Maximizing Crop Yield and Resource Use Efficiency: Innovative Agronomic Practices
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 January 2023) | Viewed by 18511
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water and nutrient management on dryland cereals (wheat, maize); response of soil fertility to nutrient management
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Dear Colleagues,
The global population is continuously increasing, but the Earth’s natural resources are either fixed or dwindling, such as fresh water, arable land, and limited, non-renewable phosphate rock. On the other hand, improper agricultural performances in the production process are still resulting in soil degradation and environmental pollution (air, water). Hence, producing enough food in an environmentally friendly manner is facing its ever-greatest challenge. Coping with this challenge requires agricultural green production, i.e., maximizing crop yield and resource use efficiency, alongside minimizing environmental footprint. Innovative agronomic practices could help to achieve these goals, including improvement of soil fertility, rational design of cropping systems, introduction of new varieties, water-saving technology, development of efficient fertilizers, precision nutrient management, precision agriculture, etc.
In this Special Issue, we aim to exchange knowledge on any aspect related to innovative agronomic practices in diverse environments that help to maximize crop productivity and resource (radiation, water, nutrient, etc.) use efficiency.
Prof. Dr. Shulan Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soil fertility
- cropping system
- water-saving technology
- efficient fertilizer
- nutrient management
- precision agriculture
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