You are currently viewing a new version of our website. To view the old version click .

Horticulturae, Volume 9, Issue 11

November 2023 - 88 articles

Cover Story: To model the onset of sweet cherry blossom, it is necessary to know the cycle of bud development, including the timings of unobservable dormancy phases. This study compares three phenology models (M1–M3); only M3 contains enough physiological insight to outperform the other models. Our results suggest that, for a physiologically based modeling approach, at least the date of endodormancy release (t1), the onset of ontogenetic development (t1*), and the bud abscisic acid (ABA) content during ecodormancy (t1–t1*) should be known. The study highlights the time-dependent inhibition of bud development by ABA during ecodormancy. Thus, simple inverse modeling approaches, such as M1, are not able to capture the ecodormancy phase and carry the risk of incorrect parameter estimation, which may lead to erroneous conclusions about the cultivation of fruit varieties due to climate change. View this paper
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (88)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,225 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Drying Post-Harvest on the Nutritional Compounds of Edible Flowers

  • Jean Santos Machado,
  • Ylenia Pieracci,
  • Giulia Carmassi,
  • Barbara Ruffoni,
  • Andrea Copetta and
  • Laura Pistelli

The post-harvest techniques are the most critical point to ensure the quality of edible flowers (EFs) and to keep the bioactive metabolites available for human nutrition. The different species of EFs also represent a problem in improving their consum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,074 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Sunn Hemp Biomass Incorporation on Organic Strawberry Production

  • Yurui Xie,
  • Zachary E. Black,
  • Nan Xu,
  • Jeffrey K. Brecht,
  • Dustin M. Huff and
  • Xin Zhao

Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.), a warm season leguminous cover crop, is commonly used in rotation with organic strawberry production in Florida’s subtropical environment. This study was conducted to explore the impacts of sunn hemp on growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,062 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Nitric Oxide on Browning of Stem Tip Explants of Malus sieversii

  • Chen Yang,
  • Jiangfei Liu,
  • Xin Qin,
  • Yangbo Liu,
  • Mengyi Sui,
  • Yawen Zhang,
  • Yanli Hu,
  • Yunfei Mao and
  • Xiang Shen

Browning is a major problem in the tissue culture of woody plants. Previous studies have shown that nitric oxide (NO) plays a role in regulating plant responses to stress, but its effect on browning in the tissue culture of Malus remains unclear. Thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,667 Views
10 Pages

The Variability of Proximate Composition, Sugars, and Vitamin C in Natural, Organic, and Biodynamic, and Fermented Leaves of Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub (Onagraceae))

  • Marius Lasinskas,
  • Elvyra Jariene,
  • Nijole Vaitkeviciene,
  • Jurgita Kulaitiene,
  • Sonata Trumbeckaite,
  • Aloyzas Velicka and
  • Ewelina Hallmann

Functional foods and herbs are becoming more and more popular as a way to improve health and at the same time improve diet. One of these plants is fireweed, which is abundant in fibers, proteins, and vitamin C in addition to polyphenols and carotenoi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,050 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Organic Additives on the Micropropagation of Asparagus officinalis

  • Preekamol Klanrit,
  • Khanittha Lila,
  • Paramaporn Netsawang,
  • Phakamas Siangsanor,
  • Pornthap Thanonkeo and
  • Sudarat Thanonkeo

In vitro propagation is one of the most promising techniques for the large-scale clonal propagation of Asparagus officinalis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of organic additives, including coconut water (CW), banana homogenate (B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,078 Views
16 Pages

Physiological and Molecular Responses of Camellia oleifera Seedlings to Varied Nitrogen Sources

  • Rui Wang,
  • Zhilong He,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Zhen Zhang,
  • Xiangnan Wang and
  • Yongzhong Chen

Camellia oleifera Abel. is a unique woody edible oil tree species in China mainly distributed in red soil areas. Nitrogen is one of the important growth-limiting factors for C. oleifera, and the nitrogen form has a vital impact on the growth and deve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,009 Views
19 Pages

Differences in Physiological Characteristics of Green Prickly Ash Germplasm Resources in Response to Low-Temperature Stress

  • Lin Shi,
  • Xixi Dong,
  • Hao Fu,
  • Xingying Chai,
  • Shuqin Bao,
  • Yun Ren,
  • Kai Hu,
  • Qiang Li and
  • Zexiong Chen

In this study, we investigated the physiological response to low-temperature stress and comprehensively evaluated the cold resistance of green prickly ash germplasms. One-year-old branches of 23 green prickly ash varieties were used as experimental m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,628 Views
13 Pages

Establishment of an Efficient In Vitro Propagation Protocol for Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ruderalis Janish

  • Giuseppe N. Basile,
  • Luigi Tedone,
  • Cataldo Pulvento,
  • Giuseppe De Mastro and
  • Claudia Ruta

Cannabis sativa L., subsp. ruderalis Janish., ‘Finola’ is a dioecious cultivar of Finnish origin. This cultivar is very interesting because its cultivation cycle lasts less than 3 months. The aim of this study was to define an efficient m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,533 Views
18 Pages

Piquin pepper fruits, a semi-domesticated wild pepper species highly valued in Mexico, currently face the threat of unsustainable harvesting practices that endanger the species. For this reason, it is necessary to establish sustainable agricultural p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,375 Views
14 Pages

Since the agriculture sector, such as Italian grapevine production, exert a pressure on the environment to some extent, this research aims to evaluate the environmental impacts and estimate the societal costs of four current grapevine production syst...

of 9

Get Alerted

Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.

XFacebookLinkedIn
Horticulturae - ISSN 2311-7524