Advancements in Biofertilizers and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria for the Sustainable Cultivation of Horticulture Products
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 782
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Interests: agrobiotechnology; biocontrol; biofertilizers; biological control; horticultural products; inoculant production; physicochemical quality of agro-products; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: beneficial microbes in agriculture and improving the efficacy of biological control organisms; control of insects; weeds and fungal pathogens; crop protection
Interests: horticultural chains; sustainable crop management; plant biology; beneficial microorganisms; nutrients; horticultural crop production; fruit quality and antioxidants
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Interests: horticultural product science; sustainable chains; food technology; innovative products; horticultural crop production; fruits and vegetables quality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A current critical global dilemma in modern agriculture is being posed by the need to increase crop production to feed the continuously growing world population while considering the sustainable use of natural resources. In this context, the use of rhizospheric and endophytic microorganisms has been proven to be effective not only for increasing crop productivity but also for reducing the use of agrochemicals. This Special Issue (SI) focuses on current state-of-the-art advancements regarding the use of microbial inoculants and soil amendments for sustainable horticultural production and these products’ phytochemical quality assessment. In addition, it is highly recommended that the submitted manuscripts study the mechanisms involved in beneficial microorganisms’ biofertilization effects on crop growth and harvested products’ quality, preferably through in vivo and in-field experiments. Studies involving in vitro studies with fundamental or mechanistic considerations. In addition, considering that these types of studies are complex and multifactorial, involving different aspects related to food crops, plant microbiota, and intrinsic agronomical systems, it would be an asset for the proposed works to yield innovative results using omics analyses, such as genomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics. These studies should aim to relate biochemical and genomic mechanisms to their effects on the agricultural system. Our ultimate goal is for the submitted works to be at the frontier of scientific knowledge in this multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field to support practical agricultural applications of beneficial microorganisms.
Dr. Rogelio Valadez Blanco
Dr. Christopher A Dunlap
Dr. Gianluca Caruso
Dr. Otilia Cristina Murariu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agrobiotechnology
- agro-products’ phytochemical quality
- biofertilization
- crop-beneficial microbes
- plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
- sustainable agriculture
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