Research Progress of Mineral Elements in Cropping Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 5211
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Interests: environmental science; agricultural and soil sciences; agricultural chemistry; biogeochemistry of trace elements
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Interests: agroecology; organic agriculture; integrated agriculture; fertilizer management; weed management; soil tillage; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon cycle
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Interests: environmental science; agricultural and soil sciences; plant's responses to abiotic stresses; bioavailability and bioaccessibility of trace elements
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Special Issue Information
Nutrient uptake is a basic requirement for plant biomass production. Well-balanced nutrient availability in the soil is critical for plant physiology and development. The amount and composition of available nutrients, and plants’ uptake of these nutrients, vary by soil physical, chemical, and biological components. Anthropogenic processes in agroecosystems are often responsible for soil nutrients, due to the agronomic techniques and applied inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, organic manures, etc.).
In addition to the macronutrients, different trace elements (Mn, Fe, B, etc.) are micronutrients essential to plant growth. In high concentrations, some of these elements (e.g., As) are toxic to living organisms, and are often considered as contaminants. The anthropic inputs and activities and the agronomic techniques applied on farms can determine the increasing levels of trace element contamination in the soil. However, trace elements can also be naturally present in agricultural soil due to their parent materials.
This Special Issue focuses on the following aspects:
- The behavior of mineral elements in plant–soil systems, chemical processes involved in the transformation, and processes controlling the bioavailability and mobility of trace elements in soils;
- The uptake, translocation, and transformation of nutrients in crop plant–soil–microbe systems;
- The bioavailability, phytoavailability, bioaccessibility, and risk assessment of essential and non-essential elements in agri-food and soil;
- Focus on the balance of nutrients in agroecosystems;
- Biotechnology and nanotechnology to regulate nutrient behavior in plant–soil systems;
- New technology for characterizing the chemical forms and bioavailability of nutrients in agricultural soils and plants;
- Soil and plant nutrients as affected by climate change;
- The contribution of agronomic techniques and anthropogenic activities to soil and plant nutrient contents.
Prof. Dr. Silvia Rita Stazi
Prof. Dr. Roberto Mancinelli
Dr. Rosita Marabottini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioavailability
- phytoavailability
- bioaccessibility
- balance of nutrients
- agronomic techniques
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