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Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Vegetables, Ornamental and Aromatic Plants submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2354 | Submission Open
Keywords: protected cultivation; greenhouse; vegetables; ornamental plants; medicinal and aromatic plants; specialty crops; soilless cultures; hydroponics; bioactive compounds; biological properties; LED; vertical farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Edible Mushrooms: Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding
edited by , Jie Chen and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2225 | 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)
Volatile Composition and Sensory Qualities of Emerging Horticultural Plants
edited by and Tijana Zeremski
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1835 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oil; volatile aromatic compounds; medicinal and aromatic plants; biological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)
New Technologies Applied in Horticultural Crop Protection
edited by , , Xianping Guan and Zhan Huang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1502 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant protection; applied agriculutre; precision agriculture; UASS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Postharvest Quality Characteristics and Storage Life of Horticultural Products
edited by Mingyi Yang, Xiaobo Wei, Yanpei Chen and Lei Wang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; postharvest storage; quality regulation; molecular mechanism; packaging materials; technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Advances in Soil and Plant Nutrient Management for Optimizing Horticultural Crop Yields and Soil Sustainability
edited by Željko Dželetović and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; soil sustainability; plant nutrients; yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
New Insights into Stress Physiology and Resistance Regulation in Horticultural Plants: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant stress responses; plant resistance; “ omics” tools; oxidative stress and antioxidants; gene expression; plant defense mechanisms; growth; yield and development; plant hormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Disease Diagnosis and Control for Fruit Crops
edited by Liqing Zhang, Lu Xu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 208 | 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))
Heavy Metal Stress in Vegetable Production Systems and Amelioration Strategies
edited by , Yanyan Lu and Luji Bo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal stress; migration; risk assessment; toxicity; vegetable production system; source management; remediation technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
New Trends in Smart Horticulture submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart horticulture; precision agriculture; remote sensing; smart harvesting; artificial intelligence; machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT); automation and robotics; UAV and satellite imaging; digital twins; smart sensors; data-driven decision making; controlled-environment agriculture; crop monitoring and decision making; sustainable horticulture; yield prediction; high-throughput phenotyping
Agri-Food Waste Management for Sustainability in Horticultural Production submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food waste; by-product management; sustainability; functional foods; agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)
Recent Advances in the Postharvest and Processing Technologies of Horticultural Crops: New Perspectives and Applications
edited by , Dalija Seglina and Karina Juhnevica-Radenkova
submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5709 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit treatment; losses; postharvest; quality; shelf-life; storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal Plants submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7269 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; essential oils; in vitro methods; antiradical activity; phenolic compounds; natural antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Biological Control of Pre and Postharvest Diseases II submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11676 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; fungal diseases; antagonists; pre- and postharvest phases; fruits; horticultural products; alternative methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Omics Era in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Towards a New Age of Agriculture and Sustainability
edited by and Sebastin Raveendar
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3039 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; high-throughput omics; integrative approaches; active ingredients; phytochemicals; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Fruits Quality and Sensory Analysis—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2396 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensory analysis; bioactive compounds; antioxidant; food quality; volatile compounds; consumers; aroma; descriptive; behavior; color
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Sustainable Management of the Mechanization of Works for Horticultural Crops
edited by and Nicolae Valentin Vlăduţ
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | 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)
Advances in Microbe-Assisted Breeding for Enhanced Fruit Quality and Plant Resilience submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial-assisted breeding; plant resilience; fruit quality; plant– microbe interactions; biotic and abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; omics technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Advances in Bioactive Compounds of Horticultural Plants
edited by , Lili Song, Fei Gao and Zuying Zhang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; metabolome analysis; health-promoting; antioxidant; biosynthesis; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)
Application of Multidisciplinary Technologies in the Conservation and Generation of Recycled Food Based on Horticultural Crops
edited by , and Leticia Xochitl Lopez-Martinez
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled food; valorization; waste; by-product; sustainable; horticultural
(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)
Advancing Organic Viticulture: Sustainable Strategies for Enhanced Grape Cultivation and Wine Production submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic; biodiversity; biological control; fungal diseases; organic wine; alternative methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Crops submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 128 | 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))
Gene Expression and Identification in Ornamental Plants Under Stress Conditions
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress adaptation; gene editing; molecular breeding; multiomics; ornamental plant resilience
(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 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; cultivation systems; bioactive compounds; metabolic regulation; multi-omics analysis
Olive Stress Alleviation Strategies
edited by , Helen Kalorizou and
submission deadline 16 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open
