Heavy Metal Stress in Vegetable Production Systems and Amelioration Strategies
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotic and Abiotic Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 563
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heavy metals; soil-crop-human system; geochemical process; pollution remediation; vegetable cultivation
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Interests: soil health; waste management; nutrient cycling; soil pollution remediation; crop cultivation and nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Contamination with heavy metals has become a common environmental issue in the soil–vegetable system. Metal stress in this system can not only affect the growth of vegetables but can also have adverse effects on human health. Thus, environmental behavior, toxicity, risks, and tolerance mechanisms within this system are of great concern. In general, metals in the environment are derived from different sources, e.g., fertilization, the use of pesticides, wastewater irrigation, atmospheric deposition, natural effects, etc. Controlling metal sources can efficiently mitigate the stress and risk of metals in the soil–vegetable system. Additionally, to reduce metal phytoavailability and facilitate the safe production of vegetables, it is necessary to develop novel and highly efficient technologies in soil pollution remediation. This Special Issue welcomes original and review articles in (but not limited to) the following areas:
- Source contribution to metal stress in the soil–vegetable system;
- Environmental behavior and risk assessment of metals in the soil–vegetable system;
- Toxicity and tolerance mechanisms of metals in vegetables;
- Remediation technologies for mitigating metal stress in the soil–vegetable system and facilitating the safe production of vegetables.
Dr. Lanqin Yang
Dr. Yanyan Lu
Dr. Luji Bo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heavy metal stress
- migration
- risk assessment
- toxicity
- vegetable production system
- source management
- remediation technologies
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