Enhancing Sustainable Crop Production: Biostimulants and Biotechnological Approaches in Challenging Climates

Günter Neumann, Fahim Nawaz, Markus Weinmann, Vicent Arbona, Raffaella Balestrini, Chiara Pagliarani, Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman

Frontiers Media SA

In the face of climate change, agricultural and horticultural systems are encountering challenges...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: biostimulants,­microbial biostimulants,­non-microbial biostimulants,­Agriculture,­Plant Growth,­Crop growth,­crop yield

Physiological Growth Responses to Light in Controlled Environment Agriculture

Xiuming Hao, Leo Marcelis, Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

Frontiers Media SA

Light is the primary driving force for photosynthesis and thus dictates carbon assimilation,...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: light intensity,­Spectral quality,­LED,­Photobiology,­Circadian Rhythm,­photoreceptors,­Primary and Secondary metabolites,­Photosynthesis

Cover Crops and Green Manures: Providing Services to Agroecosystems

Walter Daniel Carciochi, Jose Luis Gabriel, Nicolas Wyngaard

Frontiers Media SA

There is growing interest among farmers, policymakers, and society to produce food and fiber in...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: nutrient cycling,­Soil quality indicators,­crop productivity,­soil physical properties,­Soil health

Novel Ways and Methodologies to Improve Crop Yield

Oorbessy Gaju, Miroslav Zoric

Frontiers Media SA

The global population is increasing at a much faster pace than an increase in the genetic gain for...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: crop yield,­Global population,­food production,­cellular,­leaf,­Canopy,­biomass

Quality of Ornamental Crops: Effect of Genotype, Preharvest, and Improved Production Chains on Quality Attributes of Ornamental Crops, volume II

Patricia Duarte De Oliveira Paiva, Renato Paiva, Julian C. Verdonk, Margherita Irene Beruto

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic is part of the Quality of Ornamental Crops: Effect of Genotype, Preharvest, and...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: Ornamental crops,­Keeping Quality/Vase Life,­Flowers,­Precision horticulture,­Plant Propagation

Recent Advances in Research and Development for Vegetable Crops Under Protected Cultivation

Giao Nguyen, Zora Singh

Frontiers Media SA

Protected cropping shelters crops from extreme climatic conditions by modifying the internal...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: Protected cropping,­cultivation,­Pest Control,­Smart farming,­supportive pollination,­crop yield,­Fertilizer use efficiency

Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factors on forage crop quality, physiology, and ensiling characteristics

Siran Wang, Qing Zhang, Lin Sun, Huili Pang, Ping Li, Nazir Ahmad Khan

Frontiers Media SA

The primary goal in harvesting and ensiling a crop is to preserve as nearly as possible the...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems

Keywords: Forage,­microbial community,­Nutritive Value,­Ensiling,­Silage,­crop management

Advances in Environmental Stress Biology and Important Agronomic Traits Improvement in Non-staple Crops

Meng Kou, Kaixuan Zhang, Jian Sun, Ivan Kreft

Frontiers Media SA

Non-staple crops (sometimes known as underutilized, semidomesticated, orphan and/or forgotten...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: Biotic and Abiotic Stresses,­Important Agronomic Traits,­Molecular Genetic Breeding,­Non-Staple Crops

Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species for Sustainable Food and Nutritional Security:Prospects and Hidden Potential

Omena Bernard Ojuederie, David Okeh Igwe, Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi, Beckley Ikhajiagbe

Frontiers Media SA

Global demand for food is rising as a result of increases in the global population as well as...

Science Plant Science Crop and Product Physiology

Keywords: Biotechnology,­Climate-smart crops,­Crop Improvement,­Food security,­plant breeding,­Sustainable food production,­sdgs,­zero hunger