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Vegetable Genomics and Breeding Research
edited by , and
submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable genomics; plant breeding; molecular breeding; gene editing; genome sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Advances in Postharvest Fresh-Keeping Technology and Metabolomics of Horticultural Plants
edited by , Zhenxian Wu and Xiaomeng Guo
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8858 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; postharvest quality; preservation technology; regulation mechanism; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Tea Tree: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation
edited by , , , Ligui Xiong, and Juan Li
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5144 | 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)
Recent Advances in the Production of Plant Bioactive Compounds by Horticultural Crops through Agronomical and Biotechnological Approaches submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3738 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemistry; crop science; biostimulants; biotechnology; agronomical practices; elicitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Irrigation and Water Management Strategies for Horticultural Systems
edited by , and Bingjian Cui
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3481 | 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 Tree Orchards: Disease Resistance Obtained by New Genetic Breeding Methods
edited by , Honghong Deng and Faxing Chen
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 325 | 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))
Advances in Brassica Crops Genomics and Breeding, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19101 | Submission Open
Keywords: brassica; marker-assisted breeding; gene mapping; QTL; SNP; GWAS; genomics; genome structure variation; transcriptomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Sustainable Viticulture: Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition and Grape Quality submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16563 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecology; environment; grapevine; soil health; soil quality; regenerative; viticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)
Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Orchard Precision Management
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7669 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; orchard precision management; orchard distribution; orchard age survey; orchard infrastructure distribution survey; physiological and biochemical parameters of orchard tree; environmental parameters; orchard tree growth monitoring; orchard tree water management; orchard tree nutrient management; pest management; agricultural resources management; artificial intelligence; decision support systems and technologies and solutions for precision management of orchard; digital and smart agriculture; soil management and conservation; harvest and postharvest technology; water conservation storage and utilization; orchard buildings and facilities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Tissue Culture and Micropropagation Techniques of Horticultural Crops submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5257 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro regeneration; shoot culture; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; cryopreservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
Biological Control Against Horticultural Pests
edited by Mauricio Ventura and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open
Keywords: Arthropoda; entomopathogens; parasitoids; predators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)
Sustainable Cultivation and Breeding of Olive Trees submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1296 | Submission Open
Keywords: Olea europaea; sustainable agronomic practices; breeding; olive tree performance; olive fruit composition; olive oil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Biological Control of Pre and Postharvest Diseases II submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7379 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; fungal diseases; antagonists; pre- and postharvest phases; fruits; horticultural products; alternative methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6397 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Agrobiological Means for Sustainable Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9003 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled environment agriculture; environmental factors; growing medium; soiless cultivation; biofortification; fertilisers; nanomaterials; bionanoparticles; biostimulants; natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Advanced Studies in Sustainable Cultivation and Management on Vegetable Crops submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3217 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
New Insights into Rootstock–Scion Interactions in Horticultural Crops, 2nd Edition submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1265 | 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)
Soil Resources Conservation and Restoration for Sustainable Horticulture Production
edited by , and Xiaoming Tian
submission deadline 21 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open
Keywords: moisture; soil; fertilizers; waste utilization; soil contamination remediation; organic cultivation pattern
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Alternative Control of Fruit Phytopathogens Pre- and Postharvest submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits; quality; disease management; green compounds; nanotechnology; fungi; bacteria; packaging; emerging technologies; pre-harvest; post-harvest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
LED Lighting Effects on the Growth and Development of Fruits and Vegetables
edited by , Hector Nuñez-Palenius and
submission deadline 24 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 253 | 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)
The Diagnosis, Management, and Epidemiology of Plant Diseases submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14612 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diseases; sustainable management; effective diagnosis; phytophatogen dissemination; epidemiology; green compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Use of Covering Methods in Fruit Cultivation and Precision Orchard Management submission deadline 26 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open
Keywords: protected fruit growing; smart fruticulture; physiology; sensors; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Developments in the Genetics and Breeding of Banana Species submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11780 | Submission Open
Keywords: banana/Musa; breeding techniques; QTLs; GWAS; genomic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Innovative Micropropagation of Horticultural and Medicinal Plants submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10241 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro propagation; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; plant hormones; secondary metabolites; elicitors; cryopreservation; abiotic and biotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
Research Progress on Ripening and Postharvest Biology of Horticulture Crops
edited by , Xiaochun Ding and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4972 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit ripening and senescence; fruit quality; shelf life; postharvest technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Soilless Culture and Hydroponics in Closed Systems
