Polymer coated slow/controlled release granular fertilizers: Fundamentals and research trends

I Kassem, EH Ablouh, FZ El Bouchtaoui… - Progress in Materials …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Synthetic fertilizers have supported the global world agriculture and food systems since 20th
century, they have contributed significantly to increase soil productivity so as to achieve …

Fabrication, evaluation methodologies and models of slow-release fertilizers: a review

Q Duan, S Jiang, F Chen, Z Li, L Ma, Y Song… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The development of slow-release fertilizers (SRFs) has attracted increasing attention,
especially in the last two decades since the well-recognized environmental problem caused …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

A review on slow-release fertilizer: Nutrient release mechanism and agricultural sustainability

E Priya, S Sarkar, PK Maji - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The increasing need for food to support the growing population has led to the widespread
use of synthetic fertilizers in the agricultural sector around the world. Most of these …

Development of fertilizers for enhanced nitrogen use efficiency–Trends and perspectives

CO Dimkpa, J Fugice, U Singh, TD Lewis - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Despite nitrogen (N) being the most important crop nutrient, its use as fertilizer is associated
with high losses. Such losses pollute the environment and increase greenhouse gas …

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 …

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 …

Coating materials for slow release of nitrogen from urea fertilizer: A review

B Beig, MBK Niazi, Z Jahan, A Hussain… - Journal of plant …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Presently, about 200 million tons of urea fertilizer is produced worldwide to meet supply and
demand. However, a quarter of the urea applied to soils is lost to the environment due to …

Controlled release fertilizers (CRFs) for climate-smart agriculture practices: a comprehensive review on release mechanism, materials, methods of preparation, and …

H Jariwala, RM Santos, JD Lauzon, A Dutta… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022‏ - Springer
Fertilizers play an essential role in increasing crop yield, maintaining soil fertility, and
provide a steady supply of nutrients for plant requirements. The excessive use of …

[HTML][HTML] Starch and polyvinyl alcohol encapsulated biodegradable nanocomposites for environment friendly slow release of urea fertilizer

N Zafar, MBK Niazi, F Sher, U Khalid, Z Jahan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Low nitrogen (N) use efficiency from urea fertilizers due to environmental losses results in
high cost of fertilizers for agricultural productions. Coating of urea with biodegradable …