Phytoremediation for Improving Agriculture Soil Quality
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 3891
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental microbiology; nanofertilizers; endophytes; mycorrhiza; microbial application; microbial interactions
Interests: environmental microbiology; plant-microbe interaction; mycorrhizal symbiosis; fungal biology; microbial genomics
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Dear Colleagues,
The widespread use of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticide inputs in crop production influences soil biodiversity and quality. In addition, global climate changes threaten the stability of crops due to unexpected periods of drought and rainfall during growing seasons.
New methods of remediation of soil conditions have been developed by replenishing the biodiversity of microorganisms and restoring the proper soil microbiota. These methods, however, are still poorly understood, and broad action to disseminate the results is needed concerning innovative ways and mitigation plans on maintaining soil fertility and increasing its resilience against biotic and abiotic stresses.
We invite researchers carrying out the most innovative works in this topic to contribute with empirical data in controlled conditions, in fields, or metanalyses.
Papers dealing with fertilizers (especially slow-releasing fertilizers and nanofertilizers); plant growth-promoting microorganisms (AMF, endophytes, rhizospheric microorganisms); biological protection against pathogens, improvement of soil quality, tolerance to drought, etc.
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Turnau
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hijri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil fertility
- soil pollution
- phytoremediation
- phytomanagement
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