Research on Soil and Water Management and Conservation in Agro-Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

Water and soil are the basic resources for human survival and development. In recent years, the impact of human activities on agriculture and the increasing demand for water and soil resources have increased our awareness of the importance of protecting the health of ecosystems. An optimal state is often a compromise between the competing uses and needs to account for the long-term sustainability of the soil–water system. 

This Special Issue, “Research on Soil and Water Management and Conservation in Agro-ecosystems”, will mainly address the following scientific topics: 

• Crop–water relationship, crop yields, and water productivity;
• Irrigation, drainage, and salinity in cultivated areas;
• Rainwater harvesting and crop water management in rainfed areas;
• Use of wastewater and other low-quality waters in agriculture;
• Implications of groundwater and surface water management on nutrient cycling;
• interactions between agricultural water management and the environment (flooding, soil erosion, nutrient loss and depletion, non-point source pollution, water quality, desertification, and the potential implications of global climate change for agricultural water management);
• Multiscale observation of agro-hydrological processes using new techniques;
• Multiscale agro-hydrological predictive modeling;
• Effects of climate, agricultural land use, and management practices on water cycling and feedbacks to agroecological environments.

Dr. Danfeng Li
Dr. Yongyong Zhang
Dr. Jun Yi
Dr. Changkun Ma
Guest Editors

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