Advances in Research on Fertilization Management of Vegetable Crops

1. The Role of Research for a Sustainable Fertilization Management in Vegetables: Future Trends and Goals
Francesco Tei, Silvana Nicola, Paolo Benincasa

2. Tools and Strategies for Sustainable Nitrogen Fertilisation of Vegetable Crops
Rodney B. Thompson, Nicolas Tremblay, Matthias Fink, Marisa Gallardo, Francisco M. Padilla

3. Organic Matter Mineralization as a Source of Nitrogen
Stefaan Neve

4. Fertilizers: Criteria of Choice for Vegetable Crops
Paolo Sambo, Carlo Nicoletto

5. Crop Rotation as a System Approach for Soil Fertility Management in Vegetables
Paolo Benincasa, Giacomo Tosti, Marcello Guiducci, Michela Farneselli, Francesco Tei

6. Localized Application of Fertilizers in Vegetable Crop Production
Eric H. Simonne, Aparna Gazula, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Jim DeValerio, Robert C. Hochmuth

7. Water and Nutrient Supply in Horticultural Crops Grown in Soilless Culture: Resource Efficiency in Dynamic and Intensive Systems
Giuseppe Pignata, Manuela Casale, Silvana Nicola

8. Plant Breeding for Improving Nutrient Uptake and Utilization Efficiency
Antonio Ferrante, Fabio Francesco Nocito, Silvia Morgutti, Gian Attilio Sacchi

9. Water Management for Enhancing Crop Nutrient Use Efficiency and Reducing Losses
Jose L. Gabriel, Miguel Quemada

10. 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

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Physiology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture, Sustainable Development