Energy Crops in Sustainable Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 1716
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biology; ecology; agriculture
Interests: energy crops; agricultural economics; common agricultural policy
Interests: soil; soil analysis; soil fertility; soil and water conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy crops have always been part of agroecosystems around the world. Moreover, they have garnered increased interest among farmers in recent years, depending on the political climate and the economic viability of their cultivation. They are often associated negatively as a direct competitor to food and feed crops. However, in the right space and at the right time, they can be the answer to pressing agricultural problems, such as the climate crisis, biodiversity collapse, environmental pollution, and lack of agricultural production profitability. The current Special Issue aims to present sustainable technologies for the cultivation, processing, and final use of crops intended for energy purposes and to highlight numerous benefits of their presence in the agricultural landscape.
To achieve this, we welcome papers related to the improved sustainability of energy crops’ production, as well as the innovations connected to this process.
This journal of Agronomy will accept papers in the field of agriculture and related disciplines, corresponding to this Special Issue's subject and representing a decent scientific level of elaboration.
Dr. Paweł Radzikowski
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Matyka
Dr. Jacek Niedźwiecki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy crops
- sustainability
- economics
- environment
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