Organic Matter of Arable and Anthropogenically Disturbed Soils

Dear Colleagues,

Anthropogenic impact is manifested mainly when soils are used in agriculture during long-term cultivation of crops, as well as under the influence of livestock grazing and technogenic pollution around industrial and mining enterprises. The condition of the lands used in agriculture, primarily arable land, and their productivity largely depends on the operating conditions and the level of farming culture. Ignoring a science-based farming system leads primarily to the degradation of soil organic matter (SOM). SOM is considered an integral component of soils, and performs a multitude of crucial functions in the environment. SOM is a regulator of the most important physicochemical and biological properties of the soil, which determine favorable water–air and nutrient regimes for plants.

This Special Issue will focus on "Organic Matter of Arable and Anthropogenically Disturbed Soils". We welcome novel research, reviews, and opinion pieces covering all related topics, including:

1. The role of soil organic matter in the functioning of anthropogenic and arable systems.
2. The role of soil organic matter in the functioning of anthropogenic and arable systems.
3. Ecosystem functions of humic substances and soil organic matter.
4. Dynamics of humic substances and soil organic matter in the process of anthropogenic evolution of the environment.
5. Interaction of humic substances with the organic and mineral components of soils.
6. Humic preparations in agriculture.

Dr. Evgeny Lodygin
Prof. Dr. Evgeny Abakumov
Guest Editors

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