Sustainable Innovations in Floriculture and Medicinal Plant Production
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: floriculture; medicinal plants; compost; biostimulants
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Interests: horticulture; floriculture; vegetables; medicinal plants and herbs; biostimulants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Floriculture and medicinal plant production play important economic and cultural roles, serving both ornamental purposes and therapeutic applications. However, challenges such as climate change, habitat degradation, and the overexploitation of natural plant resources continue to hinder efforts to meet the growing demand for sustainable ornamental crops and natural health products. As a result, the development of sustainable cultivation systems and innovative production techniques has become increasingly important.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances and innovative approaches in the cultivation, physiology, and sustainable management of floricultural and medicinal plants. We welcome multidisciplinary contributions that explore plant responses to environmental stresses, the physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying growth and secondary metabolite production, innovative propagation methods, and eco-friendly cultivation strategies. Studies focusing on smart agriculture applications, biostimulants, controlled environment cultivation, and circular economy practices in floriculture and medicinal plant production are particularly encouraged.
We look forward to receiving contributions that advance sustainable solutions and deepen our understanding of these important plant groups.
Dr. Monika Tkalec Kojić
Prof. Dr. Nada Parađiković
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- health products
- sustainable management
- climate change
- environmental stresses
- secondary metabolite
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