Special Issue "Crop Management: How to Affect the Greenhouse Gases and the Regulation of Plant Metabolism"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Ecology and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lucia Ottaiano
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Department of Agronomy, University of Naples Federico II, 80055, Portici, Italy
Interests: soil; soil analysis; environment; soil fertility; environmental impact assessment; agriculture; sustainable agriculture; plant nutrition; soil and water conservation; crop production
Dr. Ida Di Mola
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: agronomy; crop science; irrigation and water management; plant physiology; abiotic stress; sustainable agriculture; salinity; food crops; agricultural practices
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Dr. Mauro Mori
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Guest Editor
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: sustainable agriculture; biostimulants; plant nutrition; abiotic stress; agricultural practices; food crops; biomass crops; traditional varieties
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Modern agricultural systems and soil properties affect greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions of cropping systems. A large number of management practices contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, including the irrigation that deeply affects the soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, the intensive use of fertilizers and pesticides, as well as frequent and intense soil tillage to improve crop production. The use of nitrogen fertilizers may result in nitrate leaching towards to the groundwater with consequent high risk of pollution. The use of pesticides reduce soil microbial activity, and leads to a decline of soil fertility. Also, frequent soil tillage might negatively affect soil quality by altering its structure, accelerating surface runoff, soil erosion and nutrient loss, and changing microorganism activity. A careful management of irrigation would mitigate GHGs emissions, allowing an adequate crop productivity and making the cropping systems less impacting on climate and environment. Better use of fertilizers could represent a further strategy to mitigate GHGs emissions from arable soils. The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can create high irradiance, extreme temperatures, and water scarcity, as well as other abiotic stresses such as salinity, air and soil pollution, or mineral deficit, which largely influence plant development and crop productivity. This Special Issue will accept reviews as well as full or short research papers from a broad scope of interdisciplinary research concerning agroecosystems and management practices, on responses to reducing the emission of greenhouse gases and on plant and crop responses to abiotic and biotic stress. Other topics include the following:

  • Crop and soil management
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Sustainable intensification of productions
  • The impact of global change on plant communities
  • The regulation of plant metabolism in response to high irradiance, cold, and drought Environmental pollution on plant growth

Dr. Lucia Ottaiano
Dr. Ida Di Mola
Dr. Mauro Mori
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • CO2, CH4, N2O emissions
  • crop productivity
  • irrigation
  • nitrogen fertilization
  • agronomic techniques
  • plant and crop susceptibility to natural and anthropogenic stresses
  • stress tolerance
  • climate change

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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