Management of Crops Fertigation

Dear Colleagues,

Fertigation is a technique that involves the application of soluble fertilizers in irrigation water. Fertilizers are normally applied by localized irrigation to offer a precise application of nutrients according to the nutritional requirements of the crop, aiming to increase yield. Fertigation is used both in soil cultivation and hydroponic systems and in conventional and organic systems. Within this framework, different aspects have been extensively studied, especially those related to the morphological, physiological, and productive responses to plant nutrition and the use of dynamic diagnostic tools such as sap analysis, suction probes, etc. The application forms of macro and micronutrients are of special interest in use efficiency (UE) studies related to the application of fertilizers (NUE, PUE, and KUE). Finally, the influence of fertigation on the polluting capacity in these productive systems and the possible methods of mitigating the effects are other aspects to consider.

This Special Issue aims to collect research papers and reviews focusing on the fertigation of horticultural crops: fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals. Therefore, research articles, reviews, short notes, and opinion articles related to inorganic and organic fertilizers used in fertigation; application and management of the nutrient solution; fertilizer use efficiency; diagnosis methods for adequate fertigation management; analytical, physiological, biochemical, and molecular biology of nutritional effects; and systems to palliate pollution  are welcome in this Special Issue. 

Dr. María Teresa Lao Arenas
Prof. Dr. Juan A. Fernández
Dr. Pedro Garcia-Caparros
Guest Editors

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