Horticulturae

Color Formation and Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Yang Zhou

, Chonghui Li and

Ye Ai

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14697 | 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))

Research on Cultivation and Biological Activity of Medicinal Plants in Horticultural Production

edited by

Elina Yankova-Tsvetkova

and Milena Nikolova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5631 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathic properties; chemoecology; biocide activity; bioactive compound identification; sustainable use; propagation; ex situ growth; biodiversity conservation

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

Plant Tissue and Organ Cultures for Crop Improvement in Omics Era: 2nd Edition

edited by

Anca Butiuc-Keul

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2492 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; gene regulation; gene transfer; genome editing; horticultural crops; micropropagation; organogenesis; plant tissue culture; plant transformation

Grapevine Cultivation in the Era of Climate Change: Innovations and Applications

edited by Guillermo Castillo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; grapevine viticulture; sustainable vineyard management; genomics and breeding; biostimulants; molecular viticulture; precision agriculture; interspecific hybrids; stress resilience; interdisciplinary approaches in viticulture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Production and Cultivation of Microgreens

edited by Girek Zdenka,

Francesco Di Gioia

and

Suzana Pavlović

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9335 | 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)

Genomic Insights into Climate Resilience: Tools and Strategies for Coffee Improvement

edited by

Marco Cristancho

and

Jorge Berny

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4182 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient coffee; genetic diversity; coffee germplasm; coffee breeding; genomics; sustainable; coffee production

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

Nanomaterial-Based Strategies for Sustainable Horticulture: From Nano-Horticulture to Molecular Mechanisms

edited by Xiaokai Xu and

Huasen Wang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-horticulture; sustainable horticulture; molecular mechanisms; nanomaterial-plant interactions; precision agriculture

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

Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Vertical Farming of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Aikaterini Nikolaos Martini

and Lamprini Tassoula

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10295 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban horticulture; vertical farming; vegetable; fruit; flower and ornamental crops; cropping systems; ecological sustainability; hygienic sustainable food supply; controlled environment agriculture; indoor crop production; resource-use efficiency

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

Enhancing Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops Under Future Climate Scenarios

edited by

Huixin Gang

, Dong Qin and Huanhuan Yang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4389 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; stress tolerance; climate change; heavy metal stress; plant physiological response

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

Sustainable Management of Invasive Species in Horticulture: Challenges and Practices

edited by

Anamaria Mălinaș

,

Adriano Sofo

,

Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu

and

Marian Proorocu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; pathways for the introduction of invasive alien species; sustainable agricultural practices; biosecurity measures; integrated pest management; sustainable horticulture; environmental protection; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development

From Orchard to Table: Significance of Postharvest Technologies in Postharvest Diseases Management of Fruits

edited by Nicola Francesca, Antonino Pirrone and

Antonio Alfonzo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest diseases; fruit quality; microbiological control; storage technologies; edible coating; sustainable postharvest practices

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

Emerging Technologies in Smart Agriculture

edited by

Luís Pádua

and

Anabela A. Fernandes-Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9981 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision farming; internet of things (IoT); remote sensing; crop monitoring; controlled-environment agriculture; vertical farming

Breeding, Cultivation and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants—2nd Edition

edited by

Mengfei Li

and Jianhe Wei

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7031 | 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)

Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Breeding Strategies in Tea Plants

edited by

Chunfang Li

,

Yuchuan Wang

and

Jianqiang Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6246 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant; cultivation; breeding; secondary metabolism; abiotic stresses

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

Physiological and Molecular Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato

edited by

Jinhua Li

and

Guobin Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open

Keywords: tomato; abiotic stress; drought stress; salt stress; molecular breeding; molecular mechanisms

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

Micropropagation and Cultivation of Ornamental Species

edited by

Bożena Szewczyk-Taranek

and Bożena Pawłowska

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3272 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; tissue culture; vegetative propagation; seed propagation; ornamental plants; nursery production; greenhouse cultivation; rooting and acclimatization; growth regulators; production efficiency

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

Research Progress on Metabolic Regulation and Bioactivity of Functional Ingredients in Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms

edited by Mengyu Wang, Zuofa Zhang, Weiming Cai and Mei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2378 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; cultivation systems; bioactive compounds; metabolic regulation; multi-omics analysis

Improving Cherry Crop Systems: Toward Sustainable and Resilient Production

edited by

Marlene Santos

and

Berta Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

Keywords: cherry cultivation; sustainable horticulture; orchard management; plant nutrition; climate resilience; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; fruit quality improvement

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

Innovative Plant Protection Strategies for Regenerative and Conservation-Based Horticulture Systems

