Reduced Tillage Strategy for Sustainable Soil Management in Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil water holding properties; soil physical and biophysical properties; tillage; soil CO2 efflux
Interests: soil science; agricultural plant science; agrophysics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural management aims to maximize crop yields while minimizing negative impacts on soil health. In the modern era, concerns about climate change and food security have led to renewed attention to soil management practices in agriculture. Conversion from conventional tillage to reduced tillage or no tillage can promote one of the many services provided by the soil sector, namely soil biodiversity, and therefore improve soil quality and health.
We welcome research aimed at producing field crops, as well as physical, chemical, and biological changes to agricultural soils caused by tillage.
In addition, this Special Issue will focus on research and advances in practices and technologies that promote sustainable agriculture and improve soil health through effective agricultural management.
We encourage potential authors to submit relevant, outstanding research or review manuscripts focusing on (but not limited to) the following topics:
- The role of different technologies in optimizing soil cultivation.
- Soil aggregation as an important indicator of soil quality.
- Carbon emissions as an indicator of soil health.
- The latest research on soil carbon sequestration.
- Reduction in soil compaction and erosion.
- Creating healthy agricultural soils.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mykola Kochiieru
Dr. Gražina Kadžienė
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tillage
- soil quality
- soil organic matter
- soil carbon emission
- soil–plant interaction
- stability of soil aggregates
