Tillage Systems and Fertilizer Application on Soil Health
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1691
Special Issue Editors
Interests: conservation agriculture systems; soil physics; soil and water conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Across the globe, the intensive traffic of machines used in mechanized agriculture is currently the main cause of soil compaction, causing concerns about soil health. Soil tillage affects soil structure stabilization, organic matter stocks, and the quality and distribution of nutrients throughout the soil profile. No-tillage systems have become one of the most recomended soil management techniques that, by placing crop residues over the soil surface, protect the soil against raindrop impact, soil erosion, and compaction. Covering the soil with crop residues is one of the main factors that influence soil water infiltration. Moreover, the residues alleviate the stress induced by the wheels, tracks, and implements. The root systems of crops create the biogenic soil porosity that increases the soil’s resistance to compaction and facilitates the flux of water, air, and heat in the soil profile.
Prof. Dr. Cezar F. Araujo Junior
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Da Costa Severiano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- (sub) tropical soils
- brazilian cerrado
- no-tillage system
- soil health