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Sustainable Horticulture under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
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Sustainable Horticulture under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 6193

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Costas Stathopoulos

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ERA Chair in Food Technology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: waste utilisation; plant bioactives; cereal science; postharvest; novel technologies
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Prof. Dr. Khaled Masmoudi

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Integrative Agriculture Department, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, UAEU, AL Ain P.O. Box 15551, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Interests: genomics and molecular mechanisms involved in plant tolerance to salinity stress; metagenomics of endophytes and their impact on root system development and tolerance to environmental constraints in native plants
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue of Horticulturae is to present current original research articles and review articles focused on “Sustainable Horticulture under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses”. Achieving food security sustainably is facing a number of environmental challenges, which are particularly pronounced, but not limited to, countries and regions dominated by an arid climate.  In a world of ever changing climate, causes of biotic stresses are evolving, hampering sustainable crop production while abiotic stresses, such as limited water resources, coupled with salinity and harsh environmental conditions, potentially limit the range of crops that can be sustainably grown, and therefore do little to alleviate dependence on imported food crops. Being aware of the efforts and initiatives taken in recent years by a number of stakeholders, we wish to invite submissions of relevant research works and state-of-the-art review articles in order to highlight the most recent and impactful developments. Sustainable solutions to increase crop production and alleviate the predicted negative impact of global climate changes to improve food security, reduce vulnerability, and increase resilience, constitute the major focus of this Special Issue. Novel and modern agricultural technologies, controlled environment horticulture, developments in postharvest techniques and methods, and efforts to improve supply chains are all within the scope of this Issue.

Prof. Dr. Costas Stathopoulos
Prof. Dr. Khaled Masmoudi

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Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Horticulturae is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biotic stress
  • abiotic stress
  • controlled environment horticulture
  • sustainability
  • food security
  • arid land
  • climate change
  • salinity
  • drought

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Evaluation of the Different Low-Tech Protective Cultivation Approaches to Improve Yield and Phytochemical Accumulation of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) in Bangladesh
by Shormin Choudhury, Nazrul Islam, Sika Mustaki, Jasim Uddain, Md Obyedul Kalam Azad, Ki Young Choi and Most Tahera Naznin
Horticulturae 2022, 8(3), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030210 - 27 Feb 2022
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The production of horticultural crops in the outdoor environment facing various environmental factors, such as cyclones, droughts, heavy rain, and hailstorms, significantly affects the papaya production in the sub-tropical regions, especially in Bangladesh. Protected cultivation of horticultural crops is a common practice in [...] Read more.
The production of horticultural crops in the outdoor environment facing various environmental factors, such as cyclones, droughts, heavy rain, and hailstorms, significantly affects the papaya production in the sub-tropical regions, especially in Bangladesh. Protected cultivation of horticultural crops is a common practice in developed countries. However, it is rarely observed in the developing countries, particularly for papaya production. Therefore, this study was carried out to find a protective approach to papaya cultivation to mitigate the environmental factors to obtain a quality yield. This production system consists of three treatments, including net house, poly shed house, UV poly shed house, and open field conditions (control). The results revealed that plants grown in the net house had significantly higher leaf number (30), fruit number (68), and fruit yield (56.28 kg/plant) than the control grown plant. Papaya cultured in the net house also showed significantly higher accumulation of chlorophyll, ascorbic acid, total phenol, reducing sugar, and β-carotene than those grown in other environments. In terms of peel color, papaya grown in the net house had the highest a* value (redness), whereas that grown in the open field had the lowest. Thus, the study demonstrated that papaya can be cultivated successfully in a net house with increased yield and phytochemical content. The findings provide a fundamental production strategy for quality papaya production in Bangladesh. Full article
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Rangeland Management and Ecological Adaptation Analysis Model for Astragalus curvirostris Boiss
by Farhad Aghajanlou, Hamidreza Mirdavoudi, Mohammad Shojaee, Eileen Mac Sweeney, Andrea Mastinu and Parviz Moradi
Horticulturae 2021, 7(4), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7040067 - 02 Apr 2021
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The present study investigates the ecological requirements of Astragalus curvirostris Boiss, with emphasis on determining the ecological factors that affect the distribution of plant species, and the species’ response to changes in ecological factors using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in the Iranian [...] Read more.
The present study investigates the ecological requirements of Astragalus curvirostris Boiss, with emphasis on determining the ecological factors that affect the distribution of plant species, and the species’ response to changes in ecological factors using a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) in the Iranian Province of Zanjan from 2017 to 2019. Randomized-systematic sampling was used to collect vegetation data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS17 and CANOC4.5 software. The results showed that the growth and development of A. curvirostris change according to environmental factors linked to the composition of the soil and the variety of the other species present. This model is indicative of a competitive limitation along the environmental gradient. By understanding all environmental parameters, the necessary steps could be taken towards planning proper management programs, including rangeland grazing management and determining the proper moment for seed collection, which will result in the conservation, improvement, and restoration of rangelands. Full article
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