Effects of Organic Fertilizers and Biostimulants on Horticultural Crop Production
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 186
Editors
Interests: organic fertilizers; biostimulants; plant physiology; mineral nutrition; horticultural crop production; abiotic stress mitigation
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Dear Colleagues,
Modern horticulture faces the major challenge of increasing productivity and food quality while reducing dependence on chemical inputs and minimizing environmental impacts. The excessive use of synthetic fertilizers and the consequent soil degradation stand out as limiting factors for long-term agricultural viability. Furthermore, as predicted by the theory of trophobiosis, this conventional management alters plant protein synthesis, making plants nutritionally unbalanced and highly vulnerable to pathogen attack. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish and integrate more sustainable management practices, where the use of organic fertilizers and biostimulants emerges as an essential strategy to improve soil fertility, nutrient use efficiency, and plant resilience. This Special Issue on the “Effects of Organic Fertilizers and Biostimulants on Horticultural Crop Production” presents original research and results on the agronomic and physiological impacts of these inputs, improvements in yield and nutritional quality of crops, and innovations for horticultural sustainability. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published nor be under review for publication in another journal.
Prof. Dr. Walter Esfrain Pereira
Prof. Dr. Francisco Thiago Coelho Bezerra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- regenerative agriculture
- nutritional homeostasis
- induced resistance
- agricultural productivity
- resistance elicitors
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