Interventions and Management of Rice Cropping Systems
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 1834
Special Issue Editors
Interests: rice cultivation; soil fertility; plant nutrition; organic N; fertilizer
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Interests: rice cultivation; soil nutrients cycling; tillage technology; crop physiology; fertilizer
Interests: abiotic stress; rhizo-microbiome; plant–microbe interactions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the rice yield, including the single and double cropping systems, has increased significantly worldwide; this is primarily attributed to genetic gain, the increase in the input of inorganic fertilizers (especially N) and cultivation technology. However, the unreasonable farming management and long-term excess application of inorganic fertilizers in rice production lead to lower resource use efficiency and adverse environmental consequences, such as water eutrophication, soil erosion (acidification or salt drought risk), and biodiversity loss. Therefore, it is essential to develop sustainable management practices in order to improve nutrient efficiency and produce more grain with higher soil fertility and lower environmental costs.
This Special Issue focuses on rice cleaner production, nitrogen fate in the rice–soil system, and physical, chemical and biological changes in paddy soil caused by the different fertilization, soil improvement, tillage, irrigation and crop rotation strategies. For this reason, it welcomes highly interdisciplinary quality studies from disparate research fields including agronomy, nutrient management and modeling, soil conservation, environmentalism, and even occupational risk prevention. Original research articles and reviews are accepted.
Dr. Xiaochuang Cao
Dr. Lianfeng Zhu
Dr. Yali Kong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rice–soil system
- rice cultivation
- nitrogen cycling
- soil fertility
- soil conservation
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