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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.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Environmental science, engineering & technology --- drip irrigation --- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi --- water relations --- N and P status --- soil organic carbon --- osmoregulation --- sugar accumulation --- water stress --- xylem tissue --- mulching film --- Trichoderma --- Lactuca sativa L. --- nitrogen dose --- nutritional quality --- yield --- sustainability --- by-products --- recycle --- smart agriculture --- nitrogen efficiency --- soil organic matter --- acidic soil --- pH --- nitrogen --- nutrient uptake --- photosynthetic pigments --- antioxidant activity --- Spinacia oleracea --- hexavalent Cr --- photosynthesis --- phosphorus uptake --- Cr(VI) tissue --- leaf characteristics --- purslane --- soil contamination --- heavy metals --- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) --- biochar --- plant growth --- root morphological traits --- chlorophyll content --- soil enzymes --- n/a

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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.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Environmental science, engineering & technology --- drip irrigation --- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi --- water relations --- N and P status --- soil organic carbon --- osmoregulation --- sugar accumulation --- water stress --- xylem tissue --- mulching film --- Trichoderma --- Lactuca sativa L. --- nitrogen dose --- nutritional quality --- yield --- sustainability --- by-products --- recycle --- smart agriculture --- nitrogen efficiency --- soil organic matter --- acidic soil --- pH --- nitrogen --- nutrient uptake --- photosynthetic pigments --- antioxidant activity --- Spinacia oleracea --- hexavalent Cr --- photosynthesis --- phosphorus uptake --- Cr(VI) tissue --- leaf characteristics --- purslane --- soil contamination --- heavy metals --- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) --- biochar --- plant growth --- root morphological traits --- chlorophyll content --- soil enzymes

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This book emphasizes that soil productivity is considered an important factor for the success of agricultural production. The microbial community’s composition and the diversity of agricultural soils primarily depend on management practices. Exogenous nutritional inputs are inevitable processes in crop production, which can change the structure of soil bacterial communities. The combined application of compost and inorganic fertilizers might be a good way to keep up with agricultural productivity while maintaining the environmental balance. Bacterial communities are also known to differ according to the plant genotypes and hosts. Plant genotypic differences do not always lead to significant differences in microbiomes in the rhizosphere. It was concluded that imaginative research should address the simulation of the soil microenvironment, so as to understand the factors that regulate microbial activities in micro-niches.

halophyte --- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi --- plant growth promoting rhizobacteria --- morphological characteristics --- photosynthesis --- soil enzymes --- microbial interactions --- rhizosphere --- DNA --- proteins --- microbial diversity --- microbial activity --- acidic soil improvement --- liming --- microbial community --- plant residue incorporation --- soil enzyme activity --- subtropical orchard soil --- phosphorus-enriched rhizosphere soils --- phosphate --- phytoremediation --- bacterial communities --- high-throughput sequencing --- Orchidaceae --- soil --- bacteria --- fungi --- microbiome --- heavy metal --- NGS --- azo dye --- textile --- wastewater --- diversity --- xenobiotics --- pollutant --- Nitrogen deposition --- soil biodiversity --- urban --- 16S rRNA --- wild-simulated ginseng --- Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer --- soil bacterial community --- soil property --- correlation analysis --- agricultural practices --- cultivar --- grafting --- interaction rootstock scion --- plant performance --- rhizosphere bacteria --- taxonomic indicators --- viticulture --- long-term fertilization --- next-generation sequencing --- bacterial diversity --- plant growth --- soil microbial community --- environmental factors --- soil contamination --- culture-independent analysis

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Global crop production must substantially increase to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. This is constrained by the availability of nutrients, water, and land. There is also an urgent need to reduce the negative environmental impacts of crop production. Collectively, these issues represent one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. Sustainable cropping systems based on ecological principles are the core of integrated approaches to solve this critical challenge. This special issue provides an international basis for revealing the underlying mechanisms of sustainable cropping systems to drive agronomic innovations. It includes review and original research articles that report novel scientific findings on improvement in cropping systems related to crop yields and their resistance to biotic and abiotic stressors, resource use efficiency, environmental impact, sustainability, and ecosystem services.

nutrient use efficiency --- organic fertilization --- system approach --- Helianthus annuus L. --- catch crop --- Texas High Plains --- forage yield and quality --- living mulch --- nutrient cycling --- quality --- leguminous cover crop --- conservation --- light --- sustainable crop production --- crop rotation --- WHCNS --- stemborer --- complexity --- perennial --- manure --- maize production --- SOC and STN stocks --- cover crops --- forage pea --- yield --- SDS-PAGE analysis --- vineyard system --- double cropping --- wheat --- partial returns --- soybean --- vetch --- nitrogen use efficiency --- enzyme activities --- agrobiodiversity --- gross margin --- residue C and N release --- systematic review --- maize --- protein crops --- no-tillage --- environmental quality --- fall grazing --- kura clover --- cover crop --- organization --- scenario analyses --- cropping system design --- irrigation --- sustainable yield index --- multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) --- Acidic soil --- Europe --- Zea mais L. --- shade --- up-scaling --- water --- conservation agriculture --- water use efficiency --- Triticum aestivum L. --- forage sorghum --- N use efficiency --- nutrient balance --- organic cropping system --- forage --- durum wheat --- cropping systems --- nitrate --- grain yield --- nitrogen nutrition --- conventionalization --- crop residue incorporation --- cereal rye --- green manure --- straw decomposition --- hierarchical patch dynamics --- N uptake --- farmer’s perception --- pearl millet --- nitrogen --- faba bean --- agroecology --- harvesting strategies --- rice --- gluten fractions --- weed suppression --- economics --- mineral N fertilization --- push-pull technology --- growth --- potato (Solanum tuberosum)