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Environmental Stresses and Horticulture Crop Yields

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 November 2024) | Viewed by 5076

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Prof. Dr. Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto

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Postgraduate Program in Water and Soil Management, Federal University of the Semiarid, Mossoró 56300-000, Brazil
Interests: fruit cultivation; abiotic stress; passion flower; plant nutrition; soil fertility
Prof. Dr. Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá

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Department of Agrarian and Exact Sciences, State University of Paraíba-UEPB, Catolé do Rocha 58884-000, Brazil
Interests: salt stress; drought stress; irrigation; water management; wastewater; alkaline soils; horticulture; plant physiology; plant ecophysiology; plant nutrition
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Prof. Dr. João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

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Department of Agronomic and Forest Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró 59625-900, Brazil
Interests: plant ecology; plant physiology; ecophysiology; crop production; plant abiotic stress; salt stress
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change and environmental impacts have interfered with food production and the yield of the main horticultural crops. Plants are constantly exposed to extreme environmental conditions, which can cause physiological, biochemical and nutritional disorders that affect, above all, the growth and yield of horticultural species, such as fruit, vegetable, ornamental, medicinal and spice plants. Climate change forecasts and population growth in the coming decades are the main challenges to horticultural production around the world. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on the theme “effects of environmental stresses (water, salts, nutritional deficiency, pollution, heavy metals, temperature and toxicity) on the morphophysiological, anatomical, biochemical, nutritional aspects and on the yield and quality of horticultural crops”. Strategies that mitigate the damage caused by environmental stress(es) related to nutritional, hormonal and cultivation environment management, as well as the anatomical, physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved with the adaptability and acclimatization of plants and the identification of species and genotypes tolerant to environmental stress with an emphasis on horticultural species, are within the scope of this Special Issue. In this sense, the Special Issue is open to the submission of high-quality studies on the topic “Environmental Stresses and Yields of Horticultural Crops”. Review manuscripts and original research on the topic are accepted for submission to the journal Horticulturae (impact factor 3.1; citescore 2.4).

Prof. Dr. Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto
Prof. Dr. Francisco Vanies Da Silva Sá
Prof. Dr. João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro
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Keywords

  • abiotic stresses
  • horticulture crops
  • stress mitigation
  • plant physiology
  • soil fertility
  • soil and water management
  • plant breeding
  • stress tolerance
  • multiple stress
  • plant nutrition
  • water stress
  • extremes temperature

