Soil and Plant Nutrition
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
As a fundamental part of feeding growing global populations and animals, soil and plant management requires significant innovations for maintaining sustainable development that aims for sustainable high productivity and low environmental hazards. Proper soil and plant management is crucial for supporting plant growth and improving crop productivity and yield. Effective management practices ensure optimal soil health, nutrient availability, and water retention, while preventing soil degradation and promoting long-term agricultural viability. Therefore, the focus of the “Soil and Plant Nutrition” Section of Agronomy is to utilize soil resources and plants wisely.
This section focuses on two key aspects:
- Addressing Long-standing Issues:
- Removing pollutants, including heavy metals, organic pollutants, pesticide residues, and microplastics;
- Restoring degraded soils by addressing issues such as infertility, salinity, acidification, compaction, and erosion;
- Recovering soil biodiversity and reestablishing soil biomes, including insects and earthworms;
- Reutilizing waste from farming, husbandry, and fisheries.
- Designing an Integrated Soil and Plant Management System:
- Maximizing Productivity: Achieving optimal productivity while minimizing input costs, environmental damage, and risks to human health;
- Carbon Management: Managing carbon and carbon cycling to reduce the carbon footprint of agricultural practices;
- Nutrient Efficiency: Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency, minimizing reactive nitrogen loss, and utilizing phosphorus, potassium, and other essential nutrients wisely;
- Climate Adaptation: Implementing climate-smart agriculture practices to adapt to ongoing global climate change;
- Soil and Plant Amendments: Using plant and soil amendments to improve nutrition and growth and addressing soil constraints to enhance fertility;
- Plant Biological Interaction: Investigating beneficial plant–plant and plant–microbe interactions for improved crop health and nutrition;
- Fertilizer Impact: Evaluating the effects of synthetic and biological fertilizers on plant growth, nutrition, and soil carbon cycling;
- Soil Health and Technology: Exploring soil health and plant nutrition in changing environments and investigating novel technologies and microbial inoculants for improved soil fertility and plant production;
- Irrigated and Hydroponic Systems: Managing plant fertility effectively in both irrigated and hydroponic production systems.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- The Importance of Soil Enzymes and Implementation in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Soil Pollution and Remediation in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Soil Health Restoration and Management: Application and Perspectives in Nature-Based Solutions (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Application of Organic Amendments in Agricultural Production—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Benefits of Innovative Microbial Biosolutions to Sustain Crop Health (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Soil Health and Properties in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Potential Benefits and Risks of Organic Amendments to Soil Health (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Crop Improvement and Cultivation in Saline-Alkali Soils (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The Role of Livestock Manure in Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (Soil Health) in the Context of Climate Change (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research Progress in Biochar and Microbial Remediation for Heavy Metal Agricultural Soil (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Heavy Metal Tolerance Mechanism of Plants and Improvement in Contaminated Soil—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The Effects of Inoculation with Microorganisms on Plant Nutrition, Yield and Quality (Deadline: 1 January 2025)
- The Effect of Appropriate Agriculture Management on Soil and Sustainable Crop Productivity—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Innovative Research on Soil Microbial Ecosystem and Its Interaction with Crop Plants (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- From Soil-Plant-Microbial Interactions to New-Concept Biopesticides and Biofertilizers (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Humic Substances: Chemistry and Multidimensional Role in Agricultural Systems and Pollution Management (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Application of Allelochemicals in Agriculture (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Effects of Arable Farming Measures on Soil Quality (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Foliar Fertilization: Novel Approaches and Field Practices (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Organic Amendments to Low-Fertility Soils: Current Status and Future Prospects (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Applied Research and Extension in Agronomic Soil Fertility Series II (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Tillage Systems and Fertilizer Application on Soil Health (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Exploiting Beneficial Plant–Microorganism Interactions for Resilient Farming (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- The Interaction between the Type of Fertilizer and Soil Carbon Cycling (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Crop Plants: Losses and Benefits Caused by Soil Fungi (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Effects of Intercropping and Rotation on Soil Microorganisms (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Exploring Mechanisms and Technologies for Enhancing Nitrogen Efficiency in Maize Production (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Management on Production of Cereal Crops: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- The Effect of Biofertilizer on the Growth, Yield, and Quality of Crops (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Rhizosphere Microorganisms—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Reduced Tillage Strategy for Sustainable Soil Management in Agriculture (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Natural and Non-Conventional Sources of Nitrogen for Plants (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Fertility Management for Higher Crop Productivity (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Soil Organic Matter and Tillage (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Mechanisms of Blocking, Controlling and Remediating Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Application Effects and Mechanisms of Fertilizer Products (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Soil Organic Matter Contributes to Soil Health (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Effects of Agrotechnical Factors and Farming Systems on Soil Properties and Plant Productivity (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Characteristics of Organomineral Fertilizers (OMFs) and Their Effects on Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency, Biostimulant Effects, and Enhancing Crop Production (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Novel Studies on the Uptake, Transport and Accumulation of Mineral Nutrients and Trace Elements in Crops (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Microbial Interactions and Functions in Agricultural Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Recent Developments in Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Plants (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Innovative Applications of Waste-Derived Materials for Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- New Perspectives on Phosphorus Management in Soil–Plant Systems: Looking for Solutions to P Scarcity—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Long-Term Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Agroforestry (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Heavy Metal Pollution and Prevention in Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Integrated Nitrogen Management for Improved Use Efficiency in Agroecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Organic and Organomineral Fertilizers for Sustainable and Circular Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Microbial Carbon and Its Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: