Soil Nitrogen Supply: Linking Plant Available N to Ecosystems Functions and Productivity

Dear Colleagues,

Nitrogen, the most limiting nutrient for crop production, has been heavily studied in the last few decades across the world. Although most soils contain a large quantity of organic N, only a small portion is biologically active or subject to solubilization process and will be susceptible to contribute to the so-called soil nitrogen supply of a soil. For agroecosystems as well as for natural ecosystems, this soil nitrogen supply is critical for plant growth and productivity.

Although the scientific community has made outstanding achievements in the field of the soil N cycle, there is still a lack of understanding in how plant-available N is generated, but most importantly, in the understanding of what exactly is plant available N. In the upcoming Special Issue of Nitrogen, titled “Soil nitrogen supply: linking plant available N to ecosystems functions and productivity,” we welcome scientific works (original research papers, field trials and case studies, methods, modeling approaches, and reviews) from a broad scope of disciplines ranging from soil nutrient management, to soil nutrient cycling and soil microbiology and biochemistry, to highlight recent advances on defining and refining concepts and understandings about the soil nitrogen supply and its link to plant available N, ecosystems functions, and productivity. Interdisciplinary works are highly welcomed. We aim to highlight original research approaches and to contribute to the successful expansion of knowledge on the soil nitrogen processes and functions through innovative works that are looking beyond traditional views on the soil N cycle.

Prof. Dr. Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompré
Guest Editor

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