Cover Plants and Animal Manure as Fertilizer: Changes in Soil Nitrogen and Carbon Cycle

Dear Colleagues,

Cover plants (such as Poaceae and Fabaceae) and animal manure (such as swine, cattle, and poultry) may be used as nutrient sources for annual and perennial crops, increasing the nutrient cycling within agricultural land and reducing the costs with the acquisition of industrial fertilizers. Additionally, over the years, it is expected to modify chemical soil attributes, such as increasing the carbon and nitrogen content in the soil, which can affect crop productivity and impact the environment.

Thus, we invite researchers to contribute original papers and review articles about using cover plants and animal manure as fertilizer, investigating the effect on changes in soil carbon and nitrogen content and stocks, with application periods in the soil of at least five years of animal manure or use cover plants.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Soil carbon and nitrogen with a history of cover plant utilization in succession or rotation crops;
• Soil carbon and nitrogen with a history of animal manure applications;
• Fractions and accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in areas with soil cover plants that are intercropped or single;
• Fractions and accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in areas with animal manure applications;
• Soil carbon and nitrogen in soil aggregates with a use history of cover plants or animal manure.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Agronomy. (ISSN 2073-4395).  Please kindly noting that you can choose Horticulturae (ISSN ISSN 2311-7524) or Agronomy to submit your manuscripts.

Dr. Arcângelo Loss
Dr. Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi
Dr. Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira
Dr. Moreno Toselli
Dr. Gustavo Brunetto
Guest Editors

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