The journal is intended to publish high-quality original research, short communication, and review articles that cover applied and theoretical aspects of the physiology and biotechnology of horticultural crops, including fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and medicinal plants. The received manuscripts will be processed quickly, and accepted articles will be published in the following issues of the PBHC.

The subject areas suitable for publication are as follows:

Plant physiology

Plant growth, development, and propagation 

Plant growth regulators, phytochemicals, and their medicinal uses

Organic and healthy horticultural crop production

Plant nutrition, irrigation, and soilless culture systems

Biotic and abiotic stresses and climate change

Greenhouse production, nursery management, and plastic and out-of-season fruit production

Postharvest biology and technology

Pre-harvest factors affecting postharvest quality

Postharvest disorders and diseases, biological control, and stored products

Breeding, biotechnology, new cultivars, and germplasm release

Genetic engineering and plant breeding

Molecular markers and Germplasm genetic diversity

Plant functional genomics

Mutation breeding

Metabolomics and metabolite engineering

Molecular biology and gene expression technologies

Plant breeding under abiotic and biotic stresses

Tissue culture and micropropagation