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Challenges of Climate Change for Plant–Soil–Water Interactions
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Challenges of Climate Change for Plant–Soil–Water Interactions

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 2063

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Dr. Yang Gao

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Institute of Farmland Irrigation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China
Interests: crop water relations; irrigation management; evapotranspiration measurements and modelling
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Dear Colleagues,

The effects of climate change on agriculture have caused global concerns, while very few solutions have been discussed to address this catastrophic threat. Climate change increases the odds of drought and extreme rainfall in many parts of the world, which markedly limit agriculture production. In response to global climate change, adaptive agronomic practices including cultivation, fertilization and irrigation ensure crops can adapt to changes in the environment. Crop performance and soil health are largely determined by the interactions between plant roots, soil and water. Therefore, in order to develop and improve agronomic practices for sustaining crop yields, it is important to substantially understand the interactions between plants, soil and water.

Dr. Yang Gao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • soil hydrology
  • root water uptake
  • irrigation
  • soil moisture
  • rhizosphere
  • modeling

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Long-Term Effect of Tamarisk Plantation on Soil Physical Properties and Soil Salt Distribution in Coastal Saline Land
by Jingsong Li, Ce Yang, Tabassum Hussain, Xiaohui Feng, Xiaojing Liu and Kai Guo
Agronomy 2022, 12(8), 1947; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12081947 - 18 Aug 2022
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Ecological restoration of coastal land by planting salt-tolerant plants has been widely used to construct vegetation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes induced by tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis) shrub on coastal soil physical quality and as well as [...] Read more.
Ecological restoration of coastal land by planting salt-tolerant plants has been widely used to construct vegetation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes induced by tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis) shrub on coastal soil physical quality and as well as the corresponding impact on salt distribution in the soil. A field study was conducted on coastal saline land, North China, where tamarisk plantation was established 5-year-old (T-5yr) and 11-year-old (T-11yr), and compared with barren land as control (CK). Quantitative soil physical properties, soil physical quality index, soil salt distribution, and salt leaching were examined. The results indicated that planting tamarisk improved the coastal soil properties at higher degree in topsoil than in deep soil layers. Tamarisk plantation significantly increased soil organic carbon content and pH. It also enhanced the formation of soil large aggregates and porosity; however, reduction soil bulk density and salt content in topsoil were recorded. Soil physical quality index was positively correlated with root weight density of tamarisk, and soil of T-11 yr plantation exhibited the highest soil physical quality index, with promoted soil physical functions of supporting root growth and the resistance to soil degradation. In addition, tamarisk induced soil physical changes which enhanced the salt-leaching in rainy season and contributed to the homogeneous salt distribution in soil profile. Consequently, the ecological benefits of tamarisk vegetation turned coastal saline land into a fertile land by plant–soil interaction and the soil structure improvement, therefore, it prevented the natural soil accumulation by accelerating the salt leaching after tamarisk was restored. This study provides some insights into the mechanism of tamarisk on coastal soil restoration and its regulation of soil salt distribution. Full article
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