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Propagation and Flowering of Ornamental Plants submission deadline 16 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13418
Keywords: seed dormancy and germination; perennials; flowering manipulation; garden; native plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
Biological and Integrated Pest Management of Horticulture Crops
edited by , and Limei Li
submission deadline 16 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1693
Keywords: horticultural crops; pest; biological control; integrated pest management; genetic pest control; nanoemulsions; controlled-release formulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)
Production and Cultivation of Microgreens
edited by Girek Zdenka, and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3767 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled environment; functional food; hydroponics; lighting control/LED lights; phytonutrients; plant growth media
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Latest Advances and Prospects in Germplasm of Tropical Fruits
edited by Jingjing Chen and Qingzhi Liang
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical fruits; germplasm; collection; evaluation; molecular marker; genetic resources; fruit quality; cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Breeding Strategies in Tea Plants submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open
Keywords: tea plant; cultivation; breeding; secondary metabolism; abiotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Reproductive Growth in Perennial Fruit Trees: Importance and Impact of Climate Change
edited by Songling Bai and Junkai Wu
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive growth; deciduous fruit trees; global climate change; fruit yield; fruit quality; dormancy; pollination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Olive Cultivation: Physiological, Water Relations and Orchards Management submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: olive; Olea europaea; high density; super high density; harvest; pruning; irrigation; oil; improvement; efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
New Advances in Green Leafy Vegetables submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 32109 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; biofertilizers; city farms; cultivation; hydroponics; LED lights; leafy vegetables; nutritional value; plant nutrition; plant protection; soil-less production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Edible Films and Coatings for the Postharvest Management of Horticultural Products
edited by Zhenbin Liu
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9449 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible films; coatings; fruit and vegetable preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Optimized Irrigation and Water Management in Horticultural Production
edited by and Juanjuan Ma
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5878 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; quality; evapotranspiration; soil water; water use efficiency; water diagnosis; intelligent decision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Quality Control and Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in the Post-Genomic Era
edited by , Yanting Zhao and Na Liu
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8747 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; genome-wide identification; expression analysis; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
LED Lighting Effects on the Growth and Development of Fruits and Vegetables
edited by and Hector Nuñez-Palenius
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11489 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental physiology; flowering; fruit quality; fruit set; LED lighting characteristics; plant morphology; spectra; supplementary lighting; yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Advances in Citrus Physiology and Molecular Biology: From Genes to Orchard Performance submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2505 | Submission Open
Keywords: citrus physiology; abiotic stress tolerance; biotic stress resistance; hormonal regulation; rootstock– scion interaction; sustainable citrus production; postharvest quality; crop management practices; molecular biology of citrus; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Genetic Innovation and Breeding in Ornamental Plants
edited by Lulu Li, , and Yiqian Ju
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2448 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; high-throughput sequencing; regulatory mechanisms; genes; transcription factors; epigenetic regulation; origins and evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Horticultural Plant Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stressors submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1957 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; (a)biotic stress; plant resistance; crop improvement; molecular biology; omics
Enhancing Plant Quality and Sustainability in Aquaponics Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aquaponics 4.0; eustress; biostimulation; alternative feed; urban aquaponics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Breeding, Cultivation and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants—2nd Edition
edited by and Jianhe Wei
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal plants; variety breeding; cultivation mode; metabolic regulation; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Emerging Strategies for Diagnosis and Management of Virus Diseases in Horticultural Crops: New Methods and Their Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open
Keywords: metagenomics; gene editing; diagnostic methods; viral genetic diversity; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Horticultural Crops Responses to LED Lighting
edited by Jelena Milojević, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: LED; morphological plant characteristics; crops yield; gene expression; biochemical composition; secondary metabolites; plant growth regulations
Biostimulant Application in Horticultural Crop Growth Regulation and Stress Response
edited by Paola Ganugi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: biostimulants; horticultural crops; growth regulation; stress tolerance; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant nutrition; soil microbiome; yield improvement; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Breeding Strategies for Abiotic Stress Resilience and Growth Adaptability in Horticultural Crops submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: resistance mechanisms; breeding strategies; genomic selection; marker-assisted selection; genome editing; abiotic stress tolerance; functional genomics; multi-omics integration; high-throughput phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
The Role of Organic Amendments in Controlling Soilborne Plant Pathogens in Horticulture
edited by Giao Nguyen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; vegetable varieties; soil amendments; soil health and fertility; biofertilizers; fumigation; chemical control; disease resistance; microorganisms; cover crops; biochar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Advances in Brassica Crop Development and Abiotic Stress Responses
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: Brassica crops; abiotic stress responses; CRISPR-Cas9; precision breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
The Role of Soil Microorganisms in Enhancing the Efficiency of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: aromatic plants; bacterial community; endophytes; fungal community; microbial horticultural plant interaction; microbial fertilizer; nutrient exchange; plant hormone; root exudates; soil microbial community; soil microenvironment; soil physicochemical properties; growth-promoting microorganism; rhizosphere microbial action; bacterial community; organic cultivation; green agriculture; medicinal plants; Chinese medicines and natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Advanced Studies in Cultivation and Breeding Propagation of Ornamental and Aromatic Plants and Their Use in Landscaping Design submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4889 | Submission Open
Keywords: floriculture; ornamental trees and shrubs; aromatic plants; landscaping design; cultivation; plant breeding; propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
Emerging Insights into Horticultural Crop Ecophysiology submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8953 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change adaptation; climate change effects; agroclimatology; BBCH scale; phenological growth stages; physiological parameters; ecophysiological stress; stress response; horticultural plant yields; healthy plants; biotic and abiotic factors; biochemical parameters; crops– soil– microorganism interactions; growth-enhancement techniques; sustainable horticultural plant production; SDGs correlated potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Latest Advances in Horticulture Production Equipment and Technology
