Urban Waste Reuse: Boosting Horticulture Productivity
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Protected Culture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2024 | Viewed by 100
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vertical farming; plant factory; LED lighting; greenhouse horticulture; energy use efficiency; environmental control
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Interests: urban waste; compost; growing media; greenhouse gases; nitrogen cycle; soil microbiome
Interests: soilless cultivation; plant nutrition
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Interests: organic waste treatment; torrefaction; growing media; peat alternative
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the progress of global urbanization, urban waste will continue to increase. Traditional ways of disposal for urban waste, such as incineration or landfilling, often create environmental issues such as the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Since many urban wastes contain valuable resources such as organic matter, nutrients, energy, and water, the revalorization of these wastes for agricultural and horticultural applications is promising for sustainable waste management, improving food security, and supporting local ecosystems.
This Special Issue aims to offer a publishing platform for cutting-edge studies that explore the potential of urban waste as a sustainable resource for agricultural and horticultural production. Urban wastes include but are not limited to municipal wastewater and sludge, kitchen waste, food processing waste, gardening/pruning waste, and wastes from protected agriculture (e.g., straws of horticultural crops and livestock waste). We will accept manuscripts from different disciplines aiming to collect, reuse, recycle, and reduce urban wastes, evaluate the impacts on soil health and environmental quality, and develop innovative technology to enhance horticultural crop productivity (e.g., vegetables and ornamentals). Original research articles, case studies, reviews, and perspectives are welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Qichang Yang
Dr. Wei Lin
Dr. Rui Yang
Dr. Dongdong Zhang
Dr. Xuejiao Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban waste
- nutrient recycling
- closed-loop fertility cycle
- crop productivity
- soil health
- environmental sustainability
- biological treatment
- thermochemical treatment
- growing media
- soil amendment
- organic fertilizer
