Selected Plant-Related Papers from the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019) “Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production”
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 48536
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Interests: biogeochemical cycles; trace elements; SOM fractionation; humification; peatlands
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Interests: biostimulants; plant biofortification; crop nutrition; abiotic stress; beneficial elements; phytoremediation
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Interests: physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stresses such as deficiencies of natural resources (e.g., nutrients and water) or salinity; analysis of the effects of biofertilizers (i.e., biochar and wood distillate) on the soil–plant system; the use of solid and liquid byproducts of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) in soilless culture systems; analysis of the impact of bioplastics on plant yield and soil quality
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Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; plant biostimulants; fertilizers; pesticides
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, and the Guest Editors, Plants is very pleased to announce the Call for papers for a Special Issue that will comprise selected, extended plant-related papers presented during the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019) “Natural and Human-Induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production” held on 23–26 September 2019 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (CIHEAM) in Valenzano, Italy (https://spss2019.azuleon.org/).
Contributors are welcome to submit original research, method, opinion, and review articles related to the topics covered during the meeting, including i) natural and agricultural systems, ii) food safety, iii) plant responses to natural and human-induced drivers, and iv) frontiers in plant sciences.
Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subjected to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of the rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Prof. Claudio Zaccone
Prof. Michela Schiavon
Dr. Silvia Celletti
Prof. Teodoro Miano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rhizosphere
- nutrient cycling and availability
- hormones
- antioxidants
- transcriptomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- food production
- sustainability
- fertilizers
- toxic elements
- biostimulants
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