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; plant protection; integrated pest management; biological control; agroecology; soil health; functional biodiversity; regenerative horticulture; conservation horticulture; precision horticulture; remote sensing in horticulture; digital tools for pest management in horticulture

Breeding and Production Practices for Root Vegetables and Tubers

edited by Yichen Kang and

Liwang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: root vegetable breeding; tuber crop resilience; climate-smart agriculture; sustainable agronomy; biofortification; genetic diversity; soil health management; post-harvest technologies; disease resistance; precision farming

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

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture: A Tool in Biotechnology

edited by

Lamiaa Mahmoud

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biotechnology; tissue culture; regeneration; somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; CRISPR/Cas9; in vitro systems; synthetic seeds

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

Precision Management Strategies for Orchards and Vineyards

edited by

Massimo Ferro

and

Pietro Catania

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; precision viticulture; remote sensing; proximal sensors; machine learning and deep learning for orchard management; fertilization management; fruit tree and grapevine stress tolerance; variable rate application; precision irrigation

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

Olive Orchards Under Climate Change: Smart Adaptation Strategies and Future Perspectives

edited by

Francesco Maldera

,

Agustí Romero

,

María Cecilia Rousseaux

and Nicola Cinosi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; cultivars; irrigation; nutrition; sustainable systems

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

Diagnosis and Integrated Management of Emerging Fruit Tree Diseases

edited by

Carlo Bregant

and

Alessandra Benigno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; fungi; oomycetes; diagnosis; biocontrol

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

New Insights into Viticulture and Grapevine Physiology

edited by Dalong Guo and

Tonglu Wei

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: viticulture; grape growth regulation; stress resistance; cultivation technology; grapevine physiology; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Genetic Breeding and Quality Improvement of Vegetable Crops

edited by

Alexis Marchesini

and

Rosario Paolo Mauro

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; genetic breeding; trait inheritance; vegetable genomics; quality traits; nutritional quality; genome editing; marker-assisted selection; OMICS technologies

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

Advances in Tissue Culture and Genome Engineering of Horticultural Plant

edited by

Eliana Valencia-Lozano

,

Cabrera-Ponce José Luis

and

Lisset Herrera Isidrón

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant tissue culture; somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; CRISPR/Cas genome editing; molecular breeding; horticultural biotechnology; in vitro regeneration; stress tolerance; gene expression analysis; sustainable crop improvement

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

Environmental and Agronomic Factors Shaping Phenolic Composition in Horticulture

edited by

Suzana Inić

and

Dario Kremer

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3399 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; horticulture; environmental factors; agronomic practices; quality; sustainable agriculture; analytical tools

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

Integrating Fertilizers and Fungi to Enhance Horticulture Crop Resilience

edited by Muhammad Khalid Hameed and

Domenico Ronga

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open

Keywords: fertilizer–fungi integration; mycorrhizal fungi; biostimulants; plant growth-promoting fungi; soil–plant–microbe interactions; nutrient uptake efficiency; crop stress tolerance; soil health improvement; sustainable horticulture; biotic and abiotic stress management; climate change adaptation in crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Advances in Sustainable Growing Systems for High Quality Grape and Olive

edited by

Despoina Petoumenou

and

Daniela Farinelli

submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental constraints; roots and soil microbiome interactions; biotic and abiotic stresses; canopy and soil management; breeding and clonal selection of new varieties; training systems; physiology biostimulants; biocontrol; yield and fruit quality; regenerative viticulture; smart technologies; vineyard; landscapes

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

Biotechnological Approaches and Technology Processes Used in the Agro-Industry to Create Value-Added Products

edited by

Maria Dolores Muy-Rangel

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20423 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-vegetable; processing; quality; technology; value added; new products

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

Grapevine Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Ana Fernandes De Oliveira

,

Costantino Sirca

, Giuseppe Serra, Giovanni Nieddu and

Cristina A. Costa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9145 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic, biotic, and combined stresses; vine adaptation to abiotic stresses; biodiversity, viticultural resilience, and terroir; tolerance and resistance to biotic stresses; genetic selection and phenotyping; stress monitoring and use of DSS; tools, cultural techniques, and counteracting impacts; biostimulants and fertilizers

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

Emerging Insights into Horticultural Crop Ecophysiology

edited by

Zhihui Cheng

,

Valentina Ancuța Stoian

,

Sorin Daniel Vatca

and

Bojana Brozović

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17134 | 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)

Vegetable Crops: Cultivation, Nutritional Value and Bioactive Components

edited by

Shivani Kathi

and

Catherine R. Simpson

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12194 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel; production; phytochemicals; quality; sustainability

