Introduction pages, NBHA-CN 52(3), 2024

The papers published in Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Issue 3, Volume 52, 2024 represent new exciting research in different topics of life science, respectively in plant science, horticulture, agronomy, crop science, and forestry. Among the interesting articles, we invite you to find news about: Genetic improvement of drought stress tolerance in maize, recent advancements and future research direction; Exploring ecotypic plant adaptations and the influence of microbiota on mitigating environmental challenges; Unveiling the genetic landscape: Exploring the SSR-based genetic architecture and amino acid dissection of Gossypium barbadense and G. darwinii genomes; Role of iron oxide nanoparticles in maize (Zea mays L.) to enhance salinity stress tolerance; Differential physiological responses to salt stress in rice landraces in Thailand; Effects of chemical regulation on the growth, yield and fiber quality of cotton varieties with different plant architectures; Separation and identification of individual anthocyanins from the petals of some rose cultivars; Comparative analysis of seed morphology in genus Scutellaria L.; Effects of chemical fertilizer nitrogen substitution with rapeseed cake on microbial community in tobacco rhizosphere soil; Particle film treatments on ‘Assyrtiko’ grapevines enhance physiology and grape attributes in Santorini Island; Nutrimental modifications in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) caused by vanadium supply; Exploring the effects of the assisted transfer of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances in the Romanian Carpathians.