Advances and Emerging Trends in Horticultural Production and Management
Mohit Shalikram Janbandhu
Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krushi Vidyapeeth Akola (MH), India.
Akshay Mehta *
Department of Horticulture, Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, India.
Shreedhar Beese
Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and forestry, Nauni Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Shivam Kumar Pandey
Rashtriya Raksha University, India.
Barinderjit Singh
Department of Food Science and Technology, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab-144601, India.
Abhimanyu Patel
Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Horticulture and Research Station, Kunkuri Jashpur, MGUVV, Raipur CG-492001, India.
Budhesh Pratap Singh
Department of Vegetable Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, U.P., India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Horticulture plays a vital role in global food and nutritional security. This review covers recent advances and emerging trends across various facets of horticultural production and management. Key focus areas include protected cultivation, precision agriculture, new cultivar development, innovations in propagation and breeding, micro irrigation systems, nanotechnology applications, and integrated pest management. The potential of advanced technologies like automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and genetics in transforming horticulture is discussed. Challenges for sustainable intensification of horticultural systems are examined. The review highlights how cutting-edge sciences, digital integration, and ecological approaches will shape the future of horticulture with more productive, efficient, and climate-resilient production.
Keywords: Horticulture, precision agriculture, protected cultivation, plant breeding, nanotechnology, automation