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Imaging Technology in Horticultural Production
edited by , and Jose Magno Queiroz Luz
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging technology; plant phenotyping; sensors; cameras; image monitoring; horticultural crops; phenotyping horticultural crops
Advancements in Enhancing Water Use Efficiency for Horticultural Crops submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open
Keywords: water use efficiency; water productivity; water management; water harvesting; irrigation systems; drought tolerance; controlled environment systems; horticultural crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Plant–Microbe Interactions and Their Importance for Horticultural Crop Productivity
edited by
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycorrhizal fungi; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; plant growth promoting bacterium; pathogens; symbiosis; sustainable horticulture; biofertilizer; stress resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
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 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit treatment; losses; postharvest; quality; shelf-life; storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Olive Stress Alleviation Strategies
edited by , Helen Kalorizou and
submission deadline 16 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 386 | 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)
Improve the Quality of Horticultural Products in Controlled Environment
edited by , , and Jingjin Zhang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6143 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofortification; bioactive compound; carbon dioxide; fertigation; fertilizers; genetic improvement; health benefit; humidity; light; phytochemicals; plant biostimulants; temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Fruits Quality and Sensory Analysis—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | 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 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 125 | 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)
Plant–Microbial Interactions: Mechanisms and Impacts submission deadline 21 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 574 | 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))
Gene Expressions in Response to Diseases, Abiotic Stresses and Pest Damage of Horticultural Products submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15443 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease resistance; IPM; horticultural products; host– pathogen interactions; resistance genes; NGS; alternative control means; biostimulants; infection and vector biocontrol; abiotic damage; stress tolerance; environmental conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
The Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Horticulture
edited by Mack Moyo, and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1645 | 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)
Advanced Omics Technologies and Regulatory Mechanisms of Ornamental Plants
edited by , , and Lin Ouyang
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: ornamental plants; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; regulatory mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape, and Turf)
Transcriptional Regulation of Horticultural Plants under Abiotic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; abiotic stress; transcriptional regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Breeding, Cultivation, and Metabolic Regulation of Medicinal Plants
edited by , Jianhe Wei, Xiaofang Wang and Ma Yu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9820 | 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)
From the Field to the Table: Unearthing Wild Fruit Species for Enhanced Prospecting and Utilization
edited by , and Edgardo Giordani
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5333 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit subutilized species; phenology; floral biology; fruit morphological and chemical characterization; genetic resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops)
Soil and Water Management in Horticulture submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4411 | Submission Open
Keywords: food production; irrigation water demand; soil water management; fertigation management; precision irrigation; digital horticulture
Research on Molecular Mechanism of Fruit Softening submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruit; softening; postharvest; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Productivity and Quality of Vegetable Crops under Climate Change submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 253 | 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 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenotyping; artificial intelligence; precision agriculture; horticultural science
Controlled Environment Horticulture: Indoor Farming and Novel Cultivation Technologies
edited by Xiaotao Ding, Liying Chang and Qingliang Niu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 132 | 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)
Horticultural Production in Controlled Environment
edited by
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop productivity; product quality; sustainable production practices; efficient use of resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10756 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; precision agriculture; balanced fertilization; macroelements; microelements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Advances in Ecophysiology of Horticultural Crops
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7767 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticulture; electrophysiology; physical and chemical properties; plant ecophysiology; abiotic and biotic stresses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Strategies of Producing Horticultural Crops Under Climate Change
edited by and Carla Guijarro-Real
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural crops; climate change; cultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Medicinal Plants submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 475 | 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)
Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops
edited by and Ricardo Henrique De Lima Leite
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding; packaging; food technology; postharvest biology; postharvest technology; food chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Postharvest Quality Characteristics and Storage Life of Horticultural Products
edited by Mingyi Yang, Xiaobo Wei, Yanpei Chen and Lei Wang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 197 | 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)
