Ammonia volatilization mitigation in crop farming: A review of fertilizer amendment technologies and mechanisms

T Li, Z Wang, C Wang, J Huang, Y Feng, W Shen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Good practices in controlling ammonia produced from the predominant agricultural
contributor, crop farming, are the most direct yet effective approaches for mitigating ammonia …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth promoting microbes: Diverse roles for sustainable and ecofriendly agriculture

M Kumar, S Ahmad, RP Singh - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
With increasing population and depleting natural resources there is a need for increasing
agricultural productivity in sustainable and ecofriendly manner. The conventional …

Combining Azolla and urease inhibitor to reduce ammonia volatilization and increase nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield of rice

G Yang, H Ji, J Sheng, Y Zhang, Y Feng, Z Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Paddy Azolla is considered as a promising technical approach to reduce ammonia (NH 3)
volatilization and increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, it is not effective in highly …

Toward improving nitrogen use efficiency in rice: Utilization, coordination, and availability

Y Liu, B Hu, C Chu - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer drives crop productivity and underlies intensive agriculture, but
overuse of fertilizers also causes detrimental effects to ecosystem. To cope with this …

UAV-based partially sampling system for rapid NDVI mapping in the evaluation of rice nitrogen use efficiency

R Jiang, A Sanchez-Azofeifa, K Laakso, P Wang… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid acquisition and mapping of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values is
essential for a timely evaluation of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in sustainable agriculture …

A state-of-the-art review on the environmental benefits and prospects of Azolla in biofuel, bioremediation and biofertilizer applications

S Prabakaran, T Mohanraj, A Arumugam… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review paper reports the detailed assessment of biofuel (bio-oil and biodiesel)
production capabilities and the potential utilization of Azolla macroalgae in bioremediation …

Advancing the science and practice of ecological nutrient management for smallholder farmers

LE Drinkwater, SS Snapp - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil degradation is widespread in smallholder agrarian communities across the globe where
limited resource farmers struggle to overcome poverty and malnutrition. This review lays out …

Azolla plant production and their potential applications

G Korsa, D Alemu, A Ayele - International Journal of Agronomy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, the human population is growing at an alarming rate, reducing land coverage over
time. In the modern world, lifestyle changes, the nature of work, and food habits increase the …

Emerging technologies of algae‐based wastewater remediation for bio‐fertilizer production: a promising pathway to sustainable agriculture

Y Zou, Q Zeng, H Li, H Liu, Q Lu - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil degradation, overuse of chemical fertilizer, and biodiversity loss are serious problems
challenging the sustainable development of modern agriculture. In recent years, owing to …

CO2 sequestration by propagation of the fast-growing Azolla spp.

HZ Hamdan, AF Houri - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Azolla is a group of aquatic floating plants that can achieve very high growth rates compared
to other aquatic macrophytes, with a doubling time of 2–5 days under optimal growing …