Controlled release fertilizer: A review on developments, applications and potential in agriculture

P Vejan, T Khadiran, R Abdullah, N Ahmad - Journal of controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) plays a crucial yet necessary part in the sustainable
agriculture industry. An alarming rise in call for crop production directly influences the …

Controlled release fertilizers: A review on coating materials and mechanism of release

D Lawrencia, SK Wong, DYS Low, BH Goh, JK Goh… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rising world population is expected to increase the demand for nitrogen fertilizers to
improve crop yield and ensure food security. With existing challenges on low nutrient use …

Sustainable SMART fertilizers in agriculture systems: A review on fundamentals to in-field applications

D Shanmugavel, I Rusyn, O Solorza-Feria… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture will face the issue of ensuring food security for a growing global population
without compromising environmental security as demand for the world's food systems …

The opportunity of valorizing agricultural waste, through its conversion into biostimulants, biofertilizers, and biopolymers

D Puglia, D Pezzolla, G Gigliotti, L Torre, ML Bartucca… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The problems arising from the limited availability of natural resources and the impact of
certain anthropogenic activities on the environment must be addressed as soon as possible …

Encapsulated biochar-based sustained release fertilizer for precision agriculture: a review

DHH Sim, IAW Tan, LLP Lim, BH Hameed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The excessive use of conventional fertilizers leads to environmental issues associated with
the loss of nutrient through leaching, volatilization, denitrification and surface run-off. Biochar …

Starch-based controlled release fertilizers: a review

BE Channab, A El Idrissi, M Zahouily… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Starch, as a widely available renewable resource, has the potential to be used in the
production of controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) that support sustainable agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural plastics as a potential threat to food security, health, and environment through soil pollution by microplastics: Problem definition

D Briassoulis - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic expansion of the Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved
agricultural products quality, yields, and enhanced sustainability along with multiple benefits …

Nitrogenous fertilizers: Impact on environment sustainability, mitigation strategies, and challenges

J Tyagi, S Ahmad, M Malik - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The world has changed revolutionary for the last few decades owing to the surge in
population. A consequence of this exponential increase in population is the high demand for …

Eco‐friendly three‐dimensional hydrogels for sustainable agricultural applications: Current and future scenarios

MK Azeem, A Islam, RU Khan, A Rasool… - Polymers for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modern world is searching for water efficient agriculture techniques as irrigation is becoming
scarce. Limited water resources and more food demand are the two key challenges in …

Sulfur enriched slow-release coated urea produced from inverse vulcanized copolymer

ASM Ghumman, R Shamsuddin, MM Nasef… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Slow-release fertilizers are developed to enhance the nutrient use efficiency (NUE), by
coating urea with less water soluble or hydrophobic material. Diverse range of materials …