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Crop Authenticity in Organic Horticultural Production: Recent Studies and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21688
Keywords: organic horticultural practices and production; chemical metabolites; gene transcripts; isotopic ratios; multivariate analysis; chemometrics
Sustainable Strategies and Practices for Soil Fertility Management
edited by , and Donato Cillis
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18648
Keywords: precision farming; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient monitoring; controlled nutrient release
Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Fruit Tree Species submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18135
Keywords: genome-wide association analysis; quantitative-trait locus; new plant breeding techniques; fruit quality; biotic/abiotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Plants—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9355
Keywords: bioactive compounds in horticultural plants; extraction techniques; processing technologies; antinutrients; prooxidant effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Amendments in Soilless Culture for Improved Productivity of Horticultural Plants submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4060
Keywords: protected Horticulture; growing substrate; productivity and quality; hydroponics; organic amendment; biochar; biostimulant; abiotic and biotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Recent Scientific Developments in the Pathology of Horticultural Plants
edited by and Yumin Kan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 243
Keywords: horticultural plants; pathogenicity; pathogen; fungi; bacteria; virus; nematode; detection; disease control; resistance physiology of plant pathogen; plant-microbe interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
New Advances in Molecular Biology of Horticultural Plants submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25754 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; molecular biology; physiology; gene expression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Omics Era in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Towards a New Age of Agriculture and Sustainability
edited by and Sebastin Raveendar
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; high-throughput omics; integrative approaches; active ingredients; phytochemicals; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Advances in Fruit Quality and Genetic Improvement
edited by Yuan-Yuan Li and Ya-Li Zhang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1501 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits quality; secondary metabolism; biotic- and abiotic-resistant/tolerant; environmental signals; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Imaging Technology in Horticultural Production
edited by , and Jose Magno Queiroz Luz
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging technology; plant phenotyping; sensors; cameras; image monitoring; horticultural crops; phenotyping horticultural crops
Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Saline Stress
edited by Yihua Zhan and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
Keywords: salt stress; abiotic stress; stress; molecular mechanism; adaptability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Plant–Microbe Interactions and Their Importance for Horticultural Crop Productivity
edited by
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycorrhizal fungi; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; plant growth promoting bacterium; pathogens; symbiosis; sustainable horticulture; biofertilizer; stress resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Advancements in Enhancing Water Use Efficiency for Horticultural Crops submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open
Keywords: water use efficiency; water productivity; water management; water harvesting; irrigation systems; drought tolerance; controlled environment systems; horticultural crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Recent Advances in the Postharvest and Processing Technologies of Horticultural Crops: New Perspectives and Applications
edited by , Dalija Seglina and Karina Juhnevica-Radenkova
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3931 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit treatment; losses; postharvest; quality; shelf-life; storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Olive Stress Alleviation Strategies
edited by , Helen Kalorizou and
submission deadline 16 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open
Keywords: olive tree; abiotic stresses; biotic stresses; sustainable yield; stress responses; alleviation stress mechanisms; stress memory; genetic manipulation; applied stress recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Improve the Quality of Horticultural Products in Controlled Environment
edited by , , and Jingjin Zhang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8954 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofortification; bioactive compound; carbon dioxide; fertigation; fertilizers; genetic improvement; health benefit; humidity; light; phytochemicals; plant biostimulants; temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Fruits Quality and Sensory Analysis—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensory analysis; bioactive compounds; antioxidant; food quality; volatile compounds; consumers; aroma; descriptive; behavior; color
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Sustainable Management of the Mechanization of Works for Horticultural Crops
edited by and Nicolae Valentin Vlăduţ
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanization of horticultural works; machinery; equipment sustainable management; operation; horticultural crops; precision agriculture; conservative and sustainable horticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Plant–Microbial Interactions: Mechanisms and Impacts submission deadline 21 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal and bacterial biology; mutualism; antagonism; biological control; crop protection; plant defense response; biopesticides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Gene Expressions in Response to Diseases, Abiotic Stresses and Pest Damage of Horticultural Products submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18928 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease resistance; IPM; horticultural products; host– pathogen interactions; resistance genes; NGS; alternative control means; biostimulants; infection and vector biocontrol; abiotic damage; stress tolerance; environmental conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Ornamental Plants under Abiotic Stresses submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | 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)
Advanced Omics Technologies and Regulatory Mechanisms of Ornamental Plants
edited by , , and Lin Ouyang
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; regulatory mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
Transcriptional Regulation of Horticultural Plants Under Abiotic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; transcriptional regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Breeding, Cultivation, and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants
edited by , Jianhe Wei, Xiaofang Wang and Ma Yu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15160 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; variety breeding; cultivation mode; metabolic regulation; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Agrobiological Means for Sustainable Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12050 | 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)
