Sustainable Cropping Systems for a Changing Climate
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 November 2021) | Viewed by 5944
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural systems around the world are facing numerous challenges due to biotic and abiotic factors. Water scarcity, climate change, land degradation (salinization, desertification, soil erosion, and loss of fertile soil), and emerging pests are among the factors that are impacting and threatening agricultural systems and global food security. Concerns about the sustainability of the current cropping systems are increasing, and there is a great need for alternative cropping systems to address these concerns. This Special Issue invites original and review articles (systematic or meta-analysis) concerning:
- Sustainable cropping systems for efficient water use;
- Sustainable cropping systems to protect and enhance soil quality;
- Agrobiodiversity in cropping systems: productivity and sustainability of simplified agroecosystems vs. diversified agroecosystems;
- Agro-ecologically diversified and intensified cropping systems;
- Intercropping, agroforestry, polyculture, crop–animal integration for food, feed, fiber, and fuel production;
- Traditional agricultural knowledge for today’s farming;
- Designing alternative cropping systems to mimic nature;
- Incorporating ecological principles into cropping systems;
- Environmental impact and life cycle assessment analysis of cropping systems;
- Sustainability of organic systems.
Dr. Reza Keshavarz-Afshar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable cropping systems
- agrobiodiversity
- intensified and diversified cropping system
- polyculture
- agroecology
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