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Management Practices for Sustainable Crop Production

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2021) | Viewed by 6608

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Steve Hoad

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Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Interests: crop cultivars; grain quality; advanced technologies; crop nitrogen use; crop uses

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Risks to crop production are increasing in many regions of the world because of more frequent weather extremes, loss of soil quality and increased agronomic constraints to crop growth. Wider economic and social challenges compound to threaten security and safety in the supply of food and other crop outputs. Despite these significant global challenges, crop production for food, feed, fibre and fuel can become more productive and efficient as it embraces new management practices and technology. Crop production is highly integrated with innovation in management practices and advances in technology, which endeavour to maximise yield, enhance crop quality and increase resource use efficiency, whilst minimising harmful impacts to the environmental.

For this Special Issue, we would like to invite original contributions on the science and technology of crop management towards more sustainable crop production. We welcome research papers, short communications and review articles that give insight into management practices, or advanced technologies, that make a positive difference in crop production. This could include yield enhancement, improvement in quality, more efficient use of water or nutrients, and adoption of new crops or cultivars in grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, fibre crops or novel crops.

Dr. Steve Hoad
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • New and advanced agronomy
  • Nutrient management
  • Water management
  • Advanced technology, including remote sensing
  • Adoption of new cultivars
  • Sowing and establishment
  • Crop harvesting and handling

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The Crucial Role of Soil Organic Matter in Satisfying the Phosphorus Requirements of Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.)
by Niki Christopoulou, Theocharis Chatzistathis, Efimia M. Papatheodorou, Vassilis Aschonitis and Nikolaos Monokrousos
Agriculture 2021, 11(2), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11020111 - 1 Feb 2021
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Under high organic matter content, even under low extractable soil P concentrations, sufficient or over-sufficient foliar P levels may be found. This multi-year study aimed at examining the effects of organic matter content and irrigation management on (a) soil fertility, (b) P-cycle related [...] Read more.
Under high organic matter content, even under low extractable soil P concentrations, sufficient or over-sufficient foliar P levels may be found. This multi-year study aimed at examining the effects of organic matter content and irrigation management on (a) soil fertility, (b) P-cycle related soil enzymes (acid and alkaline phosphatase, pyrophosphatase) and (c) foliar nutrient concentrations. Irrigated and non-irrigated groves of fully productive trees of the cultivar “Chondrolia Chalkidikis” with low organic matter (LOM < 1.5%), medium organic matter (1.5% < MOM < 2.5%) and high organic matter (HOM > 2.5%) were selected for the experimentation. It was hypothesized that olive groves receiving high inorganic fertilization and irrigation inputs (usually with medium to relatively low organic matter content) would show higher soil and foliar P concentrations compared to the non-irrigated groves with higher organic matter content receiving manure applications. Most of the soil variables (including the three enzymes’ activities) were affected by differences in organic matter content. However, organic matter content did not show a significant influence on foliar nutrient concentrations. Olive trees, especially those cultivated in soils with high organic matter content (receiving organic fertilization), can over-satisfy their P nutritional needs, even though soil analyses show low soil extractable P concentrations, probably due to the high enzymatic activity of acid and alkaline phosphatases. The practical conclusion of this study is that P fertilizer recommendations should be primarily based on foliar P rather than on extractable soil P. Full article
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Evaluation of Eight Genotypes of Corn for the Commercial Cultivation of Huitlacoche in Nopalucan, Puebla, Mexico
by Omar Garcilazo Rahme, Isaac Tello Salgado, Gerardo Mata, Conrado Parraguirre Lezama, Maria de los Angeles Valencia de Ita and Omar Romero Arenas
Agriculture 2020, 10(11), 535; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10110535 - 7 Nov 2020
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The infection caused by Ustilago maydis, commonly called huitlacoche, appears in regions of Mexico that produce corn (Zea mays) during seasonal conditions. The infection leads to form galls with high levels of proteins, amino acids, and minerals, providing important benefits [...] Read more.
The infection caused by Ustilago maydis, commonly called huitlacoche, appears in regions of Mexico that produce corn (Zea mays) during seasonal conditions. The infection leads to form galls with high levels of proteins, amino acids, and minerals, providing important benefits to nutrition, and it is also becoming relevant due to its high commercial value, becoming a potential crop for Mexico, Central America, and the United States. The objectives of the present investigation are to evaluate the potential yield per hectare (Kg ha−1) based on the incidence percentage (PI), and severity index (ISE) in eight genotypes of corn, as well as performing proximal chemical analysis and mineral element analysis with the galls obtained via inoculation of the MA-Um1 strain of U. maydis. The experimental unit is made up of eight subgroups of 250 plants here, considering four hybrid and four Creole genotypes of corn used by producers in open fields in Nopalucan, Puebla, Mexico. The Creole creamy-white corn achieved the highest production of huitlacoche (12,759.21 Kg ha−1) here, obtaining an incidence percentage of 73.90%; the highest caloric content (39.90 Kcal per 100 g of fresh mushroom) was recorded in the galls produced from the Asgrow Hawk hybrid, while the highest concentration of zinc (2.33 mg per 100 g) was presented by the AS-722 hybrid. Full article
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