Modern horticulture is increasingly shaped by innovations aimed at improving crop productivity, quality, and sustainability under changing environmental conditions. Bioactive compounds present in horticultural crops play critical roles in plant defense, stress tolerance, nutritional enhancement, and human health promotion. Concurrently, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming horticultural production systems through precision crop monitoring, disease prediction, automated decision-making, and optimized resource management. The integration of bioactive compound research with AI-driven tools offers new opportunities for crop improvement, quality assessment, precision harvesting, and sustainable horticultural practices. This article reviews the significance of bioactive compounds in horticultural crops, recent advances in AI applications, and the synergistic potential of combining phytochemical research with intelligent technologies to advance modern horticulture. Such integrated approaches are expected to play a crucial role in ensuring future food security, improving crop quality, and promoting environmentally sustainable horticultural production systems.
