Novel Research in Crop Nutrient Density and Sustainable On-Farm Nutrient Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micronutrient density; soil microbiome; regenerative agriculture; crop rotation; soil health; ecosystem services
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The depletion of macro- and micronutrients, such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, and selenium, in crops and vegetables has been a major concern in recent decades. Nearly 2 billion people worldwide are affected by nutrient deficiencies in food. This shortfall in crop nutrient concentration indicates that growers across the world require efficient on-farm nutrient management strategies that will improve soil health by making macro- and micronutrients more bioavailable for plant uptake, thereby improving crop nutrient density. In this respect, conducting system-level cutting-edge research by harnessing the potential of soil microbiome, introducing climate-smart technologies on farms, and implementing novel approaches to conserve soil nutrients is of utmost importance.
For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of research related to on-farm nutrient management strategies that focus on crop production and crop nutrient density, on-farm soil nutrient management, soil microbial diversity, and overall environmental stewardship.
Dr. Kishan Mahmud
Dr. Dennis Busch
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- macronutrient density
- micronutrient density
- soil microbiome
- regenerative agriculture
- crop rotation
- nutrient management
- soil health
- ecosystem services
- crop yield
- cover cropping
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