Horticulturae

Advances in Brassica Crops Genomics and Breeding, Volume II

edited by

Xiaowu Wang

,

Jian Wu

and

Xu Cai

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13764 | Submission Open

Keywords: brassica; marker-assisted breeding; gene mapping; QTL; SNP; GWAS; genomics; genome structure variation; transcriptomics; metabolomics

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

Sustainable Viticulture: Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition and Grape Quality

edited by

Miguel A. Olego

,

Roberto Lopez

and

Fernando Visconti Reluy

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9222 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; environment; grapevine; soil health; soil quality; regenerative; viticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Orchard Precision Management

edited by

Xinyang Yu

and

Long Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3641 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; orchard precision management; orchard distribution; orchard age survey; orchard infrastructure distribution survey; physiological and biochemical parameters of orchard tree; environmental parameters; orchard tree growth monitoring; orchard tree water management; orchard tree nutrient management; pest management; agricultural resources management; artificial intelligence; decision support systems and technologies and solutions for precision management of orchard; digital and smart agriculture; soil management and conservation; harvest and postharvest technology; water conservation storage and utilization; orchard buildings and facilities

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

Tissue Culture and Micropropagation Techniques of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Tolga Izgü

,

Özhan Şimşek

,

Maria Angeles Pedreño

and

Haiying Liang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro regeneration; shoot culture; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; cryopreservation

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

Biological Control Against Horticultural Pests

edited by Mauricio Ventura and

Fernando Teruhiko Hata

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: Arthropoda; entomopathogens; parasitoids; predators

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

Sustainable Cultivation and Breeding of Olive Trees

edited by

Sandra Martins

and

Cátia Brito

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea; sustainable agronomic practices; breeding; olive tree performance; olive fruit composition; olive oil quality

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

Biological Control of Pre and Postharvest Diseases II

edited by

Alessandra Di Francesco

,

Gianfranco Romanazzi

and

Rosario Torres

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5644 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; fungal diseases; antagonists; pre- and postharvest phases; fruits; horticultural products; alternative methods

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

Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables

edited by

Yuyang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4167 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Studies in Sustainable Cultivation and Management on Vegetable Crops

edited by

Joana Machado

,

Carla Sofia Sancho Dos Santos

and

Marta Nunes Da Silva

submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

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

New Insights into Rootstock–Scion Interactions in Horticultural Crops, Volume II

edited by

Darius Kviklys

and

Geza Bujdoso

submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth control; cropping efficiency and crop quality; response to biotic and abiotic stress factors; water supply and plant water potential; nutrient uptake and transport; hormonal interactions; phenology characteristics; graft compatibility

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

Soil Resources Conservation and Restoration for Sustainable Horticulture Production

edited by

Kaiyong Wang

,

Cuncang Jiang

and Xiaoming Tian

submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: moisture; soil; fertilizers; waste utilization; soil contamination remediation; organic cultivation pattern

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Alternative Control of Fruit Phytopathogens Pre- and Postharvest

edited by

Ramsés Ramón González-Estrada

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; quality; disease management; green compounds; nanotechnology; fungi; bacteria; packaging; emerging technologies; pre-harvest; post-harvest

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

LED Lighting Effects on the Growth and Development of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Juan Valiente-Banuet

, Hector Nuñez-Palenius and

Viktorija Vastakaite

submission deadline 24 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental physiology; flowering; fruit quality; fruit set; LED lighting characteristics; plant morphology; spectra; supplementary lighting; yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

The Diagnosis, Management, and Epidemiology of Plant Diseases

edited by

Rafael José Carvalho Mendes

,

Leandro Pereira Dias

,

Renato Lopes Gil

and

Fernando Tavares

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5830 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diseases; sustainable management; effective diagnosis; phytophatogen dissemination; epidemiology; green compounds

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

Use of Covering Methods in Fruit Cultivation and Precision Orchard Management

edited by

Richard M. Bastías

,

Lee Kalcsits

and

Arturo Alberto Calderón-Orellana

submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open

Keywords: protected fruit growing; smart fruticulture; physiology; sensors; robotics

