Highlighting and Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Crops and Weeds in Agroecosystems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Weed Science and Weed Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agronomy; weed management; agronomic practices
Interests: agronomy; weed biology and ecology; herbicide resistance; integrated weed management; agroecological weed management
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Dear Colleagues,
Providing food for different organisms, hosts for pollinators and natural enemies, soil stability, nutrient cycling, soil fertility, carbon sequestration, improved water infiltration, runoff reduction and erosion prevention are some of the various ecosystem services potentially provided by crops and weeds. However, the impact of several underestimated crops (such as legumes, industrial and new crops) and natural vegetation on human well-being and climate change mitigation is usually overlooked. The aim of this Special Issue includes the identification, quantification, prioritization, and enhancement of ecosystem services and the study of their interactions and effects on the sustainability of agroecosystems. The Special Issue welcomes research and reviews on multiple aspects of ecosystem services, as well as their evaluation and further promotion.
Please share your studies on any of the several topics related to various ecosystem and agroecosystem services and the effects of agronomic practices (inlcuding crop rotation, intercropping, cover crops, mulching, false seed bed, and other crop and weed management methods).
Dr. Ioannis Gazoulis
Dr. Ilias Travlos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ecosystem services
- agroecology
- legumes
- industrial crops
- weed management
- agronomy
- weeds
- integrated management
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