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Integrated Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture: Best Practices and Innovations

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land, Soil and Water".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1306

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Dr. Angela Maffia

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Agriculture Department, Mediterranea University, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: environmental impact assessment; environment; soil fertility; sustainable agriculture; agriculture; sustainability
Prof. Dr. Adele Muscolo

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Agriculture Department, Mediterranea University, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: waste management plant fertilization; animal and human nutrition environmental science
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Dear Colleagues,

Soil fertility is fundamental to sustainable agriculture, yet it remains threatened by land degradation, unsustainable practices, and climate change. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) offers a promising strategy to improve soil health, enhance crop productivity, and reduce environmental impact by combining organic and inorganic inputs, agroecological principles, and context-specific practices.

The goal of this Special Issue is to gather together papers (both original research articles and review papers) that seek to provide insights into the innovative approaches, challenges, and best practices of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) aimed at enhancing soil health, improving nutrient use efficiency, and promoting the productivity of sustainable agricultural across diverse agroecosystems.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

  • The integration of organic and inorganic nutrient sources;
  • Soil microbiome and biological processes in fertility management;
  • Technologies and policy tools supporting ISFM adoption.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Angela Maffia
Prof. Dr. Adele Muscolo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil fertility
  • sustainable agriculture
  • integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)
  • nutrient use efficiency
  • soil health

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Soil’s Physical, Chemical, and Biological Responses to Different Post-Harvest Management of Pinus elliottii in Santa Catarina, Brazil
by Ana Carolina de Mattos e Avila, Gunnar Kirchhof, Marlise Nara Ciotta, Sandra Denise Camargo Mendes, João Frederico Mangrich dos Passos, Marieli do Nascimento and Jackson Adriano Albuquerque
Land 2025, 14(12), 2331; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14122331 - 27 Nov 2025
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Post-harvest forest residue management and liming practices can significantly affect soil quality. This study evaluated the impacts of burnt pine harvest residues and lime application methods (surface-applied vs. incorporated) on the chemical and physical properties of a Dystric Cambisol in Southern Brazil. Soil [...] Read more.
Post-harvest forest residue management and liming practices can significantly affect soil quality. This study evaluated the impacts of burnt pine harvest residues and lime application methods (surface-applied vs. incorporated) on the chemical and physical properties of a Dystric Cambisol in Southern Brazil. Soil samples were collected at two depths (0–10 cm and 10–20 cm) and analyzed for pH, exchangeable acidity, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, macroporosity, microporosity, and bulk density. The results showed that changes were more pronounced in the 0–10 cm layer and mainly affected chemical attributes. Incorporated lime increased pH from 4.7 to 5.1, increased base saturation from 17% to 36%, and reduced Al saturation from 45% to 13% in the 0–10 cm layer. Burnt residues alone did not significantly alter soil properties, whereas lime incorporation led to improved chemical conditions and enhanced soil structure, especially in the surface layer. The treatments that maintained pine residues on the surface favored biological processes in the topsoil, while the burning of these residues had variable impacts on soil structure and nutrient availability. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating lime to optimize soil rehabilitation following pine harvesting in subtropical forest systems. Full article
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