Recent Scientific Developments in the Propagation and Cultivation of Brassica Crops submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: brassica propagation; novel cultivation methods; organic farming; cole crops; sustainable development; broccoli; cauliflower; Brassica oleracea; Brassica napus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
A Decade of Research on Vegetable Crops: From Omics to Biotechnology
edited by
submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetable crops; genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; bioinformatics; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Horticulture Production submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant science; plant breeding; in vitro culture; plant physiology; plant biotechnology; phytochemistry; bioactive metabolites; allelochemicals; natural herbicides; phytohormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Quality Control and Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in the Post-genomic Era
edited by , Yanting Zhao and Na Liu
submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: horticultural plants; genome-wide identification; expression analysis; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Water Resource Management in Horticultural Systems submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; crop water requirements; drip irrigation; soil and water relationship; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; irrigation and drainage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
New Advances in Nutrient Management for Enhancing the Yield and Quality of Horticultural Crops
edited by , Jun Liu, and Shufang Tian
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient management; organic fertilizer; biostimulant; sustainable agriculture; productivity; specialty crop
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Production and Cultivation of Microgreens
edited by Girek Zdenka, and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 31 | 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)
Postharvest Disease Management in Horticultural Crops: Recent Developments and Insights
edited by , , Paola Magallón-Servín and Rosendo Balois-Morales
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: postharvest disease management; biological control; biocontrol action mechanisms; antimicrobial compounds; antimicrobial edible coatings; plant– microorganism interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM))
Advances in Sustainable Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
edited by Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, Márcia Michelle Queiroz Ambrosio and Railene Hérica Carlos Rocha Araújo
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2431 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural nanotechnology; alternative fertilizers; biofertilization; biological control; climate changes; environmental sustainability; food safety; horticultural propagation; hydroponics; nutritional efficiency; organic fertilizer; production systems; use of waste; water efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
Role of RNA Interference (RNAi) Technology in Horticulture
edited by Jonathan Niño-Sánchez and Li-Hung Chen
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA interference (RNAi); double-stranded RNA; small interfering RNA; microRNA; dicer-like proteins; argonaute; spray-induced gene silencing; RNAi-based application; crop improvement; post-harvest handling; pest and disease management; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
New Insights into Stress Tolerance of Horticultural Crops
edited by Muhammad Junaid Rao, Mingzheng Duan and Sajjad Hussain
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress tolerance; secondary metabolites; environmental stresses; antioxidant activities; crop productivity; molecular insights; field applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Biotechnological Approaches and Technology Processes Used in the Agro-Industry to Create Value-Added Products submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass-vegetable; processing; quality; technology; value added; new products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Processed Horticultural Products)
Circadian Rhythm Regulation of Growth and Development in Horticultural Plants
edited by and Hui Liu
submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant growth regulators; circadian rhythm; circadian clock; horticultural plants; signal transduction; physiological and molecular processes; fruit ripening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology)
Enhancing Plant Quality and Sustainability in Aquaponics Systems submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aquaponics 4.0; eustress; biostimulation; alternative feed; urban aquaponics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)
Emerging Insights into Horticultural Crop Ecophysiology submission deadline 19 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 47 | 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)
Edible Films and Coatings for the Postharvest Management of Horticultural Products
edited by Zhenbin Liu
submission deadline 21 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible films; coatings; fruit and vegetable preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
Genomics and Genetic Diversity in Vegetable Crops
edited by Zhoubin Liu, Junheng Lv, Zhangsheng Zhu and Zhiqin Liu
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetables; genomics; genetic diversity; growth and development; biotic and abiotic stresses; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
Molecular Mechanisms Behind the Seed Priming-Triggered Stress Tolerance
edited by and Emese-Éva Bálint
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed priming; stress memory; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Propagation and Seeds)
Mineral Nutrition of Plants submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Tolerance of Horticultural Plants to Abiotic Stresses submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate changes; physiological and biochemical changes in plants; stress signaling; plant hormones; biostimulants; breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Color Formation and Regulation in Horticultural Plants
edited by , Chonghui Li and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 46 | 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))
Breeding, Cultivation and Postharvest Managements of Sweet Potato
edited by Amparo Rosero
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding and genetics; characterization; nutritional quality; postharvest; crop science and physiology; biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
New Strategies to Preserve Quality during Postharvest Storage
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: crops; postharvest management; shelf life; quality; disease; physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
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