Ornamental Plants and Urban Gardening (3rd Edition)
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dendrology; ornamental plant breeding; plant genetics; urbanization; climate change; sustainability; abiotic stress
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Dear Colleagues,
Urban green spaces aid the physical and mental health of the urban population. Furthermore, urban plant applications can act to tackle the effects of climate change and urbanization. This is one of the biggest challenges facing urban ornamental plants today. The use of plants in settlements and the role and efficiency of plants in ecosystem services, as well as the physiological and social expectations for the plants used, provide endless opportunities for research.
As part of a dynamically changing new research area that requires close cooperation between the fields of landscape architecture and plant sciences, the sustainability of urban green areas requires the use of appropriate plant species that can fit into complex ecological systems and advanced maintenance technology for the design and operation of livable cities.
In order to achieve these goals, general plant physiology and stress physiology research is necessary, especially regarding drought tolerance and environmental pollution, which is very common in urban areas; the use of traditional and molecular plant breeding methods is also an essential topic that requires discussion.
The interactions of artificial living communities in cities and the interactions between plants, plants and microorganisms, and plants and animals is an essential part of sustainability. Creating vital urban areas and increasing their biodiversity is also necessary for sustainability. The monitoring and research of settlement communities as ecological systems draws attention to climate change effects and helps to mitigate them to a great extent. The sustainability and economic operation of established urban green space systems can be made possible by applying innovative technologies.
This Special Issue aims to draw attention to this wide-ranging multidisciplinary research area and offer solutions for modern urban green space management.
Dr. László Orlóci
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ornamental plants
- urban green space
- climate change
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