Advances in Tree Crop Cultivation and Fruit Quality Assessment

The frequency and intensity of extreme natural events such as floods and hailstorms, irregular precipitation, late frosts, and prolonged high temperatures are increasing. These conditions, undoubtedly related to climate change, are shifting pest–pathogen dynamics and worsening abiotic stresses [1]. Among horticultural species, tree crops are particularly vulnerable because of their lifecycle and limited physiological plasticity, and they play a central role in many key sectors related to human well-being, spanning from nutrition and food security to environmental and socio-economic sustainability [2].