TY - BOOK ID - 146246015 TI - Sustainable Agricultural Practices-Impact on Soil Quality and Plant Health AU - Monokrousos, Nikolaos AU - Papatheodorou, Efimia M. PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - natural substances KW - nematicidal KW - root-knot nematodes KW - oregano KW - soil amendments KW - basic substances KW - PCA KW - land capability KW - crop suitability KW - GIS KW - NWCE KW - Egypt KW - microbial inoculants KW - soil enzyme activities KW - soil microbes KW - 16S rRNA KW - planting pattern KW - soil chemical properties KW - soil microbial community KW - genotype × environment interaction KW - maize KW - yield KW - soil amelioration KW - resource use efficiency KW - water conservation KW - nutrient retention KW - heavy metal toxicity KW - Cucumis melo L. KW - chemical composition KW - cultivar KW - drip irrigation KW - fruit quality KW - long term field experiment KW - sustainable crop production KW - nutrient balances KW - legume nutrition KW - drained peat KW - greenhouse gas KW - global warming KW - organic soil KW - pineapple KW - water table KW - AMF KW - enzyme activity KW - microbial communities KW - PGPR KW - plant growth KW - PLFAs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146246015 AB - Agricultural practices involving the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides pose major risks to the environment and to human health. The development and adoption of sustainable ecofriendly agricultural management to preserve and enhance the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and improve agroecosystem functions is a challenge for both scientists and farmers. The Special Issue entitled “Sustainable Agricultural Practices—Impact on Soil Quality and Plant Health” is a collection of 10 original contributions addressing the state of the art of sustainable agriculture and its positive impact on soil quality. The content of this Special Issue covers a wide range of topics, including the use of beneficial soil microbes, intercropping, organic farming and its effects on soil bacteria and nutrient stocks, application of plant-based nematicides and zeolite amendments, sustainability in CH4 emissions, and the effect of irrigation, fertilization, and environmental conditions as well as land suitability on crop production. ER -