Nutrition and Fertilization of Forest Trees and Associated Soil Microbial Processes
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2022) | Viewed by 4187
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrient cycling; fine root dynamics; productivity; management; modeling of Acacia koa forests; dry forests; agroforestry systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Forest tree growth requires efficient uptake of essential nutrients from heterogeneous and often depleted soil environments. This process involves complex physiological regulations within roots, but also between aboveground and belowground plant parts and at the root–soil microbiome interface. Innovations in the nutrition and fertilization of forest trees from nursery-grown seedlings to well-established stands are continuously developed, with a growing understanding and acceptance of the importance of belowground networks of plant roots and associated microorganisms. New tools are available for the study of plant roots, the rhizosphere, and the soil microbiome, improving research into how conventional and organic fertilization practices and rising nutrient depositions affect plant-microbial interactions, soil microbial nutrient cycling and consequently the nutrition of trees and other forest vegetation.
This Special Issue is dedicated to reporting on new knowledge and understanding of these interactions as they relate to plant nutrition in the context of fertilization practices; environmental change and decision-making. Papers that explore novel or poorly studied interactions that can be shown to significantly influence the nutrition of economically or ecologically important trees are of particular interest for this issue. Papers that report on the use of the latest observational or analytical methods or develop new modeling frameworks to capture and/or predict the outcomes of plant-soil-microbial interactions on plant nutrition are also a high priority. Innovative or targeted fertilization approaches; practices; or fertilizer sources that attempt to promote; sustain; or influence plant–soil–microbial interactions, as well as analyses of less-studied elements are also welcome.
Dr. Travis Idol
Dr. Tessa Camenzind
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fertilization
- plant nutrition
- tree growth
- rhizosphere
- soil microbiome
- biogeochemistry
- belowground interactions
- nitrogen deposition
- essential elements
- mycorrhizae
