Composting as a Key Driver for Sustainable Agricultural Scenarios—3rd Editon
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 602
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic waste management; compost; organic fertilization; co-composting; soil quality; sustainable agriculture; climate change mitigation; soil organic matter; soilless growing media
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: composting; waste management; soil quality
Interests: solid waste management; agroecology; organic farming; soil fertility; composting sustainability; soil analysis; agronomy; soil science; enzyme activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, agriculture faces the challenge of securing production for an increasing human population, but also including environmental and sustainability aspects, reducing the use of non-renewable resources and energy and favoring climate change mitigation. Composting cannot be considered a new technology—it makes possible not only the management of organic wastes but also the optimization of the resources contained within them as well as reductions in the greenhouse effect associated with soil organic matter. However, depending on the organic wastes used and processes developed, compost can also be a route of entry into the environment for contaminants. Thus, it is crucial to acknowledge the links between organic waste management, compost quality, and the sustainable biomass production required both for food security and the wider bioeconomy.
This Special Issue aims to study the strategies for compost production from different types of organic wastes, compost quality, and the use of compost in different agricultural scenarios to achieve sustainable crop production and to ensure the sustainability of agricultural systems. Original research, reviews, or opinions on the composting of different organic waste fractions are welcome, with a special focus on compost quality and on the role of compost in sustainable agriculture, effects on C sequestration, soil quality, and conservation in different environments.
Dr. Maria Angeles Bustamante Muñoz
Dr. Encarnación Martínez-Sabater
Dr. Luciano Orden
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- compost quality
- organic waste management
- soil fertility
- soil quality
- C sequestration
- organic fertilization
- soilless substrates
- agricultural soils
- nutrient recovery
- climate change mitigation
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