Coupling Effect of Water and Fertilizer on Crops in Salinized Soil
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1780
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water saving and efficient utilization of water resources in agriculture; sprinkler and surface irrigation technology; fertigation scheduling; SPAC system modeling
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Interests: water–heat–salt transport in porous media; water and fertilizer interaction for crop production; intelligent irrigation
Interests: agricultural sustainable development in saline soil; saline water irrigation method and theory
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There are more than 833 million hectares of salt-affected soils around the globe, representing approximately 8.7% of the planet (FAO, 2021). To data, salinized land is increasingly cultivated in order to close the gap to meet the requirement of a 70% increase in food production by 2050 when the global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion (FAO, 2013). The high soluble salt content in salinized soil not only influences the soil’s physical and chemical properties, but also reduces fertility and limits nutrient and water uptake, ultimately negatively affecting crop growth and yield production.
Coupling water management and fertilizer application could improve the soil water and root zone nutrient environment, thus mitigating the salt’s effect on the plant growth and improving crop yield and food quality. The optimization of the combination modes of water and fertilizer should be systematically analyzed regarding the crops’ responses to irrigation water quality, soil chemical and physical properties, irrigation methods and irrigation scheduling, drainage practice, fertilizer type and fertilizer application strategy in salinized soil. Field investigations, mathematical models and laboratory simulations are most frequently used in the research.
In this Special Issue, we want to explore recent advances in theories and technologies on the coupled effect of water and fertilizer on crops in salinized soil, based on laboratory experiments, field investigations, and physical models. Moreover, we welcome the submission of papers regarding the responses of crops in salinized soil to agronomy practices and climate change, as well as studies on soil and water environmental quality in saline soil–crop systems.
Prof. Dr. Haijun Liu
Prof. Dr. Quanzhong Huang
Prof. Dr. Xiaobin Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil salinity
- irrigation method
- fertigation scheduling
- salt leaching
- water quality
- crop growth and food production
- modeling
- nutrient distribution and uptake
- salinized soil sustainable development
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