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Horticulturae, Volume 8, Issue 10

2022 October - 127 articles

Cover Story: Dahlias have become popular cut flowers, but the vase life of cut dahlia flowers is short. The petal senescence is divided into petal wilting, withering, and abscission. The pulse treatment with silver thiosulfate complex (STS) followed by continuous treatment with GLA, which consisted of glucose, isothiazolinone germicide, and aluminum sulfate, extends the vase life of cut dahlias, irrespective of the senescence types. The background photograph shows the dahlia production greenhouse, and the foreground photographs show the effect of STS and GLA on the vase life of cut dahlia ‘Micchan’. STS delays the wilting of outer petals (left), whereas GLA promotes the growth of inner petals (right). View this paper
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Articles (127)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,491 Views
15 Pages

Under a water scarcity situation, it is expected to manage water more efficiently. This study aims to evaluate the effect of treated grey water (from laundry and tableware), pre-treated through a wetland mini-reactor with a horizontal underground flo...

(This article belongs to the Topic Innovation and Solution for Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,471 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Exogenous Calcium on the Heat Tolerance in Rosa hybrida ‘Carolla’

  • Han Wang,
  • Yuxiao Shen,
  • Kaixuan Wang,
  • Songlin He and ,
  • Wan-Soon Kim,
  • Wenqian Shang,
  • Zheng Wang and
  • Liyun Shi
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

This study was designed to investigate the effects of exogenous calcium on the tolerance of Rosa hybrida ‘Carolla’ to high-temperature and the physiological mechanisms underlying this response. Leaves of ‘Carolla’ grown under...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biostimulants and Plant Elicitors to Mitigate the Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,675 Views
10 Pages

In this paper, the potential of a Maillard reaction-based time–temperature indicator (TTI) as a device for the visualization of shelf life was evaluated by comparing the quality variations of cold-stored strawberries and the color changes of Ma...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,749 Views
15 Pages

Phenotypic and Chemotypic Relations among Local Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall Landrace Collection

  • Nuttacha Eva Onsa,
  • Shashanka K. Prasad,
  • Thanongsak Chaiyaso,
  • Chompunut Lumsangkul and
  • Sarana Rose Sommano

The relationship between the phenotypic and chemical composition of local Andrographis paniculata was evaluated in this study. Five seed collections were sourced from different regions of Thailand, namely Kamphaeng Saen (KS), Udon Thani (UT), Chiang...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,116 Views
14 Pages

A Comparison of IPM and Organic Farming Systems Based on the Efficiency of Oophagous Predation on the Olive Moth (Prays oleae Bernard) in Olive Groves of Southern Iberia

  • José Alfonso Gómez-Guzmán,
  • José M. Herrera,
  • Vanesa Rivera,
  • Sílvia Barreiro and ,
  • José Muñoz-Rojas,
  • Roberto García-Ruiz and
  • Ramón González-Ruiz
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

The olive moth, Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788) (Lep., Praydidae), is one of the most common insect pests affecting the olives groves of the Mediterranean basin. Current farming practices are largely oriented to optimize the effectiveness of beneficial i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated Pest Management in Horticulture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,284 Views
24 Pages

Fragaria orientalis is the most distributed wild strawberry in the North Asia, and it is consumed in large quantities by the local population. However, poor knowledge of the chemical composition, metabolic profiles, and bioactivity leads to the insuf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity in Fruits and Vegetables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,392 Views
13 Pages

In Saudi Arabia, the tomato is susceptible to a wide range of insect pests that could destroy this valuable vegetable crop, cause yield losses, and affect fruit quality and quantity. Insecticides are widely applied to protect tomatoes and control pes...

(This article belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,849 Views
11 Pages

In Vitro Floral Emergence and Improved Formation of Saffron Daughter Corms

  • Yaser Hassan Dewir,
  • Abdulla Alsadon,
  • Ahmed Ali Al-Aizari and
  • Mohaidib Al-Mohidib

In vitro cormogenesis is a potential tool for improving saffron production under controlled conditions. In this study, the effects of explant type, culture type, and medium supplements on saffron daughter corm formation in vitro were assessed. Saffro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The State-of-the-Art Propagation and Breeding Techniques for Horticulture Crops)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,498 Views
16 Pages

Seed Silhouettes as Geometric Objects: New Applications of Elliptic Fourier Transform to Seed Morphology

  • Emilio Cervantes,
  • José Luis Rodríguez-Lorenzo,
  • Diego Gutiérrez del Pozo,
  • José Javier Martín-Gómez and ,
  • Bohuslav Janousek,
  • Ángel Tocino and
  • Ana Juan
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Historically, little attention has been paid to the resemblance between seed silhouettes to geometric figures. Cardioid and derivatives, ellipses, heart curves, lemniscates, lenses, lunes, ovals, superellipses, waterdrops, and other figures can be us...

