Frontiers in Horticulture

Original Research

Accepted on 11 May 2026

Morphotype-based characterization of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) accessions cultivated in Togo for conservation and genetic improvement

GMAKOUBA Tighankoumi
DJOYOU Kibamalaki Léo
Koffi Kibalou PALANGA
Awovi Selom AHONON
SOME Koussao
Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo
TCHABI Atti

Frontiers in Horticulture

Original Research

Published on 11 May 2026

Assessing the efficacy of biological control agents in plate assays and field applications to control Cladosporium on raspberry

Lauren Helen Farwell
Adrian Lee Harris
Greg Deakin
Naresh Magan
Xiangming Xu

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1778140

345 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 08 May 2026

A modular microbial–hydroponic system for circular urban plant cultivation

Lenon Romano Modesto
Ezgi Ogun Ramalhete
Stefano Ravasi
Stefano Pezzoli
Mukesh Sharma
Dibyojyoty Nath
Işıl Yücel
Jannes Moons
Marie Melcore
Anna Vershinina

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1799169

702 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2026

Assessing spatial and temporal patterns of grapevine vigor and yield using satellite remote sensing

Daniel Kingsley Cudjoe
Yazhou Sun
Justin Scheiner
Daniel Hillin
Pierre Helwi
Sanai Li
Wenxuan Guo

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1816162

355 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 May 2026

Cultivar-Specific Irrigation Responses of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) in High Tunnel and Open-Field Environments

Ivymary Goodspeed
Sai Sri Sravya Vishnumolakala
Xinhua Jia
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti

Frontiers in Horticulture

163 views

Perspective

Published on 01 May 2026

Integrating microbial ecology principles into growing media formulation for reliable biological functions

Beatrix W. Alsanius
Jane Debode
Brechtje de Haas
Jean-Charles Michel
Anna Karin Rosberg

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1794701

596 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Apr 2026

Plant and Substrate-Based Indices for Salinity Monitoring in Cestrum nocturnum

Sebastián Bañón
María José Gómez-Bellot
María Fernanda Ortuño
María Jesús Jesús Sánchez

Frontiers in Horticulture

201 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Apr 2026

The Growth of Growing Media Market by 2050: Demand and Availability of Raw Materials

Van T.H. Nguyen
Chris Blok
Tommaso Barbagli
Zejia Zheng
Francisco Mondaca-Duarte
Bart Vandecasteele

Frontiers in Horticulture

389 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Apr 2026

Intraspecific variation in morphological and defensive traits of guava genotypes and their implications for herbivory

Johnattan Hernández Cumplido
Araceli Romero-Perez
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Elizabeth Quintana
Domancar Orona-Tamayo
Jose Saul Padilla-Ramirez
Alicia Callejas-Chavero
Rodrigo Tapia-Vela

Frontiers in Horticulture

251 views

Perspective

Published on 21 Apr 2026

Vertical farming - energy market integration: opportunities and challenges

Akhil S. Anand
Hannes Pravida
Fredrik Fossan-Waage
Tormod Skorpe Skjolden
Giulia Robbiani
Younes Zahraoui
Emil Wolff Anthony
Jayaprakash Rajasekharan
Sissel Torre
Knut Asbjørn Solhaug

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1800376

615 views

Perspective

Accepted on 17 Apr 2026

The challenge of defining "sustainable growing media": Why the term is used incorrectly and what needs to be done about it

Siv Mari Aurdal
Alexander Tomas Sentinella
Gerald Schmilewski
James Altland
Jean Caron
Paul Alexander
Martine Holtkamp
Bart Vandecasteele
Beatrix Alsanius

Frontiers in Horticulture

632 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2026

The potential of fiber nettle and fermented digestate product as peat substitutes in horticulture

Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl
Annmarie-Deetja Rohr
Laura Lewerenz
André Sradnick
Doreen Koltermann
Ute Katharina Vogler
Georg Guggenberger

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1690820

590 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2026

Evaluation of socio-economic characteristics and management attributes of ornamental seedlings’ nursery operators in Lilongwe City, Malawi

Joab Chilongo Stevens
Saulosi Lapukeni Kachitsa
Vincent Mgoli Mwale
Rowland Maganizo Kamanga

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1761621

541 views

Review

Published on 27 Mar 2026

Current status of lettuce production in soilless culture: environmental conditions

Hossein Sheikhi
Mojtaba Delshad
Cosimo M. Profico
Silvana Nicola

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1776018

619 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 26 Mar 2026

Correction: Effect of hydroponic cultivation using MPM-processed methane fermentation digestate on tomato growth and yield

Dannisa Fathiya Rachma
Kazuya Maeda
Yuta Yamanouchi
Hiroshi Ueda
Kimiko Yamamoto
Makoto Shinohara
Masahide Isozaki
Dong-Hyuk Ahn

