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Advanced Strategies for Arthropod Pest Control in Horticultural Systems

edited by

Dejane Santos Alves

Geraldo Andrade Carvalho

and Elen de Lima Aguiar Menezes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6467 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; organic agriculture; good agricultural practices; arthropod pest control; biological control

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

Soilless Culture and Hydroponics in Closed Systems

edited by

Zhengnan Yan

, Haijie Dou, Fang Ji and

Francesco Giuffrida

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3385 | Submission Open

Keywords: soilless culture systems; organic fertilization; plant physiology; water and nutrient use efficiency; plant nutrition; precision farming; growing media; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Cultivation and Production of Greenhouse Horticulture

edited by

Yiming Li

Xiaoming Wei

and Min Wei

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3183 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse horticulture; sustainable cultivation; precision agriculture; intelligent greenhouse; sustainable agriculture; facility horticulture; ornamental horticulture; greenhouse production; greenhouse cultivation; greenhouse management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Color Formation and Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Yang Zhou

, Chonghui Li and

Ye Ai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2767 | Submission Open

Keywords: color formation; physiological and molecular mechanisms; molecular breeding; horticultural plants

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

Soil Resources Conservation and Restoration for Sustainable Horticulture Production

edited by

Kaiyong Wang

Cuncang Jiang

and Xiaoming Tian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Volatile Composition and Sensory Qualities of Emerging Horticultural Plants

edited by

Milica Aćimović

and Tijana Zeremski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil; volatile aromatic compounds; medicinal and aromatic plants; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Management of Artificial Light in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Hao Wei

Byoung Ryong Jeong

and

Jiangtao Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | 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)

Postharvest Physiology and Preservation Technology of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Pufan Zheng

and Cunkun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest biology; preservation technology; storage quality; secondary metabolites; physiological responses

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

Molecular Mechanisms Behind the Seed Priming-Triggered Stress Tolerance

edited by

Gyöngyvér Mara

and Emese-Éva Bálint

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed priming; stress memory; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology

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

Challenges in Global Production and Breeding of Major Tropical Fruits

edited by

Kaibing Zhou

and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Juan Valiente-Banuet

and Hector Nuñez-Palenius

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3354 | 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)

Irrigation and Water Management Strategies for Horticultural Systems

edited by

Juan Wang

Chuncheng Liu

and Bingjian Cui

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7741 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; water management; soil moisture; plant growth; water use efficiency; brackish water; reclaimed water; secondary salinization

(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

and

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2000 | 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)

Sustainable Practices to Improve Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Crops

edited by Slavica Ninković, Mariana Stanišić and

Slavica Dmitrović

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; elicitors; controlled biotic and abiotic stress; sustainable practices; green agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Tree Crop Cultivation and Fruit Quality Assessment

edited by

Giovanni Gamba

Burak Akyüz

and

Dario Donno

submission deadline 11 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological parameters; secondary metabolites; antioxidant capacity; waste management; agrobiodiversity; sustainability; by-products; rootstocks; reused materials

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

Advances in Abiotic Stress or Environmental Influence on Horticultural Traits of Garden Crops

edited by

Bo Zhou

, Miao He and

Tao Xu

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; environmental factor; horticultural traits; stress tolerance; molecular regulation; plant response; fruit; pigment

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

Machine Learning-Inspired Cultivation Strategies of Horticultural Crops Under Climate Change

edited by

Riccardo Lo Bianco

Alessio Scalisi

Alessandro Carella

Adriana Mihaela Coroiu

and

Alina Delia Calin

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; climate change; machine learning; crop yield prediction; computer vision; crop monitoring; intelligent agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Tea Tree: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation

edited by

, Ligui Xiong,

and Juan Li

submission deadline 16 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11948 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; cultivation; breeding; tea processing; secondary metabolism; tea biochemistry; tea quality; tea flavor

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

Soilless Culture in Vegetable Production

edited by

Gilda Carrasco Silva

Miguel Urrestarazu

and

Yuksel Tuzel

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18429 | 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)

Developments in the Genetics and Breeding of Banana Species

edited by

Sébastien Ricci

Rodomiro Ortiz

and

Nicolas Roux

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17909 | Submission Open

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

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

New Insights into the Genetic Regulation and Quality Improvement of Grapes

edited by

Qian Zha

and Meiling Tang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9886 | 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 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4321 | 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)

New Insights into Rootstock–Scion Interactions in Horticultural Crops, 2nd Edition

edited by

Darius Kviklys

and

Geza Bujdoso

submission deadline 21 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2842 | 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)

Germplasm, Genetics and Breeding of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Weixin Liu

Yamei Shen

and

Leifeng Xu

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6642 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; trait formation; molecular breeding; growth regulators; physiological response; molecular mechanism

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

Extraction, Utilization and Application of Bioactive Compounds from Horticultural Plants

edited by

Dejan Prvulović

Simona Oancea

and Eleonora Spinozzi

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; extraction; fruits; aromatic plants; chemical characterization

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

Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Improvement of Olive

edited by

Tatjana Klepo

and

Zlatko Šatović

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2399 | 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))

New Strategies for Agrochemical-Conventional Management in Horticultural Crops

edited by Tomás Rivas-García and Bernardo Murillo-Amador

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; bioinputs; microorganisms; agroecology

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

Insights to Optimize Sweet Potato Production and Transformation

edited by Amparo Rosero

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding and genetics; characterization; nutritional quality; postharvest; crop science and physiology; biotechnology

