate change resilience; plant morphogenesis; plant growth regulators; plant tissue culture; signal transduction; sustainable horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Application of Plant Biostimulants in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Armando Robledo-Olivo

,

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

and Carlos Juan Alvarado-López

submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; aqueous extraction; ethanolic extraction; fermentation; nanoparticles

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Isolation, Characterization and Biological Activities

edited by

Pablo Luis B. Figueiredo

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8996 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil; volatiles; medicinal plants; biological activities; chemotaxonomy; aromatics plants; seasonal variability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Studies on Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Changxia Li

and Yue Wu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4985 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; gas signal molecules; plant growth and development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Protected Fruit Tree Cultivation as a Response to Climate Change Process

edited by Marko Vuković and

Tomislav Jemrić

submission deadline 28 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-hail nets; photoselective nets; agrivoltaic; anti-insect nets; light manipulation; wind break nets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Urban Waste Reuse: Boosting Horticulture Productivity

edited by

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and Xuejiao Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban waste; nutrient recycling; closed-loop fertility cycle; crop productivity; soil health; environmental sustainability; biological treatment; thermochemical treatment; growing media; soil amendment; organic fertilizer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advanced Studies in Abiotic Stress Response Mechanism of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Sara González-Orenga

,

M. Iftikhar Hussain

and

Muhammad Ikram

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11192 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; climate change; growth parameters; oxidative stress markers; antioxidant compounds; stress responsive genes; transcriptomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Research on Physiological, Genetic and Phytochemical Characteristics of Horticulture Crops

edited by Juan Guillermo Cruz-Castillo, Kazem Arzani and

Franco Famiani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5841 | Submission Open

Keywords: beverage crops; natural plant biostimulants; neglected crops; ornamentals; rootstocks; sensorial analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Bioactivity of Horticultural Crops and Extracts

edited by

Stefanos Leontopoulos

and

Prodromos Skenderidis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4826 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; bioacticity; horticultural crops; natural compounds; antimicrobioal activity; human health; fruit and vegetables; cosmetics; crop protection; extraction methods

Research on Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement of Tree Fruit

edited by

Tuanhui Bai

and

Bowen Liang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree fruit; germplasm resources; genetic improvement; genomics; molecular markers; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Nutrient Use Efficiency of Vegetable Crops: The Latest Research

edited by

Giao Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable varieties; nutrient management; nutrient use efficiency; sensor-based phenotyping; decision support tools; post-harvest product quality; nutrient irrigation interaction; hydroponics; protected cropping; controlled environment; soil amendments; drip and foliar fertigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Tissue Culture Techniques and Molecular Markers of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Rytis Rugienius

, Audrius Sasnauskas and Akvile Virsile

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; breeding; biopharming; controlled conditions; genetics; genetic resources; in vitro screening; micropropagation; phytochemical composition; stress resistancea

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

Smart Horticulture: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

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submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15252 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; sensors; machine learning; robotics; digital agriculture

Pest Diagnosis and Control Strategies for Fruit and Vegetable Plants

edited by

Maja Čačija

, Ivan Juran and

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; diagnostic tools (decision support systems); pest monitoring and detection; control measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Precision Vineyard Management under Climate Change

edited by Runze Yu,

Stefano Poni

and

Carlos Manuel Lopes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture; grapes; wine; precision viticulture; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops

edited by

Wacław Jarecki

,

Maciej Balawejder

and

Natalia Matłok

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5940 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; precision agriculture; balanced fertilization; macroelements; microelements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Modernizing Horticultural Crop Improvement for Enhanced Yields and Quality

edited by Guofei Tan and Lifei Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop; technologies; methods; models; germplasm resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

The Effects of Fertilizers on Fruit Production

edited by

Miriam Distefano

and

Rosario Paolo Mauro

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit production; fertilization; harvest; quality; crop nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Horticulture Production

edited by

Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro

,

Alessandra Carrubba

and

Jiri Gruz

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant science; plant breeding; in vitro culture; plant physiology; plant biotechnology; phytochemistry; bioactive metabolites; allelochemicals; natural herbicides; phytohormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Responses to Abiotic Stresses in Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Susana González-Morales

,

Fabián Pérez Labrada

, Yolanda González-García and

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: defense system; salinity; drought; heat stress; cold stress; metals toxicity; nutrient stress; soil health; soil quality; biostimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Vegetable and Fruit Postharvest Physiology and Diseases

edited by

Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

,

Neringa Rasiukeviciute

and

Alma Valiuskaite

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9400 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest loss assessment; postharvest practices; shelf-life; postharvest fungal diseases; microbiological safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Phytochemicals of Natural Products: Analysis and Biological Activities-Volume II

edited by

Dasha Mihaylova

and

Aneta Popova

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9289 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; polyphenols; antioxidants; analytical methods; phytochemical compounds; biological activity and effects; nutrients; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Frontiers in Nut Crop Genetics and Germplasm Diversity

edited by

Alireza Rahemi

and

Aziz Ebrahimi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4236 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic; genetic diversity; germplasm; genebank

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Cultivation and Breeding of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Beatrice Nesi

and

Marco Savona

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: new varieties; crossing; incompatibility barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)

