title: Editorial: Advances and Trends in Development of Plant Factories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
authors.forename: Alejandro I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Luna-Maldonado
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vidales-Contreras
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Fuentes
keywords: biofertilizers; environment controlled and optimization; genetic engineering; intelligent systems; pharmaceuticals; plant factories