Soil and Water Management in Horticulture submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11429 | Submission Open
Keywords: food production; irrigation water demand; soil water management; fertigation management; precision irrigation; digital horticulture
From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization
edited by , and Edgardo Giordani
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8157 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit subutilized species; phenology; floral biology; fruit morphological and chemical characterization; genetic resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Research on Molecular Mechanism of Fruit Softening submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; softening; postharvest; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Controlled Environment Horticulture: Indoor Farming and Novel Cultivation Technologies
edited by Xiaotao Ding, Liying Chang and Qingliang Niu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial light; LED lighting; precision agriculture; climate control; hydroponics; indoor farming; vegetables; flowers; fruits; nutrients; plant factory; soilless culture; modern greenhouse; product quality; phenotypic acquisition and analysis; artificial intelligence; crop growth models; production management decisions system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
AI-Powered Phenotyping of Horticultural Plants
edited by Xu 'Kevin' Wang, and Jing Zhang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotyping; artificial intelligence; precision agriculture; horticultural science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Productivity and Quality of Vegetable Crops under Climate Change submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; crop yields; food safety; agronomic management; water scarcity; food quality; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
New Technologies Applied in Horticultural Crop Protection
edited by , , Xianping Guan and Zhan Huang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant protection; applied agriculutre; precision agriculture; UASS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Sustainable and Organic Farming of Vegetable Crops in Greenhouse and Open Field Systems submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 36888 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; organic vegetable crops; nutrient; water and energy management; renewable inputs; soil amendment; integrated pest management; circular economy; carbon or environmental footprint; allelochemical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Horticultural Production in Controlled Environment
edited by
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10222 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop productivity; product quality; sustainable production practices; efficient use of resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture
edited by Mack Moyo, and
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2760 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; climate change resilience; plant morphogenesis; plant growth regulators; plant tissue culture; signal transduction; sustainable horticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Vegetable and Fruit Postharvest Physiology and Diseases submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15028 | Submission Open
Keywords: postharvest loss assessment; postharvest practices; shelf-life; postharvest fungal diseases; microbiological safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16592 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; precision agriculture; balanced fertilization; macroelements; microelements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Orchard Precision Management
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10361 | 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)
Advances in Ecophysiology of Horticultural Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10237 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; electrophysiology; physical and chemical properties; plant ecophysiology; abiotic and biotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Genetic Improvements and Germplasm Resources for Fruit and Vegetable Plants
edited by and Jietang Zhao
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8004 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm diversity; germplasm resources; accurate identification; genetics improvement; breeding; genomic selection; gene editing; molecular breeding; gene transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Strategies of Producing Horticultural Crops Under Climate Change
edited by and Carla Guijarro-Real
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; climate change; cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal Plants submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3089 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; essential oils; in vitro methods; antiradical activity; phenolic compounds; natural antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops
edited by and Ricardo Henrique De Lima Leite
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding; packaging; food technology; postharvest biology; postharvest technology; food chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Tissue Culture Techniques and Molecular Markers of Horticultural Plants
edited by , Audrius Sasnauskas and Akvile Virsile
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2101 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; breeding; biopharming; controlled conditions; genetics; genetic resources; in vitro screening; micropropagation; phytochemical composition; stress resistancea
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
Postharvest Quality Characteristics and Storage Life of Horticultural Products
edited by Mingyi Yang, Xiaobo Wei, Yanpei Chen and Lei Wang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; postharvest storage; quality regulation; molecular mechanism; packaging materials; technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Responses to Abiotic Stresses in Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7091 | Submission Open
Keywords: defense system; salinity; drought; heat stress; cold stress; metals toxicity; nutrient stress; soil health; soil quality; biostimulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
A Decade of Research on Vegetable Crops: From Omics to Biotechnology
edited by
submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable crops; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; bioinformatics; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Germplasm and Breeding Innovations in Cucurbitaceous Crops
edited by and Li Miao
submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4193 | Submission Open
Keywords: cucurbitaceous crops; germplasm; breeding; evolutionary relationships; functional gene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Horticulture Production submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant science; plant breeding; in vitro culture; plant physiology; plant biotechnology; phytochemistry; bioactive metabolites; allelochemicals; natural herbicides; phytohormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Quality Control and Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in the Post-Genomic Era
edited by , Yanting Zhao and Na Liu
submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1856 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; genome-wide identification; expression analysis; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
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