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It is our great honor to present these highly accessed papers published by Horticulturae (ISSN: 2311-7524) in 2023 in Section “Propagation and Seeds”. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding individuals and teams whose work inspires fellow researchers and profoundly influences the field of horticulture science. We invite you to read these outstanding works listed below.

1. “Morphogenesis Changes in Protocorm Development during Symbiotic Seed Germination of Dendrobium chrysotoxum (Orchidaceae) with Its Mycobiont, Tulasnella sp.”
by Xinzhen Gao, Yu Wang, Die Deng, Yinling Luo, Shicheng Shao and Yan Luo
Horticulturae 2023, 9(5), 531; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9050531
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/5/531

2. “Standardization of an In Vitro Seed Germination Protocol Compared to Acid Scarification and Cold Stratification Methods for Different Raspberry Genotypes”
by Valeria Pergolotti, Micol Marcellini, Elida Contreras, Bruno Mezzetti, Marina Gambardella, Franco Capocasa and Silvia Sabbadini
Horticulturae 2023, 9(2), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020153
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/153

3. “Investigation of the Effects of the Explant Type and Different Plant Growth Regulators on Micropropagation of Five Mediterranean Salvia spp. Native to Greece”
by Maria Papafotiou, Georgia Vlachou and Aikaterini N. Martini
Horticulturae 2023, 9(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/1/96

4. “In Vitro Long-Term Cultures of Papaya (Carica papaya L. cv. Solo)”
by Carlos López Encina, Manuel Lopez Granero and José Javier Regalado
Horticulturae 2023, 9(6), 671; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9060671
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/6/671

5. “Effects of Different Growth Hormones on Rooting and Endogenous Hormone Content of Two Morus alba L. Cuttings”
by Hanlei Chen, Youzhen Lei, Jiajia Sun, Mingyue Ma, Peng Deng, Jie’e Quan and Huitao Bi
Horticulturae 2023, 9(5), 552; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9050552
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/5/552

6. “Large-Scale In Vitro Propagation and Ex Vitro Adaptation of the Endangered Medicinal Plant Eryngium maritimum L.”
by Ieva Mežaka, Dace Kļaviņa, Laura Kaļāne and Arta Kronberga
Horticulturae 2023, 9(2), 271; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020271
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/271

7. “Effect of Seaweed-Based Biostimulants on Growth and Development of Hydrangea paniculata under Continuous or Periodic Drought Stress”
by Paulien De Clercq, Els Pauwels, Seppe Top, Kathy Steppe and Marie-Christine Van Labeke
Horticulturae 2023, 9(4), 509; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9040509
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/4/509

8. “In Vitro Micropropagation of Commercial Ginseng Cultivars (Panax ginseng Meyer) via Somatic Embryogenesis Compared to Traditional Seed Production”
by Jung-Woo Lee, Nayeong Kwon, Jang-Uk Kim, Kyong-Hwan Bang, Sung Min Jung, Sung Woo Lee, Dong-Hwi Kim, Ick-Hyun Jo and Young-Doo Park
Horticulturae 2023, 9(4), 435; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9040435
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/4/435

9. “Growth and Productivity of Sweet Cherry Varieties on Hungarian Clonal Prunus mahaleb (L.) Rootstocks”
by Károly Hrotkó, Krisztina Németh-Csigai, Lajos Magyar and Gitta Ficzek
Horticulturae 2023, 9(2), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/198

10. “In Vitro Propagation of Three Populations of the Endangered, Greek Endemic Cerastium candidissimum and Short-Term Storability of Alginate-Encapsulated Shoot Explants for Exploitation and Conservation”
by Konstantinos Bertsouklis and Stella Tsopela
Horticulturae 2023, 9(2), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/273

11. “An Economic Method to Identify Cultivars and Elite Lines in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) for Small Seed Companies and Independent Breeders”
by Huiyeon Hong, Junho Lee and Wonbyoung Chae
Horticulturae 2023, 9(2), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9020140
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/2/140

12. “High Frequency Direct Organogenesis in Five Romanian Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Cultivars”
by Adela Halmagyi, Ana Coste, Constantin Deliu and Ioan Băcilă
Horticulturae 2023, 9(3), 411; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9030411
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/3/411

13. “The Use of Wheat Starch as Gelling Agent for In Vitro Proliferation of Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L.) Cultivars and the Evaluation of Genetic Fidelity after Repeated Subcultures”
by Doina Clapa, Monica Hârța, Katalin Szabo, Bernadette-Emőke Teleky and Doru Pamfil
Horticulturae 2023, 9(8), 902; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9080902
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/8/902