(This article belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,479 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Biostimulant Application on Plant Growth, Chlorophylls and Hydrophilic Antioxidant Activity of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown under Saline Stress

  • Christophe El-Nakhel,
  • Eugenio Cozzolino,
  • Lucia Ottaiano,
  • Spyridon A. Petropoulos and ,
  • Sabrina Nocerino,
  • Maria Eleonora Pelosi,
  • Youssef Rouphael,
  • Mauro Mori and
  • Ida Di Mola
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Irrigated agricultural lands are prone to salinity problems which may imperil horticultural crops by reducing growth, yield and even qualitative traits. Eco-friendly approaches such as biostimulant application and in particular protein hydrolysates f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biostimulants and Plant Elicitors to Mitigate the Effect of Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,082 Views
9 Pages

Research on the Use of Thermal Imaging as a Method for Detecting Fungal Growth in Apples

  • Edyta Lipińska,
  • Katarzyna Pobiega,
  • Kamil Piwowarek and
  • Stanisław Błażejak

This study assesses whether thermal imaging can be utilized for detecting and monitoring the level of plant product contamination with apples used as an example. The growth of Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea, and Rhizopus stolonifer on apples...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Storage and Quality Management of Horticultural Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,164 Views
14 Pages

With increasing nitrogen application in soil, the problem of nitrate accumulation in soil and vegetable bodies has become increasingly serious. In this study, Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) Strain11 was isolated and studied for its effects in combin...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,178 Views
15 Pages

Insecticidal Activity against Myzus persicae of Terpinyl Acetate and Bornyl Acetate in Thuja occidentalis Essential Oil

  • Hyun-Jin Song,
  • Seong-Hyeon Yong,
  • Hak-Gon Kim,
  • Do-Hyun Kim and ,
  • Kwan-Been Park,
  • Keum-Chul Shin and
  • Myung-Suk Choi
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Essential oils have insecticidal activity against several insects and are composed of numerous compounds. This study investigated the insecticidal effects of the Thuja occidentalis L. (Cupressaceae) essential oil, terpinyl acetate, and bornyl acetate...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,942 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) chalcone synthase (CHS) Genes in Response to Light

  • Haofeng Hu,
  • Bin Shi,
  • Wencan Zhu,
  • Bin Zheng and ,
  • Kaibing Zhou,
  • Minjie Qian and
  • Hongxia Wu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Light is one the most important environmental factors regulating the accumulation of specific metabolites in plants, such as flavonoid. Chalcone synthase (CHS) is the key rate-limiting enzyme of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway, while little is kno...

(This article belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,500 Views
17 Pages

Metabolomics Data Revealed Metabolite Changes during Endocarp Lignification in Kernel-Using Apricot

  • Qiuping Zhang,
  • Xiaoxue Ma,
  • Weisheng Liu,
  • Ning Liu and ,
  • Yuping Zhang,
  • Ming Xu,
  • Shuo Liu,
  • Yujun Zhang,
  • Haijuan Zhao and
  • Jiacheng Liu
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

To understand the metabolite dynamics and genetic regulatory mechanism of apricot shell, a typical endocarp, before and after lignification are unknown, we investigated the metabolite differences of the endocarp of ‘Youyi,’ a popular kern...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Understanding Aspects of Plant Development in Horticultural Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,236 Views
14 Pages

Yield, Antioxidant Activity and Total Polyphenol Content of Okra Fruits Grown in Slovak Republic

  • Júlia Fabianová,
  • Miroslav Šlosár,
  • Tomáš Kopta,
  • Andrea Vargová and ,
  • Mária Timoracká,
  • Ivana Mezeyová and
  • Alena Andrejiová
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Climate change, linked with an increase in temperature, contributes to the possibility growing of non-typical and lesser-known vegetable species in the Slovak Republic, including okra. Seven okra cultivars were tested as part of this study, which foc...

