Salinized Soil Management: Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Productivity
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytoremediation; fertilization; soil improvement; salt-affected soil reclamation; wetland
Interests: soil amendment; saline-alkali land; soil carbon storage; heavy metal; plant nutrition
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil salinization, driven by unsustainable irrigation, climate change, and coastal intrusion, threatens over 1 billion hectares of global agricultural land, diminishing crop yields and destabilizing ecosystems. Sustainable solutions for this challenge require a paradigm shift toward ecological strategies that restore soil health and transform salt-affected lands into productive, resilient agroecosystems. The core objective lies in advancing innovative soil management systems that harmonize ecological restoration with sustainable agricultural output, ensuring long-term food security and environmental improvement.
This Special Issue will highlight research on ecological and technological interventions for salinized soils, including, but not limited to, phytoremediation with salt-tolerant plants, microbial consortia for nutrient cycling, organic amendments to enhance soil structure, precision nutrient management, and the genomics-driven development of stress-tolerant crops. Emerging tools such as remote sensing for salinity mapping are also within the scope. We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies that bridge soil science, agronomy, and ecology. Submissions addressing novel methodologies, large-scale restoration frameworks, or interdisciplinary approaches to salinization challenges are also encouraged.
Dr. Zhenhua Zhang
Prof. Dr. Yanchao Bai
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- soil salinization
- salt stress
- phytoremediation
- ecological restoration
- organic amendments
- microbial community structure
- biofertilizer
- sustainable productivity
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
