The Influence of Crop Management and Environment on Yield of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 535
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crop management; environmental stresses; plant ecophysiology
Interests: phytochemicals; polyphenols; biological activity; essential oils; medicinal chemistry; NMR spectroscopy; GC-MS and LC-MS
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Interests: natural products; secondary metabolites; structure elucidation; essential oils; NMR spectroscopy; GC-MS and LC-MS
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Interest in medicinal and aromatic plants and their derivatives is growing as consumers become more aware of natural products. In fact, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 80% of the world's population uses medicinal plants and their derivatives in health, food, cosmetics, recreation and agriculture.
In order to create a sustainable supply chain, it is necessary to further deepen our scientific knowledge of medicinal and aromatic plants, starting from the perspective of cultivation and the growing environment, which are fundamental aspects for improving the yield of medicinal and aromatic products. In addition to genetic factors, the chemical profiles and properties of plants are strongly modified by the cultivation technique and growing environment.
Furthermore, medicinal and aromatic plants, with a specific chemical profile, are showing promise for pest management in organic farming.
This Special Issue encourages the submission of high-quality scientific articles and reviews covering the latest developments in crop management, the effect of the growing environment, yield, and the chemical and biological characterization of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Potential topics include:
- Crop management and yield;
- Growing environment and yield;
- Environmental stress and yield;
- Plant yield and eco-physiology;
- Medicinal and aromatic plant products with high biological and functional potential in agricultural applications;
- Variability of the chemical composition of medicinal and aromatic plants;
- Agrotechnical factors increasing yield quality;
- Agricultural applications of essential oils.
Dr. Sebastiano Delfine
Dr. Carmen Formisano
Dr. Daniela Rigano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal and aromatic plants
- crop management
- growing environment
- environmental stress
- agriculture applications
- yield variability factors
- essential oil
- quality assessment
- biological activity
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