Chemical Properties of Soils and its Impact on Plant Growth
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant–Soil Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 224
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agronomy; agriculture; crop protection; horticulture; stress abiotic; hidromulch
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Dear Colleagues,
The physical and chemical properties of soil play a central role in plant growth, affecting the supply of air, nutrients and water, and soil fertility, the ability to support plant production, is created via the interaction of physical, chemical and biological processes. Among these properties, soil texture, pH and organic matter have a significant impact on soil function and water and nutrient supply. In terms of chemical properties, nitrogen and calcium carbonate are the two most important nutrients in crop production, playing key roles in cell structure and plant metabolism, ultimately affecting the content and quality of plant secondary metabolites.
This Special Issue aims to create a representative and updated collection of research articles and reviews regarding the chemical properties of soils and their impact on plant growth.
Dr. Josefa Lopez-Marin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemical properties
- soils
- plant growth
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