Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Physiology, Nutrition and Crop Production
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 6 November 2024 | Viewed by 626
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant physiology; metabolism; tea plant; nutrition; tea quality
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Interests: root growth; plant physiology; nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crops face a number of constraints in their optimal growth right from seed germination, making them adverse to sustainable crop production. Particularly, nutritional imbalances in plants influence their responses and defense mechanisms against abiotic stresses, pests, and diseases, which ultimately impacts crop production. To enhance crop productivity, our knowledge in plant physiology must continuously evolve with time. This means that the principles of plant physiology, such as nutrient utilization and environmental adaptation, have significantly contributed to the feeding of human beings and our understanding of the growth strategies of plants. For example, through our current understanding of the process of nutrient absorption, farmers in the current era are able to optimize nutrient uptake. Therefore, in this Special Issue we aim to provide new information on the physiological basis of the various plant processes and their underlying mechanisms under fluctuating environments, which is of great importance for sustainable crop production.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. We will focus on plant physiology, nutrition, and crop production from both pot and field experiments. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The physiological basis of the various plant processes and their underlying mechanisms;
- Metabolism and accumulation of quality-related compounds;
- Nutrient absorption, utilization, and distribution;
- Environmental adaptation;
- Nutrient balance.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Qunfeng Zhang
Dr. Jianhui Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physiology
- metabolism
- plant
- nutrition
- quality
- environmental adaptation
