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Greenhouse Technology for Controlled Environment

edited by

Yiming Li

and Shaojie Wang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 150 | 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

Qi Zhang

Jianghua Ye

, Haibin Wang and Kai Su

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2933 | 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

Xiangshu Dong

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1810 | 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,

Ruimin Zhang

, Huanhuan Niu and Jingjing Chang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | 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

Liliana Mihalcea

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 125 | 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 55 | 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 129 | 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 7756 | 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

Peng Jia

and Han Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4530 | 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

edited by

Miriam Elisabet Arena

Silvia Radice

and

Edgardo Giordani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3253 | Submission Open

Keywords: subutilized fruits; genetic resources; phenotypic variability; phenology; reproductive biology; management; horticultural potential

Challenges in Current Viticulture: Drought, Heat, and Solar Radiation

edited by

Marina Anic

Jordi Oliver-Manera

and

Zvjezdana Markovic

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | 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

Yuyang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1428 | 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

edited by

Iván Córdova-Guerrero

and

Laura Janeth Díaz-Rubio

submission deadline 22 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 129 | 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 4641 | 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,

Xiaolin Song

, Xinyi Hao and

Songshen Hu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3575 | 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

Ziping Chen

and

Yi Han

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2054 | 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

Yufeng Liu

and Xiangnan Meng

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2444 | 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

edited by

Milana Trifunović Momčilov

and

Biljana K. Filipović

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4912 | 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

edited by

Mauricio Nahuam Chávez Avilés

and

Edgardo Ulises Esquivel Naranjo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 646 | 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

edited by

Giulio Cascone

and

Giuseppe Timpanaro

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 134 | 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

Asad Rehman

and Qingliang Niu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 118 | 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

edited by

Alessandra Zombardo

and

Clizia Villano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5999 | 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))

Seed Biology in Horticulture: From Dormancy to Germination

edited by

Valeria Cafaro

and

Cristina Patanè

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination physiology; seed vigor; seed treatments; biotic and abiotic stress

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

Advances in Molecular Regulation of Fruit Ripening and Innovations in Postharvest Storage Techniques

edited by Toni Kujundžić, Dejan Bošnjak and

Maja Karnaš

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit ripening; postharvest; inovations; molecular regulation

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

Pest Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Solutions

edited by Rizhao Chen and

Shaoli Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management (IPM); host plant resistance; sex pheromone; induced plant defense; companion planting; conservation biological control; chemical ecology; sustainable horticulture; plant defense elicitors; insect–plant interactions; climate resilience; pesticide resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest Management)

Modern Greenhouse Cultivation Techniques and Soilless Vegetables Production

edited by

Onofrio davide Palmitessa

and Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: soilless cultivation; controlled environment agriculture (CEA); resource-use efficiency; smart fertigation; sustainable intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Advances in Germplasm Conservation and Genetic Improvement in Grapes

edited by

Yolanda Ferradás

and María Victoria González

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vitis vinifera; genetic diversity; climate-resilient breeding; biotic stress tolerance; molecular markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Optimizing Cultivation Methods and AI-Assisted Approaches for Improved Vegetable Quality

edited by

Đorđe Vojnović

and

Aleksandra Tepić Horecki

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop management; machine learning; sensors; phenolics; antioxidants

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

Metabolomics and Developmental Signaling: Unraveling the Regulatory Networks of Vegetable Quality and Morphogenesis

edited by Changan Zhu,

Xiaolin Yu

and

Alberto Pardossi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; regulatory networks; developmental signaling; quality traits

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

Biochemical and Sensory Profiling for Quality Enhancement of Horticultural Crops and Value-Added Products

edited by

Hsiaohang Chung

and

Shilei Luo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical profiling; sensory quality; plant metabolites; postharvest technology; value-added horticulture

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

Advancing the Crop Physiology for Sustainable Tropical Horticulture

edited by

Yeirme Y. Jaimes-Suárez

and Fabrício Eulálio Leite Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecophysiology; source–sink; rhizosphere; stress physiology; photosynthesis; climate-smart; phenotyping; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Effects of Biostimulants on the Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops—Second Edition

edited by

Jorge González-Villagra

and

Marjorie Reyes-Díaz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant hormones; sustainable agriculture; plant physiology; tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses

