Introduction pages, NBHA-CN 53(3), 2025

The papers published in Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Issue 3, Volume 53, 2025, 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: Livestock-mediated food waste conversion: Advancing resource efficiency and sustainable agriculture; The genetic applications of plant cell and tissue culture techniques: Essential tools for genetic manipulation and crop improvement; Transcriptome analysis of wheat (Triticum aestivum) reveals regulatory mechanisms of adaptation to water deficit stress induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Potential role of nitrogen supplementation in alleviating flooding stress; Ameliorative role of salicylic acid on morpho-anatomy and physiology of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) under lead stress; Enhanced accumulation of total phenolic content and rosmarinic acid in cell suspension cultures of Ehretia asperula using elicitors and precursors; Influence of cultivation conditions on growth and water use efficiency of zucchini seedlings; Synergistic effects of humic acid and boron on quantitative and qualitative traits of tomato; Determination of yield by plant leaf temperature and thermal imaging in banana (Musa spp. AAA) under different cover materials; Biomass, carbon sequestration, and physiological behaviours of Paulownia ‘Shan Tong’ plantation under a semi-arid bioclimate; Variation in survival and stem quality of Douglas-fir provenances: Insights from 47-year-old common garden experiments in Romania.