Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Cultivation Practices in Urban Horticulture
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 December 2026 | Viewed by 384
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green roofs; urban horticulture; native plants; rooftop agrivoltaics; stormwater capture
Interests: indoor vertical farming; hydroponics; aquaponics; LEDs; greenhouse production; phytochemicals
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Dear Colleagues,
Growing plants for food and pollinator provisioning in urban areas is an emerging practice called urban horticulture. This practice of growing plants in novel systems and locations can beautify our urban centers and provide resilience in food security and resources for our declining pollinator populations. Urban horticulture can also provide many of the ecosystem services (stormwater management, heat attenuation, air filtration, etc.) provided by nearby wildlands.
The purpose of this Special Issue, “Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Cultivation Practices in Urban Horticulture”, is to present innovative studies, approaches, and techniques that have recently been developed in urban horticulture across the world. In this Special Issue, we welcome innovative research on expanding the application of green roofs on every continent .
Dr. Jennifer Bousselot
Dr. Most Tahera Naznin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green roofs
- urban horticulture
- food crops
- ecosystem services
- pollinator provisioning
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