Interactions among Soil, Plant and Environment: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2019) | Viewed by 182
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
Plants shape the environment, and the environment shapes plants. Many of the interactions between these components take place in the soil, or more specifically, in the root zone of plants. The nature of such interactions dictates plant growth, whether by affecting nutrients, water, or oxygen availability for plants, and may affect the environment by means of nutrient loss to waterbodies and groundwater, affecting atmospheric CO2 balance, and much more. The study of the soil–plant–environment system has a long history, and with respect to each of its components, much has been learned in the last few decades. The available background, along with new facilities and research methods, will allow for better integration to push our understanding further.
In this issue, innovative papers with a focus on the following themes will be welcomed:
- Environmental (meteorological) effects on water demand and water use efficiency by plants in agricultural and natural ecosystems.
- Water availability effects on natural plant habitats and plants.
- Phytogeography in relation to global climate change.
- Soil chemical and physical constraints affecting nutrient availability for plants— mechanisms and amelioration management practices.
- Rhizosphere modification by plants.
- New methodologies for detection and quantification of plant nutrient processes in soils.
- Integration and modeling of the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum and implications for crop production under water shortage.
- Gas emission from and gas sink in cultivated and natural soils—implications for the greenhouse effect in natural and agricultural ecosystems.
Prof. Moshe Shenker
Guest Editor
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