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Advances in Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement of Tropical Crops

edited by Xintao Lei and Yong Xiao

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical horticultural crop; germplasm resources; new germplasm creation; accurate evaluation; genetic improvement

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

Novel Approaches to Control Postharvest Loss and Quality Deterioration of Fruits

edited by

Junfeng Guan

and

Yuxin Yao

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; quality deterioration; postharvest loss; CA; MAP; decay

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

Vegetable Production Systems from the Open Field to Greenhouses

edited by

Božidar Benko

Sanja Fabek Uher

and

Sanja Radman

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: open field vegetable production; organic vegetable production; nutrient; water; and energy management; integrated pest management; nutritional quality of vegetables; greenhouse vegetable production; hydroponics; herbs and medicinal plants

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

Water and Fertilizer Management and Sustainable Use in Horticultural Production

edited by

Miguel Guzmán

Raul I. Cabrera

María Fernanda Quintero Castellanos

and

Maria del Carmen Salas Sanjuán

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1876 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant nutrition; fertigation; efficiency; resiliency; nutritional value; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Advances in Postharvest Packaging and Preservation Techniques

edited by

Jesús Rubén Rodríguez-Núñez

and

Tomás Jesús Madera-Santana

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1256 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible coatings; antimicrobial packaging; antioxidant packaging; biodegradable packaging; irradiation; modified atmospheres; postharvest management

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

From Farm to Table in the Era of a New Horticulture in Spain

edited by

María del Carmen Martínez Ballesta

Victor M. Gallegos-Cedillo

and Almudena Giménez

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; crop substrates; fertilization; food technology; smart fertigation

Genetic, Phenomic and Physiological Response and Resistance in Plants against Abiotic Stresses

edited by Adrían Rodríguez-Burruezo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable farming; plant breeding; ion toxicity; yield; fruit quality; salinity; nutrient and water use efficiency; genes; agrobiodiversity

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

Phytobeneficial Microbials and Applications in Sustainable Horticulture

edited by

Bruno Tomio Goto

and

Fábio Sérgio Barbosa Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6716 | Submission Open

Keywords: glomeromycota; mycorrhiza; microbial agrobiotechnologies; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; endophytic microorganisms; microbiological quality of cultivated soils

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

Use and Management of Artificial Light in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Hao Wei

Byoung Ryong Jeong

and

Jiangtao Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4685 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial light; horticultural crops; supplementary lighting; light quality; light intensity; light duration; lighting direction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Horticultural Plants Pathology and Advances in Disease Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Vladimir K. Chebotar

and

Anastasiya M. Kamionskaya

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1525 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– pathogen interactions; biocontrol; disease management; horticultural plants phytopathology; phytopathogen detection; transgenic and genome-edited horticultural plants; genetic firewall for plants; plant disease resistance

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

Abiotic Stress Responses in Ornamental Crops: The State of the Art 2024

edited by

Yang Zhou

Weixin Liu

and Yunxiao Guan

submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5696 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; resistance breeding; physiological response; molecular mechanism; transcriptional regulation

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

Advancements in Enhancing Environmental Stress Tolerance of Specialty Crops in Horticulture

edited by

Roberto Berni

and

Gea Guerriero

submission deadline 29 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3952 | Submission Open

Keywords: specialty crops; multi-purpose crops; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology; agronomy; molecular biology; omics

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

Innovative System for Disinfection in Greenhouses

edited by

Bandte Martina

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23787 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; seed treatment; surface disinfection; soil biosolarization; disinfection byproducts; hydroponics; aquaponics; wash water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Water, Fertilizer and Soil Management in Fruit and Vegetable Production

edited by Manuel Sandoval-Villa,

Joel Pineda-Pineda

and

Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; plant nutrition; fertilizers; water and fertilizer management; soil analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Postharvest Biology and Molecular Research of Horticulture Crops

edited by

Yen-Chou Kuan

Huey-Ling Lin

and

Yi-Yin Do

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16377 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular mechanism; postharvest physiology; postharvest technology; postharvest disease; plant metabolism; ripening; senescence; stress response; shelf life

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

Crop Authenticity in Organic Horticultural Production: Recent Studies and Applications

edited by

Simona Fabroni

Francesco Montemurro

and

Luana Bontempo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8362 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic horticultural practices and production; chemical metabolites; gene transcripts; isotopic ratios; multivariate analysis; chemometrics

Recent Scientific Developments in Breeding and Genetics of Ornamental and Beverage Plants

edited by

Tangchun Zheng

Jiao Jiao

and

Penghui Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7651 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; beverage plants; omics technology; molecular breeding; phytohormones; regulation mechanism; gene verification; genetic mechanism

