Feature Papers in Horticulturae

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Research & information: general; Technology, engineering, agriculture; abiotic stress; adaptive lasso; aging population; agronomy; alpine strawberry; Alternaria alternata; alternate bearing; anthocyanin; antioxidant molecules; apple (Malus domestica Borkh.); Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem; ascorbic acid; BA; bacterial spot; Botrytis cinerea; Bowenia; Capsicum annuum; Ceratozamia; circle; citrus color index; Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.; colouration; consumption of fruit and vegetables; crop load management (CLM); crop productivity; Cycadaceae; Cycas; determinate growth; dichotomous branch; Dioon; diversification; drying method; ellipse; Encephalartos; Envy, Extenday®; European plum (Prunus domestica L.); fruit drop; fruit quality; Fuji; fungicides; GA3; genetic resistance; grapes; health; IBA; in vitro multiplication; Induced resistance; innovations; isotomous branch; Jazz; Korean ginseng sprout; leaf element composition; leaf tissue analysis; lens; Lepidozamia; light reflection; Macrozamia; market trend; marketable production; maturation index; mechanical thinning; microbial activity; mineral content; morphology; n/a; natural allelochemicals; non-runnering; organic fertilizer; organic production; oval; PAL-Phenylalanine-amminia-lyase; peroxidase; Peucedanum japonicum; phenol; phytochemical; plant defense; plant extract; plant growth regulators; polyphenol oxidase; propensity score matching; pyrolysis; raspberry; reducing chemical input; reflective mulch; rootstocks; rots; salinity; seed shape; seedlings; sexual dimorphism; shading; shoot explant; SO2; soil acidification; soil organic matter; Solanum lycopersicum; Ssamchoo; Stangeria; strawberry; superellipse; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; sustainable systems; Tanzania; TDZ; transplant production; value chain analysis; vegetable nursery; weed biomass; Zamia; Zamiaceae
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036519920; 9783036519937; books978-3-0365-1993-7
• Access: Open Access

Several of the 17 papers in this volume represent diverse strategies for improving sustainability in crop production systems. The maintenance of soil quality and the reclamation of marginal soils, improving tolerance to saline irrigation water, biodegradable alternatives to black plastic mulch, use of natural plant extracts against bacterial disease, and development of cultivars resistant to herbivorous arthropods address urgent priorities in sustainable systems. Two papers examine the driving forces and effects of adopting innovative agricultural technologies in food value chains in underdeveloped regions of the world, and identification of new Asian vegetable crop species for European environments and markets. Three papers reported on managing fruit set and ripening in important fruit crop species like orange, apple, and plum. Postharvest techniques to reduce disease and maintain fruit nutraceutical content were reported in separate papers. Classification techniques, conservation and utilization of unique plant species, and in vitro propagation techniques of species with potential horticultural value were described in four papers.