Organic Management Approaches and Practices to Support Sustainable Horticultural and Fruit Plants Production

Dear Colleagues,

The challenges that we are facing in modern agriculture are how to increase the sustainability of agricultural production under the effects of climate change mitigation. Agricultural activities including cultivation, production, distribution, storage, and consumption of agricultural products directly influence the quality of natural resources and human life. Hence, the production of horticultural and fruit plants with environmentally friendly and organic farming approaches is important for social, environmental, and economic sustainability. To achieve these goals, the introduction of innovative and organic management practices can help farmers to reduce chemical inputs, decrease pollution, increase soil and water quality, and improve biodiversity.

The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the scientific knowledge on the effectiveness of organic management approaches and practices for the sustainable production of horticultural and fruit plants. We encourage the submission of manuscripts focused on organic farming systems for growing fruit crops, smart farming systems for growing fruit crops, crop cultivation under organic management approaches and practices, sustainable agricultural practices of horticultural and fruit crops, cultivation techniques and fruit quality, eco-friendly cultivation and production of fruit crops, controlled environmental conditions and treatments on the development and quality of fruit crops, and research on plant nutrition and antioxidant metabolism of fruit crop production.

Dr. Nay Myo Win
Prof. Dr. Inkyu Kang
Guest Editors

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