Precise Management of Crop Growth Environment in Agricultural Greenhouses
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Precision and Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental control; precision horticulture; crop phenotyping; smart greenhouse; postharvest quality
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern greenhouse production systems aim to achieve multiple objectives, including high yield, consistent quality, year-round supply, and enhanced nutritional or functional components of crops. Achieving these goals requires precise and integrated management of the crop growth environment across the entire production chain, from breeding and seedling production to cultivation, environmental control, and postharvest handling.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances and innovative approaches in the precise management of crop growth environments in agricultural greenhouses. Topics include, but are not limited to, environmental sensing and control technologies, crop phenotyping and modeling, energy-efficient climate regulation, light and nutrient management, stress mitigation, and postharvest quality preservation. Studies addressing data-driven decision making, artificial intelligence, automation, and smart greenhouse systems are particularly encouraged.
By bringing together interdisciplinary research from plant science, horticulture, agricultural engineering, and information technology, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of strategies that improve productivity, quality, and sustainability in greenhouse crop production systems. Both fundamental studies and applied research with practical implications are welcome.
Dr. Tiejun Zhao
Dr. Yiting Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- greenhouse cultivation
- environmental control
- precision horticulture
- crop phenotyping
- smart greenhouse
- light and nutrient management
- energy efficiency
- postharvest quality
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