Development and Application of Sustainable Organic Fertilizer
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2021) | Viewed by 13808
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant mineral nutrition; soil organic matter; fertilizers; humic substances.
Interests: soil chemistry; humic substances; soil organic matter and soil fertility; phosphate; iron nutrition of higher plants; nutrient (mainly P, Fe, Cu) mobilization by root exudates; sustainable agriculture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce the launch of a new special Issue dealing with the development of green organic fertilizers. The main goal of this issue is to cover all research focused on the development of different types of fertilizers based on the use of organic materials that can be previously treated in order to increase nutrient availability and the biostimulant action of the organic moiety.
It is also very interesting to explore the interactions within the fertilizer matrix of the organic material with specific microorganisms with the ability to both increase fertilizer efficiency and plant growth. In this framework, the ability of these types of fertilizers to improve soil quality and fertility is also covered by the issue.
Likewise, the formulations of organic material with other sources of nutrients such as rock phosphate or other minerals are also considered.
Prof. Dr. José María García-Mina
Dr. Jörg Gerke
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Organic fertilizers
- Microorganisms–organic material interactions
- Plant nutrient efficiency
- Soil fertility
- Soil microbiota
- Crop fertilization
- soil nutrient availability
- stability of soil organic carbon
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