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Enhancing Citrus Quality Through Molecular Breeding and Physiological Analysis

edited by

Lifang Sun

Min Zhang

, Mingxia Wen and

Shaojia Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open

Keywords: citrus genetic breeding; germplasm diversity; molecular breeding; ploidy breeding; systematic evaluation of germplasm resources; citrus adaptive evolution; fruit development and quality; physiological responses; cultivation practices

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

Optimization of Light: Greenhouse Cultivation of Horticultural Plants

edited by

Rui Wang

, Wei Cao and

Yasunaga Iwasaki

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse; cultivation; light; photosynthesis; sensing; AI; sustainability; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Innovative and Circular Biostimulants for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Resilience in Horticultural Plants

edited by Lorenzo Mollo, Alessandra Petrucciani and Alessandra Norici

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: seaweed extracts; protein hydrolysates; microbial consortia; circular economy; priming; microalgae extracts; transcriptomics; metabolomics

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

Post-Harvest Diseases of Fruit and Vegetable: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Junfeng Guan and Yang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-harvest diseases; fruit and vegetable; pathogen–host interaction; green control strategies; post-harvest loss reduction

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

Plant Growth Regulators and Their Role in Seed Germination and Early Plant Development

edited by

Chu Zhong

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth regulator; seed germination; plant development; hormonal crosstalk

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

Wild and Cultivated Culinary Plants

edited by

Zoran S. Ilic

, Lidija Milenković and

Ljiljana P. Stanojević

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15465 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild and cultivated culinary plants; aromatic plants; medicinal plants; phytochemicals; antioxidant; essential oils

Driving Sustainable Agriculture Through Scientific Innovation

edited by Dean Ban

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13898 | 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

Improvement of Resistance Strategies for Horticultural Plant Cultivation

edited by

Nanshan Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7776 | 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)

Propagation and Quality Improvement of Horticultural Plants: From Molecular Foundations to Sustainable Practices

edited by Yanfang Yang and

Shugang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5129 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural plants; propagation; quality improvement; molecular mechanisms; sustainable practices

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

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 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4828 | 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))

Nutrient Uptake and Efficiency of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Raul I. Cabrera

Miguel Guzmán

María Fernanda Quintero Castellanos

and

Maria del Carmen Salas Sanjuán

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4693 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and crop nutrition; efficiency; uptake and absorption; tissue nutrient status; integrative nutrient diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Application of Machine Learning in Horticultural Production

edited by Dongyan Zhang and

Zijie Niu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4311 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; horticultural production; pest and disease detection; greenhouse precision control; plant target recognition; yield prediction; post-harvest quality; small-sample learning; UAV remote sensing; smart horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Pre- and Post-Harvest Treatments for Fruit and Vegetables

edited by

Costanza Ceccanti

and Giulia Lauria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–virus infections and post-harvest quality; pre-harvest treatments; post-harvest preservation; controlled atmosphere storage; light elicitation; secondary metabolites; sustainable packaging; fruit and vegetable quality; post-harvest physiology

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

Pest and Disease Management in Horticultural Crops: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by

Francesca Garganese

Annamaria Mincuzzi

and

Antonio Ippolito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1919 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural products; fruit and vegetables; host–pathogen interaction; plant diseases; sustainable crop; epidemy; bioactive compounds; biostimulants; vector biocontrol; IPM; alien invasive or quarantine pest; biotic stresses; losses/damage; environmental conditions; climate change

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

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 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | 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)

Precision Nutrient Management in Controlled-Environment Horticulture

edited by

Rachel Fogle

and

Ning Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision horticulture; controlled-environment agriculture; nutrient monitoring; hydroponics; vertical farming; crop modelling; AI-enabled nutrient management; resource efficiency; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Recent Advances in Water Management and Irrigation Systems for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Efthymios Kokkotos

Anastasios Zotos

and

Angelos A. Patakas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-water relations; water use efficiency; precision irrigation; horticultural crops; irrigation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Physiological Traits and Molecular Regulation of Horticultural Crops Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

edited by Zemin Wang and Li Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; horticultural crops; molecular regulation

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

Sustainable Viticulture and Winemaking: Innovative Management Strategies

edited by

Evangelos Beris

Alexandra Evangelou

and

Georgios Banilas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable viticulture; vineyard management strategies; grapevine’s pests and diseases; climate change; grapevine physiology; grape quality; sustainable winemaking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Precision Breeding for Grape Quality and Stress Resilience: Integrating Genomics and Phenomics

edited by Peining Fu,

Guotian Liu

and Lei Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapevine; genetic breeding; genomic breeding; quality gene; stress gene; genome data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to Improve the Sustainability of Horticultural Ecosystems—Second Edition

edited by

Gheorghe Cristian Popescu

Mehmet Yaman

Monica Popescu

and

Beppe Benedetto Consentino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 829 | Submission Open

Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF); innovative approaches; sustainability; plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB); natural processes; nature-based solutions; horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Vegetable and Fruit Resilience Under Stress: A Deep Dive into Transcriptomic Responses

edited by

Chao Gao

and Pengfei Wang

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

Keywords: vegetable stress resilience; transcriptomic responses; abiotic stress adaptation; biotic stress defense; transcriptional regulatory networks; vegetable transcriptomics

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

Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Cultivation Practices in Urban Horticulture

edited by Jennifer Bousselot and Most Tahera Naznin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: green roofs; urban horticulture; food crops; ecosystem services; pollinator provisioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)

