Studies on Green Agriculture for Sustainable Development: Cultivation Methodologies, Techniques and Improving New Varieties
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 5096
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruits; pomology; biodiversity; genetics; berry fruits; fruit quality
Interests: breeding programs; fruit quality; nursery, rootstock; water management; antioxidant capacity; phenolic compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As one of the problems that negatively affects the world, climate change and the ecological and economic changes caused by a changing climate have become an issue that threatens our planet and humanity. For this reason, it has recently become a necessity to change policies regarding water, agriculture, and energy on a national and global scale. As it is known, agriculture prodction is similar to a factory working in atmospheric conditions. As a result, to adapt to the changing climatic conditions in terms of agriculture, it is necessary to breed new varieties that are highly tolerant to biotic and abiotic stress factors; to use new approaches and models that will adapt to possible changes in irrigation, fertilization systems and land plant use; to develop new perspectives on the fight against diseases, pests and weeds and the necessary infrastructure and research activities in these areas; and to increase financial support and national and international cooperation on these issues. Thus, realizing sustainable development has become a global priority in particular for agriculture. This Special Issue on “Green Agriculture for Sustainable Development: Cultivation Methodologies, Techniques and Improving New Varieties” will be a collection of primary research articles reporting hypothesis-driven investigations that provide new insights into sustainable agriculture and that determine productivity and properties for more exploitation. Review articles are also welcome, but they must be critical in approach and provide particularly new and far-reaching insights. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Studies on green agriculture for sustainable development;
- New breeding methods regarding drought and adverse climatic conditions;
- Nature-friendly agricultural production techniques that will reduce carbon emissions;
- New models for increasing yields in terms of restricted irrigation and fertilization;
- New eco-friendly production models in land use and field management.
This research topic includes technologies and up-to-date methods that help to advance science in this field.
Prof. Dr. Nesibe Ebru Kafkas
Dr. Franco Capocasa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- breeding
- resilient
- cultivation methodologies
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