Trade-offs in Crop Production: Yield and Quality, Resource Use Efficiency, and Environmental Sustainability
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editors
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Interests: cultivation practices for crop high-yield and high-quality; crop physiology and ecology
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2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Interests: cultivation practices for crop high-yield and high-quality; crop physiology and ecology
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Interests: cultivation practices for crop high-yield and high-quality; crop physiology and ecology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Achieving sustainable crop production requires balancing trade-offs among yield, quality, resource use efficiency, and environmental sustainability. High crop yields are essential for meeting global food demand, but they often come at the expense of reduced crop quality and the increased consumption of resources, such as water, fertilizers, and energy. Conversely, optimizing resource use efficiency and improving environmental outcomes may sometimes limit yield potential. For example, reducing nitrogen fertilizer application can mitigate environmental issues like water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions but may also compromise crop yield and quality. Innovative agricultural practices, including precision farming, advanced breeding techniques, and sustainable nutrient management, etc., offer promising solutions to balance these trade-offs. For a paper to be included in this Special Issue, the research must involve field experiments, preferably with inter-annual repetitions. For tank or pot experiments, yield-related factors must have at least two years of repetition.
Prof. Dr. Junfei Gu
Dr. Kuanyu Zhu
Dr. Weiyang Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- yield and quality
- resource use efficiency
- environmental sustainability
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