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Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha

and Ricardo Henrique De Lima Leite

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2856 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; packaging; food technology; postharvest biology; postharvest technology; food chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Postharvest Quality Characteristics and Storage Life of Horticultural Products

edited by Mingyi Yang, Xiaobo Wei, Yanpei Chen and Lei Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; postharvest storage; quality regulation; molecular mechanism; packaging materials; technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Responses to Abiotic Stresses in Horticultural Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Susana González-Morales

Fabián Pérez Labrada

, Yolanda González-García and

Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8395 | Submission Open

Keywords: defense system; salinity; drought; heat stress; cold stress; metals toxicity; nutrient stress; soil health; soil quality; biostimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

A Decade of Research on Vegetable Crops: From Omics to Biotechnology

edited by

Xiaoming Song

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; bioinformatics; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Germplasm and Breeding Innovations in Cucurbitaceous Crops

edited by

Huasen Wang

and Li Miao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4675 | Submission Open

Keywords: cucurbitaceous crops; germplasm; breeding; evolutionary relationships; functional gene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Horticulture Production

edited by

Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro

Alessandra Carrubba

and

Jiri Gruz

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3167 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant science; plant breeding; in vitro culture; plant physiology; plant biotechnology; phytochemistry; bioactive metabolites; allelochemicals; natural herbicides; phytohormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Quality Control and Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in the Post-Genomic Era

edited by

Huasen Wang

, Yanting Zhao and Na Liu

submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; genome-wide identification; expression analysis; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

New Advances in Nutrient Management for Enhancing the Yield and Quality of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Tongyin Li

, Jun Liu,

Qianwen Zhang

and Shufang Tian

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient management; organic fertilizer; biostimulant; sustainable agriculture; productivity; specialty crop

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Production and Cultivation of Microgreens

edited by Girek Zdenka,

Francesco Di Gioia

and

Suzana Pavlović

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled environment; functional food; hydroponics; lighting control/LED lights; phytonutrients; plant growth media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Water Resource Management in Horticultural Systems

edited by

Sergio Tombesi

Joanna Kocięcka

and

Atilgan Atilgan

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; crop water requirements; drip irrigation; soil and water relationship; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; irrigation and drainage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Postharvest Disease Management in Horticultural Crops: Recent Developments and Insights

edited by

Pedro Ulises Bautista-Rosales

Adriana Guerreiro

, Paola Magallón-Servín and Rosendo Balois-Morales

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest disease management; biological control; biocontrol action mechanisms; antimicrobial compounds; antimicrobial edible coatings; plant– microorganism interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Integrated Pest Management of Fruit Trees and Other Horticultural Crops

edited by

Maria Pobożniak

Sebahat K. Ozman-Sullivan

Gregory Thomas Sullivan

and

Umberto Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20040 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest management practices; insect pests; plant diseases; pest monitoring; beneficial organisms; plant resistance to pest; biodiversity; genotype; varieties; biopesticides; conventional insecticides; crop residues; yield losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Molecular Mechanisms of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation

edited by

Lixiang Miao

and

Xiaobai Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5723 | Submission Open

Keywords: aroma; fruit color; fruit flavor; fruit quality; maturation; organic acid; sugar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

New Insights into Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops

edited by Muhammad Junaid Rao, Mingzheng Duan and

Sajjad Hussain

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2568 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress tolerance; secondary metabolites; environmental stresses; antioxidant activities; crop productivity; molecular insights; field applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Role of RNA Interference (RNAi) Technology in Horticulture

edited by Jonathan Niño-Sánchez and Li-Hung Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA interference (RNAi); double-stranded RNA; small interfering RNA; microRNA; dicer-like proteins; argonaute; spray-induced gene silencing; RNAi-based application; crop improvement; post-harvest handling; pest and disease management; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Circadian Rhythm Regulation of Growth and Development in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Ai-Sheng Xiong

and Hui Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulators; circadian rhythm; circadian clock; horticultural plants; signal transduction; physiological and molecular processes; fruit ripening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Biotechnological Approaches and Technology Processes Used in the Agro-Industry to Create Value-Added Products

edited by

Maria Dolores Muy-Rangel

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-vegetable; processing; quality; technology; value added; new products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Enhancing Plant Quality and Sustainability in Aquaponics Systems

edited by

Genaro Soto-Zarazua

Priscila Flores-Aguilar

and

Amanda Kim Rico-Chávez

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: Aquaponics 4.0; eustress; biostimulation; alternative feed; urban aquaponics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Postharvest Fresh-Keeping Technology and Metabolomics of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Tao Luo

, Zhenxian Wu and Xiaomeng Guo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17564 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; postharvest quality; preservation technology; regulation mechanism; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Biological Control of Pre and Postharvest Diseases II

edited by

Alessandra Di Francesco

Gianfranco Romanazzi

and

Rosario Torres

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10413 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; fungal diseases; antagonists; pre- and postharvest phases; fruits; horticultural products; alternative methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Propagation and Flowering of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Yong Ha Rhie

Seung Youn Lee

and

Jongyun Kim

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5083 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy and germination; perennials; flowering manipulation; garden; native plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)

Emerging Insights into Horticultural Crop Ecophysiology

edited by

Zhihui Cheng

Valentina Ancuța Stoian

Sorin Daniel Vatca

and

Bojana Brozović

submission deadline 19 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2415 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; climate change effects; agroclimatology; BBCH scale; phenological growth stages; physiological parameters; ecophysiological stress; stress response; horticultural plant yields; healthy plants; biotic and abiotic factors; biochemical parameters; crops– soil– microorganism interactions; growth-enhancement techniques; sustainable horticultural plant production; SDGs correlated potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables

edited by

Yuyang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8585 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

