Strategies in Fruit Trees and Vegetables to Increase Nutrient Use Efficiency
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 March 2023) | Viewed by 9886
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; heavy metals; roots; sustainable orchards and vineyards
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Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; soil analysis; plant analysis; fruit trees
Interests: soil organic matter; cover crops; soil management
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Interests: symbiotic N2 fixation; pastures; agroforestry systems; nitrogen; phosphorus; organic matter dynamics; C stock and sequestration
Interests: soil organic matter; root morphology and physiology; fruit tree mineral and organic nutrition; fruit quality; soil sickness
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Dear Colleagues,
Soils cannot always provide the quantities of nutrients that fruit trees and vegetables need. Therefore, fertilization is necessary in many cases. However, a significant proportion of the nutrients applied to crops are not used by the plants. Thus, there is a need to use strategies to increase the nutrients use by plants, such as the establishment of adequate sampling procedures for soil, plant tissue and soil solution; models/methodologies for estimating plant nutritional status, soil nutrient availability and crop yield; adequate doses, timing, forms of nutrients supply and fertilizer sources. The goal of ongoing research and development is to increase productivity and food safe, and reduce the potential for contamination of soil, water and the atmosphere. The Guest Editors encourage interested authors to submit scientific articles on topics related to strategies that can be used for the cultivation of fruit trees and vegetables in order to increase the nutrient use efficiency.
Dr. Gustavo Brunetto
Dr. Danilo Eduardo Rozane
Dr. Arcângelo Loss
Dr. Corina Carranca
Dr. Elena Baldi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fertilization
- food quality
- food safety
- fruit trees
- nutrient losses
- nutrient use efficiency
- soil fertility
- plant nutrition
- vegetables
- yield