Advanced Strategies for Arthropod Pest Control in Horticultural Systems

edited by

Dejane Santos Alves

,

Geraldo Andrade Carvalho

and Elen de Lima Aguiar Menezes

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; organic agriculture; good agricultural practices; arthropod pest control; biological control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Volatile Composition and Sensory Qualities of Emerging Horticultural Plants

edited by

Milica Aćimović

and Tijana Zeremski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil; volatile aromatic compounds; medicinal and aromatic plants; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Orchard Management under Climate Change

edited by

Sarita Leonel

,

Sergio Ruffo Roberto

and

Simone Rodrigues da Silva

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7409 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural practices; environment– physiology– plant interactions; soil use and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Advances in Intelligent Orchard

edited by

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and

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6675 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent fruit harvesting; precision pollination; intelligent management technology and equipment in fruit planting; integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy in orchards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Molecular Mechanisms of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation

edited by

Lixiang Miao

and

Xiaobai Li

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2061 | Submission Open

Keywords: aroma; fruit color; fruit flavor; fruit quality; maturation; organic acid; sugar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

New Insights into Stress Physiology and Resistance Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Marko Kebert

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress responses; plant resistance; “ omics” tools; oxidative stress and antioxidants; gene expression; plant defense mechanisms; growth; yield and development; plant hormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Advanced Eco-Friendly Techniques for the Control of Post-harvest Diseases

edited by

Porfirio Gutierrez-Martinez

and

Jorge M. Fonseca

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest; eco-friendly; fruits; fungi; horticultural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Germplasm and Breeding Innovations in Cucurbitaceous Crops

edited by Huasen Wang and Li Miao

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: cucurbitaceous crops; germplasm; breeding; evolutionary relationships; functional gene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Tolerance and Response of Ornamental Plants to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Zhouli Liu

and Yi Zhao

submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3078 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; stress responses; phytotoxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Microbial Interaction with Horticulture Plant Growth and Development

edited by

Wenli Sun

,

Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian

and

Yansu Li

submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1505 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial– horticultural plant interactions; mutual assistance and competition among rhizosphere microorganisms; nutrient exchange; plant hormone; root exudates; soil microenvironment; stress inhibition; antagonism; growth-promoting microorganism; rhizosphere microbial action; fungal community; actinomyces; bacterial community; organic cultivation; green agriculture; medicinal plants; chinese medicines and natural products

Extraction, Utilization and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Horticultural Plants

edited by

Dejan Prvulović

,

Simona Oancea

and Eleonora Spinozzi

submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; extraction; fruits; aromatic plants; chemical characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Compost Applications in Horticultural Production

edited by

Helen Tyler Kraus

and

Domenico Ronga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3178 | Submission Open

Keywords: compost utilization; nutrient availability; container medium; soil organic matter; disease suppression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Pre and Postharvest Technologies with Eco-Friendly Compounds for Maintaining Quality of Fruits and Vegetables during Cold Storage

edited by

Fariborz Habibi

and

Fabian Guillén

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: elicitors; chilling injury; postharvest loss reduction; active packaging; innovative technologies; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; modified atmosphere packaging; antioxidant activity; senescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Diagnosis, Ecology, and Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Horticulture

edited by

Carlos Gutiérrez Gutiérrez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; ecology; horticulture crops; integrative taxonomy; microorganism– nematode interactions; molecular phylogeny; plant– nematode interactions; plant-parasitic nematodes; pathogenicity; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Novel Insights into the Phenology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climatic conditions; climate change and climate trends; environmental factors; ecosystems; evolutionary ecology; genotype by environment interaction; phenological standardization; pests and diseases; phenotypic plasticity; phenological traits; plant metabolism; BBCH scale; seasonal phytochemical variations; stress response; abiotic and biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Morel Crops: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation

edited by

Yongchang Zhao

, Hao Tan and Xi-Hui Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild morel germplasm; domestication from wild; morel cultivar breeding; genetics and epigenetics; microbial physiology and biochemistry related to morel cultvation; soil microbial ecology of morel mycosphere; proceeding; morel products; metabolites and bioactive compounds; conditions for morel drying; storage and delivery; pathogenic resistance; heat tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Propagation and Flowering of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yong Ha Rhie

,

Seung Youn Lee

and

Jongyun Kim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy and germination; perennials; flowering manipulation; garden; native plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)

Vegetable Genomics and Breeding Research

edited by

Xiao Yang

,

Feng Yang

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable genomics; plant breeding; molecular breeding; gene editing; genome sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Advances in Postharvest Fresh-Keeping Technology and Metabolomics of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Tao Luo

, Zhenxian Wu and Xiaomeng Guo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4021 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; postharvest quality; preservation technology; regulation mechanism; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Tea Tree: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation

edited by

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,

, Ligui Xiong,

and Juan Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3489 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; cultivation; breeding; tea processing; secondary metabolism; tea biochemistry; tea quality; tea flavor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Recent Advances in the Production of Plant Bioactive Compounds by Horticultural Crops through Agronomical and Biotechnological Approaches

edited by

Pascual García-Pérez

and

Lucía Cassani

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; crop science; biostimulants; biotechnology; agronomical practices; elicitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Fruit Tree Orchards: Disease Resistance Obtained by New Genetic Breeding Methods

edited by

Muhammad Moaaz Ali

, Honghong Deng and Faxing Chen

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic breeding; fruit trees; orchards; disease resistance; genetic diversity; CRISPR/Cas9; molecular markers; genomic selection; stress resilience; omics technologies; sustainable agriculture; crop improvement; environmental stressors; crop genetics; plant pathology; fruit production systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

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