In Vitro Culture for Small Fruits Plants: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Luca Regni

and

Cristian Silvestri

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: small fruits; micropropagation; in vitro culture; blueberry; raspberry; blackberry; genetic transformation; new plant breeding techniques; tissue culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

Edible Films and Coatings for the Postharvest Management of Horticultural Products

edited by Zhenbin Liu

submission deadline 21 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible films; coatings; fruit and vegetable preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Tissue Culture and Micropropagation Techniques of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Tolga Izgü

Özhan Şimşek

Maria Angeles Pedreño

and

Haiying Liang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10725 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro regeneration; shoot culture; plant tissue culture; micropropagation; cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

Vegetable Genomics and Breeding Research

edited by

Xiao Yang

Feng Yang

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5928 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable genomics; plant breeding; molecular breeding; gene editing; genome sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Genomics and Genetic Diversity in Vegetable Crops

edited by Zhoubin Liu, Junheng Lv, Zhangsheng Zhu and Zhiqin Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; genomics; genetic diversity; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stresses; molecular mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Optimized Irrigation and Water Management in Horticultural Production

edited by

Lijian Zheng

and Juanjuan Ma

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1591 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; quality; evapotranspiration; soil water; water use efficiency; water diagnosis; intelligent decision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Sustainable Management of Invasive Species in Horticulture: Challenges and Practices

edited by

Anamaria Mălinaș

Adriano Sofo

Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu

and

Marian Proorocu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; pathways for the introduction of invasive alien species; sustainable agricultural practices; biosecurity measures; integrated pest management; sustainable horticulture; environmental protection; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development

Advanced Strategies for Arthropod Pest Control in Horticultural Systems

edited by

Dejane Santos Alves

Geraldo Andrade Carvalho

and Elen de Lima Aguiar Menezes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6157 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; organic agriculture; good agricultural practices; arthropod pest control; biological control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Soilless Culture and Hydroponics in Closed Systems

edited by

Zhengnan Yan

, Haijie Dou, Fang Ji and

Francesco Giuffrida

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: soilless culture systems; organic fertilization; plant physiology; water and nutrient use efficiency; plant nutrition; precision farming; growing media; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Cultivation and Production of Greenhouse Horticulture

edited by

Yiming Li

Xiaoming Wei

and Min Wei

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse horticulture; sustainable cultivation; precision agriculture; intelligent greenhouse; sustainable agriculture; facility horticulture; ornamental horticulture; greenhouse production; greenhouse cultivation; greenhouse management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Color Formation and Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Yang Zhou

, Chonghui Li and

Ye Ai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: color formation; physiological and molecular mechanisms; molecular breeding; horticultural plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Tolerance of Horticultural Plants to Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Toshik Iarley Da Silva

and

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1949 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate changes; physiological and biochemical changes in plants; stress signaling; plant hormones; biostimulants; breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Soil Resources Conservation and Restoration for Sustainable Horticulture Production

edited by

Kaiyong Wang

Cuncang Jiang

and Xiaoming Tian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: moisture; soil; fertilizers; waste utilization; soil contamination remediation; organic cultivation pattern

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Volatile Composition and Sensory Qualities of Emerging Horticultural Plants

edited by

Milica Aćimović

and Tijana Zeremski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil; volatile aromatic compounds; medicinal and aromatic plants; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Postharvest Physiology and Preservation Technology of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Pufan Zheng

and Cunkun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest biology; preservation technology; storage quality; secondary metabolites; physiological responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Management of Artificial Light in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Hao Wei

Byoung Ryong Jeong

and

Jiangtao Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial light; horticultural crops; supplementary lighting; light quality; light intensity; light duration; lighting direction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Molecular Mechanisms Behind the Seed Priming-Triggered Stress Tolerance

edited by

Gyöngyvér Mara

and Emese-Éva Bálint

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed priming; stress memory; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

Mineral Nutrition of Plants

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Danilo Eduardo Rozane

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient availability; root system; nutrient absorption; diagnosis of nutritional status; symptoms of nutrient excess and deficiency; productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Challenges in Global Production and Breeding of Major Tropical Fruits

edited by

Kaibing Zhou

and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; modern system; metabolics; tropical fruits; tropical orchards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

LED Lighting Effects on the Growth and Development of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Juan Valiente-Banuet

and Hector Nuñez-Palenius

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2965 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental physiology; flowering; fruit quality; fruit set; LED lighting characteristics; plant morphology; spectra; supplementary lighting; yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Irrigation and Water Management Strategies for Horticultural Systems

edited by

Juan Wang

Chuncheng Liu

and Bingjian Cui

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6969 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; water management; soil moisture; plant growth; water use efficiency; brackish water; reclaimed water; secondary salinization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Fruit Quality and Biochemical Characteristics During Post Harvest Storage and Processing

edited by

Sandra Horvitz

and

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest quality control; biochemical changes; postharvest processing techniques; shelf-life extension; innovative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Sustainable Practices to Improve Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Crops

edited by Slavica Ninković, Mariana Stanišić and

Slavica Dmitrović

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; elicitors; controlled biotic and abiotic stress; sustainable practices; green agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Tree Crop Cultivation and Fruit Quality Assessment

edited by

Giovanni Gamba

Burak Akyüz

and

Dario Donno

submission deadline 11 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological parameters; secondary metabolites; antioxidant capacity; waste management; agrobiodiversity; sustainability; by-products; rootstocks; reused materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Advances in Abiotic Stress or Environmental Influence on Horticultural Traits of Garden Crops

edited by

Bo Zhou

, Miao He and