(This article belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,970 Views
15 Pages

The almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb] is normally self-sterile, requiring orchard placement of pollinizer cultivars and insect pollinators. Honeybees are the primary insect pollinators utilized, but climate change and the higher frequency of e...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,204 Views
11 Pages

Regrowth Response and Nutritional Composition of Moringa oleifera to Cutting Back in Three Agro-Ecological Zones in South Africa

  • Salmina Mokgehle,
  • Nadia Araya,
  • Motiki Mofokeng,
  • Manaka Makgato and ,
  • Stephen Amoo,
  • Khomotso Maboka,
  • Christian du Plooy and
  • Hintsa Araya
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) is a fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 3 m when left to grow naturally. Cutting-back management can enhance lateral branching, water use efficiency, regrowth, and leaf biomass production. Although M. oleifer...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,386 Views
11 Pages

In Vitro Propagation of Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K. Schneid.

  • Behzad Kaviani,
  • Bahareh Deltalab,
  • Dariusz Kulus,
  • Alicja Tymoszuk and ,
  • Hamideh Bagheri and
  • Taha Azarinejad
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Narrow-leaf firethorn or pyracantha (Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K. Schneid.), from the family Rosaceae, is a species of large and thorny evergreen shrub. In this study, a procedure is presented for efficient axillary shoot multiplication and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue In Vitro Technology and Micropropagated Plants)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,377 Views
14 Pages

Global Methylation Analysis Using MSAP Reveals Differences in Chilling-Associated DNA Methylation Changes during Dormancy Release in Contrasting Sweet Cherry Varieties

  • Gabriela Narváez,
  • Claudia Muñoz-Espinoza,
  • Esteban Soto,
  • Karin Rothkegel and ,
  • Macarena Bastías,
  • José Gutiérrez,
  • Soraya Bravo,
  • Rodrigo Hasbún,
  • Claudio Meneses and
  • Andrea Miyasaka Almeida
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Dormancy is an adaptive strategy developed by temperate perennial crops to protect overwinter tissues from unfavorable environmental conditions. Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), a member of the Rosaceae family, requires chilling to overcome dormancy....

(This article belongs to the Collection Epigenetic Modifications and Breeding Application in Horticultural Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,683 Views
14 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Expression Analysis of the TCP Gene Family in Rose (Rosa chinensis Jacq.)

  • Yi Hou,
  • Chunguo Fan,
  • Jingrui Sun,
  • Yufei Chang and ,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Jingjing Sun,
  • Changquan Wang and
  • Jinyi Liu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Roses have not only high ornamental and economic values but also cultural importance worldwide. As a plant-specific transcription factor gene family, the TCP (TEOSINTE BRANCHED 1, CYCLOIDEA, PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR LAND 2) genes have been indicated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Germplasm Resource Identification and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crop)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,074 Views
13 Pages

New Insights into the Role of Alternating Temperatures and Cyanide in the ROS-Mediated Cardoon Seed Dormancy Termination

  • Giuseppe Diego Puglia,
  • Karina Balestrasse,
  • José Santiago Bustos and
  • Héctor Roberto Huarte

Physiological dormancy in wild cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris) can be terminated by achenes exposure to alternating temperatures, likely with the participation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cyanide is a natural compound that mediates...

(This article belongs to the Collection Seed Dormancy and Germination of Horticultural Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
9,452 Views
12 Pages

The objectives of this study were to model the temporal accumulation of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in field-grown floral hemp in North Carolina and establish harvest timing recommendations to minimize non-compliant crop producti...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,842 Views
15 Pages

A New Promising Plant Defense Stimulator Derived from a By-Product of Agar Extraction from Gelidium sesquipedale

  • Rromir Koçi,
  • Fabrice Dupuy,
  • Salim Lebbar,
  • Vincent Gloaguen and
  • Céline Faugeron Girard

Stimulation of plant defenses by elicitors is an alternative strategy to reduce pesticide use. In this study, we examined the elicitor properties of a by-product of the industrial extraction of agar from the red alga Gelidium sesquipedale. Agar extra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Control Strategies of Plant Pathogens in Horticulture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,005 Views
18 Pages