Recycling Organic Resources for Sustainable Horticulture

edited by

Josipa Dukić

Rakesh Kumar Gupta

, Sitesh Kumar,

Maria Roulia

and Costas Stathopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic resource recycling; waste valorisation; agro-industrial residues; sustainable horticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Molecular Mechanisms of Postharvest Quality in Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Dongchao Ji

and

Peiwen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; molecular mechanism; genetic basis; omics; plant diseases; postharvest pathology; postharvest physiology; postharvest technology; biotechnology

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

Research on the Innovation of Smart Cultivation Technology for Fruit Trees and the Construction of Growth Models

edited by

Qian Zha

and

Georgios Koubouris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent cultivation of fruit trees; growth model construction; intelligent sensing technology; precision operation equipment; digital management

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

Metabolites, Characterization and Biological Activity of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Natalia Torres-Pagán

and

Mercedes Verdeguer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed science; bioherbicides; essential oils; aqueous extracts; secondary metabolites

Advances in New Agrotechnological Fertilization for Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems

edited by

Gabriel Céccoli

Fernando Felipe Muñoz

and

Norberto Francisco Gariglio

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2706 | Submission Open

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

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

Advancing Organic Viticulture: Sustainable Strategies for Enhanced Grape Cultivation and Wine Production

edited by

Anamaria Călugăr

Claudiu Ioan Bunea

and

Bora Florin Dumitru

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3281 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic; biodiversity; biological control; fungal diseases; organic wine; alternative methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Greenhouse Technology for Controlled Environment

edited by

Yiming Li

and Shaojie Wang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse technology; controlled environment agriculture; greenhouse structures; greenhouse materials; environmental control; greenhouse automation; greenhouse management; intelligent control systems; cultivation techniques; sustainable greenhouse production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Sustainable Practices in Tea Plantations

edited by

Qi Zhang

Jianghua Ye

, Haibin Wang and Kai Su

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3396 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tea plantation management; targeted quality regulation; precision agriculture technologies; resource recycling and reuse; climate-resilient cultivation practices

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

Advances in Brassica Crop Development and Abiotic Stress Responses

edited by

Xiangshu Dong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2881 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassica crops; abiotic stress responses; CRISPR-Cas9; precision breeding

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

Germplasm Resources and Genetics Improvement of Watermelon and Melon—Second Edition

edited by Xuqiang Lu,

Ruimin Zhang

, Huanhuan Niu and Jingjing Chang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open

Keywords: watermelon and melon; genetics improvement; genetic mapping; marker development; genetic engineering; germplasm resources; breeding

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

Bioactive Compounds of Horticultural Products and By-Products

edited by Iuliana-Maria Enache and

Liliana Mihalcea

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthocyanins; polyphenols; conventional and emerging extraction method; horticultural by-products

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

Vertical Farming of Horticultural Crops: Advances, Prospects and Challenges

edited by Alejandro Martínez-Moreno, Vicente Martínez and Teresa C. Mestre

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertical farming; horticultural crops; controlled environment agriculture; hydroponics; LED lighting; sustainability; precision agriculture; urban agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

AI and Sensor Technologies for Smart Horticulture

edited by Haixia Sun and Shujuan Zhang

submission deadline 18 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart horticulture; artificial intelligence; intelligent sensors; multi-source data fusion; phenotypic recognition of horticultural crops

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

edited by Songling Bai and Junkai Wu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9025 | 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))

Genome Alignment and Regulatory Genomics in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Peng Jia

and Han Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5800 | 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))

From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization—2nd Edition

edited by

Miriam Elisabet Arena

Silvia Radice

and

Edgardo Giordani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3845 | Submission Open

Keywords: subutilized fruits; genetic resources; phenotypic variability; phenology; reproductive biology; management; horticultural potential

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

edited by

Marina Anic

Jordi Oliver-Manera

and

Zvjezdana Markovic

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2097 | 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)

Advances in Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Tomato

edited by

Yuyang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

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

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

Biostimulant Functions in Horticultural Systems Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Iván Córdova-Guerrero

and

Laura Janeth Díaz-Rubio

submission deadline 22 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; abiotic stress; plant stress physiology; horticultural systems; sustainable crop management

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

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 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5694 | Submission Open

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

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

Nutrition, Environmental Stress, and Disease Management of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by Yuanji Wang,

Xiaolin Song

, Xinyi Hao and

Songshen Hu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; nutrition; diseases; mechanism of action; control methods

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

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

edited by

Ziping Chen

and

Yi Han

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3559 | 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)

Advancements in Controlled-Environment Horticulture

edited by

Yufeng Liu

and Xiangnan Meng

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Innovative Micropropagation of Horticultural and Medicinal Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Milana Trifunović Momčilov

and

Biljana K. Filipović

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6433 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro propagation; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; plant hormones; secondary metabolites; elicitors; cryopreservation; abiotic and biotic stresses

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

Microbial Biocontrol Agents: Mechanisms of Disease Suppression and Growth Promotion in Horticultural Crop Production

edited by

Mauricio Nahuam Chávez Avilés

and

Edgardo Ulises Esquivel Naranjo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biocontrol; plant-microbe interactions; induced resistance; horticultural crops; beneficial microorganisms; sustainable horticulture

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

Water Demand Regulation Technologies in Horticultural Crop Production

edited by

Job Teixeira de Oliveira

Fernando França da Cunha

and Priscilla Andrade Silva

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: water use efficiency; precision agriculture; digital irrigation; soil–plant–atmosphere continuum; smart sensors; deficit irrigation; horticultural crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Sustainable Horticultural Products: Consumer Preferences, Demand and Market Implications

edited by

Giulio Cascone

and

Giuseppe Timpanaro

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable horticulture; consumer preferences; demand analysis; willingness to pay; labeling and certification; horticultural markets; market implications; sustainable consumption

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

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