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Recent Advances in Citrus Cultivation and Scion–Rootstock Interactions

edited by Mateus Pereira Gonzatto,

Ana Claudia Costa

and

Edson Bertolini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus ecophysiology; orchard management; abiotic stress; biotic stress; interstock; horticultural practices; interstock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Disease Diagnosis and Control for Fruit Crops

edited by Liqing Zhang, Lu Xu and

Zhen He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease diagnosis; field efficacy evaluation; biological control; breeding; disease management; plant– pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Horticulture Plants

edited by

Changyu Liu

and

Jiajun Zhuang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; machine learning; deep learning; plant phenomics; 3D reconstruction; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicles; horticulture plants

Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Noelia Castillejo

and

Danial Fatchurrahman

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest management; food sustainability; shelf life extension; horticultural crops; interdisciplinary approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Sustainable Soil Management for Tea Plantations

edited by

Lingfei Ji

, Yiyang Yang and

Jianyun Ruan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plantation soil; sustainable fertilization; soil acidification; nutrient management; soil microbial communities; tea quality parameters; different tea cultivars; climate-resilient tea cultivation; soil erosion control; organic soil amendment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Innovative Technologies and Cultivation Practices in Greenhouse Horticulture

edited by Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra and

Ma. Cristina Vazquez-Hernandez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart greenhouse technologies; precision agriculture; biological crop management; soilless culture; crop biotechnology; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Sustainable Viticulture and Oenology—Adaptation in a Changing Climate

edited by

Anastasios Alatzas

Serafeim Theocharis

Dimitris Miliordos

and

Polydefkis Hatzopoulos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapevine adaptation; viticultural techniques; oenological methods; sustainable viticulture; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Agri-Food Waste Management for Sustainability in Horticultural Production

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; by-product management; sustainability; functional foods; agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Pest Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by Rizhao Chen and

Shaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); host plant resistance; sex pheromone; induced plant defense; companion planting; conservation biological control; chemical ecology; sustainable horticulture; plant defense elicitors; insect– plant interactions; climate resilience; pesticide resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Application of Biotechnology in Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Xiaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; fruit and vegetable crops; genetic improvement; gene editing; molecular marker-assisted breeding; genomics; stress resistance; nutritional quality; gene function characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Bioresource for Sustainable Cultivation of Medicinal Herbs

edited by

Shuran He

Miaoyin Dong

and

Jun-Wen Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal herbs; sustainable; cultivation; bioresources; fertilizer; optimal quality; sustainable yield

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

Soil Microorganisms in Plant Health: Roles and Applications

edited by

Gabriele Bellotti

Gyöngyvér Mara

and Filippo Vaccari

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant inoculants; soil microbiome engineering; sustainable crop production; post-harvest microbial safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Pest Diagnosis and Control Strategies for Fruit and Vegetable Plants—Second Edition

edited by

Maja Čačija

, Ivan Juran and

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; diagnostic tools (decission support systems); pest monitoring and detection; control measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Plant–Microbial Interactions: Mechanisms and Impacts

edited by

Marius Stefan

Ana Cojocariu

and

Cristiana Virginia Petre

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6427 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal and bacterial biology; mutualism; antagonism; biological control; crop protection; plant defense response; biopesticides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Advances in New Agrotechnological Fertilization for Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems

edited by

Gabriel Ceccoli

Fernando Felipe Muñoz

and

Norberto Francisco Gariglio

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilization; crop production; plant physiology; agronomical tools; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Precision Irrigation in Horticultural Production

edited by Xuewen Gong and Xianbo Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; greenhouse horticulture; sensor networks; automated irrigation; fertigation management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Orchard Management Under Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Ruffo Roberto

