Composting for Soil Improvement and Removal of Soil Contaminants
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 946
Special Issue Editors
Interests: composting; bioremediation; biological control; lignin degradation; microbiome of composting; enzymes of composting; organic waste management
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Dear Colleagues,
The use and abuse of agrochemicals to improve soil and crop fertility has generated significant pressure on ecosystems and farmers' economies that makes them difficult to sustain over time. Among the most realistic solutions to this problem is the combination of agrochemicals with the application of organic substrates such as compost. Compost, under its different forms of production and commercialization, can become a reference in the circular economy of world agriculture in the coming decades. All of this is changing the reality of soil health as we know it.
In this Special Issue, we are open to contributions (research papers and a reduced number of reviews) exploring the effect of compost application on soils and agronomic cropping systems. Our aim is to discern the extent and level of agronomic and ecological benefits that these organic fertilizers provide compared to the traditional model of agrochemicals. Therefore, works focused on the sustainability of ecosystems through the application of compost are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Juan Antonio López González
Dr. María Rosa Martínez-Gallardo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- compost
- biofertilizers
- soil sustainability
- soil ecology
- biorestoration
- bioremediation
- organic fertilization
- agrochemical reduction
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