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Seed Biology in Horticulture: From Dormancy to Germination

edited by

Valeria Cafaro

and

Cristina Patanè

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination physiology; seed vigor; seed treatments; biotic and abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

Nutrient Absorption and Utilization in Horticultural Crops

edited by Haidong Wang, Minghui Cheng, Hanmi Zhou and Yingying Xing

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient absorption; nutrient partitioning; nutrient use efficiency; horticultural crops; root physiology; precision fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Water Saving and Soil Amendments: Advances in Research, Use and Optimization and Testing of Innovative Materials

edited by

Mirko Castellini

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water retention; capacitive-based soil indicators; plant available water capacity; soil water content at field capacity; soil water content at permanent wilting point; soil amendments; bio-based and organic amendments; compost; biochar; superabsorbent hydrogel

Eco-Friendly Solutions to Enhance Plant Performance and Yield for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Sandra Martins

and

Sandra Pereira

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change adaptation and mitigation; bio-based products; agro-industrial by-products; plant stress tolerance

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Hyperspectral Imaging in Smart Digital Horticulture

edited by

Yongming Chen

Ping Lin

and Zhiyong Zou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); deep learning; computer vision; decision-making; horticultural crops production; smart farming; pest and disease detection; yield estimation; smart irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Molecular Genetics of Ornamental Plants Under Abiotic Stress: Current Insights and Future Perspectives

edited by

Yong-Jun Shu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; abiotic stress; abiotic tolerance; high-throughput sequencing

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

Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms During Fruit Development and Ripening: Implications for Texture and Quality

edited by

Hao Zhang

, Ying Zhang and Lin Guo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit ripening; quality; transcriptional regulation; phytohormones; postharvest biology

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

Impact of Climate Change on Grapevines, Berries, Wine: Present and Future

edited by Mario Gabrielli

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3794 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change impact; vine physiology; grape composition; wine composition; adaptation strategy; wine and grape quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Effects of Biostimulants on the Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Jorge González-Villagra

and

Marjorie Reyes-Díaz

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21281 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses

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

The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture

edited by Mack Moyo,

Stephen O. Amoo

and

Michael Bairu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12161 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress tolerance; climate change resilience; plant morphogenesis; plant growth regulators; plant tissue culture; signal transduction; sustainable horticulture

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

Edible Mushrooms: Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding

edited by

Junjie Yan

, Jie Chen and

Mingwen Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5908 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; genetics and breeding; functional genomics; comparative genomics; structural genomics; epigenomics; pan-genomics

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

Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops

edited by

André Ricardo Zeist

, Tiago Benedito Dos Santos,

Valdir Marcos Stefenon

and

Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular markers; gene editing; genetic diversity; marker-assisted selection; tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses; classical breeding; crop improvement strategies

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

Tolerance and Response of Ornamental Plants to Abiotic Stress—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhouli Liu

and Yi Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3208 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; abiotic stress; tolerance mechanisms; stess responses; phytotoxicity

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

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 2346 | 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 2046 | 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 1464 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Soil Management for Tea Plantations

edited by

Lingfei Ji

, Yiyang Yang and

Jianyun Ruan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 956 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | 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)

Postharvest Biology and Technology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Noelia Castillejo

and

Danial Fatchurrahman

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 621 | 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)

Pest Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by Rizhao Chen and

Shaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 171 | 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)

Agri-Food Waste Management for Sustainability in Horticultural Production

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

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

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

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 161 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Application of Biotechnology in Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Xiaoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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 89 | 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)

Advanced Studies in Cultivation and Breeding Propagation of Ornamental and Aromatic Plants and Their Use in Landscaping Design

edited by

Zsolt Szekely-Varga

Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan

and

Endre Kentelky

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5875 | 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)

Soil Microorganisms in Plant Health: Roles and Applications

edited by

Gabriele Bellotti

Gyöngyvér Mara

and Filippo Vaccari

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 83 | 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 51 | 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 7059 | 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))

Enhancing Plant Quality and Sustainability in Aquaponics Systems

edited by

Genaro Soto-Zarazua

Priscila Flores-Aguilar

and

Amanda Kim Rico-Chávez

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2442 | Submission Open

Keywords: Aquaponics 4.0; eustress; biostimulation; alternative feed; urban aquaponics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

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 145 | 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 115 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11594 | Submission Open

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

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

Optimized Irrigation and Water Management in Horticultural Production

edited by

Lijian Zheng

and Juanjuan Ma

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6515 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; quality; evapotranspiration; soil water; water use efficiency; water diagnosis; intelligent decision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Sustainable Management of the Mechanization of Works for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ioan Ţenu

and Nicolae Valentin Vlăduţ

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3651 | 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)

Genetics and Molecular Breeding of Brassica Crops

edited by Yue Gao, Yun Zhang and

Jian Wu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biotechnology; molecular markers; genome sequencing; genetic improvement; disease resistance genes; vegetable germplasm resources

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

Reproductive Growth in Perennial Fruit Trees: Importance and Impact of Climate Change

edited by Songling Bai and Junkai Wu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1790 | 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))

Metabolites Biosynthesis in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Ilinka Pecinar

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic pathways; bioactive compounds; growing conditions; abiotic stresses; development; ripening; plant hormones

(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

German Enrique Lobos

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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)

Advances in Irrigation and Fertilization Technologies for Sustainable Plant Production

edited by Di Feng and

Songrui Ning

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 83 | 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)

Genome Alignment and Regulatory Genomics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peng Jia

and Han Jiang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 82 | 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))

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 72 | 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)

Breeding and Genetic Strategies for Bananas

edited by Zhihao Cheng and

Zhuo Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | 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)

Advances in Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Tomato

edited by

Yuyang Zhang

submission deadline 21 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm; innovation; evaluation; utilization; genetics; breeding; tomato

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

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 100 | 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 69 | Submission Open

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

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

Innovative Tissue Culture Techniques for Sustainable Horticulture

edited by Rosalia Nuñez Pastrana, Carlos Alberto Lecona and

Nancy Santana-Buzzy

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; plant tissue culture; bioestimulants; nanomaterials; horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)

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 8553 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; bioinputs; microorganisms; agroecology

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

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 5976 | 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)

Mineral Nutrition of Plants

edited by

Gustavo Brunetto

and

Danilo Eduardo Rozane

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4752 | 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)

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 114 | 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)

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