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Salinity Stress in Calendula officinalis: Negative Growth Impacts Offset by Increased Flowering Yield and the Mitigating Role of Zinc
by Wagdi Saber Soliman, Mohamed H. El-Soghayer, Sabri Salaheldin, Ahmed M. Abbas and Abd-Allah Gahory
Horticulturae 2024, 10(12), 1357; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10121357 - 17 Dec 2024
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Salinity stress is a significant abiotic factor that limits plant growth and productivity by causing ionic imbalances and oxidative damage. Chelated zinc (Zn) has gained attention as an effective micronutrient to mitigate salinity-induced stress by enhancing antioxidant defense mechanisms, osmotic regulation, and physiological [...] Read more.
Salinity stress is a significant abiotic factor that limits plant growth and productivity by causing ionic imbalances and oxidative damage. Chelated zinc (Zn) has gained attention as an effective micronutrient to mitigate salinity-induced stress by enhancing antioxidant defense mechanisms, osmotic regulation, and physiological processes. This study aimed to investigate the impact of foliar-sprayed chelated Zn on the alleviation of salinity stress in Calendula officinalis. A pot experiment was conducted with varying salinity levels (0, 1000, 2000, and 3000 ppm NaCl) and Zn concentrations (0, 200, 400, and 600 ppm). The results demonstrated that chelated Zn significantly enhanced the growth parameters, flower yield, and biochemical traits, particularly under high-salinity conditions. Salinity stress was associated with a marked increase in the Na+ and K+ concentrations and a reduction in the Zn levels in the leaves. However, the foliar application of chelated Zn reduced the Na+ and increased the K+ concentrations in the leaves, resulting in an elevated K+/Na+ ratio with higher salinity and Zn application rates. Furthermore, the salinity and chelated Zn treatments stimulated the production of proline, phenols, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity, indicating the plant’s adaptive mechanism to enhance its secondary metabolite production under stress. These findings highlight the potential of chelated Zn to improve the salinity tolerance, supporting sustainable agricultural practices in saline-affected areas. Although salinity reduced the overall growth of C. officinalis, farmers are encouraged to cultivate this plant for its valuable inflorescences under saline irrigation conditions (up to 2000 ppm), combined with chelated Zn foliar applications at 400–600 ppm. We also recommend further research on other micronutrients. Full article
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Modeling Tomato Yield and Quality Responses to Water and Nitrogen Deficits with a Modified Crop Water Production Function
by Xuelian Jiang, Mengying Fan, Tianci Wang, Shuai Gong, Wenya Hao, Yingxin Ye, Yueling Zhao, Ningbo Cui, Huan Zhao and Lu Zhao
Horticulturae 2024, 10(9), 898; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090898 - 24 Aug 2024
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Increasingly severe crises, such as climate change, water scarcity and environmental pollution, pose significant challenges to global food security and sustainable agricultural development. For efficient and sustainable tomato cultivation management under resource constraints, quantitatively describing the relationship between yield-quality harvest and water-nitrogen application [...] Read more.
Increasingly severe crises, such as climate change, water scarcity and environmental pollution, pose significant challenges to global food security and sustainable agricultural development. For efficient and sustainable tomato cultivation management under resource constraints, quantitatively describing the relationship between yield-quality harvest and water-nitrogen application is practically beneficial. Two successive greenhouse experiments with three irrigation levels (1/3 FI, 2/3 FI, and full irrigation (FI)) and four nitrogen fertilizer treatments (0 FN, 1/3 FN, 2/3 FN, and full nitrogen (FN)) were conducted on tomatoes during the whole phenological stage. The tomato evapotranspiration and nitrogen application amount, yield, comprehensive quality, solid–acid ratio, and lycopene content were measured. Based on crop water production functions, three equation forms of water-nitrogen production functions containing 20 models were established and evaluated to predict tomato harvest parameters. The results show that water increased tomato yield while decreasing fruit quality, and the effect of nitrogen was primarily contrary. Water most significantly impacted tomato formation, and the interaction of water and nitrogen changed among different harvest parameters. Tomato yield and quality formation was more sensitive to water and nitrogen at the flowering and fruit maturation stages. Model Singh-2 outweighed other models for yield estimates, with an R2 of 0.71 and an RMSE of 0.11. Singh-Log, Singh-sigmoid and Rao-Root models were effective models for comprehensive quality, solid–acid ratio, and lycopene content prediction, with an R2 of 0.41, 0.62, and 0.42, and an RMSE of 0.33, 0.50, and 0.16, respectively. Finally, models in the form of f(ETi)·f(N) were ideal for tomato harvest prevision and are recommended for water and nitrogen management in tomato cultivation. Full article
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Boosting Resilience and Efficiency of Tomato Fields to Heat Stress Tolerance Using Cytokinin (6-Benzylaminopurine)
by Ahmad A. Suliman, Fathia A. Elkhawaga, Meisam Zargar, Maryam Bayat, Elena Pakina and Mostafa Abdelkader
Horticulturae 2024, 10(2), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10020170 - 13 Feb 2024
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Heat stress is one of the most critical environmental abiotic stresses that can negatively affect plant growth. This article investigates the role of a plant growth promoter (Benzylaminopurine) in tomato fields in regard to its ability to withstand high-temperature conditions resulting from greenhouse [...] Read more.
Heat stress is one of the most critical environmental abiotic stresses that can negatively affect plant growth. This article investigates the role of a plant growth promoter (Benzylaminopurine) in tomato fields in regard to its ability to withstand high-temperature conditions resulting from greenhouse gas emissions and climate changes. Three genetically different tomato cultivars (Castlerock, GS 12-F1, and Fayrouz F1) were sprayed with 2% 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) at 300 and 600 ppm; then, growth and yield components, physio-biochemical characteristics, and antioxidant enzyme activities were determined. The results showed that the highest BAP concentration (600 ppm) enhanced the ability of tomato plants to withstand high temperatures and the maximum dose of BAP improved chlorophyll (71.7 spad units) in GS 12 leaves, while the same dose enhanced proline contents (24.91 mg/100g FW), total antioxidants (83.35 µmol Trolox/g dw), total phenolics (20.99 mg/g dw), Superoxide dismutase (33.74 U/g), peroxidase (46.30 U/g), and polyphenol oxidase (64.10 U/g) in Fayrouz F1 leaves. Application BAP on tomatoes moderately improved fruit quality, such as ascorbic acid and maturity degree, while BAP applications reduced TSS and acidity. In this investigation, taste index was not affected by Benzylaminopurine application but by tomato genotype. The highest number of fruits/plant (45.7), fruit yield/plant (3.98 kg), and total yield (103 tons/ha) were obtained from the GS 12 genotype. Full article
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