A New Wave of Mechanized Techniques in Horticulture
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The open access journal Horticulturae (IF: 3.1; Q1 in Horticulture) is pleased to announce that we have launched a new Special Issue titled “A New Wave of Mechanized Techniques in Horticulture”. Given your expertise in this field, we would like to invite you to contribute an article to the present Special Issue.
Agricultural machinery is an important tool for agricultural production and an important factor in economic efficiency. The different operating processes, regional conditions and crop varieties lead to the great differences in the level of mechanisation of horticultural crop production. In addition, the development of mechanisation technologies is more influenced by policy inputs, extension mechanisms and technological innovations. Therefore, to overcome this issue. It is necessary to adhere to the principle of adapting to local conditions, and explore the mechanized production technology model of agro-mechanical and agronomic integration, which is of great significance for the study of horticultural labor-saving mechanical production technology, improving labour productivity and reducing production costs.
This Special Issue aims to present advanced research, methods, tools and innovations related to the mechanisation of horticultural production processes. (1) focusing on deepening the integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy to improve the efficiency and adaptability of mechanisation; (2) improving the performance and operational efficiency of agricultural machinery through technological innovation and elaborate design; (3) strengthening the quality and reliability of agricultural machinery and equipment to meet diversified agricultural production needs; (4) developing planting patterns and operational specifications that match mechanised operations to achieve standardisation and scaling up of agricultural production. This Special Issue is open to the latest research articles on the following topics, but not limited to: intelligent systems, intelligent algorithms and intelligent robots in horticultural mechanisation equipment.
We would like to receive your submissions to share with researchers, students and technicians in the field of horticultural mechanisation. We hope this invitation finds favour with you and we look forward to future collaborations.
Dr. Peng Qi
Dr. Kai Cao
Dr. Shilin Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agricultural mechanization
- mechanized planting
- intelligent agricultural robot
- integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy
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