Integrated Water, Nutrient, and Pesticide Management of Fruit Crop
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 142
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drip irrigation; fertilizers; nutrient management; soil fertility; irrigation; evapotranspiration; water resources management; fertigation; plant nutrition; agriculture; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: plant nutrition; irrigation; fruit yield; fruit postharvest; root physiology
Interests: weed control; soil science; rhizosphere; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; geochemistry; nitrogen; soil respiration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crop production challenges are multifaceted, of which abiotic and biotic stresses take the lion's share. Growers use different cultural practices to alleviate these production challenges. Researchers assume removing infected trees and replanting with disease-free trees are often not the choices of commercial growers. Resistant scions and rootstocks, the use of antibiotics, hormones, and thermotherapy, enhanced nutritional programs and/or in combination with insecticides, and reduction of inoculum, using fertilization and pesticide combinations to abate plant stresses, have been used as means to alleviate stress-induced challenges. Following the above brief explanations, we commenced this Special Issue of Agronomy, which will emphasize:
- Fertilizer types, method of application, sources, and time of application that impact plant growth and development;
- Resistant rootstocks to control the incidence of diseases (bacterial, fungal, or viral);
- Plant nutrition that affects fruit production and post-harvest quality;
- Irrigation methods and quantity of irrigation based on real-time weather data to enhance water use efficiency;
- Antibiotics, hormones, and thermotherapythat suppress the incidence of plant pests;
- Enhanced nutritional programs and/or in combination with insecticides;
- Cover crop and organic fertilizers to enhance soil health and crop yield.
This Special Issue aims to increase the perception of implementing sensible practices and methodologies during various growth and development stages of crop production systems, emphasizing stress-induced challenges.
Dr. Davie M. Kadyampakeni
Dr. Alisheikh A. Atta
Dr. Said Hamido
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant nutrition
- crop water requirement
- plant physiology
- nutrient and water dynamics
- plant and root growth
- fruit and postharvest quality
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