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Sustainable Management of Pathogens in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Zhengnan Li

, Baoyu Tian and

Jianwei Guo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20955 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; pathogen diagnosis; disease control; pathogen life cycle; epidemiology; advanced tools and methods

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

Investigating Climate Change’s Impact on Grape and Wine Secondary Metabolites

edited by

Rocio Gil-Muñoz

Juan Daniel Moreno-Olivares

and María José Giménez-Bañón

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6357 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapes; wines; polyphenols; aromas; climate change; Vitis vinifera; polysaccharides

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

Effects of Environmental Changes on Fruit Production

edited by

Alvaro Delgado

and

Juan A. Salazar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3178 | Submission Open

Keywords: heatwaves and drought; abiotic stresses; fruit quality; environmental variability; climate change; fruit development; fruit crops; dormancy; productivity; phenological shifts

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

Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition

edited by Haijun Gong

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3097 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable; drought; salinity/salt stress; heavy metal pollution; cold/freezing stress; heat stress; light stress; adaptive response

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

Genomics and Genetic Improvement of Tropical Crops

edited by Meiying Li,

Yan Yan

and Kaisen Huo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical crops; genomic technologies; precision breeding

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

Germplasm Resources and Genetics Improvement of Watermelon and Melon

edited by Xuqiang Lu,

Ruimin Zhang

, Huanhuan Niu and Jingjing Chang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13028 | Submission Open

Keywords: watermelon and melon; genetics improvement; genetic mapping; marker development; genetic engineering; germplasm resources; breeding

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

Advancements in Horticultural Irrigation Water Management

edited by

Bongani Ncube

Charles Petrus Laubscher

, Muhali Olaide Jimoh and

Rhuanito S. Ferrarezi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6010 | Submission Open

Keywords: water scarcity; crop resilience; drought tolerance; irrigation technologies; hydroponics; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Postharvest Processing Technologies for Quality and Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Chunfang Wang

Hongru Liu

and Wei Luo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3368 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest technologies; fruit and vegetable preservation; cold chain optimization; packaging

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

Seed Biology in Horticulture: From Dormancy to Germination

edited by

Valeria Cafaro

and

Cristina Patanè

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination physiology; seed vigor; seed treatments; biotic and abiotic stress

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

Advances in Cultivation and Breeding of Kiwifruit

edited by

Junjie Tao

and Chunhui Huang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open

Keywords: kiwifruit; cultivation; breeding; fruit quality; genetic resource

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

Nutrient Absorption and Utilization in Horticultural Crops

edited by Haidong Wang, Minghui Cheng, Hanmi Zhou and Yingying Xing

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient absorption; nutrient partitioning; nutrient use efficiency; horticultural crops; root physiology; precision fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Pest and Disease Management in Horticultural Crops: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by

Francesca Garganese

Annamaria Mincuzzi

and

Antonio Ippolito

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural products; fruit and vegetables; host– pathogen interaction; plant diseases; sustainable crop; epidemy; bioactive compounds; biostimulants; vector biocontrol; IPM; alien invasive or quarantine pest; biotic stresses; losses/damage; environmental conditions; climate change

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

Molecular Genetics of Ornamental Plants Under Abiotic Stress: Current Insights and Future Perspectives

edited by

Yong-Jun Shu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; abiotic stress; abiotic tolerance; high-throughput sequencing

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms During Fruit Development and Ripening: Implications for Texture and Quality

edited by

Hao Zhang

, Ying Zhang and Lin Guo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit ripening; quality; transcriptional regulation; phytohormones; postharvest biology

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

Water Saving and Soil Amendments: Advances in Research, Use and Optimization and Testing of Innovative Materials

edited by

Mirko Castellini

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water retention; capacitive-based soil indicators; plant available water capacity; soil water content at field capacity; soil water content at permanent wilting point; soil amendments; bio-based and organic amendments; compost; biochar; superabsorbent hydrogel

