Soil Science and Microbiology Research for Conservation Agricultural Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 27557
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil science; microbiology, microbial ecology; sustainable agricultural; plant microbe interactions; fungal bio-molecules; plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (pgpr); biocontrol; toxicology; toxic metabolites; heavy metal stress management in plant
Interests: abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in plants; abiotic stress in cyanobacteria; algal research; biocontrol; plant-microbe interaction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil contains a wide range of organic substrates, and plays very important roles in the growth of beneficial microbes and whole plants. Soil contains nutrients and water for uptake by microbes and plants. Interaction between plants and microbes in the rhizosphere helps to facilitate soil fertility and plant growth. These growth-promoting bacteria are referred to as plant-growth-promoting microbes (PGPMs). The rhizosphere is the soil ecological environment for the interaction between plants and microbes. These beneficial microbes include cyanobacteria, Rhizobium, Azorhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Azospirillum, Klebsiella and Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, etc. They have the tendency to colonize the root surfaces and show sustainable plant growth promotion. Soil promotes the growth of PGPRs to facilitate plant heath both directly and indirectly for protection against phytopathogenic microbes by the production of important compounds, enzymes and phytohormones. In this Special Issue, we invite original research papers and reviews that will be focused on soil ecological sciences and the response of plants and microbes towards the availability of nutrients and water in the soil. This Special Issue will be useful to address soil perception and microbes’ responses to the environment as well as plants using various approaches (e.g., physiological, biochemical, developmental).
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Biology, mineralogy, physical and chemical properties, pedology, classification and amelioration of the soil;
- Classification and population of soil microorganisms and their role in transformation;
- Production of plants, their physiology, metabolism, ecology and sustainability towards agricultural systems;
- Protection and conservation of soil degradation (loss of nutrients through natural or artificial means);
- Types and benefits of soil microbes and their interaction with plants.
Dr. Mukesh Meena
Dr. Prashant Swapnil
Dr. Andleeb Zehra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil science
- microbiology
- microbial ecology
- sustainable agriculture
- conservation
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