Metabolites Biosynthesis in Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 94
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food analysis; Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; bioactive compounds; carotenoids; phenolic; essential oil
Interests: plant biology; horticulture; crop systems; quality
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Interests: food quality assessment; conventional and organic products; development of innovative food products; physico-chemical and sensory analyzes of foods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices are among the most important sources of bioactive compounds that have been shown to have a positive effect on human health and diet. Plants produce hundreds of thousands of structurally diverse secondary metabolites that are responsible for quality attributes and contribute to the marketability and attractiveness of horticultural crops. Investigating the metabolic pathways and signal transduction mechanisms governing the synthesis and regulation of many specialized metabolites in plant cells would enhance our understanding of the regulatory patterns of secondary metabolites in a wide variety of crops. Secondary metabolites are highly reactive, and their accumulation is influenced by both biotic and abiotic stress conditions, which can have negative effects on physiological and morphological characteristics of plants.
Horticulture invites scientists to share their knowledge of recent discoveries in biosynthesis, pathway regulation, pathway evolution, and other broad aspects of specialized metabolites in horticultural crops. Authors are invited to submit original research articles and review papers in the field of specialized metabolism of horticultural plants that are of interest not only to the horticultural community but also to plant biology in general.
Dr. Ilinka Pecinar
Prof. Dr. Gianluca Caruso
Dr. Otilia Cristina Murariu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metabolic pathways
- bioactive compounds
- growing conditions
- abiotic stresses
- development
- ripening
- plant hormones
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