Simone Rodrigues da Silva

and

Sarita Leonel

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8780 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural practices; environment-physiology-plant interactions; soil use and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Sustainable Management of the Mechanization of Works for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ioan Ţenu

and Nicolae Valentin Vlăduţ

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2850 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanization of horticultural works; machinery; equipment sustainable management; operation; horticultural crops; precision agriculture; conservative and sustainable horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Genome Alignment and Regulatory Genomics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peng Jia

and Han Jiang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative genomics; epigenetic regulation; functional genomics; gene family; gene regulatory network; genome alignment algorithms; genome-wide association analysis; quantitative trait locus; single-nucleotide polymorphism; transposon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Advances in Irrigation and Fertilization Technologies for Sustainable Plant Production

edited by Di Feng and

Songrui Ning

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation technology; irrigation and fertilizer schedule; water and nutrient use efficiency; soil water– salt– fertilizer transport; intelligent agriculture; modeling; plant growth and yield; fertilizer-yield effect; plant phenotypic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Breeding and Genetic Strategies for Bananas

edited by Zhihao Cheng and

Zhuo Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: banana wilt disease; abiotic stress tolerance; yield and quality improvement; breeding technology; fruit and flower development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)

Emerging Technologies in the Preservation and Quality Conservation of Horticultural Products

edited by

Lêda Rita D’Antonino Faroni

Marcus Vinicius de Assis Silva

Ernandes Rodrigues De Alencar

and Gutierres Nelson Silva

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified atmosphere storage; edible coatings; high-pressure processing; UVC radiation; cold plasma; ohmic heating; ozonation; pulsed electric fields; food packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Sustainable Horticultural Plant Production Business: The Role of Economics, Marketing, Innovation, and Financial Management

edited by

Maria Tsiouni

, Alexandra Pavloudi,

Ilias Avdikos

and

Christian Fischer

submission deadline 22 May 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable horticulture; financial management; agricultural economics; marketing strategies; technological innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural Economics, Policy, Business Management and Marketing)

Precision Breeding in Vegetables: The Mining and Utilization of Key Genes Regulating Important Agronomic Traits

edited by Jia Shen, Xiaoguang Sheng and Xinyi Wu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene mining; molecular markers; vegetable genetics; precision breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

New Strategies for Agrochemical-Conventional Management in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Tomás Rivas-García

and Bernardo Murillo-Amador

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7307 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; bioinputs; microorganisms; agroecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Mineral Nutrition of Plants

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Danilo Eduardo Rozane

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4225 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient availability; root system; nutrient absorption; diagnosis of nutritional status; symptoms of nutrient excess and deficiency; productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Stress Response, Development, and Quality Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Jun Tang

Guo Wei

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3879 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic and biotic stresses; growth and development; quality regulation; gene expression analysis; multi-omics; physiological and molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Advanced Sensory and Analytical Methodologies in Horticultural Cultivar Development and Fresh Produce Marketing

edited by

Billy Yi Yang

Renata Carneiro

and Shaoyang Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural breeding; genotype– environment interactions; fresh produce; sensory evaluation; instrumental– omics integration; postharvest quality; consumer science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Innovative Strategies and Emerging Technologies for Enhancing Resilience to Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ziping Chen

and

Yi Han

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; abiotic stress; gene editing; synthetic biology; fertilizers; precision irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Application of Computer Vision Technology in Postharvest Processing of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Guangjun Qiu

, Bin Zhou and Xiangwu Deng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1607 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging system; deep learning; artificial intelligence; non-destructive detection; postharvest processing; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Driving Sustainable Agriculture Through Scientific Innovation

edited by Dean Ban

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; circular agriculture; organic farming; integrated production; agroecology; plant nutrition; plant protection strategies; biostimulants; genetic resources; crop improvement; soil and water management; olive-; grape-; fruit-; vegetable-; wine- and olive oil-related studies; agricultural innovation

The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) in Horticulture Production

edited by

Hector Herrera

and Roxana Alvarado

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; endophytes; microbiome; fungi; phyllosphere; rhizosphere; symbiosis; metabarcoding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Machine Learning for Sustainable Horticulture

edited by

Shuangxi Liu

, Hongjian Zhang, Linlin Sun and

Araceli Peña

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in horticulture; sustainable horticultural production; precision agriculture and smart farming; plant disease and pest detection; artificial intelligence in crop management

