To support a global population of~ 10 billion people in 2050, dietary protein demand is
forecast to increase 32–78% compared to 2017, requiring significantly higher planetary …

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 …

Abstract Drought (40% field moisture capacity), organic fertilizer (OF; 10%), and nano vs.
bulk-ZnO particles (1.7 vs. 3.5 mg Zn/kg) were assessed in soil to determine their interactive …

Global agriculture is urgently seeking ways to mitigate the detrimental effects of conventional
chemical fertilizers on the environment. Biodegradable, eco-friendly, renewable energy …

Nitrogen (N) is an essential but generally limiting nutrient for biological systems.
Development of the Haber-Bosch industrial process for ammonia synthesis helped to relieve …

The inefficient delivery of agrichemicals in agrifood systems is among the leading cause of
serious negative planetary and public health impacts. Such inefficiency is mainly attributed …

A regional geopolitical conflict and sudden massive supply disruptions have revealed
vulnerabilities in our global fuel–fertilizer–food nexus. As nitrogen (N) fertilizer price spikes …

Nitrogen (N) is the most widely applied macronutrient to maintain soil fertility. However, the
conventional N fertilizers applied to the soil are generally of low N use efficiency due to N …

Ammonium sensitivity is considered a globally stressful condition that affects overall crop
productivity. The major toxic symptom associated with ammonium nutrition is growth …

One of the challenges in agriculture consists of the inefficiencies in agrichemical delivery
and utilization. Herein, a biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanoplatform was …