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Sustainable Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management in Horticulture
edited by , Yajun Gao and Wang Yu
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1391 | 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 , , Mingxia Wen and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | 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 , Wei Cao and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 271 | 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 173 | 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 110 | 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
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 91 | 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 , Lidija Milenković and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14469 | 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 10729 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6116 | 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)
Nutrient Uptake and Efficiency of Horticultural Crops submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3962 | 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)
Vitis Genetic Resources: Phenotyping, Genotyping, and Utilization for Sustainable Viticulture submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3913 | 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))
Pest and Disease Management in Horticultural Crops: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | 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 , and Shaoyang Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | 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)
Pre- and Post-Harvest Treatments for Fruit and Vegetables
edited by and Giulia Lauria
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1195 | 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)
Recent Advances in Water Management and Irrigation Systems for Horticultural Crops submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | 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 876 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; horticultural crops; molecular regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotic and Abiotic Stress)
Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Cultivation Practices in Urban Horticulture
edited by Jennifer Bousselot and Most Tahera Naznin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 443 | 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 , , Sitesh Kumar, and Costas Stathopoulos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic resource recycling; waste valorisation; agro-industrial residues; sustainable horticulture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Nutrition)
Precision Nutrient Management in Controlled-Environment Horticulture
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 239 | 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)
Sustainable Viticulture and Winemaking: Innovative Management Strategies submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 215 | 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)
Molecular Mechanisms of Postharvest Quality in Fruits and Vegetables
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 211 | 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, and Lei Sun
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 189 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 185 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 180 | 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 and Pengfei Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 108 | 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)
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to Improve the Sustainability of Horticultural Ecosystems—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 84 | 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)
Advances in New Agrotechnological Fertilization for Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2124 | 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 submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2779 | 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 and Shaojie Wang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 133 | 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 , , Haibin Wang and Kai Su
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2856 | 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
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1718 | 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, , Huanhuan Niu and Jingjing Chang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | 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
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 112 | 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 Horticulture Crops: Advances, Prospects and Challenges
edited by Alejandro Martínez-Moreno, Vicente Martínez and Teresa C. Mestre
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 46 | 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 | Viewed by 110 | 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 7491 | 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 and Han Jiang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4340 | 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 submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open
Keywords: subutilized fruits; genetic resources; phenotypic variability; phenology; reproductive biology; management; horticultural potential
Challenges in Current Viticulture: Drought, Heat, and Solar Radiation submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | 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
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | 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 submission deadline 22 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 115 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4543 | 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, , Xinyi Hao and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3436 | 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 and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1954 | 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 and Xiangnan Meng
submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2276 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4152 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 625 | 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)
Sustainable Horticultural Products: Consumer Preferences, Demand and Market Implications submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 123 | 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)
Genetics, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Abiotic Stress in Vegetables
edited by and Qingliang Niu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; stress signaling; plant physiology; transcriptomics and multi-omics; vegetable crops; plant–microbe interactions
Advances in Genomics, Genetic Diversity and Breeding Strategies of Grapevine submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5362 | Submission Open
Keywords: Vitis vinifera; genetic improvement; genome editing; marker-assisted selection; climate change; resilience; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics, Genomics, Breeding, and Biotechnology (G2B2))
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