Horticultural and Floricultural Crops
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
The Horticultural and Floricultural Crops section publishes original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, and methodology articles related to horticultural crops under open-field and protected cultivation, including vegetables, fruit trees, vines, ornamental shrubs and trees, flowers, and aromatic and medicinal plants in preharvest and postharvest stages in the life of horticultural and floricultural products. We want to elucidate how crop performance and the quality of horticultural commodities are affected by genetic materials, environmental conditions, production techniques, and postharvest factors. Elucidating the effective mechanisms modulated by these factors is pivotal for attaining sustainable improvement of productivity and product quality of horticultural and floricultural crops. We welcome high-class submissions related to the above-mentioned topics, which may include basic and applied studies.
Accordingly, the section “Horticultural and Floricultural Crops” is interested in:
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Mini-review articles
- Perspective articles
- Opinion articles
- Methods and not methodology articles
- Commentaries
- Communication articles or brief research articles
In particular, “Horticultural and Floricultural Crops” welcomes contributions by early career researchers and propositions for research topics and Special Issues on a single, particular theme in the field of horticultural and floricultural crops.
Keywords
bedding plants, bioactive compounds, beneficial microorganisms, cut flowers, eustress, floriculture, hydroponics and aquaponics, fruit quality, grafting and rootstock-scion relations in fruit trees and vegetables, greenhouse microclimate, greenhouse production, light emitting diodes, microgreens, nursery management, molecular biology and biotechnology of horticultural and floricultural crops, organic farming, plant biostimulants, plant nutrition, plant tissue culture, pome fruits postharvest physiology, propagation, seed treatment and germination, sprouts, stone fruits, substrate-specific soilless production of vegetables and ornamentals, vegetable quality, vegetable production, viticulture, urban horticulture.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Progress in Horticultural Crops - from Genotype to Phenotype (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Physiological Performance of Tree and Fruit Crops under Abiotic Stresses (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Fruit Growing: Production Practices and Post-Harvest Management (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Sustainability Trends in Using Fruit and Vegetable By-Products and Bio-Residues (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Advances in Tea Agronomy: From Yield to Quality — Volume II (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Viticulture Economic and Ecological Benefit (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Monilinia on Stone Fruit Species (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Recent Insights in Physiology of Tree Fruit Production (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Agricultural Systems for Peach Production (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Climate and Meteorological Factors on Horticulture Cultivars: From Phenology to Morphological Physiology (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Cultivation, Chemistry and Promising Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Effects of Modern Agricultural Management Practices on the Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Horticultural and Fruit Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Innovations for Sustainable Crop Production in the Mediterranean Region (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Effect of Cultivation Techniques on Fruit Quality and Nutritional Value—Series II (Deadline: 1 January 2024)
- It Runs in the Family: The Importance of the Lamiaceae Family Species (Deadline: 25 January 2024)
- Detection and Control of Diseases and Pests in Fruits (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Biostimulants in Plant Growth Promotion and Stress Protection in Crops (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Small Fruit Physiology, Production Systems and Management (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Progress in Viticulture (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Horticultural Management Technology Innovation to Improve Berry Quality (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Light Requirements of Agricultural Crops (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Innovative and Sustainable Agronomic Configurations to Enhance Vegetable and Ornamental Crop Performances (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Research Progress and Application Prospect of Medicinal Plants—Volume II (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Edible Plant Cultivation (Deadline: 1 September 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: