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Advances in Research on Fertilization Management of Vegetable Crops

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Editors:
  1. Francesco Tei

    1. Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Vegetable Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, VEGMAP, University of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy

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  2. Silvana Nicola

    1. Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Vegetable Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, VEGMAP, University of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy

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  3. Paolo Benincasa

    1. Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Vegetable Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, VEGMAP, University of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy

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  • Presenting scientific finds on sustainable and efficient fertilization management in vegetable crops
  • Detailing the latest tools and strategies to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce fertilizer inputs without compromising yield and quality of vegetables produced in different cropping systems
  • Includes principles and practices of localized application of fertilizers, on economic analysis of the efficiency and sustainability of the fertilization programs
  • Dedicated chapter on fertilization in hydroponics

Part of the book series: Advances in Olericulture (ADOL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Role of Research for a Sustainable Fertilization Management in Vegetables: Future Trends and Goals

    • Francesco Tei, Silvana Nicola, Paolo Benincasa
    Pages 1-9

  3. Tools and Strategies for Sustainable Nitrogen Fertilisation of Vegetable Crops

    • Rodney B. Thompson, Nicolas Tremblay, Matthias Fink, Marisa Gallardo, Francisco M. Padilla
    Pages 11-63

  4. Organic Matter Mineralization as a Source of Nitrogen

    • Stefaan De Neve
    Pages 65-83

  5. Fertilizers: Criteria of Choice for Vegetable Crops

    • Paolo Sambo, Carlo Nicoletto
    Pages 85-113

  6. Crop Rotation as a System Approach for Soil Fertility Management in Vegetables

    • Paolo Benincasa, Giacomo Tosti, Marcello Guiducci, Michela Farneselli, Francesco Tei
    Pages 115-148

  7. Localized Application of Fertilizers in Vegetable Crop Production

    • Eric H. Simonne, Aparna Gazula, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Jim DeValerio, Robert C. Hochmuth
    Pages 149-181

  8. Water and Nutrient Supply in Horticultural Crops Grown in Soilless Culture: Resource Efficiency in Dynamic and Intensive Systems

    • Giuseppe Pignata, Manuela Casale, Silvana Nicola
    Pages 183-219

  9. Plant Breeding for Improving Nutrient Uptake and Utilization Efficiency

    • Antonio Ferrante, Fabio Francesco Nocito, Silvia Morgutti, Gian Attilio Sacchi
    Pages 221-246

  10. Water Management for Enhancing Crop Nutrient Use Efficiency and Reducing Losses

    • Jose L. Gabriel, Miguel Quemada
    Pages 247-265

  11. An Economic Analysis of the Efficiency and Sustainability of Fertilization Programmes at the Level of Operational Systems, with Case Studies on Table Tomato, Carrot and Potato in Central Italy

    • Gaetano Martino, Paolo Polinori, Luca Turchetti
    Pages 267-298

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 299-302
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This book is a review of the recent literature on the key scientific and technical subjects of fertilization management in vegetable crops. In the last decades, research on fertilization management in vegetables was aimed at producing economical yields with reduced fertilizer inputs by the development and implementation of cropping systems, nutrient management approaches and crop varieties. Examples of the interventions in cropping systems included adequate crop rotations, inter-cropping, double cropping, and other strategies for a better soil organic matter management; nutrient management approaches included modelling, Decision Support Systems, crop nutritional status testing and precision agriculture technologies; amelioration of crop varieties has been directed toward higher nutrient/fertilizer use efficiency. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, DISAFA, Vegetable Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, VEGMAP, University of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy

    Francesco Tei, Silvana Nicola, Paolo Benincasa

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