Nutrient Requirements and Fertilizer Management Strategies in Plant Cultivation, Second Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 27
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Interests: biofortification; crop science; food chemistry; forage production; fruit quality; greenhouse gases; ornamental plants; phytoremediation; plant abiotic stress; plant nutrition; plant physiology; rhizosphere microbiology; soil fertility; trace elements; wetlands
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Dear Colleagues,
Essential plant nutrients are critical for plant growth and reproduction; deficiencies in these nutrients may cause the plant growth cycle to fail. For plant cultivation, it is necessary to boost productivity through the addition of fertilizer, both to satisfy growth demands and increase or sustain yields. Nutrient diagnosis and soil testing, plant analysis, and crop canopy sensing are the main methods used for determining plant nutrition. Here, crucial steps are taken to manage the distribution of fertilizers to producers. Balanced fertilization refers to the application of plant nutrients in the optimum quantities and right proportions through appropriate methods and at the right times for a specific crop’s needs and agroclimatic conditions. The development of novel and sophisticated fertilization practices is a challenge for nutrient management. Nutrient management helps to prevent deficiencies, imbalance, or overuse of fertilizers; to improve plant nutrient use efficiency; and contributes to beneficial agronomic systems and environmentally safe plant cultivation.
In this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of interdisciplinary work in the format of original research papers, case studies, and review articles related to nutrient requirements and fertilizer management strategies in plant cultivation. Topics may range from the agronomic perspective to environmental considerations, aiming to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying nutrient utilization linked to plant performance. Studies addressing plant nutrient requirements at the physiological, molecular, and ecological levels are encouraged. Papers developing decision-support models using artificial intelligence systems based on machine learning to simulate and recommend fertilizer management strategies for precision agriculture will be highly appreciated.
Dr. Lin Tang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fertilization
- plant nutrition
- nutrient sources
- absorption efficiency
- nutrient losses
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