Water and Nitrogen Management in Soil–Crop Systems—4th Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agrometeorology; sustainable agriculture; climate change impacts
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Interests: C and N cycling; soil physical processes; crop modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water and nitrogen (N) fertilizer play an important role in improving crop yield and quality in agricultural production. With the increase in agricultural water consumption and N fertilization, water shortages and environmental pollution caused by N losses have become common issues around the world. Therefore, it is essential that we promote crop productivity while minimizing negative environmental impacts. For this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles, technology reports, methods, opinions, perspectives, and solicited reviews and mini-reviews on water and N management in soil–crop systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the effects of different water and N management practices on crop yield, N fate, and water and N use efficiencies; (2) optimized irrigation practices, cropping systems, and agronomic strategies for improving water use efficiency and crop productivity; (3) innovative and novel N fertilizer application technologies, such as 4R technology (right source, right rate, right time, right place) and fertigation techniques for field or facility crops; (4）modeling water and N processes in soil–crop systems and related decision-making processes; (5）water and N management in addressing climate change impacts.
Dr. Puyu Feng
Prof. Dr. Kelin Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crop yield
- cropping system
- irrigation scheduling
- irrigation method
- water use efficiency
- nitrogen management
- nitrogen losses
- nitrogen use efficiency
- modeling
- decision-making
- climate change
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Related Special Issues
- Water and Nitrogen Management in Soil-Crop System in Plants (19 articles)
- Water and Nitrogen Management in Soil-Crop System II in Plants (17 articles)
- Water and Nitrogen Management in the Soil–Crop System (3rd Edition) in Plants (17 articles)
