Applied Research and Extension in Agronomic Soil Fertility

Dear Colleagues,

According to United Nations estimates, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. In order to meet the food demand of this growing world population, more effective agricultural management practices are needed to achieve sustainable agricultural development in order to produce more grain with higher soil fertility and lower environmental costs.

We welcome submissions describing research focused on the production of field crops and physical, chemical, and biological changes in the agricultural soil caused by fertilization, soil improvement, tillage (including no tillage, reduced tillage, and direct drilling), irrigation and drainage, and crop rotations.

Cutting-edge research on the soil carbon sequestration and the establish of health agricultural soil through various field management measures is also of interest, as are submissions of papers related to crop production and the improvement of agricultural soil fertility.

Prof. Dr. Lianghuan Wu
Prof. Dr. Xiaochuang Cao
Prof. Dr. Wenhai Mi
Dr. Qingxu Ma
Guest Editors

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