Effects of Brackish Irrigation on the Soil–Plant System and Safe Use Thresholds
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Use and Irrigation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editor
Interests: irrigation management; saline water irrigation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background & history of this topic: With population growth and industrial development, global water resources are under severe pressure. The demand for water for agricultural use is generally difficult to meet, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. In order to meet crop water needs and maintain sustainable agricultural development, the need for the safe and sustainable development of brackish water resources is high.
Aim and scope of the special issue: Recent advances have revealed the effects of brackish irrigation on soil salt accumulation, crop growth and development, yield and its composition, and have developed irrigation scheduling for saline water or alternative saline and freshwater for different crops. While the mechanism of saline water quality on soil quality, soil organic carbon and root hydraulic properties is unclear, and the simulation of crop physiological response to brackish irrigation challenges our current understanding. This Special Issue aims to shed light on the complexity of brackish irrigation on soil quality, crop phenotype, and physiological and biochemical processes within various contexts.
Cutting-edge research: effects of saline water quality on soil structure; response of soil porosity to different levels of SAR; regulation of saline water irrigation on soil microbial community; effects of saline water irrigation on root architecture and hydraulics; responses of crop physiology and yield to saline water irrigation; effects of saline water irrigation on water productivity; planning of brackish water irrigation.
What kind of papers we are soliciting: Research and review articles as well as short communications are invited.
Prof. Dr. Yang Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- brackish irrigation
- SAR
- sodicity
- soil quality
- crop yield and quality
- water productivity