Chemical Composition and Polyphenol Compounds of Vaccinium floribundum Kunth (Ericaceae) from the Volcano Chimborazo Paramo (Ecuador)

  • Jorge M. Caranqui-Aldaz,
  • Raquel Muelas-Domingo,
  • Francisca Hernández and
  • Rafael Martínez

Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) is considered a “superfruit” due to its antioxidant capacity and possible health benefits. To date, there is no known study that addresses the biochemical characterization of mortiño ber...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fruits Quality and Sensory Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,110 Views
15 Pages

Functional Analysis of Glucose-6-Phosphate Translocator PoGPT1 in Embryogenic Callus Formation of Tree Peony

  • Yinglong Song,
  • Wenqian Shang,
  • Zheng Wang,
  • Songlin He and ,
  • Yuke Sun,
  • Liyun Shi,
  • Yuxiao Shen and
  • Dan He
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Tree peony (Paeonia ostii) is an ornamental flowering plant that is generally recalcitrant to establishment of a mature somatic embryo regeneration system in vitro. Glucose-6-phosphate translocator (GPT) plays an important regulatory role in embryoge...

(This article belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,619 Views
14 Pages

Environmental and Health Factors as Organic Fruit Purchase Drivers and the Mediating Role of Price and Effort

  • Gonzalo Llanos-Herrera,
  • Alejandro Vega-Muñoz,
  • Guido Salazar-Sepúlveda,
  • Nicolás Contreras-Barraza and
  • Miseldra Gil-Marín

This article analyzes the organic fruit consumption behavior associated with environmental and health care. The literature review focused on the relationship between attitudes and perceptions of health care through the organic food consumption, and o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,491 Views
17 Pages

To explore the effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1−MCP) on the storage quality of edible roses, flowers of the edible rose variety ‘Dianhong’ were used as materials to study the effect of post-harvest 1−MCP fumigation (concentra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Postharvest Treatment for Maintaining Quality of Horticultural Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,250 Views
17 Pages

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm and Anti-Insect Activities of Jasminum grandiflorum Essential Oil

  • Lucia Galovičová,
  • Natália Čmiková,
  • Nenad Vukovic,
  • Milena Vukic and ,
  • Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski,
  • Ladislav Bakay and
  • Miroslava Kačániová
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

The essential oil of Jasminum grandiflorum has very good biological activity. The present study aimed to analyze the chemical composition and biological activity of J. grandiflorum. The main constituents of J. grandiflorum essential oil were benzyl a...

(This article belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,336 Views
14 Pages

Volatile Compounds and Antioxidant and Antifungal Activity of Bud and Needle Extracts from Three Populations of Pinus mugo Turra Growing in Romania

  • Diana Ionela (Stegarus) Popescu,
  • Ecaterina Lengyel,
  • Florian George Apostolescu,
  • Liliana Cristina Soare and ,
  • Oana Romina Botoran and
  • Nicoleta Anca Șuțan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Pinus mugo Turra is a shrub-like conifer with multiple healing properties. P. mugo extracts are rich in active ingredients such as volatile compounds, tannin, higher alcohols, vitamins, and minerals. In this study, we identified and quantified the se...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Plants)
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,545 Views
14 Pages

Contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metal leads to a decrease in the crop quality and yield, as well as increases in public health risks. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of soil contamination with lead (Pb) on the growth, ph...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Advances in Plant Stress Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,699 Views
13 Pages

Application of Tea-Specific Fertilizer Combined with Organic Fertilizer Improves Aroma of Green Tea

  • Danjuan Huang,
  • Youping Wang,
  • Xun Chen,
  • Jiong Wu and ,
  • Hongjuan Wang,
  • Rongrong Tan,
  • Long Jiao and
  • Yingxin Mao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The application of organic fertilizer has been one of the most important agricultural practices to increase tea plant productivity. However, a single organic fertilizer alone could not match the nutrient requirements of tea plant. According to the nu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Tea Plant Biology and Tea Quality Regulation)
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  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,555 Views
16 Pages

Yield and Fruit Quality Response of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) to Foliar Spray of Potassium, Calcium and Kaolin

  • Adel M. Al-Saif,
  • Walid F. A. Mosa,
  • Abaidalah A. Saleh,
  • Muhammad Moaaz Ali and ,
  • Lidia Sas-Paszt,
  • Hesham S. Abada and
  • Mahmoud Abdel-Sattar
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

To study the effect of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin (Aluminum silicate) on pomegranate cv. Wonderful, this study was conducted during 2020–2021 to investigate the possibility of minimizing the percentages of sunburn and fruit c...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,226 Views
19 Pages

This study aimed to determine the grafting success and carbohydrate distributions for newly registered foxy grape varieties grafted on different American grapes and grown in humid conditions in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. In the study, ‘Riz...

