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Effects of Different Managements on Soil Quality and Crop Production
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Effects of Different Managements on Soil Quality and Crop Production

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 801

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Nadia Vignozzi

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CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Florence, Italy
Interests: soil physics; soil porosity; image analysis; soil physical degradation; soil hydrological properties; soil conservation; soil management
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Dr. Sergio Pellegrini

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CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Florence, Italy
Interests: soil physics; soil hydrology; soil structure; soil degradation; soil erosion; soil conservation; soil management
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Dr. Maria Costanza Andrenelli

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CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Florence, Italy
Interests: soil physics; soil hydrology; instruments calibration; soil organic carbon modeling; hydrological modeling; spatial geostatistical analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Soil quality is usually defined as “the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystem and land-use boundaries to sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant and animal health”. Agricultural management systems and practices can deeply affect soil processes and functions, and those emerging as a result of recent technological advancements may have impacts on the soil that are still little known. In addition to the expected growing demand for agricultural products, other factors (e.g., policies, climate change, technological advancement) contribute to changes in the management of agricultural land. The assessment of soil quality is therefore crucial to provide politicians, farmers, and other stakeholders with scientifically sound information regarding the human impact on soil and its functions. Sustainable soil management should be able to combine production objectives with environmental protection goals. To this end, considering that ongoing climate change and different soil types can induce different responses to diverse management practices, research is crucial to fill the knowledge gaps related to the interaction between these practices and their effects on soil functions and ecosystem services.

This Special Issue will focus on quantifying the effects of management practices on soil quality and agricultural production under diverse pedoclimatic environments and cropping systems. It will also present evaluations of the strategies and tools available (precision agriculture, provisional models, decision support systems) to identify, develop, and implement management strategies to preserve and improve soil ecosystem functioning.

Original research papers, short communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Nadia Vignozzi
Dr. Sergio Pellegrini
Dr. Maria Costanza Andrenelli
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil health
  • soil quality indicators
  • fertilizers
  • organic amendments
  • cover crops
  • tillage
  • irrigation
  • climate
  • crop models
  • decision support system (DSS)
  • precision agriculture

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Wheat, Barley, and Triticale Response to Nitrogen Fertilization in Pannonian Environment
by Milan Mirosavljević, Vojislava Momčilović, Vladimir Aćin, Bojan Jocković, Jovana Timić and Goran Jaćimović
Agriculture 2025, 15(7), 683; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15070683 - 24 Mar 2025
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Small-grain producers in the southern Pannonian Plain prefer winter barley production in poor soils and drought-prone areas, assuming higher resource use efficiency in barley than in wheat. Similarly, triticale is known to perform well in low-fertility soils and dry environments. However, information about [...] Read more.
Small-grain producers in the southern Pannonian Plain prefer winter barley production in poor soils and drought-prone areas, assuming higher resource use efficiency in barley than in wheat. Similarly, triticale is known to perform well in low-fertility soils and dry environments. However, information about the comparative performance of these crops within the same trials is less available for the Pannonian environment. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency traits of winter wheat, triticale, and two-rowed and six-rowed barley cultivars across different N applications in different growing seasons and locations in the Pannonian Plain. The study was conducted over two seasons at three locations (Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, and Sombor) using a split-plot design. Treatments consisted of winter wheat, triticale, and two-rowed and six-rowed barley under three nitrogen fertilization levels of low, moderate, and high. Averaged across species, the reduction in grain yield in 0 N compared to 100 N was 1218 kg ha−1 (15.7%) in wheat, 1037 kg ha−1 (11.6%) in triticale, 1128 kg ha−1 (13.7) in two-rowed barley, and 1340 kg ha−1 (17.1%) in six-rowed barley. Grain yield was closely related to nitrogen uptake, showing a relationship (R2) from 0.652 in triticale to 0.956 in six-rowed barley. Nitrogen use efficiency showed a positive relationship with nitrogen uptake efficiency, while the relationship with nitrogen utilization efficiency was insignificant. There was a notable difference between crops in terms of grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency traits. Notably, two-rowed barley outperformed wheat in terms of grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency, while wheat outperformed six-rowed barley. Triticale showed the highest yield among all the studied cereal crops, attributed to increased nitrogen use efficiency and uptake, especially under low fertilization conditions. Full article
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