Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops
A section of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).
Section Information
The Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops Section publishes original manuscripts of diverse types related to all aspects of the production of medicinal and aromatic plants and specialty crops. The full supply chain from crop development to postharvest handling and processing for botanical, herbal, supplement, and cosmetic products will be considered. The Section covers research on traditional or innovative production techniques, domestication and propagation techniques, crop management, plant physiology and phytochemistry, mechanization and automation, postharvest storage and processing, and extraction techniques, all aimed at meeting the quality and safety demands of the supply chain.
We welcome high quality submissions related to specialty crops, which may include basic and applied studies. Full experimental and methodological details must be provided for research articles.
In particular, Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops welcomes contributions by early career researchers and propositions for research topics. In addition, we invite senior scientists to initiate and serve as Guest Editors of new Special Issues on a single and particular theme in medicinal and aromatic plants, herbs and botanicals, mushrooms, microgreens and sprouts, and edible and herbal flowers, as well as in food, feed, and ornamental specialty crops.
Keywords
- cropping systems
- agronomy
- sustainability
- product quality
- cultivation advances
- processing techniques
- bioactive compounds
- nutraceuticals
- botanicals
- herbs
- spices
- cosmetics
- dyes
- supplements
- culinary herbs
- edible mushrooms
- edible flowers
- edible plants
- specialty crops
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Omics Era in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Towards a New Age of Agriculture and Sustainability (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Breeding, Cultivation, and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Tea Tree: Cultivation, Breeding and Their Processing Innovation (Deadline: 16 May 2025)
- Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to Improve the Sustainability of Horticultural Ecosystems (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Novel Insights into the Phenology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Morchella: Innovative Mushrooms from Forests to Farms, Then to Our Tables (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
