Dear Colleagues,

Horticulture is divided into the cultivation of plants for food (pomology, olericulture and medicinal and aromatic) and plants for ornament (floriculture and landscape horticulture). Horticultural success depends on the used genetic recourses and comprehensive control of the environment, including light, water, temperature, soil structure and fertility, and pests.

The scope of the section includes studies on fruit and other crops, vegetables, ornamentals and medicinal and aromatic plants and their use in commercial, amenity or urban horticulture. In addition to the relevant subjects that include biotechnology, plant breeding, crop cultivation outdoor and protected cultivation, soil management, plant nutrition, plant-water relations, glasshouse climate, soil biology, pest and diseases, growth regulators, seed science, post-harvest physiology, quality evaluation, nutritional value, storage and processing technology, economics and management research.

We are therefore interested in horticultural crops and related issues in terms of production, management, processing, quality and nutritional value, and sustainable use. Articles, including reviews that give new insights into plant and crop growth, yield, quality and response to the environment, including those arising from technological innovation and other biotechnological advances are targeted.

To that end, it is important to collect the experiences of various research projects that have been carried out and consider their influences.  Therefore, the authentic research papers and reviews on the production, improvement and use of horticultural crops;   such as agricultural treatments, breeding, postharvest, biological activities, biotechnology and sustainable use and conservation are most welcome.

Prof. Dr. Elsayed Abouelfotowh Omer

Dr. Rasha Fouad Ismail

Dr. Shaimaa Ibrahim Mohammad Elsayed

Dr. Hend Fouad Esmail

Dr. Farid Mohamed Rohim Attia

Section Editors