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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
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Articles (88)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,690 Views
12 Pages

Cap color is one of the most crucial commercial traits for oyster mushrooms, and dark-colored varieties are highly favored by consumers, yet they are relatively scarce on the market. There is an urgent need for the selection and breeding of dark oyst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,912 Views
14 Pages

Improves the Resilience of Cucumber Seedlings under High-Light Stress through End-of-Day Addition of a Low Intensity of a Single Light Quality

  • Xue Li,
  • Shiwen Zhao,
  • Chun Qiu,
  • Qianqian Cao,
  • Peng Xu,
  • Guanzhi Zhang,
  • Yongjun Wu and
  • Zhenchao Yang

In order to investigate whether an end-of-day (EOD) addition of a single light quality could help alleviate high-light stress in a cucumber, cucumber seedlings were subjected to a 9 d period of high-light stress (light intensity was 1300 ± 50...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,648 Views
14 Pages

The sepal color of Fuchsia hybrida is colorful instead of green and usually varies from the petal colors, which greatly increases its ornamental value and attract customers’ preference. However, the potential molecular mechanism underlying the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,485 Views
14 Pages

Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Research on the Apple Auto-Orientation Based on Flexible Roller

  • Tongyun Luo,
  • Jianguo Zhou,
  • Shuo Zhang,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Guangrui Hu and
  • Adilet Sugirbay

After automatic in-field picking, apple stem shortening requires fixing the apple position and maintaining a relatively stable posture, which puts high demands on the automatic apple-orienting structure. In this paper, a novel dual roller compact app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,802 Views
18 Pages

Effect of the Ozone Application in the Nutrient Solution and the Yield and Oxidative Stress of Hydroponic Baby Red Chard

  • Alejandra Machuca Vargas,
  • Ana Cecilia Silveira Gómez,
  • Cristian Hernández-Adasme and
  • Víctor Hugo Escalona Contreras

Novel ozone (O3) sanitizing treatments can be used to decrease the microbial load during cultivation, but they would affect the composition of the nutrient solution. Variations in the nutrient composition decrease crop yields, especially if a strong...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,092 Views
17 Pages

Establishment and Optimization of Flavonoid Extraction and Detection System for Hemerocallis

  • Jie Su,
  • Mengyue Jing,
  • Lijuan Zhang,
  • Chenzhi Liu,
  • Niping Xue,
  • Wenjing Yang,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Feifan Hou,
  • Xiaomin Zhang and
  • Yanfang Wang
  • + 2 authors

Hemerocallis is a characteristic vegetable with outstanding edible and medicinal value. Flavonoids are important bioactive components of Hemerocallis. To improve the extraction efficiency and detection accuracy of flavonoids from Hemerocallis, we est...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,500 Views
22 Pages

Variability in Chemical Profile and Bioactivities of the Flesh of Greek Pumpkin Landraces

  • Maria G. Leichtweis,
  • Adriana K. Molina,
  • Maria Inês Dias,
  • Ricardo C. Calhelha,
  • Tânia C. S. P. Pires,
  • Ourania Pavli,
  • M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira,
  • Spyridon A. Petropoulos,
  • Lillian Barros and
  • Carla Pereira

The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical profile of the flesh and yield parameters of Greek pumpkin genotypes, including nine local landraces and two commercially available cultivars, focusing on valorizing the genetic pool of Cucurbita sp....

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,062 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Selenium, Titanium, and Silicon Nanoparticles on the Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality of Mango under Drought Conditions

  • Khalid F. Almutairi,
  • Krzysztof Górnik,
  • Rehab M. Awad,
  • Ahmed Ayoub,
  • Hesham S. Abada and
  • Walid F. A. Mosa

Weather fluctuations significantly affect the growth and production of orchard crops such as mango, leading to a substantial decrease in tree growth, flowering rate, yield, and fruit quality. One of these weather factors is drought, which negatively...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,124 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Zeolite and Deficit Irrigation on Sweet Pepper Growth

  • Donato Castronuovo,
  • Antonio Satriani,
  • Anna Rita Rivelli,
  • Alessandro Comegna,
  • Claudia Belviso,
  • Antonio Coppola,
  • Simone Di Prima,
  • Francesco Cavalcante and
  • Stella Lovelli

The use of zeolites in agriculture as a soil conditioner is becoming an important field of research in crop growth. To study the effect of synthetic zeolites and deficit irrigation on sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivation, an experiment was c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
27,812 Views
47 Pages

Technological Trends and Engineering Issues on Vertical Farms: A Review

  • Md Shaha Nur Kabir,
  • Md Nasim Reza,
  • Milon Chowdhury,
  • Mohammod Ali,
  • Samsuzzaman,
  • Md Razob Ali,
  • Ka Young Lee and
  • Sun-Ok Chung

Vertical farming has emerged as a promising solution to cope with increasing food demand, urbanization pressure, and limited resources and to ensure sustainable year-round urban agriculture. The aim of this review was to investigate the evolving tech...

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