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Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca (NBHA), Issue 3, Volume 47, 2019: The papers published in this issue Vol 47 No 3 (2019) 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 the ecology, cultivation and utilization of the aromatic Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare L.); phytochemical and antioxidant properties of fresh fruits and some traditional products of wild grown raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.); biochemical characterisation and sensory evaluation of differently coloured and shaped tomato cultivars; tyrosinase inhibitory and antioxidant activity of wild Prunus spinosa L. fruit extracts as natural source of bioactive compounds; cross compatibility analysis to identify suitable parents of Tagetes erecta and T. patula for heterotic hybrid breeding; genetic diversity and population structure analysis of sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) ‘Nakai’ varieties using SSR and AFLP markers. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca journal has moved to online-only publication at the start of 2017; beginning in 2019, the journal appears quarterly. At the same time, we maintain our standard publication, as printed form, with ‘classic’ style - volume, issue, pagination.