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

Horticultural Tree Species with Economic Value: Environmental Interactions and Adaptive Mechanisms Under Climate Change

edited by

Yang Liu

and

Jinling Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2234 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress responses; signaling molecules; integrated experimental approaches; horticultural and woody species; climate resilience

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

Genetic Improvement and Stress Resistance Regulation of Fruit Trees

edited by

Bowen Liang

and

Changqing Ma

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1900 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic improvement; abiotic and biotic stress; stress resistance; molecular mechanism

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

Fungal Diseases Management of Horticulture Crops

edited by

András Csótó

and

Erzsébet Mónika Karaffa

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diseases; fruits; vegetables; ornamental plants; postharvest; chemical control; fungicides; basic substances; biocontrol; preventive control; priming; integrated pest management; agrotechnical disease control

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

Bioactive Compounds from Horticultural Plants and Plant Byproducts: Cultivating Innovation for a Sustainable Future in Food Systems

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5958 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary plant metabolites; bioactive compounds profiling; functional phytochemicals; phytochemical modulation; preharvest factors; posharvest factors; fruits and vegetables; herbs and spices; horticultural waste valorization; natural extracts; functional food; bioactive packaging

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

Cultivation, Preservation and Molecular Regulation of Edible Mushroom

edited by

Ming Gong

, Yuhua Gong and

Henan Zhang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3061 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible mushrooms; germplasm resources; fruiting bodies; cultivation optimization; quality improvement; functional food; stress response; environmental control; pre-harvest treatment; post-harvest treatment; preservation technology; agronomic traits; omics technology; molecular regulation; functional gene mining

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

Integrating Hybrid and Molecular Breeding as Approaches in Vegetable Breeding Strategies

edited by

Janko Červenski

and

Honghao Lv

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1527 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; quantity characteristics; quality characteristics; hybrid and molecular breeding techniques

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

Intelligent Production Technology of Horticultural Crops

edited by

Zhe Qu

, Hongmei Zhang and Lele Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; agricultural robotics; agricultural sensors; Internet of Things (IoT); machine vision; precision horticulture

A Decade of Research on Vegetable Crops: From Omics to Biotechnology

edited by

Xiaoming Song

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14326 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; bioinformatics; molecular biology

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Processing of Horticultural Crops

edited by Xiaoyu Tian

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13703 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; horticultural crop processing; automated harvesting; postharvest preservation; storage environment monitoring; sensor fusion technology; process control and optimization; non-destructive quality assessment; computer vision; multimodal sensing; machine learning algorithms

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

Innovations in Micropropagation of Horticultural Plants: Bridging Research and Industry

edited by

Mafatlal M. Kher

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7078 | Submission Open

Keywords: micropropagation; somatic embryogenesis; organogenesis; genetic fidelity; somaclonal variation; bioreactor scale-up; automation in tissue culture; techno-economic analysis

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

Innovative Applications of Organic Manures, Biostimulants, and Micronutrients in Sustainable Horticultural Production

edited by

Evandro Franklin De Mesquita

,

Rennan Fernandes Pereira

,

Antônio Gustavo de Luna Souto

and

Wilfried Rozhon

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6204 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic manures; biofertilizers; biostimulants; micronutrients; beneficial elements; silicon application; beneficial microorganisms; soil fertility and health; integrated nutrient management; nutrient-use efficiency; biotic stress; abiotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Sustainable Horticultural Production: Applications of Organic Fertilization and Biofertilizers in Horticultural Cultivation

edited by

Aleksandra Stanojković-Sebić

, Vladan Ugrenovic and

Vladimir Filipovic

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4562 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable horticulture; new ideas; innovative approaches; inorganic fertilizers; organic and biological fertilization; essential natural resources of ecosystem; food and consumer safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Strategies for Enhancing Horticultural Plant Tolerance to Environmental Stress

edited by

Liguo Jia

,

Jiangang Liu

and

Xueyan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress tolerance; drought; salinity; low temperatures; nutrient deficiency; disease; horticultural plants

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

The Role of Organic Amendments in Controlling Soilborne Plant Pathogens in Horticulture

edited by Giao Nguyen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 401 | 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))

Orchids: Advances in Propagation, Cultivation and Breeding

edited by

Donghui Peng

, Yunxiao Guan and Siren Lan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19811 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchid plants; floral biology; tissue culture; cultivation; organ morphological and chemical characterizations; physiology; plant–mycorrhizal symbiosis; endophytic fungi

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

Sustainable Cultivation and Performance of Ornamental Plants

edited by

Tijana Narandžić

and

Mirjana Ljubojevic

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultivation physiology; growth regulators; in vitro propagation; indoor cultivation; nature-based solutions; ornamental traits; plant breeding; stress tolerance; sustainable practices; trait improvement

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

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