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Feature Reviews in Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf
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Feature Reviews in Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 6987

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Genhua Niu

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Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252, USA
Interests: controlled environment agriculture; hydroponics; indoor vertical farming; environmental stress physiology; urban landscape water conservation
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Dr. Youping Sun

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Department of Plants, Soils and Climate, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Interests: landscape water conservation; environmental stress physiology; plant propagation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Flowers and ornamental plants increase the level of positive energy and help people feel more secure and relaxed. Keeping flowers around the house or workplace greatly reduces a person’s stress level. Thousands of ornamental plants, ranging from herbaceous annuals, perennials and groundcovers to woody shrubs and trees and turfgrass, are installed and maintained in landscapes every year. The number of available ornamental crops and turf keeps increasing because of newly developed species and cultivars. The world market for flowers and ornamental plants is expected to grow roughly 6.3% over the next five years, reaching USD 57.4 billion in 2024, up from USD 42.4 billion in 2019 (source: proverde.nl). Like many industries, floriculture, ornamental landscape, and turf are rapidly evolving as the related technology and farming practices continue to evolve in the 21st century. Hence, the international journal Horticulturae is planning a Special Issue on “Feature in Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf”. For this Special Issue, we welcome full reviews, mini-reviews, and opinion articles related to floriculture, nursery and landscape, and turf. These articles can address any aspect, including production methods, breeding, propagation, stress physiology, management of biotic and abiotic stresses, new trends and advancements, and others related to the Special Issue theme.

Prof. Dr. Genhua Niu
Dr. Youping Sun
Guest Editors

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • greenhouse cultivation
  • growth media
  • ornamental crop production
  • ornamental crop propagation
  • plant growth regulators
  • water conservation

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The Pour-Through Procedure for Monitoring Container Substrate Chemical Properties: A Review
by James E. Altland
Horticulturae 2021, 7(12), 536; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7120536 - 2 Dec 2021
Cited by 11 | Viewed by 2143
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The pour-through procedure is a nondestructive method commonly used by horticultural crop producers and research scientists to measure chemical properties and nutrient availability in container substrates. It is a method that uses water as a displacement solution to push the substrate solution out [...] Read more.
The pour-through procedure is a nondestructive method commonly used by horticultural crop producers and research scientists to measure chemical properties and nutrient availability in container substrates. It is a method that uses water as a displacement solution to push the substrate solution out of the bottom of the container so it can be analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, and nutrient concentrations. The method was first introduced in the early 1980s. Since then, research has been conducted to determine factors that affect the results of the pour-through including volume, nature and timing of application of the displacement solution, container size, and substrate stratification. It has also been validated against other common methods for determining container substrate pH, EC, and nutrient concentration, most notably the saturated media extraction procedure. Over the past 40 years, the method has been proven to be simple, robust, and consistent in providing crop producers and researchers valuable information on substrate chemical properties from which management decisions and experimental inferences can be made. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Reviews in Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
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An Update on the Function, Biosynthesis and Regulation of Floral Volatile Terpenoids
by Zhenglin Qiao, Huizhen Hu, Senbao Shi, Xuemei Yuan, Bo Yan and Longqing Chen
Horticulturae 2021, 7(11), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7110451 - 2 Nov 2021
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Floral volatile terpenoids (FVTs) belong to a group of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that play important roles in attracting pollinators, defending against pathogens and parasites and serving as signals associated with biotic and abiotic stress responses. Although research on FVTs has been increasing, [...] Read more.
Floral volatile terpenoids (FVTs) belong to a group of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that play important roles in attracting pollinators, defending against pathogens and parasites and serving as signals associated with biotic and abiotic stress responses. Although research on FVTs has been increasing, a systematic generalization is lacking. Among flowering plants used mainly for ornamental purposes, a systematic study on the production of FVTs in flowers with characteristic aromas is still limited. This paper reviews the biological functions and biosynthesis of FVTs, which may contribute a foundational aspect for future research. We highlight regulatory mechanisms that control the production of FVTs in ornamental flowers and the intersection of biosynthetic pathways that produce flower fragrance and color. Additionally, we summarize the opportunities and challenges facing FVT research in the whole genome and -omics eras and the possible research directions that will provide a foundation for further innovation and utilization of flowering ornamental plants and their germplasm resources. Full article
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