Keywords: olive tree; abiotic stresses; biotic stresses; sustainable yield; stress responses; alleviation stress mechanisms; stress memory; genetic manipulation; applied stress recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9633 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Vegetable Crops: Cultivation, Nutritional Value and Bioactive Components submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2822 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel; production; phytochemicals; quality; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Fruit Tree Physiology, Sustainability and Management
edited by Nicola Cinosi and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2245 | 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)
Plant Secondary Metabolism and Its Applications in Horticulture
edited by Tengfei Zhao, Wanhong Liu, Xin Zhang and Fei Qiu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant secondary metabolites; metabolic engineering; stress responses; bioactive compounds; phenolic compounds; terpenoids alkaloids; post-harvest quality; regulatory mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Phytochemistry, Bioactivity and Nutrition of Horticultural Crops
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional crops; plant metabolites; health-promoting plants; natural compounds; crop enhancement; phytochemical analysis; crop bioengineering; nutrient uptake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Abiotic Stress Responses of Vegetable Crops—2nd Edition
edited by Haijun Gong
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable; drought; salinity/salt stress; heavy metal pollution; cold/freezing stress; heat stress; light stress; adaptive response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Plant–Microbial Interactions: Mechanisms and Impacts submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3538 | 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))
Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Vertical Farming of Horticultural Crops
edited by and Lamprini Tassoula
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 278 | 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)
Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Responses in Grapevine–Pathogen Interactions submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: grapevine pathology; grapevine– pathogen interactions; disease management; disease progression; sustainable viticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Suppressive Soils: Connecting Soil Health with Disease Management in Horticultural Crops
edited by , , and Hassan Etesami
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: agronomic response; communication signals; disease suppression; horticultural crops; microbial antagonists; microbial networking; plant beneficial microbes; soil health– pathogen interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Controlled Environment Horticulture: Indoor Farming and Novel Cultivation Technologies
edited by Xiaotao Ding, Liying Chang and Qingliang Niu
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5195 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial light; LED lighting; precision agriculture; climate control; hydroponics; indoor farming; vegetables; flowers; fruits; nutrients; plant factory; soilless culture; modern greenhouse; product quality; phenotypic acquisition and analysis; artificial intelligence; crop growth models; production management decisions system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization—2nd Edition
edited by , and Edgardo Giordani
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: subutilized fruits; genetic resources; phenotypic variability; phenology; reproductive biology; management; horticultural potential
New Strategies for Agrochemical-Conventional Management in Horticultural Crops
edited by and Bernardo Murillo-Amador
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; bioinputs; microorganisms; agroecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Mineral Nutrition of Plants submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | 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)
10th Anniversary of Horticulturae: Sustainable Practices in Table Grape Production submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; table grape production; drip irrigation; soil health; breeding programs; pest resistance; disease resistance; drought tolerance; fruit quality; seedlessness; shelf life; chemical pesticides; mechanical harvesting; fair labor practices; renewable energy; carbon footprint; food waste
Productivity and Quality of Vegetable Crops under Climate Change submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3997 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; crop yields; food safety; agronomic management; water scarcity; food quality; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
AI-Powered Phenotyping of Horticultural Plants
edited by Xu 'Kevin' Wang, and Jing Zhang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3572 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotyping; artificial intelligence; precision agriculture; horticultural science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Advanced Omics Technologies and Regulatory Mechanisms of Ornamental Plants
edited by , , and Lin Ouyang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3345 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; regulatory mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
The Cutting-Edge Advances in Horticulture Research from IECHo2025 submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: cutting-edge horticultural research; precision horticulture; innovative systems; protected horticulture; crop stress physiology; high quality products; sustainability
Physiology and Biochemistry in Relation to Quality of Fruits and Vegetables—2nd Edition
edited by Athanasios Tsafouros, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: pre- and post-harvest treatments; fruit and vegetable quality; shelf life; storage; post-harvest physiology and biochemistry; plant productivity; fruit and vegetable composition; climate change; fruit and vegetable metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Recent Advances in Citrus Cultivation and Scion–Rootstock Interactions
edited by Mateus Pereira Gonzatto, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 92 | 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)
Applied Artificial Intelligence in Digital Horticulture: Innovations for Enhancing Shelf Life and Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; postharvest technology; shelf life extension; fresh fruits and vegetables; digital horticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Sustainable Soil Management for Tea Plantations
edited by , Yiyang Yang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 74 | 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)
The Advances in Genetics and Biotechnology of Fruits
edited by Xiaowei Ma
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit biotechnology; genetic engineering; molecular breeding; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fruit Production Systems)
Sustainable Viticulture and Oenology—Adaptation in a Changing Climate submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: grapevine adaptation; viticultural techniques; oenological methods; sustainable viticulture; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)
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