Floriculture and Medicinal Plants: Cultivation Physiology and Sustainable Practices
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: 30 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable horticulture; soil moisture conservation; mulching techniques; soil conditioners
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Floriculture and medicinal plants play a pivotal role in modern horticulture, combining aesthetic, economic, and therapeutic significance. Understanding their cultivation physiology is essential for optimizing plant growth, flowering, and the accumulation of bioactive compounds, while addressing sustainability challenges under changing environmental conditions. Increasing concerns related to climate variability, water scarcity, and soil degradation demand the development of innovative and resource-efficient cultivation systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent research and review articles that advance knowledge in the sustainable production of floricultural and medicinal species. Emphasis will be placed on climate-smart and eco-friendly practices such as mulching, the use of soil conditioners, organic amendments, precision irrigation, and controlled environment cultivation. These practices contribute to improved soil health, water-use efficiency, and environmental resilience.
We encourage submissions exploring physiological mechanisms, stress responses, plant–microbe interactions, and secondary metabolite biosynthesis, as well as the integration of biotechnological and agroecological approaches. By highlighting both fundamental and applied research, this Special Issue seeks to promote innovative strategies that enhance yield, quality, and sustainability in floriculture and medicinal plant cultivation.
Dr. Manuel Alexandru Gitea
Dr. Daniela Gitea
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- floriculture
- medicinal plants
- cultivation physiology
- sustainable horticulture
- water-use efficiency
- soil moisture conservation
- mulching techniques
- soil conditioners
- irrigation management
- controlled environment cultivation
- organic production systems
- plant growth and development
- secondary metabolites
- environmental stress physiology
- plant–microbe interactions
- climate-smart agriculture
- resource-efficient cultivation
- biodiversity conservation
- phytochemistry
- eco-friendly practices
- medicinal plant production and processing technology
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