Advances in Floriculture: Breeding, Biodiversity and Innovative Production
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Systems and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 305
Special Issue Editors
Interests: horticulture; chrysanthemums; ornamentals breeding; plant in vitro culture; plant physiology; LEDs in horticulture; biotechnology; vertical farming
Interests: horticulture; floriculture; plant breeding; plant tissue culture; plant genetics; plant biotechnology
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Interests: ornamental plants; micropropagation; cryopreservation; plants quality assessment; therapeutic horticulture; landscape plant utilization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Floriculture constitutes an important branch of horticulture and a significant sector of modern agriculture. Although ornamental plants are not products of primary necessity and are often regarded as luxury goods, their importance extends far beyond aesthetic value. Ornamentals enhance human quality of life by improving mood, mental well-being, and overall psychological condition, and they play a key role in shaping both private and public spaces. They fulfill a symbolic function, expressing emotions such as love, gratitude, joy, and sympathy. It is worth emphasizing that ornamental plants are not only attractive but also represent an important part of the horticultural industry market. Therefore, they are of interest to commercial nurseries, breeding companies, and professional growers.
The floriculture sector encompasses a huge range of offers, including potted and cut flowers as well as plants intended for gardens, landscapes, and urban green areas. This biodiversity refers to both biological forms and functional traits—from annuals and perennials to ornamental trees and shrubs, through flowering plants and foliage ornamentals.
In recent years, ornamental plant breeding has developed dynamically, employing both classical methods based on cross-breeding, and selection and modern biotechnological tools involving tissue culture techniques, marker-assisted breeding, genome editing, and relevant approaches. Significant advances have been made in cultivation technologies under controlled greenhouse conditions and in open field production, phenotyping methods, extension of postharvest longevity of cut flowers, and implementation of sustainable production practices. These include the elaboration of novel substrates, strategies to enhance plant tolerance and protection related to abiotic and biotic stresses, and optimized fertilization methods.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest scientific achievements in the fields of production, breeding, conservation, and commercialization of ornamental plants. We invite submissions of original articles and reviews covering all aspects of ornamental plant research.
Dr. Natalia Miler
Prof. Dr. Kiril Bahcevandziev
Dr. Bożena Szewczyk-Taranek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- floriculture
- horticulture
- biodiversity
- breeding
- production
- biotechnology
- marketing
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