Sustainable Strategies for Enhancing Soil Health and Food Quality
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agronomy; waste management and botany
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil health is impacted by intensive tillage, excessive agrochemical use, biodiversity loss, overgrazing, declining organic matter, erosion, salinization, acidification, and compaction. These stressors disrupt ecosystem services, including nutrient and water cycling, carbon sequestration, and organic matter decomposition, which are essential for food security and human health.
Regenerative agriculture restores soil health, ensures land sustainability, and promotes food security. This approach involves organic amendment application, which boosts crop yields, reduces agrochemicals, and enhances carbon sequestration, microbial diversity, and disease suppression. Further research is needed to assess the impacts of amendments on food quality and soil health across diverse soil types, climates, and cropping systems.
This Special Issue invites research articles and reviews that explore strategies for using organic amendments and biofertilizers to enhance soil health, food quality, and crop nutrient density. We welcome studies that evaluate the individual or combined application of these fertilizers to uncover their synergistic effects on soil health and food quality.
Dr. Milena Petriccione
Guest Editor
Dr. Samira Islas-Valdez
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- soil health
- organic fertilizers
- crop yield and fruit quality
- nutrient cycling
- food nutrient density
- plant nutrition
- regenerative agriculture
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