The State of the Art of Orchard Management
This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruit production has evolved in the last few years, with several studies demonstrating that variations in the agronomic management of fruit orchards disrupt the metabolic, morphological and physiological responses of plants, decreasing the pre- and postharvest quality and productivity of different fruit species.
This Special Issue aims to enhance the latest innovative and cutting-edge studies on the agronomic management of different fruit species exploring ways in which better fruit quality and productivity, along with food safety and the production of functional compounds for human health, can be achieved.
We welcome original research, reviews and short communications on the following topics:
- Preharvest and postharvest technologies that enhance fruit quality in fruit species.
- Unpublished agronomic management practices to enhance fruit quality and postharvest life.
- Extreme environmental factors resulting from climate change and edaphic factors that influence fruit development and quality.
- Alterations in the fruit crop environment and their impact on the water regime, incidence of pests and diseases and nutritional demand, among other factors.
- Agronomic management and its effects on metabolic alterations involved in ripening and the production of bioactive compounds in fruit species.
Dr. Jorge Retamal-Salgado
Prof. Dr. Daniel Valero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytotechnology
- orchard management
- fruit production
- plant protection
- postharvest technology
- fruit growing
- tree physiology
- ground covers
- cultural practices
- high-density systems
- fruit quality
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Published Papers
Horticulturae - ISSN 2311-7524