(This article belongs to the Section Viticulture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,785 Views
14 Pages

The Modified Hydroponic Kit Based on Self-Fertigation System Designed for Remote Areas

  • Sophia Dwiratna,
  • Kharistya Amaru and
  • Muhammad Achirul Nanda

Hydroponics has great potential to improve the sustainability of food supplies in various regions presently and in the future. However, studies on proposed hydroponic technology specifically for remote areas are still very limited, with the majority...

(This article belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,020 Views
22 Pages

Effect of Bacillus methylotrophicus on Tomato Plug Seedling

  • Min Sun,
  • Xiangguang Meng,
  • Tieli Peng and
  • Xiaohui Hu

Tomato production is gradually shifting to modern production, which requires the factorization of tomato seedlings to shorten the seedling cycle and improve the seedling quality. Bacillus methylotrophicus, as a biofertilizer for plant growth-promotin...

(This article belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,090 Views
21 Pages

Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activities of Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter Leaf and Stem-Bark Extracts

  • Oluwatosin Temilade Adu,
  • Yougasphree Naidoo,
  • Johnson Lin,
  • Temitope Samson Adu and ,
  • Venkataramegowda Sivaram,
  • Yaser Hassan Dewir and
  • Antar Nasr El-Banna
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

This study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical components, antioxidant capacity, and antimicrobial effects of Diospyros villosa (L.) De Winter leaves and stem bark. The extracts were obtained using different media (methanol, chloroform, and hexane)....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological Activities of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
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14 Citations
12,990 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of the Contact Toxicity and Physiological Mechanisms of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Shoot Extract and Selected Major Constituent Compounds against Melanaphis sorghi Theobald

  • Xuli Liu,
  • Keyong Xi,
  • Yanhong Wang,
  • Jiawei Ma and ,
  • Xinzheng Huang,
  • Ran Liu,
  • Xiaodong Cai,
  • Yongxing Zhu,
  • Junliang Yin and
  • Yiqing Liu
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Botanical pesticides have gradually become accepted for use in the control of agricultural pests. In order to clarify the active compounds of the ginger (Zingiber officinale) shoot extract (GSE) and its inhibitory effect on the growth of sorghum aphi...

(This article belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)
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  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,711 Views
13 Pages

Chitosan Soaking Improves Seed Germination of Platycodon Grandiflorus and Enhances Its Growth, Photosynthesis, Resistance, Yield, and Quality

  • Hai Liu,
  • Zhihong Zheng,
  • Xue Han,
  • Cheng Zhang and ,
  • Haitao Li and
  • Mingkai Wu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Platycodon grandiflorus is a medical, ornamental, and edible traditional Chinese medicine whose seed germination and plant growth are frequently restricted by dormancy and stresses. In this study, we investigated how chitosan soaking affected seed ge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Seed Germination and Micropropagation of Ornamental Plants)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,826 Views
11 Pages

Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.), a unique traditional flower in China, is famous for its ornamental value, medical use, and edible oil production. Traditional propagation methods, such as sowing, dividing, and grafting do not allow the large-...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancement in Propagation, Breeding, Cultivation and Marketing of Ornamentals)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,811 Views
12 Pages

Nitrogen fertilization is a key practice in agriculture and its effects on yield and quality of most commodity products are widely known. However, the response of seed production to N fertilization, especially with regard to its effects on seed quali...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,146 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Potassium Application on Lilium davidii var. unicolor Growth, Polysaccharide Accumulation, and Metabolism

  • Xiaorong Sha,
  • Ping Zhang,
  • Ying Yang,
  • Hubai Bu and ,
  • Ying Ma and
  • Lei Jin
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Lilium davidii var. unicolor is an important variety of lily with high economic, ornamental, edible, and medicinal values. Up to now, the research on polysaccharide as the main active substance is not vast, especially the effect of potassium on lily...

