Plant Cultivation on Polluted Soil
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1557
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bast fiber crops; crop cultivation; abiotic stress physiology in plants; plant nutrition; polluted soil management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil is an important natural resource for-plant based food production systems. However, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematocides, fertilizers, and other agricultural practices lead to soil pollution. Furthermore, the anthropogenic accumulation of heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) in soil has become a global concern, which can pose serious threats not only to normal plant growth and development but also to human health. Plants growing on these soils have reduced growth, performance, and yield. Thus soil-friendly plant cultivation practices must be implemented to uphold sustainable agriculture. This Special Issue aims to publish original research or review articles focusing on advanced agricultural techniques and recent scientific innovations in sustainable crop production with polluted soil management. We welcome novel research covering plant–soil interactions.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Muzammal Rehman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heavy metal stress physiology
- plant-soil interaction
- plant cultivation techniques
- soil pollution
- soil remediation
