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 …

Recent advances in the applications of nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agricultural development

H Singh, A Sharma, SK Bhardwaj, SK Arya… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This
process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the …

Nanofertilizers for agricultural and environmental sustainability

S Babu, R Singh, D Yadav, SS Rathore, R Raj… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in the agricultural production systems to keep pace
with the food and nutritional demand of the galloping population had an adverse impact on …

Natural and human factors affect the distribution of soil heavy metal pollution: a review

Q Zhang, C Wang - Water, air, & soil pollution, 2020 - Springer
Summarized the heavy metal pollution caused by natural and human activities. The natural
causes include the migration and redistribution of soil debris and the hydraulic migration of …

Excessive and disproportionate use of chemicals cause soil contamination and nutritional stress

N Bisht, PS Chauhan - Soil contamination-threats and …, 2020 - books.google.com
Incredible achievements have been made in agricultural production worldwide, but many
daunting challenges remain unresolved to ensure food security and environmental …

Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges

N Renuka, A Guldhe, R Prasanna, P Singh… - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Production, characterisation, utilisation, and beneficial soil application of steel slag: A review

J O'Connor, TBT Nguyen, T Honeyands… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Slags are a co-product produced by the steel manufacturing industry and have mainly been
utilised for aggregates in concreting and road construction. The increased utilisation of slag …

Effects of fertilizer broadcasting on the excessive use of inorganic fertilizers and environmental sustainability

KMA Rahman, D Zhang - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The excessive use of inorganic fertilizers causes serious environmental degradation,
resulting in lower crop yields in Bangladesh. Seventy percent of Bangladesh farmers …

Comprehensive review on agricultural waste utilization and high-temperature fermentation and composting

Z Mengqi, A Shi, M Ajmal, L Ye, M Awais - Biomass Conversion and …, 2021 - Springer
Due to the high demand for food and meat for the world's growing population, the
agricultural sector is expanding every year. Timely and effective treatment is of utmost …

The multifunctional role of chitosan in horticultural crops; a review

R Sharif, M Mujtaba, M Ur Rahman, A Shalmani… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a naturally occurring compound and is commercially produced from seafood
shells. It has been utilized in the induction of the defense system in both pre and post …