Soil Tillage Systems and New Practices for Sustainable Farmland Conservation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 7210
Special Issue Editor
Interests: soil physics; soil mechanics; soil hydrology
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Dear Colleagues,
Studies are welcomed on the general topic of soil tillage and other practices for the development and implementation of more sustainable food, fiber, and energy cropping systems. Agricultural, forest, and livestock systems, along with their integration (e.g., agroforestry and crop-livestock systems), are included. Studies should have a focus on the understanding of processes and practical applications by stakeholders in the field. We expect contributions from a large spectrum of farming systems, from small to large scale, and from animal-driven tillage and human labor to the other extreme of large-scale, mechanized agriculture.
Combining tillage with other conservation practices (e.g., organic manuring and terracing) certainly enriches the scientific contribution. Focus on the duration of effects of practices such as chiseling and subsoiling and the need for eventual tillage of no-till soils, along with the combination of mechanical vs. biological (cover crops) chiseling, are also interesting opportunities. Topics may include effects of tillage systems and other practices on soil ecology, nutrient status and cycling, organic matter, chemical transport and pollution, green gas emission/balance, resilience and climate change, soil hydrology, erosion and sedimentation, water balance and availability to crops and other organisms, among others.
Above are some research topics for this Special Issue on Soil Tillage Systems and New Practices for Sustainable Farmland Conservation, but the scope is not limited to those, as a myriad of topic combinations is possible when studying soils and practices for sustainable farming. The scientific contribution might be as original research papers, new study methods, perspectives and opinions, reviews (traditional or narrative, systematic, meta-analysis or meta-synthesis), and modeling approaches.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. José Miguel Reichert
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable agriculture
- soil tillage
- soil improvement
- soil quality
- soil conservation
- soil management systems
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