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Ornamental Plants

edited by

Szilvia Kisvarga

and

László Orlóci

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4808 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulator; biostimulant; ornamental plant; abiotic stress; hormone; urbanization; climate change; PGPB

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

Sustainable Management of Pathogens in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Zhengnan Li

, Baoyu Tian and Jianwei Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3568 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; pathogen diagnosis; disease control; pathogen life cycle; epidemiology; advanced tools and methods

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

Fruit Tree Orchards: Disease Resistance Obtained by New Genetic Breeding Methods

edited by

Muhammad Moaaz Ali

, Honghong Deng and Faxing Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1875 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic breeding; fruit trees; orchards; disease resistance; genetic diversity; CRISPR/Cas9; molecular markers; genomic selection; stress resilience; omics technologies; sustainable agriculture; crop improvement; environmental stressors; crop genetics; plant pathology; fruit production systems

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

Role of Nematodes in Horticultural Production

edited by

Ebrahim Shokoohi

and

Ewa Furmanczyk

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: nematode diagnosis; molecular identification; genetic diversity; biodiversity; nematode community; management; microbial interaction; microbiome

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

Optimize Nutrient Cycling to Improve Soil Fertility and Plant Productivity

edited by

Meng Xu

and

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient fate; soil fertility; plant nutrition; soil– plant interaction; stress condition; fertilizer; fertilization; sustainable tillage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Advances in Developmental Biology and Cultivation Techniques of Tea Plants

edited by Liping Zhang, Min Li,

Xin Li

and Jianyu Fu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

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

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

New Strategies to Preserve Quality during Postharvest Storage

edited by

Yang Bi

Di Gong

and

Yongcai Li

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Horticulture Engineering Technology and Application

edited by

Antonio Madueño Luna

, Manuel Jesús Gonzalez and Miguel Calixto López Gordillo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; horticulture engineering; sensor technology; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data visualization; robotics in agriculture; IoT in horticulture; cybersecurity and blockchain

Latest Advances and Prospects in Germplasm of Tropical Fruits

edited by Jingjing Chen and Qingzhi Liang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical fruits; germplasm; collection; evaluation; molecular marker; genetic resources; fruit quality; cultivation

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

Horticultural Plant Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stressors

edited by

Roberto Berni

and

Gea Guerriero

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; (a)biotic stress; plant resistance; crop improvement; molecular biology; omics

Technologies and Innovative Methods for Protection and Quality Improvement of Fruits and Wines

edited by

Uroš Čakar

and

Carlos L. Cespedes Acuña

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine quality; sustainable ecosystem; beneficial health effect; product authenticity; innovative technological approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Emerging Technologies and Integrated Approaches for Horticultural Plant Disease Management

edited by

Piao Yang

Wei Wei

and Ling Lu

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnostics; remote sensing; integrated pest management; biocontrol agents; pathogen surveillance; precision agriculture; host-induced gene silencing; disease resistance breeding; sustainable disease control; plant– pathogen interactions

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

Applied Artificial Intelligence in Digital Horticulture: Practices and Innovations

edited by Yang Liu, Hong Zhang, Haipeng Lan and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4200 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital gardening; automated management; non-destructive testing; intelligent perception

Latest Advances of Horticulture Production Equipment and Technology

edited by

Baolong Wang

, Runmao Zhao and

Kai Cao

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in greenhouse structure; horticultural production robot; horticultural facility environment simulation; sensors and monitoring systems; sustainable horticultural facility production practice; data analytics and precision horticulture

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to Improve the Sustainability of Horticultural Ecosystems

edited by

Gheorghe Cristian Popescu

Mehmet Yaman

Monica Popescu

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1428 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF); innovative approach; sustainability; plant-growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB); natural processes; nature-based solutions; horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Subtropical Fruits: Sustainable Management, Propagation Techniques and Seedling Production

edited by

Sarita Leonel

, Jackson Mirellys Azevedo Souza and Marcelo de Souza Silva

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cultural practices; environment– physiology– plant interactions; soil use and management; seeds; propagation methods; cutting; grafting; micro-propagation; plant growth media; growth regulators

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

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

edited by

Pilar Legua Murcia

Alberto Continella

and

Giulia Modica

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 423 | 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)

Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Changxia Li

and Yue Wu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3988 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; gas signal molecules; plant growth and development

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

Application of Aeroponics System in Horticulture Production

edited by

JianMin Gao

and

Yanyou Wu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroponics; sustainable; AI; IoT; machine learning

New Advances in Secondary Metabolism of Vegetable Crops

edited by

Bo Sun

, Xuena Yu and Kehao Liang

submission deadline 16 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; degradation; and regulation; whole-genome resequencing; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene editing; gene regulation; growth and development; yield; quality; resistance

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

Novel Insights into the Phenology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7508 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climatic conditions; climate change and climate trends; environmental factors; ecosystems; evolutionary ecology; genotype by environment interaction; phenological standardization; pests and diseases; phenotypic plasticity; phenological traits; plant metabolism; BBCH scale; seasonal phytochemical variations; stress response; abiotic and biotic stress

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

Orchard Management: Strategies for Yield and Quality

edited by

Sebastian Przybyłko

and

Ioannis E. Papadakis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6656 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit growing; quality; high-yielded systems; orchard architecture; rootstocks; fertilization; irrigation strategies; crop load management

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

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