Agricultural Soils
A section of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472).
Section Information
The Section “Agricultural Soils” aims to present high-quality scientific contributions that provide new insights into soil management that achieves good soil health balancing among agricultural productivities, environment qualities, and ecosystem services. We will consider land uses in watersheds to maximize crop production, to minimize environmental load, and to intensify ecosystem services in natural ecosystems. We request the submission of articles evaluating the effects of soil management practices on fertilization, tillage, soil amendment, irrigation, and cropping patterns on the plant growth, soil fertility, and soil carbon sequestration, as well as on soil degradation such as erosion, compaction, salinization, alkalinization, acidification, leaching, and greenhouse gas emissions, including the analysis of their relationships with soil environmental factors and soil biological characteristics such as microbial communities and functions. Soil biology encompasses soil ecology and soil biodiversity, as well as their interactions with other organisms and their environment. Authors are also welcome to submit studies concerning wide-range and long-term evaluation using remote sensing data and simulation models.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Soil Conservation in Olive Orchard (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Effects of Tillage Management on Agricultural Soil Characteristics (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Risk Assessment and Remediation of Agricultural Soil Pollution (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- From Agricultural Soils to Human Health: Exposure Sources, Intake Pathways, and Accumulation of Heavy Metals (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 5 January 2025)
- Migration and Diffusion of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Agri-Soil Systems (Deadline: 5 January 2025)
- GIS and Remote Sensing for Soil Quality Assessment (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Ecological Restoration of Degraded Soils in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Biochar-Based Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: Feedstocks, Production, and Effects on the Soil-Plant System (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Ecological Remediation in Agricultural Soil Pollution (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Symbiotic Frontiers: Microbial Innovations Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Hydrogeophysical Monitoring of Water and Solutes in Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Soil Chemical Properties and Soil Conservation in Agriculture (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- The Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Regulating Crops Growth and Improving Soil Fertility (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Research on Soil Carbon Dynamics at Different Scales on Agriculture (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Advancements in Best Management Practices for Enhancing Soil Health and Water Quality (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Multiple Soil Health Assessment Methods for Changing Agricultural Environment (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Soil Health and Crop Nutrition in Different Soil Management Systems (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Changes in the Chemical Composition of Agricultural Arid and Semi-Arid Soils in a Climate Change Scenario (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Soil Microbial Community and Ecological Function in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Agricultural Soil Acidification Improvement Strategies (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Feature Review in Agricultural Soils—Intensification of Soil Health (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Soil Amendments Addition Affecting Soil Physical and Chemical Properties (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Land Use Change Impacts on Crop Yield and Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 30 May 2025)