Soil Nitrogen Supply: Linking Plant Available N to Ecosystems Functions and Productivity, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Nitrogen, the most limiting nutrient for crop production and ecosystems functions, has been heavily studied in recent decades across the world. Although most soils contain a large quantity of organic N, its cycling is extremely complex and dynamic.

Although the scientific community has made remarkable progress in understanding the soil N cycle, there are still significant knowledge gaps, including on the interactions between soil C and soil N, the use of various N sources available to plants such as organic N, and on the influence of rhizosphere priming on N availability. In the upcoming Special Issue of Nitrogen on “Soil Nitrogen Supply: Linking Plant Available N to Ecosystem Functions and Productivity II”, we welcome scientific works (original research papers, field trials and case studies, methods, modeling approaches, and reviews) from a broad scope of disciplines ranging from soil nutrient management to soil nutrient cycling and soil microbiology and biochemistry to highlight recent advances in defining and refining concepts and understandings about soil nitrogen supply and its link to plant available N, ecosystem functions, and productivity. Interdisciplinary works are highly welcomed. We aim to highlight original research approaches and to contribute to the successful expansion of knowledge on soil nitrogen processes and functions through innovative works that look beyond traditional views on the soil N cycle.

Prof. Dr. Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompré
Guest Editor

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• soil nitrogen supply
• plant available N
• soil N mineralization
• soluble organic nitrogen
• soil proteins
• rhizosphere N
• isotopic studies
• nitrogen sequestration