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Yield Formation and Regulatory Mechanisms in Vegetable Crops

edited by

Qingmin Xie

, Congxi Cai and

Xuewen Xu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable crops; yield formation; source–sink; photosynthate partitioning; hormonal regulation; transcriptional networks; abiotic stress; genomics; gene editing; yield QTLs; nutrient use efficiency; sustainable production

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

The Effect of Biostimulants on Horticultural Plants

edited by

Zsolt Szekely-Varga

Monica Boscaiu

and

Endre Kentelky

submission deadline 4 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth promoters; biological stimulants; bioactivators; ornamental plants; viticulture; vegetables; fruits; aromatic and medicinal plants; cultivation; propagation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Production, Cultivation, and Breeding of Brassicaceae Crops

edited by

Xiaonan Li

Mingliang Jiang

and Yuting Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brassicaceae crops; molecular breeding; cultivation system; stress resistance; precision agriculture; sustainable production

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

Soil Amendments and Organic Management for Horticultural Crops

edited by

Junlin Zheng

, Guimin Xia and Xiaofang Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic amendment; organic amendment; horticultural crops; nutrient cycling; water retention; irrigation regime; fertilizer management; crop yield; crop quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

Fruits and Vegetables as Raw Materials for the Production of High-Quality Products

edited by

Uroš Čakar

and

Carlos L. Cespedes Acuña

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit and vegetable quality; sustainable ecosystem; beneficial health effect; natural biological active compounds; innovative technological approach

Stress Response, Development, and Quality Regulation in Horticultural Plants

edited by

Jun Tang

Guo Wei

and Tianyuan Yang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14176 | 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)

Managing Soil, Fertilization, and Nutrient Uptake in Horticultural Production

edited by

Shuya Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; precise fertilization; efficient nutrient utilization; high-quality and high-efficiency; sustainable production

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

Response of Horticultural Crops to Abiotic Stress

edited by

Rong Zhou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; salinity; heat; cold; heavy metals; oxidative stress; climate resilience; stress physiology; molecular breeding; sustainable horticulture

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

Soil Fertility and Fertilization in Vegetable Production

edited by

Antonio Ismael Inácio Cardoso

and

Arthur Bernardes Cecílio Filho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetables; fertilizer; nutrients; plant nutrition

(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 18 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 456 | 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)

Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Highland Vegetables

edited by

Chenghuan Yan

and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 18 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetable genomics; molecular breeding; genetic resources; genetic improvement; gene cloning

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

Horticultural Plant Disease Management Using Advanced Biotechnology

edited by

Richard Breia

and

Ángel Emilio Martínez De Alba

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2582 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biotechnology; CRISPR-Cas; RNA interference (RNAi); next-generation sequencing (NGS); plant resistance; sustainable agriculture; microbiota; biocompounds

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

Nutrient Absorption and Utilization in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Haidong Wang

, Minghui Cheng, Hanmi Zhou and Yingying Xing

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2337 | 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)

Soil Management and Nutrient Absorption Physiology of Horticulture

edited by

Huanyu Zhao

and

Yueqiang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; soil health; soil properties; microorganisms; crop growth; horticultural crops; nutrient absorption physiology

Postharvest Treatments for Preserving Quality and Reducing Food Loss in Horticultural Products

edited by

Analía Concellón

and

María José Zaro

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9225 | Submission Open

Keywords: postharvest technology; abiotic stress; metabolic pathway; omics approaches; nutritional quality; bioactive compounds; bioprotection; vegetable loss reduction

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

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

edited by

Sandra Martins

and

Sandra Pereira

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5449 | 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)

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

edited by

Maja Čačija

, Ivan Juran and

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4769 | 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)

Breeding for Disease Resistance and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Horticultural Crops

edited by Zai Zheng,

Xiaolin Yu

, Fengfeng Dang and Jinhui Lin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease resistance; nutrient use efficiency (NUE); horticultural crops; molecular breeding; marker-assisted selection (MAS); genome editing/CRISPR; quantitative trait loci (QTL); plant–pathogen interaction; rhizosphere microbes; sustainable horticulture

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

Innovations for Sustainable Horticulture: Economic Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability and Rural Systems

edited by

Irina Adriana Chiurciu

Paula Stoicea

Roxana Ciceoi

and

Francesco Sottile

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable horticulture; economic efficiency; environmental sustainability; horticultural production systems; agricultural innovation; resource efficiency; climate-smart agriculture; circular economy; sustainable farm management; rural systems

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

edited by Nair Olguín and

Martín Fanzone

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4496 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

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

edited by

Hao Zhang

, Ying Zhang and Lin Guo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management in Horticulture

edited by

Rui Yang

, Yajun Gao and Wang Yu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticulture; soil fertility; nutrient management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)

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 893 | 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 283 | 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 185 | 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 128 | 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 106 | 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 14705 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11294 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6446 | 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)

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 4125 | 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 4121 | 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)

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 1711 | 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)

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 1449 | 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)

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 1324 | 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)

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 1232 | 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 939 | 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 559 | 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 Nutrient Management in Controlled-Environment Horticulture

edited by

Rachel Fogle

and

Ning Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 530 | 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)

Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Cultivation Practices in Urban Horticulture

edited by Jennifer Bousselot and Most Tahera Naznin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 460 | 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)

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 406 | 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)

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 321 | 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 229 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Metabolites, Characterization and Biological Activity of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Natalia Torres-Pagán

and

Mercedes Verdeguer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

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

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 210 | 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)

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

edited by

Chao Gao

and Pengfei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 122 | 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)

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 2280 | 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 2906 | 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 156 | 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)

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