Cultivation Practices and New Technologies in Sustainable Horticulture
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Protected Culture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 3643
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic farming; biofertilizers; agroecosystem; horticulture; biological control; integrated pest management; microbial inoculant; pome fruits; stone fruits; bioremediation; functional biodiversity; organic orchard management; soft fruits; plant-pathogen interaction; agroecology; living mulches; repellent; attractant; insect monitoring; insect trap; sustainable horticulture; microbial biodiversity; nematodes; nematodes biodiversity; indicators
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The inescapable worldwide imperative to promote a reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers and plant protection products is generating a growing interest among farmers and growers in terms of environmentally friendly agricultural practices and new technologies, enforcing a global evolution towards more sustainable horticulture.
These strategies include innovative field and orchard management practices (e.g. multifunctional cover crops, flower strips, microbial-based fertilisers, etc.), to improve overall biodiversity and soil fertility. The use of organic fertilizers, especially those derived from recycled materials, along with plant extracts or essential oils and microbial-based biostimulants or biological controlling agents is also gaining increasing interest. However, several aspects of these innovative practices still need to be addressed to further promote their adoption in practice.
Understanding the network of interactions between applied practices and field or orchard environments could be the first step towards developing a targeted and, at the same time, sustainable green revolution in modern agriculture. These knowledge gaps require a multidisciplinary approach, assessing the impact of cultivation practices and novel biotechnologies on plant yield and health and on the soil fertility and nutrient availability, as well as on below-ground and above-ground biodiversity and economic benefits for farmers.
This Special Issue welcomes both original research articles and reviews focused on the practices mentioned above and their assessed impacts by using diverse methods (e.g. agronomical, molecular, physiological, chemical/biochemical, physical, social science, and economic, etc.) that can shed light on and improve our understanding of sustainable horticulture.
Dr. Ewa Furmanczyk
Prof. Dr. Lidia Sas-Paszt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial-based products
- organic fertilizers
- biostimulants
- cover crops
- soil management
- biological control agents
- organic farming
- sustainable production
- plant extracts
- biopesticides
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