Horticultural Crops Under Climate Change: Agronomic Adaptation Strategies and Quality Assessment
A Special Issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524) belonging to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 79
Editors
Interests: horticulture; plant physiology; plant stress; plant genetics; waste utilization
Interests: horticulture; abiotic stresses; drought; irrigation strategies; waste utilization; quality assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is posing significant challenges to global horticulture. Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, fluctuating carbon dioxide levels, and extreme weather events directly impact the growth of high-value crops, including fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. These species are highly sensitive to environmental variations.
Abiotic stresses do not just reduce overall crop yields; they also negatively affect the final quality of the product. Environmental pressures alter nutritional content, flavor, appearance, and post-harvest shelf-life. Developing innovative, climate-resilient cultivation methods is therefore essential to secure food supply and maintain profitability for growers worldwide.
The Special Issue “Horticultural Crops Under Climate Change: Agronomic Adaptation Strategies and Quality Assessment” aims to present innovative studies, tools, and approaches to provide a clear scientific platform for research focused on sustainable agronomic adaptation strategies and comprehensive quality assessment frameworks. We invite original research articles, reviews, and short communications that explore how horticultural crops respond to climate stress at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels.
Dr. Lorenzo Bini
Dr. Dámaris Núñez-Gómez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horticultural crops
- climate change
- agronomic adaptation
- abiotic stresses
- physiological responses
- quality assessment
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