Aims and Scope

Aims and Scope
Journal of Bulb, Root & Tuber Crops (JBRTC) is a peer-reviewed open-access international journal that publishes original research, reviews and short reports on the most recent developments in innovative research on essential and common edible underground crops including ‘Geophytic Crops’, which are morphologically structured by their underground storage organs such as bulbs, roots, tubers, and corms or rhizomes.

 

In addition, JBRTC also focuses on biotechnology and new breeding techniques, crop production and engineering, pathology, pest control, postharvest and management as well as economic importance of underground crops. 

 

The journal operates a double-blind peer-review policy. Every article will be freely and indefinitely accessible online. Articles are published as soon as possible after acceptance and in 2 issues of a volume per year.

 

The Journal welcomes articles on the following topics, but is not limited to:

Agricultural biodiversity and ecology 

Agricultural information and economics

Agricultural production, engineering and management

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies 

Bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics for genetically modified crops

Biological and pharmacological activities

Biotechnology, breeding and genetics 

Chemical composition

Crop nutrition, irrigation and management

Economics and marketing

Engineering and utilization

Environmental impact on crop production and products

Fertilizers, plant nutrients and soil sciences

Geophytic crops

In silico and bioinformatics applications

Irrigation technology

Nematology

Nutritional and non-nutritional composition

Organic farming

Pathology

Pest control

Physiology

Plant disease

Plant molecular biology

Postharvest systems and technology

Rhizomes

Shelf-life, safety and quality assessment

Spectroscopic method of identification (e.g. IR, UV, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, QTOF, NMR)

Sustainable farming

Stress resistance/tolerance 

Toxicology and risk assessment

Virology

Weed management

 

List of common Bulb, Root and Tuber Crops 

Allium ascalonicum (Shallot)

Allium cepa (Onion) 

Allium sativum (garlic)

Alpinia galangal (Galangal)

Amorphophallus galbra (Yellow lily yam)

Amorphophallus konjac (Konjac)

Apios americana (Hog potato or groundnut)

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Celery root)

Arctium lappa (Burdock root)

Armoracia rusticana (Horse-radish) 

Arracacia xanthorrhiza (Arracacha)

Arthropodium spp. (Rengarenga, Vanilla Lily, and others)

Beta vulgaris (Beetroot)

Brassica spp. (Kohlrabi, Rutabaga and Turnip)

Camassia quamash (Blue camas)

Canna spp. (Canna)

Colocasia antiquorum (Eddoe or Japanese potato)

Colocasia esculenta (Taro)

Conopodium majus (Pignut or earthnut)

Cordyline fruticosa (Ti)

Curcuma longa (Turmeric)

Cyperus esculentus (Tigernut or chufa)

Daucus carota (Carrot)

Dioscorea polystachya (Nagaimo, Chinese yam, Korean yam, mountain yam, white ñame)

Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut)

Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke)

Hemerocallis spp. (Daylily)

Ipomoea batatas (Sweet potato)

Ipomoea costata (Desert yam)

Lathyrus tuberosus (Earthnut pea)

Lepidium meyenii (Maca)

Manihot esculenta (Cassava or yuca or manioc)

Maranta arundinacea (Arrowroot)

Microseris lanceolata (Murnong or yam daisy)

Mirabilis expansa (Mauka or chago)

Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus root)

Oxalis tuberosa (Oca or New Zealand yam)

Pachyrhizus spp. (Jicama and Ahipa)

Panax ginseng (Ginseng)

Pastinaca sativa (Parsnip)

Pediomelum esculentum (Breadroot, tipsin, or prairie turnip)

Petroselinum spp. (Parsley Root)

Plectranthus edulis (Kembili)

Plectranthus esculentus (Dazo)

Raphanus sativus (Radish, Daikon)

Sagittaria spp. (Arrowhead or Wapatoo)

Scorzonera hispanica (Black salsify)

Sium sisarum (Skirret)

Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacón)

Solanum tuberosum (Potato)

Stachys affinis (Chinese artichoke or Crosne)

Stachys sieboldii (Japanese Artichoke)

Taraxacum spp.(Dandelion)

Tragopogon spp. (Salsify)

Tropaeolum tuberosum (Mashua or añu)

Ullucus tuberosus (Ulluku)

Vigna lanceolata (Bush carrot or bush potato)

Xanthosoma spp. (Malanga, cocoyam, tannia, yautia and other names)

Zingiber officinale (Ginger, galangal)