Vegetation Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water and Nutrient Management in Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Precision and Digital Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 190
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; crop water use; water use efficiency; energy balance; cover crop; water and nutrient combined use
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable use of water and nutrients is a central challenge for modern agriculture, particularly within the current framework of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which emphasizes resource efficiency, soil protection, and reductions in environmental impacts. This Special Issue will focus on advances in remote and proximal sensing technologies for assessing, monitoring, and optimizing crop water and nutrient use at the farmland scale. We welcome original research and review articles that introduce innovative and operative methodologies, including spectral indices, thermal sensing, fluorescence/chlorophyll measurements, LiDAR, data-fusion approaches, and machine learning techniques for diagnosing water and nutrient stress, canopy development, and plant traits. Studies integrating sensing data with crop modelling, fertilization and irrigation scheduling, decision-support systems, or ground-based observations are particularly encouraged. Contributions addressing macro-nutrient (such as nitrogen or phosphorus) management, nutrient use efficiency, and their combined interactions with water availability will be highly valued. By linking technological developments to practical applications, this Special Issue aims to support resilient, productive, and environmentally responsible agroecosystems.
Dr. Francisco Montoya
Dr. Susana Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crop water use
- deficit irrigation strategies
- nutrient use efficiency
- nutrient stress
- nutrient management strategies
- data fusion
- machine learning
- precision agriculture
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