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Horticulturae | Scope Update

24 December 2025

To further enhance the quality of Horticulturae (ISSN: 2311-7524) and the papers published in it, under the guidance of our Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Luigi De Bellis, the journal has updated and revised its scope. The original scope and the updated version are listed below. 

Scope (old version):

Scope (new version):

The scope of the journal is to provide new information or points of view concerning the production and quality of horticultural crop species including fruit, vegetable, herbal, spice, ornamental and landscape plants. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that, in compliance with the above, have as a horticulture-related theme one or more of the following topics:

  • Organic production
  • Genetics, genomics, breeding, and biotechnology
  • Physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology
  • Plant interactions with pests and pathogens
  • Artificial intelligence and lab-on-a-chip for disease detection
  • Effects of abiotic stresses
  • Plant growth regulators and biostimulants
  • Adaptation to climate change
  • Nutritional and phytochemical composition
  • Post-harvest physiology and technology
  • Propagation and seed production
  • Urban horticulture
  • Small holder production systems
  • Precision horticulture
  • Crop modelling
  • Greenhouses and plant factories with artificial light
  • Sustainable cultivation
  • Biodiversity
  • Waste management
  • Economics and marketing
  • Perception of horticulture, outreach, and education

The scope of the journal is to provide new information or points of view concerning the production and quality of horticultural crop species including fruit, vegetable, herbal, spice, ornamental and landscape plants. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that, in compliance with the above, have as a horticulture-related theme one or more of the following topics:

  • Organic production
  • Genetics, genomics, breeding, and biotechnology
  • Physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology
  • Plant interactions with pests and pathogens
  • Artificial intelligence and lab-on-a-chip for disease detection
  • Effects of abiotic stresses
  • Plant growth regulators and biostimulants
  • Adaptation to climate change
  • Nutritional and phytochemical composition
  • Post-harvest physiology and technology
  • Propagation and seed production
  • Urban horticulture
  • Small holder production systems
  • Precision horticulture
  • Crop modelling
  • Greenhouses and plant factories with artificial light
  • Sustainable cultivation
  • Biodiversity
  • Waste management
  • Economics and marketing
  • Perception of horticulture, outreach, and education
  • Edible fungi 

For more detailed information, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/about.

Horticulturae Editorial Office