Plant-Soil Interactions: From Soil Fertility to Crop Growth
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant–Soil Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 27584
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil–plant interaction; nutrient cycling in agroecosystems; carbon sequestration and phytotechnology; soil conservation and soil restoration
Interests: nitrogen cycling under low-residue cropping systems; enhancing phosphorus use efficiency in acidic soils; agricultural practices to enhance carbon sequestration and soil health; crop- and soil-based nitrogen and phosphorus availability indices
Interests: soil–plant–microbe interactions; soil ecology; biological contributions to phosphorus and nitrogen cycling; nutrient cycling in agroecosystems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Interest in plant–soil interactions has exploded over the past few years. Indeed, soil fertility and crop growth are intimately linked to rhizosphere health and functions. From rhizodeposition to water retention, nutrient availability, and absorption, loops and feedback between the soil and the plant are drivers of ecosystems health.
Both plant and soil scientist interest in soil fertility and crop growth have strongly fostered research discoveries. Undeniably, the opening of the borders between these two disciplines, which have long been compartmentalized, has led to outstanding achievements in this research field. In the upcoming Special Issue of Plants on “Plant–Soil interaction: From Soil Fertility to Crop Growth”, we welcome scientific works (original research papers, field trials and case studies, methods, modeling approaches, and reviews) from a broad scope of disciplines ranging from plant physiology to soil nutrient cycling, soil microbiology, and biochemistry and soil physics to highlight recent advances on plant–soil interactions in relation to soil fertility and crop growth. Interdisciplinary works are highly welcomed. We aim to highlight original research approaches and to contribute to the successful expansion of knowledge on the inherent soil functions that are linked to crop growth.
Dr. Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompré
Dr. Judith Nyiraneza
Dr. Tandra D. Fraser
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil fertility and crop growth
- soil–plant interaction
- soil–plant–microbe interactions
- rhizosphere
- nutrient cycling in agroecosystem
- nutrient availability
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