Vitis Genetic Resources: Phenotyping, Genotyping, and Utilization for Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Antonio Amores-Arrocha

Ana Jiménez-Cantizano

and

Jorge Alejandro Prieto

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vitis genetic resources; grapevine cultivar; somatic variant; autochthonous cultivar; local cultivar; rootstocks; grapevine breeding; germplasm banks; clonal selection; molecular marker; oenological potential; agronomic potential; physiological characterization; interspecific hybrids; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Disease Resistance in Horticultural Crops: Genotypic Variation and Host-Pathogen Interactions

edited by Huizhen Fu and

Pingwu Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; disease resistance; host– pathogen interactions; genetic variation; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))

Improvement of Resistance Strategies for Horticultural Plant Cultivation

edited by

Nanshan Du

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental response; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; biological control (biocontrol of plant pathogens); abiotic stress tolerance; plant physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Molecular Regulation of Plant Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis on Horticultural Crops

edited by

Xudong Zhu

, Meng Ma and Kekun Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; vegetable; ornamental plants; tea; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; secondary metabolites; phenolics; terpenoids; transcription factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)

Irrigation and Water Management Strategies for Horticultural Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuncheng Liu

, Bingjian Cui and Qibiao Han

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; water management; soil moisture; plant growth; water use efficiency; brackish water; reclaimed water; secondary salinization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Grape Wine: Genetics, Chemistry, and Sensory Properties

edited by Nair Olguín and

Martín Fanzone

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vitis vinifera; grapevine genetics; grapevine chemical composition; grapevine sensory analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Advances in Molecular Regulation of Fruit Ripening and Innovations in Postharvest Storage Techniques

edited by Toni Kujundžić, Dejan Bošnjak and

Maja Karnaš

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit ripening; postharvest; inovations; molecular regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)

Horticultural Crop Physiology: Insights into Tolerance Mechanisms Against Environmental Stresses

edited by

Xiuming Li

and Yan Zhang

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop; enviroment stress; physiological process; gene regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Horticultural Crops to Saline Stress

edited by Yihua Zhan and

Hongmei Du

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5956 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt stress; abiotic stress; stress; molecular mechanism; adaptability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Advancements in Controlled-Environment Horticulture

edited by

Yufeng Liu

and Xiangnan Meng

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: product quality; green agriculture; climate control; disease monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Bioactive Compounds of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Han Tao

, Lili Song, Fei Gao and Zuying Zhang

submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; metabolome analysis; health-promoting; antioxidant; biosynthesis; regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)

Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses of Horticultural Plants: 2nd Edition

edited by

Changxia Li

and Yue Wu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; gas signal molecules; plant growth and development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)

Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactive Substances in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ana-Maria Stoenescu

and

Ioannis Giavasis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical diversity; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; horticultural crops; functional foods

Enhancing Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Plants Through Genomics and Gene Editing

edited by

Li-Jun Huang

, Song Sheng and

Xiao-Long Jiang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural traits; functional genomics; physiological parameter; gene editing; molecular breeding; phytohormones; metabolites; gene characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))

Sustainable Practices in Vegetable, Aromatic, and Medicinal Plant Production

edited by

Božidar Benko

Zhengguo Li

and Nevena Opačić

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; open-field vegetable cultivation; organic vegetable and MAP cultivation; hydroponic systems; nutrient; water; and energy management; integrated pest management (IPM); greenhouse cultivation; nutritional quality; bioactive compounds; medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)

Challenges in Current Viticulture: Drought, Heat, and Solar Radiation

edited by

Marina Anic

Jordi Oliver-Manera

and

Zvjezdana Markovic

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture; climate change; water stress; heat stress; solar radiation; grape physiology; vineyard management; water-use efficiency; adaptation strategies; canopy microclimate; grape quality; wine composition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Chemical Regulators in Horticulture: Seed Germination, Propagation and Metabolic Enhancement of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Dongfeng Yang

and Zaibiao Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; seed dormancy; plant growth regulators; elicitors; plant tissue culture; in vitro propagation; bioactive constituents; plant hormones; metabolic enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)

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