Background Phosphorus is one of the essential nutrients required for plant growth. Although
it is moderately available in nature, it is a deficient nutrient in most soils especially …

Phosphoric acid is a world-wide strategic resource related to the country's livelihood, and
the demand for phosphoric acid is increasing. The efficient and sufficient extraction of …

Sustainable phosphorus (P) management is crucial to both food security and environmental
conservation. The optimization of P input from mineral fertilizers has been advocated as an …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the main constraints on crop production in Arenosols
(acid sandy soil). The high cost of P fertilizers may represent an insurmountable obstacle in …

Phosphate rock (PR) is an important mineral resource with numerous uses and applications
in agriculture and the environment. PR is used in the manufacture of detergents, animal …

In Aceh, Indonesia, low dryland crop yields entrench rural poverty. The lack of soil fertility
information hinders the development of soil management programs to assist farmers to …

Managing soil fertility, especially nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), to sustain increased crop
productivity is a complex challenge, especially in cultivated Nitisols. Experiments were …

Under arid and semi-arid conditions, direct application of phosphate rock (PR) as a source
of phosphorus (P) for crop production is likely influenced by agricultural practices and soil …

Phosphate rock (PR) and ferric salts have been frequently used to immobilize heavy metal
(loid) s in soils, but in varied efficiencies referring to different metal (loid) pollutants. This …

Phosphate rocks are the commercial source used as raw material for manufacturing
phosphoric acid, phosphate fertilizers and certain other chemicals. Phosphate rocks can be …