(This article belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
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  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,729 Views
16 Pages

Phenotyping Olive Cultivars for Drought Tolerance Using Leaf Macro-Characteristics

  • Rachid Razouk,
  • Lahcen Hssaini,
  • Mohamed Alghoum,
  • Atman Adiba and
  • Anas Hamdani

This work investigates the relationships between leaf traits and olive response to water stress through two complementary field experiments in order to screen genotypes for drought tolerance. The first experiment consisted of the phenotyping of 32 ol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Studies in Fruit Trees under Water Stress)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,615 Views
14 Pages

Water deficit is a main abiotic stress limiting the cultivation of many plants including cancer bush (Sutherlandia frutescens L.), which is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat various diseases such as tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes and asthma...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,640 Views
23 Pages

Tomato Landraces May Benefit from Protected Production—Evaluation on Phytochemicals

  • Anna Divéky-Ertsey,
  • Márta Ladányi,
  • Barbara Biró,
  • Mónika Máté and ,
  • Dóra Drexler,
  • Ferenc Tóth,
  • Krisztina Boziné Pullai,
  • Attila Gere,
  • Péter Pusztai and
  • László Csambalik
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Plant genetic resources (PGRs) serving as a wide genetic pool of tomato germplasm can provide a solid base for recent breeding efforts to increase consumer acceptance towards the taste and the phytonutrient properties of novel tomato varieties. Old v...

(This article belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
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  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,997 Views
22 Pages

Edible coatings based on natural sources are a good alternative to protect and increase the shelf-life of the fruits. In this work, active carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based edible coatings enriched with functional ingredients, extracted from spent...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Edible Coating and Films as Promising and Sustainable Packaging Materials for Horticultural Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,973 Views
14 Pages

Sugar content is a primary determinant of taste and quality in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit. Sugar allocation from source to sink is dependent on the activity of plasma membrane sugar transporters and is a critical process in plant development...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genes, Genetics and Breeding of Tomato)
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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,742 Views
21 Pages

Combined Dairy Manure-Food Waste Digestate as a Medium for Pleurotus djamor—Mineral Composition in Substrate and Bioaccumulation of Elements in Fruiting Bodies

  • Agnieszka Jasinska,
  • Raghavendra Prasad,
  • Jolanta Lisiecka,
  • Michal Roszak and ,
  • Ketil Stoknes,
  • Miroslaw Mleczek and
  • Przemyslaw Niedzielski
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

The present investigation aimed to study the utilisation of combined dairy manure-food waste digestate as a substrate (experimental mushroom substrate—EMS) for Pleurotus djamor (strain 2708, Mycelia) cultivation. Considering the lack of scienti...

(This article belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,613 Views
26 Pages

Flowering Phenology of Six Seasonal-Flowering Strawberry Cultivars in a Coordinated European Study

  • Erika Krüger,
  • Tomasz L. Woznicki,
  • Ola M. Heide,
  • Krzysztof Kusnierek and ,
  • Rodmar Rivero,
  • Agnieszka Masny,
  • Iwona Sowik,
  • Bastienne Brauksiepe,
  • Klaus Eimert and
  • Anita Sønsteby
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

The flowering phenology of six genetically distant strawberry cultivars (‘Candonga®’ (ES), ‘Clery’ (IT), ‘Florence’ (UK), ‘Frida’ (NO), ‘Gariguette’ (FR), and ‘Sonata’ (NL))...

(This article belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,080 Views
13 Pages

Genetic Diversity of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) Germplasm Resources in Wuyi Mountain of China Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers

  • Caiguo Liu,
  • Wentao Yu,
  • Chunping Cai,
  • Shijian Huang and ,
  • Huanghua Wu,
  • Zehan Wang,
  • Pan Wang,
  • Yucheng Zheng,
  • Pengjie Wang and
  • Naixing Ye
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Wuyi Mountain in Southeast China is the origin of black tea and oolong tea. It is also considered the ‘treasure trove of tea cultivars’ because of its rich tea germplasm resources. In the present study, the population structure and geneti...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

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