edited by , Runmao Zhao and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5442 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation in greenhouse structure; horticultural production robot; horticultural facility environment simulation; sensors and monitoring systems; sustainable horticultural facility production practice; data analytics and precision horticulture
Soil and Water Management in Horticulture submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 20266 | Submission Open
Keywords: food production; irrigation water demand; soil water management; fertigation management; precision irrigation; digital horticulture
Cultivation and Production of Greenhouse Horticulture
edited by , and Min Wei
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8650 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse horticulture; sustainable cultivation; precision agriculture; intelligent greenhouse; sustainable agriculture; facility horticulture; ornamental horticulture; greenhouse production; greenhouse cultivation; greenhouse management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Advances in Phytochemical Properties and Bioactive Compounds of Horticultural Crops submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plant extracts; natural compounds; phytochemical screening; advanced extraction techniques; pharmacological activities; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Consumer Preferences for Horticultural Products
edited by Marcos Germán Mora González, María Loreto Prat del Río and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: preferences; fruits; vegetables; consumer behavior; optimization; behavioral patterns; attitudes; lifestyles; purchase decisions; involvement; ethnocentrism; safety; perceived quality; loyalty; willingness to pay; point of sale
(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing)
Fruit Tree Physiology, Sustainability and Management
edited by Nicola Cinosi and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11112 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic and biotic stresses; biostimulants and corroborants; floral and fruiting biology; fruit metabolism; fruit quality; genotype/cultivar characterization; innovative and sustainable cultural practices; tree biology; tree physiology; tree biochemistry; molecular aspects of trees; environmental and agronomical factors; propagation techniques; source– sink relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Color Formation and Regulation in Horticultural Plants
edited by , Chonghui Li and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8988 | Submission Open
Keywords: color formation; physiological and molecular mechanisms; molecular breeding; horticultural plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
A New Wave of Smart and Mechanized Techniques in Horticulture
edited by , and Shilin Wang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural mechanization; smart farming; computer vision; agricultural robotics; deep learning algorithms; artificial intelligence; multimodal sensing; mechanized planting; intelligent agricultural robot; integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy
Plant Tissue and Organ Cultures for Crop Improvement in Omics Era: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; gene regulation; gene transfer; genome editing; horticultural crops; micropropagation; organogenesis; plant tissue culture; plant transformation
From Structure to Function: Anatomical and Reproductive Studies in Native and Cultivated Horticultural Plants
edited by and Paula Alayón-Luaces
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open
Keywords: embryology; floral biology; horticultural crops; native species; plant anatomy; propagation; reproductive development; seed production; structural biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
The Role of Pre-Harvest and/or Post-Harvest Application of Plant-Based Natural Biostimulants on Horticultural Crops and Fruits
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based natural biostimulants; pre-harvest; postharvest; application protocols; physiology; biochemistry; quality; disorders; horticultural crops; fruits
Strategies to Increase Horticultural Crop Production for a Sustainable Future World submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15726 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural; crops; food security; food; automation; artificial intelligence; pests control; biological control of pest and diseases
Genomics and Genetic Diversity in Vegetable Crops
edited by Zhoubin Liu, Junheng Lv, Zhangsheng Zhu and Zhiqin Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12056 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetables; genomics; genetic diversity; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stresses; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Artificial Intelligence in Horticulture Production
edited by , Kenji Hatou and Xudong Sun
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7277 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart farming; automation IoT data; computer vision; agricultural robotics; crop monitoring; intelligent irrigation; health monitoring; food supply chain; phenotyping and genotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Response of Tropical Crops to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; abiotic stresses in plants; selection of cultivars
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Innovative Breeding Technology for Citrus
edited by Lara Poles, and Chiara Catalano
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: citrus breeding; genome editing; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; CRISPR/Cas; biotechnology; omics technologies; disease resistance; stress tolerance; fruit quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Interactions Between Horticultural Crops and Organic/Inorganic Biostimulants in Semiarid Agroecosystems submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiology; photosynthesis; biostimulants; drought; agroforestry organic biostimulants; vermicompost extract; seaweed extract; microorganisms; compost tea; amino acid formulations; nanoparticles; humic and fulvic acids; inorganic; silicon (Si) sprays; zinc or iron chelates; synthetic growth regulators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
A Decade of Research on Vegetable Crops: From Omics to Biotechnology
edited by
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5542 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable crops; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; bioinformatics; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Circadian Rhythm Regulation of Growth and Development in Horticultural Plants
edited by and Hui Liu
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth regulators; circadian rhythm; circadian clock; horticultural plants; signal transduction; physiological and molecular processes; fruit ripening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Genetic Breeding and Germplasm Resources of Fruit and Vegetable Crops
edited by , and Haiyang Chen
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic breeding; germplasm; gene function; breeding marker and technologies; population genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Sustainable Practices to Improve Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Crops
edited by Slavica Ninković, Mariana Stanišić and
submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4010 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; elicitors; controlled biotic and abiotic stress; sustainable practices; green agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Advances in Genetics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops
edited by Fei Ding and Fengfeng Dang
submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable crops; genetics; breeding; genomic selection; genome editing; trait enhancement; biotic stress; abiotic stress; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Detection and Prevention of Fungal Pathogens in Horticultural Products
edited by and Mina Nan
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11646 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural product; pathogenic fungi; isolation and identification; prevention; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Management of Artificial Light in Horticultural Crops submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6007 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial light; horticultural crops; supplementary lighting; light quality; light intensity; light duration; lighting direction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
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