Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture
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 June 2023) | Viewed by 8176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil quality; soil contamination; organic amendments; carbon sequestration; environmental-friendly agricultural practices
Interests: soil health; cover crop; degradation process; nature-based method; carbon sequestration; conservational land use; environment and climate change in agriculture; greenhouse gas emissions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Current agricultural practice faces challenges related to environment degradation and food security due to unsustainable customs and traditions. Realizing the sustainable development of agriculture has become a worldwide concern in line with the increasing ecological global crisis and demand for food safety. Sustainability in agriculture is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, many of which reflect the central role of soil in sustaining food, water and life. Healthy soil provides multiple ecosystem services, e.g., regulating soil nutrient cycling, reducing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and maintaining water quality and plant productivity. We must recognize the contribution of soil health to basic ecosystem services, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development.
To improve soil health and achieve sustainable agricultural development, we need to focus on the major threats to soil function: soil organic carbon loss, nutrient imbalance, soil erosion, soil contamination, soil acidification, and the loss of soil biodiversity. Agricultural practices should adhere more closely to the principles that govern the functioning of natural ecosystems. Appropriate agronomic technologies, such as cover crops, crop rotation, and organic amendments, need to be studied and evaluated in depth.
This Special Issue will publish papers highlighting the significance of various soil health indicators and management practices for improving soil health. Research on improving soil health, food safety, the ecological environment, and economic benefits through sustainable agronomic management will be the focus of this Special Issue. We are also interested in any research related to soil health. We welcome original research articles, technical articles, reviews, meta-analyses, and perspective articles pertaining to the relevant aspects mentioned above, even if not exhaustively.
Dr. Peng Chen
Prof. Dr. Yi Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil health
- cover crop
- nature-based method
- sustainable agroecosystems
- soil nutrient management
- carbon sequestration
- conservational land use
- soil contaminants
- organic amendments
- greenhouse gas emissions
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