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1813573

311 views

Editorial

Published on 23 Mar 2026

Editorial: Exploring agrivoltaics: balancing crop production and solar energy for sustainable agriculture

Giuseppe Ferrara
Leonardo Lombardini
Andrea Mazzeo
Moritz Wagner

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1827650

471 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2026

A hybrid deep feature-ensemble learning framework for robust tomato leaf disease classification using DenseNet121-EfficientNetB0 integration and SMOTE-optimize multi-classifier

Omobayo Ayokunle Esan
Dorcas Oladayo Esan

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1762580

677 views

Review

Published on 23 Mar 2026

Vernalization control in the Brassicaceae: a multidimensional translational landscape

Shuta Yano
Akhi Paul Chowdhury
Ayasha Akter
Ryo Fujimoto
Diana Mihaela Buzas
Kenji Osabe

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1791790

600 views

Perspective

Published on 17 Mar 2026

Future directions of the global growing media industry: insights from Dutch Policy up to 2050

Chris Blok
Tommaso Barbagli
Barbara Eveleens-Clark
Van T. H. Nguyen
Ellen Beerling
Alexander Boedijn

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1791241

604 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2026

Development of a portable plant tissue culture box: an eco-friendly solution for tissue culture laboratories

Tilak Raj Maity
Siraj Datta
Atanu Bhowmik
Subir Samanta
Kisalaya Paria
Aveek Samanta

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1741481

774 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2026

Signaling pathway responses of grape plants under drought stress and regulatory effects of exogenous salicylic acid

Kai Gai
Yuanbo Zhang
Jie Chen
Zhumei Xi
Haixia Zhong
Xianhang Wang

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1762289

419 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Biostimulant potential of dark septate endophytes and Schizophyllum commune on petunia growing in peat-reduced and peat-free substrates

Dalia A. Gaber
Rhedia T. Proma
Jamie Lux
Katja Burow
Damien Blaudez
Erika Kothe
Philipp Franken

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1677523

984 views
1 citation

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Effect of seedling age, plant growth regulators and pinching on growth, flowering and yield in African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa Bahar

Tarun Kumar
Samir Kumar Tamrakar

Frontiers in Horticulture

352 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2026

Agrivoltaic layout types drive changes in raspberry summer microclimate

Zoë Scheerlinck
James Macdonald
Cas Lavaert
Jan Cappelle
Stijn Scheerlinck
Jan Diels
Bram Van de Poel
Thomas Reher

Frontiers in Horticulture

doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1716398

790 views

158 Publications

volumes

Volume 5 - 2026

Morphotype-based characterization of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) accessions cultivated in Togo for conservation and genetic improvement

Assessing the efficacy of biological control agents in plate assays and field applications to control Cladosporium on raspberry

A modular microbial–hydroponic system for circular urban plant cultivation

Assessing spatial and temporal patterns of grapevine vigor and yield using satellite remote sensing

Cultivar-Specific Irrigation Responses of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) in High Tunnel and Open-Field Environments

Integrating microbial ecology principles into growing media formulation for reliable biological functions

Plant and Substrate-Based Indices for Salinity Monitoring in Cestrum nocturnum

The Growth of Growing Media Market by 2050: Demand and Availability of Raw Materials

Intraspecific variation in morphological and defensive traits of guava genotypes and their implications for herbivory

Vertical farming - energy market integration: opportunities and challenges

The challenge of defining "sustainable growing media": Why the term is used incorrectly and what needs to be done about it

The potential of fiber nettle and fermented digestate product as peat substitutes in horticulture

Evaluation of socio-economic characteristics and management attributes of ornamental seedlings’ nursery operators in Lilongwe City, Malawi

Current status of lettuce production in soilless culture: environmental conditions

Correction: Effect of hydroponic cultivation using MPM-processed methane fermentation digestate on tomato growth and yield

Editorial: Exploring agrivoltaics: balancing crop production and solar energy for sustainable agriculture

A hybrid deep feature-ensemble learning framework for robust tomato leaf disease classification using DenseNet121-EfficientNetB0 integration and SMOTE-optimize multi-classifier

Vernalization control in the Brassicaceae: a multidimensional translational landscape

Future directions of the global growing media industry: insights from Dutch Policy up to 2050

Development of a portable plant tissue culture box: an eco-friendly solution for tissue culture laboratories

Signaling pathway responses of grape plants under drought stress and regulatory effects of exogenous salicylic acid

Biostimulant potential of dark septate endophytes and Schizophyllum commune on petunia growing in peat-reduced and peat-free substrates

Effect of seedling age, plant growth regulators and pinching on growth, flowering and yield in African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cv. Pusa Bahar

Agrivoltaic layout types drive changes in raspberry summer microclimate