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

Precision Irrigation in Horticultural Production

edited by Xuewen Gong and Xianbo Zhang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4334 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; greenhouse horticulture; sensor networks; automated irrigation; fertigation management; sustainability

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

Horticultural Crop Physiology: Insights into Tolerance Mechanisms Against Environmental Stresses

edited by

Xiuming Li

and Yan Zhang

submission deadline 8 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crop; enviroment stress; physiological process; gene regulation

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

From Vine to Value: Sustainable Grape Production, By-Product Valorization, and Berry Bioactives

edited by

Danko Cvitan

Igor Palčić

and

Dominik Andelini

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; grapevine nutrition; greenhouse gas emissions; pruning residues; soil amendments; soil organic carbon; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Horticultural Crop Cultivation in Greenhouse Ecosystems: Environmental Regulation and Sustainable Production

edited by

Filippos Bantis

and

Ioannis Lycoskoufis

submission deadline 11 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7088 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar radiation; artificial lighting; shading; carbon dioxide; dehumidification; ventilation; cooling; mist; heating; resource-use efficiency; air recirculation; pH; electrical conductivity; nutrient solution; water-use efficiency; available water; root-zone temperature; dissolved oxygen; irrigation; vertical farms; plant factories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Protected Culture)

Sustainable Control of Plant Diseases: From Mechanism to Application

edited by

Dingliang Zhang

, Qiulei Zhang, Zhenshuo Wang and

Zhenjia Zhang

submission deadline 13 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable disease control; horticultural crop protection; biocontrol agents and mechanisms; induced resistance microbiome-based suppression; integrated disease management; from mechanism to application

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

Emerging Technologies in Smart Agriculture

edited by

Luís Pádua

and

Anabela A. Fernandes-Silva

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10472 | Submission Open

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

Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes (PGPM) for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crop Production

edited by

Christian Lorenz

Carmen Arena

and

Bernardita Valenzuela

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant growth-promoting microbes; horticultural crops; PGPR; bio-fertilizers; bio-stimulants; microbial inoculants; abiotic stress; rhizosphere; plant–microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture

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

Processing, Preservation and Quality Management of Fresh-Cut Products

edited by Ke Feng, Chen Chen and Sarengaowa

submission deadline 16 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: fresh-cut fruits; fresh-cut vegetables; fresh-cut flowers; quality; preservation technology

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

Chemical Regulators in Horticulture: Seed Germination, Propagation and Metabolic Enhancement of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Dongfeng Yang

and Zaibiao Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2400 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; seed dormancy; plant growth regulators; elicitors; plant tissue culture; in vitro propagation; bioactive constituents; plant hormones; metabolic enhancement

(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 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2270 | 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)

Research on Grape Stress Resistance Cultivation and Genetic Breeding

edited by

Zhilei Wang

, Tingting Xue and Hua Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2128 | Submission Open

Keywords: germplasm resources; stress resistance; genetic breeding; new techniques for viticulture; innovation for breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Improving Quality of Fruit: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michail Michailidis

and

Georgia Tanou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit quality; fruit metabolites; fruit transcriptome; fruit proteome; fruit sensory features; fruit peel; foliar applications; postharvest application; fruit immersion

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

Machine Vision and Intelligent Systems in Horticultural Production

edited by

Xiu Jin

Long Zhao

and

Danyan Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; intelligent systems; agricultural automation; phenotype monitoring; object detection; fruit recognition; yield prediction; pest & disease detection; robotic harvesting; multi-spectral imaging; edge computing

Fungal Diseases Management of Horticulture Crops

edited by

András Csótó

and

Erzsébet Mónika Karaffa

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 434 | 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))

Improvement of Grape Quality in Sustainable Viticulture

edited by

Min Gao

, Filippo Del Zozzo and

Alessandro Mataffo

submission deadline 22 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit composition; vineyard biodiversity; circular economy; grapevine physiology; soil management; canopy management; organic viticulture; biostimulants; rhizosphere; phyllosphere

(This special issue belongs to the Section Viticulture)

Enhancing Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Plants Through Genomics and Gene Editing

edited by

Li-Jun Huang

, Song Sheng and

Xiao-Long Jiang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3886 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural traits; functional genomics; physiological parameter; gene editing; molecular breeding; phytohormones; metabolites; gene characterization

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

Advances in Seed Quality Enhancement, Storage Technology and Germination Improvement for Horticultural Crops

edited by Agnieszka Rosińska and