Soil, Water and Nitrates Management in Horticultural Production

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Environmental science, engineering and technology; History of engineering and technology; Technology: general issues; acidic soil; antioxidant activity; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; biochar; by-products; chlorophyll content; Cr(VI) tissue; drip irrigation; Ginger (Zingiber officinale); heavy metals; hexavalent Cr; Lactuca sativa L.; leaf characteristics; mulching film; N and P status; n/a; nitrogen; nitrogen dose; nitrogen efficiency; nutrient uptake; nutritional quality; osmoregulation; pH; phosphorus uptake; photosynthesis; photosynthetic pigments; plant growth; purslane; recycle; root morphological traits; smart agriculture; soil contamination; soil enzymes; soil organic carbon; soil organic matter; Spinacia oleracea; sugar accumulation; sustainability; Trichoderma; water relations; water stress; xylem tissue; yield
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication

 Soil, water, and nitrogen management are critical for crop productivity and quality in horticulture as well as for reducing negative impacts on ecosystems and greenhouse gas emissions. This Special Issue is a collection of seven important research works addressing solutions or strategies that can be implemented in order to use these three factors of production in a more sustainable way and to reduce inorganic nitrogen applications by considering the great importance of circular agriculture and the use of microorganisms. Aside from the relevance of the topics in this Special Issue, the studies included within it may trigger the development of new strategies for more sustainable and environmentally friendly intensive agriculture.