Horticulturae, Volume 11, Issue 1

Elevated oxygen is regarded as an effective approach to maintaining the quality of fresh plant products. To elucidate the role of elevated oxygen in polyphenol biosynthesis and antioxidant capacity, we evaluated the impact of different concentrations...

Located in the southwestern region of China, the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau, is closely related to the origins of Pyrus L. Despite this important status, there has been relatively little population genetics research focused on the wild Pyrus speci...

Kiwiberries, an emerging fruit variety with increasing consumer demand, face significant commercialization challenges due to their short shelf life. This study evaluates the effectiveness of edible alginate-based coatings in extending the shelf life...

The review focuses on the evaluation of antioxidant potential and its changes by various factors such as growing conditions, the use of fertilizers, the analyzed part of the plant, the solvent used, the extraction method, purifying procedures, and th...

Contamination of fresh blueberries via contact with an equipment surface is an important food hygiene/safety issue. In this study, four and six over-the-row blueberry machine harvesters in Georgia or Oregon were each sampled twice on two different ha...

Flowering is a complex developmental mechanism and is essential for successful reproduction in plants. Complex regulatory networks transform vegetative shoot apical meristems into inflorescence meristems. Further, floral meristems transition to flora...

Water scarcity, especially in countries like Egypt, is one of the biggest challenges facing agricultural development. Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is drought-resistant but only if the irrigation can be optimized. This can be a crucial approach towar...

White button mushrooms are an important crop globally, and due to the role of peat in current cultivation practices, the industry is under increasing pressure to find suitable alternatives. Peat functions as “casing”, a surface layer that...

Despite the continuous development of greenhouse cultivation technology, the influence mechanism of covering conditions on the root distribution of greenhouse crops remains unclear, which is emerging as a significant research topic at present. The in...

Health-conscious consumers are looking for healthier foods that promote health and well-being [...]

Numerous concerns associated with the use of synthetic pesticides have led to important initiatives aimed at ensuring eco-friendly practices in pest and disease control. Third-generation pesticides, biopesticides, have become a key factor in those ef...

The growing demand for food production and increasing stress scenarios increase the crucial need for sustainable alternatives to achieve increased crop yield and quality without affecting the environment. The use of brown macroalgae, being a renewabl...

The economic value of the saffron stigma is primarily due to three crucial apocarotenoids: crocin, picrocrocin, and safranal, which contribute to its color, flavor, and aroma. These compounds make saffron highly valuable in various industries. Plant...

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes are essential for reducing oxidative damage resulting from overabundant reactive oxygen species under abiotic stress. While the SOD gene family has been extensively studied in many species, research focusing on Cymb...

Camellias are evergreen shrubs native to the eastern and southern regions of Asia. In Romania, camellias are popular ornamental plants grown in pots. Pestalotiopsis species have a worldwide distribution and are pathogenic to a wide range of hosts. Th...

By exploring seed samples from vineyards and natural habitats across the Eurasian range of Vitis vinifera, our analysis revealed substantial morphological variation within populations. Through the analysis of domestication index values, probabilities...

Climate changes have exacerbated the progression of drought conditions on a global scalethreating to crop production and heightening concerns over food security. Water scarcity enforces alterations in fundamental morphology, physiology and biochemica...

This article provides a comprehensive review of the current results of pear-picking technology, delving into the development process, classification, application status, and development trends of picking machinery, picking robots, and intelligent tec...

Cuticle cracking in tomatoes, characterized by fine cracks on the cuticular membrane, significantly reduces their shelf life. In this study, we collected basic information about the onset and progression of cuticular cracks in cherry tomatoes by obse...

Global fruit production costs are increasing amid intensified labor shortages, driving heightened interest in robotic harvesting technologies. Although multi-arm coordination in harvesting robots is considered a highly promising solution to this issu...

Bitter cherries (Prunus avium var. sylvestris Ser.) represent a valuable raw material in the traditional Eastern European food industry with high potential within the horticultural chain and circular economy in the context of global food security due...

The European pepper moth, Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a key pest to strawberries in America and Europe. Understanding its behavior in the field can support integrated management strategies. In this work, field surveys were condu...

Camellia reticulata is a well-known ornamental species with a type specimen that is an allohexaploid, possibly descended from diploid ancestors like C. saluenensis, C. pitardii, and diploid C. reticulata. With over 1500 years of cultivation, heritage...

Tomato, a vital subtropical vegetable crop, is in demand globally but is produced in limited regions. Recently, its supply has become increasingly influenced by internal and external production factors. This study analyzed the impact of price fluctua...

Litchi fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is highly perishable because its shelf life is significantly limited by pericarp browning and microbial spoilage. While sulfur dioxide (SO₂) fumigation has been traditionally used to preserve color and reduce spo...

Pecan is an important nut crop in the United States. It is native to North America and dominantly produced in the southern states in the US. Nitrogen and zinc are two of the most critical nutrients for pecan production. This review provides a compreh...

