We are delighted to announce that the new Editor-in-Chief of Horticultural Science is prof. Dr. Ing. Boris Krška

Prof. Krška is an expert in pomology. His main research interest is apricot breeding, fruit production technologies and germplasm collection of fruit crops. He published several papers and monographs on this topic. Prof. Krška has a long-lasting career in the fruit research area. He is the head of the Department of Gene Pools at the Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology Holovousy Ltd. He is a member of the Fruit Growing Society of the Czech Republic and also of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).

Prof. Krška has cooperated with the Horticultural Science as an Editorial Member for many years and, since 2023, also as an Associate Editor. So he is very well placed to take on the role of the Editor-in-Chief.

We thank very much to Ing. Jan Blažek, CSC, for his outstanding work for the journal and for successful journal and Editorial Board management.


Impact factor (WoS):

2022: 1.2
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5-Year Impact Factor: 1.3

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Horticultural Science

  • ISSN 0862-867X (Print)
  • ISSN 1805-9333 (On-line)

An international open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Published since 1976 (by 1999 under the title Zahradnictví)

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Aims & Scope

The journal publishes results of basic and applied research from all areas of horticulture – fruit growing, orcharding, viticulture, vegetable growing, floriculture, ornamental gardening, mushroom growing, medicinal plants, garden, and landscape architecture. Original scientific papers, short communications, and review articles are published in the journal. Articles are published in English (British spelling).


Current issue

Reviewers 2023

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Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1)  

Impact of new generation plant growth regulators on fruit crops – A ReviewReview

Akshay Kumar, Rajni Rajan, Kuldeep Pandey, Rodge Rahul Ramprasad, Gulbadan Kaur, Thammali Vamshi, Tanya Singh

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):1-22 | DOI: 10.17221/166/2022-HORTSCI  

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are artificially synthesized substances that control growth, development, and other various physiological processes in plants. Synthesized auxins, ethylene, abscisic acid, cytokinin, and gibberellins are only a few of the key PGRs that have been studied and used for quite a long period of time. brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, CPPU (N-(2-chloro-4-pyridyl)-N’-phenylurea), putrescine, hexanal, triacontanol, melatonin, and other chemicals have been added to the list of PGRs. These PGRs can be considered the new generation of plant growth regulators. These relatively novel hormones are critical for a...

The bioactive compounds of sweet cherry fruits Influenced by cultivar/rootstock combinationOriginal Paper

Maja Kazazic, Emina Mehic, Jasmina Aliman, Maida Djapo-Lavic

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):23-28 | DOI: 10.17221/47/2023-HORTSCI  

This paper investigates the effect of rootstock (Gisela 6, PiKu 1 and SL 64) on the total phenol content, total anthocyanin content, the content of the individual phenols and the antioxidant activity in fruits of two sweet cherry cultivars, ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’. The total phenolic content determined by the spectrophotometric method using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent varied from 34.84 to 149.28 to mg GAE/100 g FW depending on the cultivar/rootstock combination. The concentration of total anthocyanins was determined by using the pH-differential method and it ranged from 0.46 to 11.54 mg CGE/100 g FW. Highest level of the total phenolic...

UPLC-MS/MS-based widely-targeted metabolic profiling reveals leaf metabolite changes in sweet cherry under rain-shelter cultivationOriginal Paper

Huimin Zhan, Yanhue Jiang, Haozhang Han, Yu Liu, Quan Li

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):29-38 | DOI: 10.17221/110/2022-HORTSCI  

Metabolomics analysis based on UPLC-MS/MS was used to investigate the influence of rain shelter (RS) conditions on metabolites of sweet cherry leaves. It was found that there were 134 differential metabolites. These differential metabolites were enriched in 40 metabolic pathways. Studies on the biosynthetic pathways and regulatory mechanisms of metabolites in sweet cherry leaves showed that low-light and drought stresses in RS plants were related to the amino acid biosynthesis metabolic pathway and that of flavone and flavonol biosynthesis. Sweet cherry trees exhibited improved tolerance to drought stress by regulating the increase in the content of...

Effect of seed invigoration by osmo-conditioning on radicle emergence and physiological parameters of the true seed of shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.)Original Paper

Blair Moses Kamanga, Eny Widajati, Satriyas Ilyas, Endah R. Palupi

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):39-50 | DOI: 10.17221/150/2022-HORTSCI  

Seed deterioration resulting from production and storage factors is the major cause of differences in the seed vigour that results in low seedling emergence in both the laboratory and in the field. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of seed invigoration by osmo-conditioning on the radicle emergence and the physiological parameters of naturally deteriorated seed lots of the true seed of shallots. The experiments were arranged in a completely randomised design with a repeated measurement for radicle emergence and a randomised complete block design for seedling vigour in the field with four replicates. The results indicated that the radicle...

Metabolite changes in cucumber xylem sap under rhizosphere aerationOriginal Paper

Hongbo Chen, Xu Zhao

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):51-58 | DOI: 10.17221/156/2022-HORTSCI  

The impact of rhizosphere aeration on the composition of xylem sap in cucumber grown in soil was studied to determine its effects on (i) water and nutrient uptake, (ii) xylem transport, and (iii) amino acid synthesis in the roots. Plants grown under three different aeration conditions were subjected to progressive gas stress throughout the whole growth period. The shoot and root growth, xylem nitrate (NO3) concentration, potassium (K+) concentration, xylem sap flow rate, and amino acid concentrations were higher in the Z1 treatment plants than in the control (CK) plants, and the former also showed a lower CO2...

Improving photosynthesis and the ascorbate-glutathione cycle of own-root and grafted-root chrysanthemums by brassinolide under drought stressOriginal Paper

Peng Ming Yang, Rui Jiao Yang, Song Tao He

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):59-67 | DOI: 10.17221/177/2022-HORTSCI  

Many studies have demonstrated that brassinolide improves the drought tolerance of plants. This study aims to test whether the drought tolerance of chrysanthemums can be improved by brassinolide and to clarify the underlying physiological mechanism. An own-root chrysanthemum and a corresponding grafted-root line (Artemisia annua rootstock) were treated with brassinolide under three water levels in a randomised complete block design with five replications. The results showed that brassinolide increased the relative water content, net photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence parameters, Rubisco, ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase,...

Identification of tomato circular RNAs in response to Botrytis cinereaShort Communication

Linlin Li, Jiaxing Sun, Hong Yang, Xiaodong Sun, Yantao Song, Ran Hao, Guozhong Lyu

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(1):68-74 | DOI: 10.17221/162/2022-HORTSCI  

Botrytis cinerea is one of the main pathogens that harm the tomato yield and cause huge economic losses worldwide. Studies of circRNAs in response to the stress caused by pathogens have received more and more attention in tomato and other model crops. In this study, four groups were treated with ZaoFen (ZF), CuiLi (CL) (susceptible and tolerant genotypes to B. cinerea, respectively), ZFBc, CLBc (48 hour response to a B. cinerea infection). A total of 918 circRNAs were identified, among which exonic circRNAs (70.70%) accounted for the majority of them, and 118 circRNAs (12.85%) were located in chr1. A total of 18 (1.96%) circRNAs were shared...