Soil Health and Nutrient Cycling Mediated by Plant-Microbial-Soil Interactions
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant nutrient; rhizosphere ecology; plant-soil-microbial interaction; soil P cycling; soil C sequestration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil health is fundamentally underpinned by the efficient cycling of nutrients, a process driven by the dynamic interactions between plants, soil microbes, and the physical soil environment. This Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of this critical linkage. We aim to explore how plant–microbial–soil interactions govern the transformation and availability of essential elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, and how these processes directly contribute to key indicators of soil health, such as fertility, structure, and biological activity.
We welcome original research and reviews that investigate the mechanistic basis of these interactions, their response to agricultural management practices, and their role in building resilient and sustainable agroecosystems. This collection will provide a platform for research that bridges fundamental biogeochemical processes with practical strategies for enhancing soil quality and productivity.
Dr. Xiaoyan Tang
Prof. Dr. Yuanxue Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil health
- nutrient cycling
- plant–microbe interactions
- soil microbiome
- rhizosphere
- sustainable agriculture
- carbon sequestration
- nitrogen fixation
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