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

Developments in the Genetics and Breeding of Banana Species

edited by

Sébastien Ricci

,

Rodomiro Ortiz

and

Nicolas Roux

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5132 | Submission Open

Keywords: banana/Musa; breeding techniques; QTLs; GWAS; genomic

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

Innovative Micropropagation of Horticultural and Medicinal Plants

edited by

Biljana K. Filipović

and

Milana Trifunović Momčilov

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3779 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro propagation; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; plant hormones; secondary metabolites; elicitors; cryopreservation; abiotic and biotic stresses

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

Research Progress on Ripening and Postharvest Biology of Horticulture Crops

edited by

Xuewu Duan

, Xiaochun Ding and

Guoxiang Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit ripening and senescence; fruit quality; shelf life; postharvest technology

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

Ornamental Plants under Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Wan Soon Kim

,

Ae-Kyung Lee

and

Jin Hee Lim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; abiotic stress; systemical and functional stress tolerance; environmental physiology; climate change; transcriptional factors

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

Fruit Quality and Biochemical Characteristics during Post Harvest Storage and Processing

edited by Sandra Horvitz,

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

and

Zi Teng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest quality control; biochemical changes; postharvest processing techniques; shelf-life extension; innovative technologies

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

In Vitro Culture for Small Fruits Plants: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Luca Regni

and

Cristian Silvestri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: small fruits; micropropagation; in vitro culture; blueberry; raspberry; blackberry; genetic transformation; new plant breeding techniques; tissue culture

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

New Insights into the Genetic Regulation and Quality Improvement of Grapes

edited by

Qian Zha

and Meiling Tang

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open

Keywords: grape germplasm; stress; cultivation; multiomics; storage; fruit quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Artificial Intelligence in Horticulture Production

edited by

Md Parvez Islam

, Kenji Hatou and Xudong Sun

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; automation IoT data; computer vision; agricultural robotics; crop monitoring; intelligent irrigation; health monitoring; food supply chain; phenotyping and genotyping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Physiology Studies in Fruit Development and Ripening

edited by

Hui Yuan

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6692 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit development; fruit ripening; physiology changes

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

Pre- and Post-harvest Factors Regulating Secondary Metabolites in Fruit

edited by

Pilar Legua Murcia

,

Alberto Continella

and

Giulia Modica

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop growth and yield; food quality; pomology; biochemical compound; pre- and post-harvest; maturation

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

Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Improvement of Olive

edited by

Tatjana Klepo

and

Zlatko Šatović

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: Olea europaea L.; wild olive; olive diversity; domestication; genotyping; phenotyping; morphometry; quality traits; QTLs; prospecting studies; in situ evaluation; gene banks; breeding techniques; resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; fruit quality improvement

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

Advances in Precision Orchard and Vineyard Management

edited by Qing Chen and Ru Yu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop protection; precision agriculture; vineyard picking; vineyard management

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

Fungal Diseases and Pathogens Affecting Horticultural Crops: New Challenges

edited by

Manuel Anguita Maeso

,

Zhi Li

and

Min Gao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3285 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diseases; pathogens; horticultural crops; plant pathology; crop protection

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

Optimization of Horticultural Plant Production in Controlled Environments Using Proximal Sensing

edited by

Silvia Traversari

,

Sonia Cacini

, Lorenza Tuccio and

Luca Incrocci

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; hydroponics; input saving; photonic sensors; sustainable horticulture; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Developmental Biology and Cultivation Techniques of Tea Plants

edited by Liping Zhang, Min Li,

Xin Li

and Jianyu Fu

submission deadline 16 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plants; cultivation; development; environment; field management

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

Soilless Culture in Vegetable Production

edited by

Gilda Carrasco Silva

,

Miguel Urrestarazu

and

Yuksel Tuzel

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8215 | Submission Open

Keywords: growing media; nutrient solution; vegetables; plant nutrition; hydroponics; NFT; floating system; aeroponics; vertical farming

