Advances in Plant Cultivation and Physiology of Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 726
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant physiology; medicinal plants; phytochemistry; plant propagation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: production systems and quality of vegetables; postharvest physiology and technology for vegetables; minimally processed vegetables and fresh-cut salads
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The technology behind the production of horticultural crops in general and specifically vegetables, tuberous plants, herbs, and aromatic and medicinal plants, is of high interest due to these plants’ high economic and dietary value, their widespread cultivation and consumption across the globe, and the current challenges that they are facing due to climate change. In the development and application of modern cropping technologies, a deeper understanding of the physiology of the abovementioned crops and a more precise determination of their reaction to changing growth conditions are necessary. Modern technologies and cultivation techniques such as precision farming, smart and sustainable ΑΙ applications, and the use of beneficial microbial endophytes, hormones, biostimulants, and nanomaterials in both field and undercover cropping systems, as well as the use of artificial lighting in controlled horticulture (from greenhouses to vertical farming) significantly affect the production of propagating materials (e.g., in vitro propagation, transplant production, grafting), the development of plants, and the yield and quality of products. Technologies should therefore consider factors that influence plant physiology and, by extension, cultivation techniques, such as abiotic stress and the management of fertilization and irrigation water, with the ultimate aim of limiting cultivation inputs and enhancing sustainable production.
Dr. Alexios A. Alexopoulos
Dr. Ioannis Karapanos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aromatic and medicinal plants
- beneficial microbial endophytes
- biostimulants propagating material
- controlled-environment agriculture (CEA)
- smart and precision farming
- nanoformulations in agriculture
- organic and sustainable agriculture
- plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
- tuberous plants
- vegetables
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