Management of Plants and Water for Sustainable Landscapes

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2019)

Special Issue Editors

Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252, USA
Interests: controlled environment agriculture; hydroponics; indoor vertical farming; environmental stress physiology; urban landscape water conservation
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Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Rutgers University, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, USA
Interests: horticulture; plant nutrition; soil and water conservation; sustainable agriculture; nutrient management; fertigation; fertilizers; water quality; salinity; hydroponics; composting; cropping systems roots crop production; crop physiology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Urban landscapes have important economic, social and ecological roles in society. A well designed and maintained landscape contributes significantly to our well-being and quality of life. Plants are the most important components in an aesthetically pleasing and culturally meaningful landscape. Thousands of kinds of ornamentals, ranging from herbaceous annuals, perennials, groundcovers, to woody shrubs and trees, and turfgrass, are installed and maintained in landscapes. Many of them need frequent irrigation and care to stay aesthetically appealing. However, water shortages, severe drought, and fierce competition for high quality water threaten conventionally-managed landscapes with irrigation restrictions and/or irrigation with alternative water sources such as municipal treated effluents (also called recycled water or reclaimed water). These water sources contain elevated salt levels, which can potentially cause salt damage on sensitive plants. In order to maximize urban landscape functions and services with minimum inputs in this changing environment, sustainable approaches in water conservation and management of landscapes are needed.

This special issue will focus on “Management of plants and water for sustainable landscapes”. We welcome novel research, reviews and opinions covering topics including plants selection for tolerance to abiotic (salt and drought) and biotic stresses, beneficial micro-organisms, crop genetics and improvement, novel crops, irrigation efficiency, fertility, and water conservation.

Dr. Genhua Niu
Dr. Raul Cabrera
Dr. James Altland
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • Drought tolerance
  • Irrigation efficiency
  • Salt tolerance
  • Soil salinity
  • Soil management
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Urban landscape
  • Water conservation
  • Water quality

Published Papers

There is no accepted submissions to this special issue at this moment.
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