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Hyperspectral Imaging in Smart Digital Horticulture

edited by

Yongming Chen

Ping Lin

and Zhiyong Zou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); deep learning; computer vision; decision-making; horticultural crops production; smart farming; pest and disease detection; yield estimation; smart irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Impact of Climate Change on Grapevines, Berries, Wine: Present and Future

edited by Mario Gabrielli

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6493 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change impact; vine physiology; grape composition; wine composition; adaptation strategy; wine and grape quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Effects of Biostimulants on the Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Jorge González-Villagra

and

Marjorie Reyes-Díaz

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 27306 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses

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

Fruit Tree Physiology, Sustainability and Management

edited by Nicola Cinosi and

Luca Regni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17002 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic and biotic stresses; biostimulants and corroborants; floral and fruiting biology; fruit metabolism; fruit quality; genotype/cultivar characterization; innovative and sustainable cultural practices; tree biology; tree physiology; tree biochemistry; molecular aspects of trees; environmental and agronomical factors; propagation techniques; source– sink relationships

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture

edited by Mack Moyo,

Stephen O. Amoo

and

Michael Bairu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16043 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; climate change resilience; plant morphogenesis; plant growth regulators; plant tissue culture; signal transduction; sustainable horticulture

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

Edible Mushrooms: Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding

edited by

Junjie Yan

, Jie Chen and

Mingwen Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8403 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; genetics and breeding; functional genomics; comparative genomics; structural genomics; epigenomics; pan-genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops

edited by

André Ricardo Zeist

, Tiago Benedito Dos Santos,

Valdir Marcos Stefenon

and

Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8240 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular markers; gene editing; genetic diversity; marker-assisted selection; tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses; classical breeding; crop improvement strategies

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

Tolerance and Response of Ornamental Plants to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhouli Liu

and Yi Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5302 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; stess responses; phytotoxicity

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

Recent Advances in Citrus Cultivation and Scion–Rootstock Interactions

edited by Mateus Pereira Gonzatto,

Ana Claudia Costa

and

Edson Bertolini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3736 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus ecophysiology; orchard management; abiotic stress; biotic stress; interstock; horticultural practices; interstock

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

Disease Diagnosis and Control for Fruit Crops

edited by Liqing Zhang, Lu Xu and

Zhen He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2750 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease diagnosis; field efficacy evaluation; biological control; breeding; disease management; plant– pathogen interactions

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

Sustainable Soil Management for Tea Plantations

edited by

Lingfei Ji

, Yiyang Yang and

Jianyun Ruan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2591 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plantation soil; sustainable fertilization; soil acidification; nutrient management; soil microbial communities; tea quality parameters; different tea cultivars; climate-resilient tea cultivation; soil erosion control; organic soil amendment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Horticulture Plants

edited by

Changyu Liu

and

Jiajun Zhuang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; machine learning; deep learning; plant phenomics; 3D reconstruction; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicles; horticulture plants

Innovative Technologies and Cultivation Practices in Greenhouse Horticulture

edited by Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra and

Ma. Cristina Vazquez-Hernandez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart greenhouse technologies; precision agriculture; biological crop management; soilless culture; crop biotechnology; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Pest Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by Rizhao Chen and

Shaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); host plant resistance; sex pheromone; induced plant defense; companion planting; conservation biological control; chemical ecology; sustainable horticulture; plant defense elicitors; insect– plant interactions; climate resilience; pesticide resistance

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

Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Noelia Castillejo

and

Danial Fatchurrahman

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest management; food sustainability; shelf life extension; horticultural crops; interdisciplinary approach

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

Agri-Food Waste Management for Sustainability in Horticultural Production

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; by-product management; sustainability; functional foods; agricultural practices

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

Application of Biotechnology in Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Xiaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; fruit and vegetable crops; genetic improvement; gene editing; molecular marker-assisted breeding; genomics; stress resistance; nutritional quality; gene function characterization

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

Advanced Studies in Cultivation and Breeding Propagation of Ornamental and Aromatic Plants and Their Use in Landscaping Design

edited by

Zsolt Szekely-Varga

Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan

and

Endre Kentelky

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7884 | Submission Open

Keywords: floriculture; ornamental trees and shrubs; aromatic plants; landscaping design; cultivation; plant breeding; propagation

