Special Issue: 2nd International Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-tropical Regions

摘要

Welcome to a special issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture with selected papers presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-tropical Regions (ISSASR-2) held in Changsha, Hunan Province, China in September 2010. This symposium gathered over 70 scientists from 17 countries and international organizations to discuss the key issues on soil and water resources, and their management, rapidly developing intensive crop and animal production systems, their impacts on global changes and environments, as well as the political and technological requirements to sustain resources and agricultural production systems in subtropical regions worldwide.