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

Postharvest Physiology and Quality Maintaining of Horticultural Plants

edited by Maorun Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6087 | Submission Open

Keywords: ripening; senescence; water loss; dormancy; sprout; postharvest growth; flowers; fresh-eating nuts; quality maintaining

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

Research Progress on Physiology, Molecular Aspects and Genetics in Potato Cultivation and Storage

edited by

Liqin Li

Jingye Fu

and

Qiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3413 | Submission Open

Keywords: potato; cultivation; abiotic stress; biotic stress; storage; postharvest physiology

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

Soil and Water Management in Horticulture

edited by

Kiril Bahcevandziev

and

José Manuel Monteiro Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open

Keywords: food production; irrigation water demand; soil water management; fertigation management; precision irrigation; digital horticulture

Horticultural Production in Controlled Environment

edited by

Sergio Argento

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2342 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop productivity; product quality; sustainable production practices; efficient use of resources

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

Amendments in Soilless Culture for Improved Productivity of Horticultural Plants

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: protected Horticulture; growing substrate; productivity and quality; hydroponics; organic amendment; biochar; biostimulant; abiotic and biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Role of RNA Interference (RNAi) Technology in Horticulture

edited by Jonathan Niño-Sánchez and Li-Hung Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA interference (RNAi); double-stranded RNA; small interfering RNA; microRNA; dicer-like proteins; argonaute; spray-induced gene silencing; RNAi-based application; crop improvement; post-harvest handling; pest and disease management; sustainable agriculture

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

Research on Molecular Mechanism of Fruit Softening

edited by

Jianzhao Li

Minjie Qian

and

Aidi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; softening; postharvest; molecular mechanism

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

Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha

and Ricardo Henrique De Lima Leite

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; packaging; food technology; postharvest biology; postharvest technology; food chemistry

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

Secondary Metabolites and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Horticultural Tea Plants

edited by

Zhaoliang Zhang

and

Meiya Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; nutrition and fertilization; nutrient use efficiency; secondary metabolism; tea quality; growth and development

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

Fertilizer Usage and Nutrient Management in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Piotr Chohura

Marta Czaplicka

, Ewelina Gudarowska and

Daniel Drost

submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization efficiency; microelements; beneficial elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Storage and Quality Management of Horticultural Products

edited by

Katarzyna Pobiega

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24045 | Submission Open

Keywords: shelf life; vegetables; fruits; postharvest; edible coating; food quality; biocontrol

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

New Advances in Molecular Biology of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Tetsuya Matsukawa

and

Daniela Scaccabarozzi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16570 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; molecular biology; physiology; gene expression

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

Advances in Sustainable Cultivation of Horticultural Crops

edited by Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, Márcia Michelle Queiroz Ambrosio and Railene Hérica Carlos Rocha Araújo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural nanotechnology; alternative fertilizers; biofertilization; biological control; climate changes; environmental sustainability; food safety; horticultural propagation; hydroponics; nutritional efficiency; organic fertilizer; production systems; use of waste; water efficiency

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

Plants Response to Abiotic Stresses: Strategies for Adaptations and Survival

edited by

Amith R. Devireddy

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22517 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; physiology; adaptation and survival; signal transduction; secondary metabolites; phytohormones; gene expression; photosynthesis; tolerance; resistance

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

Organic Fertilizers in Horticulture

edited by

Francesco De Mastro

Gennaro Brunetti

, Karam Farrag and

Huadong Zang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11514 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic farming; sustainable horticulture; greenhouse horticulture; precision farming; compost; biochar; soil pollutions; contaminants of emerging concern; microplastics; heavy metals; waste management; soil quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Novel Management Strategies for Nematode Pests in Horticulture

edited by

Ebrahim Shokoohi

Zafar Ahmad Handoo

and

Mirella Clausi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5463 | Submission Open

Keywords: botanical nematicide; crop protection; free-living nematodes; nematode management; resistance cultivars; soil health; sustainable control

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

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4477 | 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 1539 | 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 961 | 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 7917 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | 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 2956 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11402 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6726 | 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 185 | 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

and Xuejiao Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 164 | 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)

Indoor Farming and Artificial Cultivation

edited by

Alberto Pardossi

Luca Incrocci

and

Martina Puccinelli

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 35691 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial lighting; biofortification; controlled environment agriculture; functional foods; hydroponics; indoor agriculture; indoor farming; leafy vegetables; medicinal plants; microgreens; nutraceutical quality; nutritional quality; phytochemicals; plant factory; soilless culture; specialty crops; vegetables

(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 | 15 articles | Viewed by 16067 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8012 | 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 5890 | 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 2625 | 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 305 | 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 138 | 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)

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