The Introduction of the Special Issue

Selecting the right tillage method for plant growth has been always an important issue in agriculture production because it is affected by a number of economic, technical, geographic, and social factors. The main objectives of soil tillage comprise seedbed preparation, water and soil conservation and weed control. Tillage has various physical, chemical and biological effects on the soil. These effects can be beneficial and degrading according to the appropriateness or otherwise of  the tillage system used. In particular,  the physical effects such as aggregate-stability, infiltration rate, soil and water conservation, in particular, have direct influence on soil productivity and sustainability.

Therefore, different tillage systems and equipment’s are developed depending on soil, climate, economic and social factors. In recent years, considerable research has been carried out on tillage systems, soil-tool-plant integration, soil compaction, and soil and plant properties affected by tillage systems. Accordingly, it is appropriate and timely to publish a Special Issue for PROBE-SOIL SCIENCE, which highlights the tillage systems for sustainable agricultural production.

The Research Scope of the Special Issue

·Tillage Systems for Sustainable Agriculture Production

·Soil properties affected by tillage

·Soil compaction and degradation

·soil-tool interaction

·Sustainable Tillage Practices

·Plant growth affected by tillage systems

·Conservation Tillage

Submission guidelines

All papers should be submitted via the Probe-Soil Science submission system: http://probe.usp-pl.com/index.php/SS

Submitted articles should not be published or under review elsewhere. All submissions will be subject to the journal’s standard peer review process. Criteria for acceptance include originality, contribution, scientific merit and relevance to the field of interest of the Special Issue.

Important Dates

Paper Submission Due: August 09 , 2019

The Lead Guest Editor

Songül Gürsoy

Prof in Dicle University,got her Phd in 2005 about Çukurova University,her main research directions are Agricultural machinery ,Soil and soil tillage ,Tillage equipment,Seeding and seeding planter,Residue Management,Soil dynamics,Discrete element modeling (DEM) and PFC3D,Mechanical weed management and tools used in inter-row cultivation,Soil dynamics,Conservation Agriculture.