Horticulturae | Selected Papers from Editor’s Choice Articles in 2022

1. “Potency of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles, Sodium Hydrogen Sulfide and Salicylic Acid in Ameliorating the Depressive Effects of Water Deficit on Periwinkle Ornamental Quality”
by Nahid Zomorrodi, Abdolhossein Rezaei Nejad, Sadegh Mousavi-Fard, Hassan Feizi, Georgios Tsaniklidis and Dimitrios Fanourakis
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080675
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/8/675

2. “Balance of Carotenoid Synthesis and Degradation Contributes to the Color Difference between Chinese Narcissus and Its Yellow-Tepal Mutant”
by Yiming Zhang, Yi Zhou, Yijing Wu, Junhuo Cai, Yiqiang Zhang, Jincai Shen, Shibin Wu, Wenjie Liu, Ming Cai, Tangren Cheng et al.
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 727; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080727
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/8/727

3. “Germination Kinetics and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging Allow for Early Detection of Alkalinity Stress in Rhododendron Species”
by Shusheng Wang, Leen Leus, Peter Lootens, Johan Van Huylenbroeck and Marie-Christine Van Labeke
Horticulturae 2022, 8(9), 823; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8090823
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/9/823

4. “Effects of Brief UV-C Irradiation Treatments on Rooting Performance of Pelargonium × hortorum (L.H. Bailey) Stem Cuttings”
by Anastasios I. Darras, Katerina Grigoropoulou, Kallirroi Dimiza and Faisal Zulfiqar
Horticulturae 2022, 8(10), 897; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8100897
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/10/897

5. “Functional Analysis of Glucose-6-Phosphate Translocator PoGPT1 in Embryogenic Callus Formation of Tree Peony”
by Yinglong Song, Wenqian Shang, Zheng Wang, Songlin He, Yuke Sun, Liyun Shi, Yuxiao Shen and Dan He
Horticulturae 2022, 8(10), 957; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8100957
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/10/957

6. “The Contribution of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emitted by Petals and Pollen to the Scent of Garden Roses”
by Matteo Caser and Valentina Scariot
Horticulturae 2022, 8(11), 1049; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8111049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/11/1049

7. “Anemone Cut Flower Timing, Yield, and Quality in a High-Elevation Field and High Tunnel”
by Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock, Brent Black, Dan Drost, Xin Dai and Ruby Ward
Horticulturae 2023, 9(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/1/2

8. “Late Ripening Apple Production Benefits from High Shading and Water Limitation under Exclusion Netting”
by Alexandra Boini, Gianmarco Bortolotti, Giulio Demetrio Perulli, Melissa Venturi, Alessandro Bonora, Luigi Manfrini and Luca Corelli-Grappadelli
Horticulturae 2022, 8(10), 884; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8100884
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/10/884

9. “Establishment of a Mutant Library of Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlechtendal ex J. Gay via EMS Mutagenesis”
by Shu Jiang, Mingqian Wang, Can Zhao, Yuchen Cui, Zhi Cai, Jun Zhao, Yang Zheng, Li Xue and Jiajun Lei
Horticulturae 2022, 8(11), 1061; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8111061
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/11/1061

10. “Monitoring Stem Water Potential with an Embedded Microtensiometer to Inform Irrigation Scheduling in Fruit Crops”
by Alan N. Lakso, Michael Santiago and Abraham D. Stroock
Horticulturae 2022, 8(12), 1207; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8121207
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/12/1207

11. “In-Orchard Sizing of Mango Fruit: 1. Comparison of Machine Vision Based Methods for On-The-Go Estimation”
by Chiranjivi Neupane, Anand Koirala and Kerry B. Walsh
Horticulturae 2022, 8(12), 1223; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8121223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/12/1223

12. “Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Effect of Artificial Shading on Reducing the Bitter Taste of Bamboo Shoots”
by Yongjian Huang, Hang Xun, Guilin Yi, Ti Li, Xi Yao and Feng Tang
Horticulturae 2022, 8(7), 594; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8070594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/7/594

13. “An Academic and Technical Overview on Plant Micropropagation Challenges”
by Neama Abdalla, Hassan El-Ramady, Mayada K. Seliem, Mohammed E. El-Mahrouk, Naglaa Taha, Yousry Bayoumi, Tarek A. Shalaby and Judit Dobránszki
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/8/677

We would like to thank all the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contributions to Horticulturae (ISSN: 2311-7524). You are welcome to circulate this announcement among your colleagues or through your network.