Innovative Soil Amendments in Sustainable Soil Health Management
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nitrogen transformation in soil and compost; soil carbonate processes; composting
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Interests: biochar application in soil improvement; colloid transportation in the environment; remediation of polluted soil
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Interests: soil organic carbon; salinity; aggregates; isotope; farmland
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amending soil materials is a direct and simple way to change the soil’s properties, resulting in increased plant productivity, positive environmental impacts, and improved ecological functions. Traditional soil amendments, such as the use of lime to improve soil pH, as well as the use of polyacrylamide to increase soil aggregation, have proven to be successful. With the rapid evolution of material science, lots of new materials, such as nano-materials, modified biochar, and rare earth elements, can be used as a form of soil amendment to improve soil function, especially in relation to soil health. As such, this Special Issue will provide a window to show the effects of various new types of soil amendment on soil health. The key point of this Special Issue is that only new soil amendments are under consideration.
Prof. Dr. Guitong Li
Prof. Dr. Jianying Shang
Dr. Xinliang Dong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new soil amendment
- soil health
- biological changes
- experiment
- crop yield
- environmental impact
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