Advances in Irrigation and Fertilization Technologies for Sustainable Plant Production
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Protected Culture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optimize saline water utilization; irrigation and fertilizer schedule; plant soil interaction; water-salinity-yield effect; water use efficiency
Interests: modeling; optimize irrigation and fertilizer schedule; crop growth and yield; fertilizer-yield effect; water use efficiency
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As global populations continue to grow and climate variability intensifies, the sustainable enhancement of plant production has become an urgent priority. The efficient use of water and nutrients is central to this challenge. Innovations in irrigation and fertilization are not only vital for increasing plant productivity but also for minimizing environmental impacts such as groundwater depletion, soil salinization, and nutrient runoff.
The purpose of this Special Issue “Advances in Irrigation and Fertilization Technologies for Sustainable Plant Production” is to present innovative studies, tools, approaches, and techniques that have been successful in addressing some of these concerns, such as precision irrigation technologies, energy-saving technologies, irrigation and nutrient management, economic and environmental impact assessments, soil fertility and soil enzymes, the coupled simulation of crop growth and soil environment, and soilless and greenhouse and traditional soil cultivation, as well as drone-assisted monitoring, plant and soil nutrition diagnosis, and AI-driven decision support tools that enable precise water–salt–fertilizer management tailored to real-time crop needs and soil conditions. Researchers are invited to contribute original research articles and reviews that encompass a wide range of topics within the realm of irrigation and fertilization technologies in soilless and greenhouse and traditional soil cultivation for plant production. The scope includes, but is not limited to, investigations into plant-specific responses to water and fertigation, environmental implications and risk assessment, and technological innovations driving this field forward.
Prof. Dr. Di Feng
Dr. Songrui Ning
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- irrigation technology
- irrigation and fertilizer schedule
- water and nutrient use efficiency
- soil water–salt–fertilizer transport
- intelligent agriculture
- modeling
- plant growth and yield
- fertilizer-yield effect
- plant phenotypic
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