Sustainable Use of Chemicals and Materials in Agriculture Practice
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 4100
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Interests: soil chemistry; adsorption; carbon materials; nanoparticles
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Dear colleagues,
Agricultural intensification is inevitable for many countries due to rapid population growth. Large-scale agricultural chemicals and material applications are required for intensified agriculture to maximize productivity and economic returns. As a result, agricultural chemicals and materials can accumulate in farmland over time and cause environmental degradation. Sustainable use of chemicals and materials in agriculture practice is a comprehensive farming practice that integrates biological, chemical, and ecological sciences to meet food demand and prevent environmental degradation. These practices include promoting ecofriendly biofertilizers or biopesticides, developing agrochemicals with high dose efficiency such as nanoenabled agrochemicals, establishing a precision agriculture system to reduce chemical input, and applying biodegradable plastic for soil mulching. Despite the progress in developing sustainable agriculture, there are many open questions and challenges regarding farming cost, biological and chemical effectiveness, and long-term safety. This Special Issue aims to cover the recent developments in technical advances in the sustainable use of chemicals and materials, such as sustainable management or green agricultural chemical technologies. Original research articles and review papers are welcome. Research areas may include (but not be limited to) precision agriculture chemical, sustainable nutrient management, nanoenabled agrochemical, biofertilizer, biopesticides, compostable or degradable agricultural materials. We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Hao Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable agriculture
- precision agriculture chemical
- slow/controlled release
- sustainable nutrient management
- nanofertilizers
- nanopesticides
- biofertilizer
- biopesticides
- bioplastic
- compostable or degradable agricultural materials
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