Effects of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Microbial Ecology and Crop Productivity
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 308
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil ecology
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Interests: soil microbial ecology; plant–microbe interaction; soil metagenomics; bioinformatics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crop production is challenged by an array of interrelated stresses that range from climate change to rising input costs. Soil health has been widely cited as an effective response. The enhancement and maintenance of microbial diversity (i.e., community structure and function) is central to soil health benefits. Agricultural practices by which soil health is achieved have been the subject of much attention from researchers, agencies, and media. Due to the complex nature of crop yield, the direct relation of soil microbial diversity to crop production is difficult to establish. However, without a sound comprehension of the effects of agricultural management on microbial diversity or ecology, and the relation to crop productivity, the adoption of soil health by farmers will be constrained by the perception of economic risk.
In this Special Issue we seek contributions documenting the effects of agricultural management practices on soil microbial ecology and its relation to any aspect of crop productivity. In addition to microbial community structure and functional diversity, submissions may touch on such topics as plant growth promoters, soil-borne pathogen suppression, seed quality, microbial biogeography, or similar subjects.
Prof. Dr. William L. Kingery
Dr. Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil microbial ecology
- crop productivity
- agricultural practices
- soil health