edited by , Haijie Dou, Fang Ji and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1776 | 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)
Fruit Quality and Biochemical Characteristics during Post Harvest Storage and Processing
edited by Sandra Horvitz, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 266 | 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)
Ornamental Plants under Abiotic Stresses submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; abiotic stress; systemical and functional stress tolerance; environmental physiology; climate change; transcriptional factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
In Vitro Culture for Small Fruits Plants: Challenges and Perspectives submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: small fruits; micropropagation; in vitro culture; blueberry; raspberry; blackberry; genetic transformation; new plant breeding techniques; tissue culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
New Insights into the Genetic Regulation and Quality Improvement of Grapes
edited by and Meiling Tang
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4436 | 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 , Kenji Hatou and Xudong Sun
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1464 | 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)
Plant Tissue and Organ Cultures for Crop Improvement in Omics Era
edited by
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 40290 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; gene regulation; gene transfer; genome editing; horticultural crops; micropropagation; organogenesis; plant tissue culture; plant transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Advances in Physiology Studies in Fruit Development and Ripening
edited by
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12068 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit development; fruit ripening; physiology changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Advances in Genetics, Breeding, and Quality Improvement of Olive submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 208 | 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))
Pre- and Post-harvest Factors Regulating Secondary Metabolites in Fruit submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 207 | 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)
Advances in Precision Orchard and Vineyard Management
edited by Qing Chen and Ru Yu
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop protection; precision agriculture; vineyard picking; vineyard management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
The Edible Mushroom Industry: A Vital Component in Horticultural Production
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 26272 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible mushroom; factory  farming; agricultural farming; germplasm resources; breeding; domestication; spawn running; fruiting management; disease and pest prevention; preservation and processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Plant Biotechnology: Applications in In Vitro Plant Conservation and Micropropagation submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14752 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare plants; red list; in vitro; plant biotechnology; plant tissue culture; in vitro conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
Fungal Diseases and Pathogens Affecting Horticultural Crops: New Challenges submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5779 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal diseases; pathogens; horticultural crops; plant pathology; crop protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Advancements in Genetic Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Vegetable Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable crops; crop resilience and quality; abiotic and biotic stress; molecular mechanism; gene expression and function; multi-omics technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Optimization of Horticultural Plant Production in Controlled Environments Using Proximal Sensing
edited by , , Lorenza Tuccio and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse; hydroponics; input saving; photonic sensors; sustainable horticulture; vertical farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Advances in Developmental Biology and Cultivation Techniques of Tea Plants
edited by Liping Zhang, Min Li, and Jianyu Fu
submission deadline 16 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: tea plants; cultivation; development; environment; field management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Soilless Culture in Vegetable Production submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12611 | 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)
Drought Stress and Crop Water Management in Sustainable Horticultural Production
edited by Rubens Sonsol Gondim
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6029 | Submission Open
Keywords: deficit irrigation; water productivity; crop water footprint; soil water; water shortage; strategy use in agriculture; water management; semiarid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Sustainable Production of Fruit Trees and Disease Resistance submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4283 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated plant production; plant waste products; organic agriculture; phenols; biological control; bioactive compounds; alternative methods; biopesticides; essential oils; plant disease management; green pesticides; antimicrobial activity; bacteria; fungi; viruses; plant diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
New Insights into Protected Horticulture Stress
edited by and Xiangnan Meng
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open
Keywords: stresses; plant; physiological; molecular; salt; temperature; water extremes; pathogens; pests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Novel Insights into Sustainable Viticulture
edited by , and Xiangyi Li
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open
Keywords: grape quality; aroma; colour; cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)
Advances in Developmental Biology in Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
edited by , Bo Li and Yujie Zhao
submission deadline 21 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10969 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental biology; tree fruit crops; nut crops; genetic regulation; molecular mechanisms; seed and fruit development; flower development; environmental influences on development; nutrient and hormonal regulation; reproductive biology; adaptation and evolutionary aspects; biotic and abiotic stress responses; biotechnology; genetics; genomics; transcriptomics; and proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Environmental Stresses and Horticulture Crop Yields submission deadline 24 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open
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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Integrated Pest Management of Fruit Trees and Other Horticultural Crops submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15157 | Submission Open
Keywords: pest management practices; insect pests; plant diseases; pest monitoring; beneficial organisms; plant resistance to pest; biodiversity; genotype; varieties; biopesticides; conventional insecticides; crop residues; yield losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)
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