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

Pest Diagnosis and Control Strategies for Fruit and Vegetable Plants—Second Edition

edited by

Maja Čačija

, Ivan Juran and

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2144 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; diagnostic tools (decission support systems); pest monitoring and detection; control measures

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

Soil Microorganisms in Plant Health: Roles and Applications

edited by

Gabriele Bellotti

Gyöngyvér Mara

and Filippo Vaccari

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant inoculants; soil microbiome engineering; sustainable crop production; post-harvest microbial safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Plant–Microbial Interactions: Mechanisms and Impacts

edited by

Marius Stefan

Ana Cojocariu

and

Cristiana Virginia Petre

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9673 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal and bacterial biology; mutualism; antagonism; biological control; crop protection; plant defense response; biopesticides

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

Enhancing Plant Quality and Sustainability in Aquaponics Systems

edited by

Genaro Soto-Zarazua

Priscila Flores-Aguilar

and

Amanda Kim Rico-Chávez

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4823 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Precision Irrigation in Horticultural Production

edited by Xuewen Gong and Xianbo Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; greenhouse horticulture; sensor networks; automated irrigation; fertigation management; sustainability

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

Advances in New Agrotechnological Fertilization for Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems

edited by

Gabriel Céccoli

Fernando Felipe Muñoz

and

Norberto Francisco Gariglio

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization; crop production; plant physiology; agronomical tools; sustainable agriculture

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

Orchard Management Under Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Ruffo Roberto

Simone Rodrigues da Silva

and

Sarita Leonel

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18578 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural practices; environment-physiology-plant interactions; soil use and management

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

Optimized Irrigation and Water Management in Horticultural Production

edited by

Lijian Zheng

and Juanjuan Ma

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8073 | 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 the Mechanization of Works for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ioan Ţenu

and Nicolae Valentin Vlăduţ

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4961 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanization of horticultural works; machinery; equipment sustainable management; operation; horticultural crops; precision agriculture; conservative and sustainable horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Reproductive Growth in Perennial Fruit Trees: Importance and Impact of Climate Change

edited by Songling Bai and Junkai Wu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4248 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive growth; deciduous fruit trees; global climate change; fruit yield; fruit quality; dormancy; pollination

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

Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Brassica Crops

edited by Yue Gao, Yun Zhang and

Jian Wu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3455 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biotechnology; molecular markers; genome sequencing; genetic improvement; disease resistance genes; vegetable germplasm resources

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

Metabolites Biosynthesis in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ilinka Pecinar

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2622 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic pathways; bioactive compounds; growing conditions; abiotic stresses; development; ripening; plant hormones

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

Consumer Preferences for Horticultural Products

edited by Marcos Germán Mora González, María Loreto Prat del Río and

German Enrique Lobos

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: preferences; fruits; vegetables; consumer behavior; optimization; behavioral patterns; attitudes; lifestyles; purchase decisions; involvement; ethnocentrism; safety; perceived quality; loyalty; willingness to pay; point of sale

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing)

Genome Alignment and Regulatory Genomics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peng Jia

and Han Jiang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative genomics; epigenetic regulation; functional genomics; gene family; gene regulatory network; genome alignment algorithms; genome-wide association analysis; quantitative trait locus; single-nucleotide polymorphism; transposon

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

Advances in Irrigation and Fertilization Technologies for Sustainable Plant Production

edited by Di Feng and

Songrui Ning

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation technology; irrigation and fertilizer schedule; water and nutrient use efficiency; soil water– salt– fertilizer transport; intelligent agriculture; modeling; plant growth and yield; fertilizer-yield effect; plant phenotypic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Emerging Technologies in the Preservation and Quality Conservation of Horticultural Products

edited by

Lêda Rita D’Antonino Faroni

Marcus Vinicius de Assis Silva

Ernandes Rodrigues De Alencar

and Gutierres Nelson Silva

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified atmosphere storage; edible coatings; high-pressure processing; UVC radiation; cold plasma; ohmic heating; ozonation; pulsed electric fields; food packaging

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

Breeding and Genetic Strategies for Bananas

edited by Zhihao Cheng and

Zhuo Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: banana wilt disease; abiotic stress tolerance; yield and quality improvement; breeding technology; fruit and flower development

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

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