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

Drought Stress and Crop Water Management in Sustainable Horticultural Production

edited by Rubens Sonsol Gondim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2897 | Submission Open

Keywords: deficit irrigation; water productivity; crop water footprint; soil water; water shortage; strategy use in agriculture; water management; semiarid

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

Sustainable Production of Fruit Trees and Disease Resistance

edited by

Edyta Đermić

,

Sara Godena

and

Slavica Matic

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated plant production; plant waste products; organic agriculture; phenols; biological control; bioactive compounds; alternative methods; biopesticides; essential oils; plant disease management; green pesticides; antimicrobial activity; bacteria; fungi; viruses; plant diseases

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

New Insights into Facility Horticultural Stress

edited by

Yufeng Liu

and Xiangnan Meng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: stresses; plant; physiological; molecular; salt; temperature; water extremes; pathogens; pests

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

Fungal Diseases in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Sara Francesconi

, Cecilia Miccoli, Mounira Drais and

Miguel de Cara-García

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal disease; horticulture; management strategies; diagnostic tools; molecular interactions; biochemical interactions

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

Physiological and Molecular Biology of Ornamental Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Caiyun Wang

and

Tuo Zeng

submission deadline 28 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental traits; biotechnology; multiomics; gene regulatory; secondary metabolites; gene editing; stress tolerance

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

Rethinking Horticulture to Meet Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Mirjana Ljubojevic

and

Tijana Narandžić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; climate change; edible landscaping; food safety; nature-based solutions; organic agriculture; permaculture; plant breeding; sustainable cities; sustainable development goals; sustainable food production; sustainable landscape design; sustainable plant protection; urban horticulture; zero-waste management

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

Antioxidant Activity in Plants and Horticultural By-Products

edited by

Estefanía Valero Cases

and

Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant analysis; phytochemical compounds; valorization of by-products; functional foods; pre- and post-harvest; extraction methods; analytical methods

Strategies for Efficient Irrigation and Water Use in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peng Chen

,

Tangzhe Nie

, Renjie Hou, Zhaoqiang Zhou and Qi Wei

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; smart cultivation; water-use efficiency; environmental stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Challenges in Global Production and Breeding of Major Tropical Fruits

edited by

Kaibing Zhou

and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; modern system; metabolics; tropical fruits; tropical orchards

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

Physiological and Molecular Perspectives of Environmental Stress to Plants

edited by

Fasih Haider Haider

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; physiological responses; molecular mechanisms; plant adaptation; stress tolerance

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

Rethinking Horticulture to Meet Sustainable Development Goals in Urban Areas

edited by Wanlai Zhou and

Rui Yang

submission deadline 26 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban; horticulture; efficient resource utilization; plant protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Outreach, Extension, and Education)

Improvement of Vegetables Through Molecular Breeding in a Changing Climate

edited by Christos Noutsos

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable breeding; molecular breeding; crop yields; climate change; vegetable crop

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

Advanced Automation for Tree Fruit Orchards and Vineyards

edited by

Tao Li

, Hui Zhao,

Zhengqiang Fan

and

Qingchun Feng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1510 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated harvesting; robotics in agriculture; sensing technologies; machine learning in agriculture

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

Citrus Plant Growth and Fruit Quality

edited by

Kwan Jeong Song

and Ji-Hong Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree vigor; flowering; fruit sets; fruit maturation and ripening; abiotic stress

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

Precision Horticulture: Promoting Efficient Production of Fruit and Vegetable

edited by Danfeng Huang,

Xiao Yang

and Jingjin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: production management; horticultural production chain; quality regulation; artificial intelligence; intelligent equipment; metabolomics; phenomics; environmental control; precision management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

New Strategies to Preserve Quality during Postharvest Storage

edited by

Yang Bi

,

Di Gong

and

Yongcai Li

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; postharvest management; shelf life; quality; disease; physiology

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