Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
Since agricultural systems are influenced by environmental factors and economic instability, it is crucial to develop optimal strategies for designing and managing these systems to ensure the long-term sustainability of global food production. Aiming to bridge the gap between agroecosystem theory and agricultural practice, this approach offers insights to develop more adaptive, productive, and sustainable agroecosystems by exploring energy exchange and material cycling among soil, crops, and the atmosphere, along with the biological, physical, chemical, and management processes and their interactions.
The section ‘Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience’ addresses research on crop physiology, genetics and breeding, pest and disease management, soil fertility and plant nutrition, landscape ecology, production techniques, and economics, but only when these topics are examined within an agroecological framework and in relation to their role in strengthening agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability, and economic resilience under climate change.
This section welcomes original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, methodologies, simulation models, and scientific data articles related to agricultural production and the environment. Submissions with a particular emphasis on global climate change and the pursuit of long-term agricultural sustainability are especially encouraged.
Areas of interest include some of the following:
- Systems modeling and simulation;
- Genetics and Breeding;
- Crop physiology;
- Soil fertility and nutrition;
- Plant–Microbe Interactions;
- Biotechnology;
- Landscape ecology;
- Economics.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Exploring the Diversity of Endophytic Microorganisms: From Microbial Ecology to Agronomic Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Enhancing Agricultural Practices: Novel Nature-Derived Plant Growth Stimulators (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Innovative Practices for Carbon Management and GHG Mitigation in Agriculture (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Soil Improvement and the Efficient Utilization of Water and Fertilizer in Greenhouse Crops (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Sustainable Water-Fertilizer Management for Soil Salinization Amendment and Crop Production in Salt-Affected Agroecosystems (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Sustainable Potato Production: Emerging Strategies for Disease Prevention and Cultivation (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Cover Crops Grown Alone and in Consortia: Biomass Production, Nutrient Cycling of Residues and Relationships with Soil and Crop Productivity (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Production: Physiology, Breeding and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Comprehensive Impacts of Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems—3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Soil Degradation and Restoration: Challenges and Prospects for Agroecological Development (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Potato in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Strategies and Crop Optimization (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Environments Shaped by Anthropogenic Activities (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable Agronomy (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Soil Carbon Decomposition and Management: Experimental Insights for Sustainable Agroecosystems (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Agroecological Strategies for Improving Nutritional Quality of Cereal Crops (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Linking Soil Microbial Functional Diversity with Agroecosystem Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Multifunctional Nanoparticles and Nano-Enabled Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers in Agricultural Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Legacy of Traditional Maize: Resilience, Quality and Lost Genes (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Agroecosystems: Strategies to Mitigate Plastic Pollution for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Plant Stress Tolerance: From Genetic Mechanism to Cultivation Methods (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling Mediated by Plant-Microbial-Soil Interactions (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Agroecological Approaches to Enhancing Productivity and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Phosphate-Solubilizing Microbes in Agroecosystems: From Functional Mechanisms to Potential Field Application (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Plant–Insect Interactions in the Agroecosystem (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Agroecological Transitions: Integrating Soil–Pesticide–Microbe Interactions for Sustainable System Transformation (Deadline: 30 October 2026)