Horticulturae, Volume 11, Issue 12

Seed germination of celery (Apium graveolens L.) is notoriously slow and asynchronous, which severely constrains uniform seedling establishment and crop yield. Seed priming is an effective technique to improve germination, and acidic electrolyzed wat...

The conservation and characterisation of traditional apple cultivars are essential for safeguarding agrobiodiversity and supporting regional economies. Reineta de Fontanelas, a long-established cultivar from the Saloia region of Sintra, Portugal, rem...

Rising temperatures are among the most predictable outcomes of climate change, and cacti are particularly vulnerable at the germination stage. We tested seeds of ten Cuban Leptocereus species from coastal and inland habitats under five temperature re...

Watercore disease, a physiological disorder in pineapple (Ananas comosus), manifests during late fruit development. Affected fruits develop water-soaked flesh and reduced storability. (1) Background: To explore underlying molecular mechanisms, compar...

In the conventional agricultural production process, the harvesting of mature fruits is frequently dependent on the observation and labor of workers, a process that is often time-consuming and labor-intensive. This study proposes an enhanced YOLOv7 d...

Cold resistance is an important characteristic of sustainable development in the grape industry. The intraspecific recurrent selection in the Vitis vinifera (V. vinifera) method uses high-quality varieties as breeding materials and the substitution a...

Tree fruit and nut crops are a critical component of the global economy, producing at least 400 million tonnes of produce in 2022 and nourishing a growing population of approximately 8 billion humans every year. Improved cultivars and growing practic...

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have garnered increasing attention in agriculture due to their potential to enhance plant growth and nutrient use. This research investigates the concentration-dependent effects of ZnO NPs on young crabapple (Malus...

Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. (Fabaceae) is used in Cuba in soils dedicated to coffee cultivation, contributing to soil nutrition and crop productivity. However, no rhizobial isolates are currently available for inoculating this legume in Chromic Eut...