Valine-glutamine (VQ) motif-containing proteins play important roles in diverse plant developmental processes and signal transduction in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, no systematic investigation has been conducted on VQ genes in w...

Biological nitrogen (N) fixation has been advocated in agricultural fields due to being considered a more sustainable way to introduce N into agrosystems than industrial N fertilizers. In this study, a foliar spray inoculant containing the microorgan...

Lighting is a fundamental driver of plant productivity in controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), directly affecting physiological processes, resource efficiency, and sustainability. This study evaluates the effects of distinct lighting systems, in...

Colchicine and ⁶⁰Co-γ radiation are commonly used breeding techniques for kiwifruit, offering advantages such as low cost, rapid execution, and high efficiency. The buds of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) cv. ‘Donghong’...

The ‘Yuluxiang’ pear is a key cultivated variety in China, celebrated for its high quality. However, it exhibits a low leaf regeneration frequency of only 35.0%, which hinders its transgenic breeding process. To establish an efficient reg...

Parthenocarpy, the development of fruit without fertilization, is a significant trait in fingered citron (Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle). This study aims to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms underlying parthenocarpy through comparativ...

Cultivating red oak lettuce in plant factories often encounters challenges in achieving the desired red leaf coloration. To make the leaves a pleasant red color, anthocyanins are key substances that need to be induced. This study aimed to evaluate th...

Vegetable production worldwide is heavily influenced by climate change. We aimed to determine the responses of some local tomato landraces from Mediterranean countries pre-selected as drought tolerant according to previous screening tests at an early...

Biochar, an important by-product of the waste biomass pyrolysis process, shows great potential to reduce the environmental impact of and address the serious problems related to climate change as well as to define an efficient circular economy model....

As global climate change escalates, horticultural crops, especially walnuts, face increased vulnerability to frost damage. Cold hardiness—a crucial trait for survival—is influenced by complex physiological and biochemical mechanisms. This...

Plants of the genus Atraphaxis have been widely used as traditional herbal medicines and are just beginning to be recognized for their pharmacological activities by scientific validation. In particular, Atraphaxis virgata (Regel) Krasn. has not repor...

The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a prominent fruit in Mediterranean countries with established biological activities for consumers. Given the widespread distribution of the fruit and its large production, the need to utilize the by-products se...

The native Hotan Red grape germplasm from Xinjiang has strong saline–alkali tolerance. To clarify the physiological mechanisms of Hotan Red grapes in response to saline–alkali stress, Hotan Red hydroponic seedlings were used as the resear...

1-Methyl cyclopropene (1-MCP) is known as an ethylene antagonist, yet its mechanisms in regulating photosynthetic electron transport and energy dissipation in chrysanthemum under heat stress are not well understood. Here, the chlorophyll a fluorescen...

As an excellent variety of Camphora glanduliferum, Honganzhang has high essential oil content and can be used as industrial and pharmaceutical raw materials to extract essential oil, which has high development value. In this study, fresh branches and...

Callitriche species are capable of purifying water, promoting wetland restoration, and providing natural shelters. Moreover, they can be utilized as horticultural plants for landscape greening. However, due to the threats of climate change and enviro...

Common walnut (Juglans regia L.) is a valuable nut crop widely distributed within the temperate climate zone. It has several secondary centers of origin associated with refugia formed during the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum) period, one of which was pre...

Soilless cultivation allows for the exploitation of the benefits of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) without the loss of efficacy observed with soil inoculation. In this study, we investigated the effects of a PGPR consortium on the plant...

Plant cis-regulatory sequences (CRSs) are essential for gene expression and transcriptional regulation in plants. With the rapid development of plant biotechnologies, such as transgenesis and gene editing tools, plant-derived CRSs have gradually repl...

The production of valuable bioactive compounds in the medicinal plant Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (G. glabra) would benefit from biotechnological approaches for the cultivation and induction of metabolite-producing hairy roots. Germination trials were test...

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia L.), as a popular ornamental plant, holds significant importance in residents’ daily lives by supporting ecosystem services, enhancing urban aesthetics, and even impacting biological health. There are notable variati...

Hylomecon japonica (Thunb.) Prantl et Kundig is a plant whose root and rhizome belong to the genus Hylomecon within the Papaveraceae family. It has a long medicinal history and has been traditionally used to treat various conditions, including wind&n...

In this study, we analyzed the nutritional components and antioxidant capacity of 17 leaf mustard cultivars, including 13 cultivars from Leshan, 2 from Ya’an, and 2 from Yibin. Significant variations were observed among the cultivars in terms o...

Liquid vermicompost (LVC) is one of the organic ingredients for improving plant growth. This study aims to investigate the impact of the application of LVC coating formulations in distinct ratios on seeding emergence, seedling growth parameters, and...