TY - JOUR AU - SESTRAS, Radu E. PY - 2021/09/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Introduction pages JF - Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca JA - Not Bot Horti Agrobo VL - 49 IS - 3 SE - Editorial DO - 10.15835/nbha49312505 UR - https://notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/12505 SP - 12505 AB - <p>The papers published in <strong>Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca</strong>, <em>Issue 3, Volume 49, 2021</em> represent new exciting researches in different topics of life science, respectively in plant science, horticulture, agronomy and crop science. Among the interesting articles we invite you to find news about: Recent advancements on use of CRISPR /Cas9 in maize yield and quality improvement; Genome-wide investigation of Hydroxycinnamoyl CoA: Shikimate Hydroxycinnamoyl Transferase (HCT) gene family in <em>Carthamus tinctorius</em> L.; Identification of SNPs in rice GPAT genes and in silico analysis of their functional impact on GPAT proteins; Extensive transcriptome changes underlying the fruit skin colour intensity variation in purple eggplant; Physiological variation of irradiated red radish plants and their phylogenic relationship using SCoT and CDDP markers; Alterations in leaf anatomy, quality, and quantity of flavonols and photosynthetic pigments in <em>Nigella sativa</em> L. subjected to drought and salinity stresses; Impact of the foliar application of nanoparticles, sulfate and iron chelate on the growth, yield and nitrogen assimilation in green beans; Phytotoxicity and allelopathic potential of extracts from rhizomes and leaves of <em>Arundo donax</em>, an invasive grass in neotropical savannas; Comparative study of the effect of salt stress, <em>Alternaria alternata </em>attack or combined stress on the Cakile maritima growth and physiological performance, etc.&nbsp;The Impact Factor communicated by ISI&nbsp;<a href="https://mjl.clarivate.com/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clarivate</a>&nbsp;(June 30, 2021), is IF 2020 = 1.444 (position 157 of 235 journals, Q3 in Plant Sciences). The metrics in Scopus – Elsevier (June 2, 2021): CiteScore 1.7 (<a href="https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/17700156420?origin=sbrowse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#40/86 in Horticulture</a>).</p> ER -