Innovative Controlled Release Fertilizer Technologies in Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 1034
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For decades, huge amounts of fertilizers have been used to improve the yield of crops to sustain increasing demands for agricultural products; however, the excessive application of fertilizers has resulted in lower fertilizer use efficiency (FUE) and negative environmental impacts. Controlled release fertilizers (CRFs) provide a solution to this, as nutrients can be released in a timely and gradual manner, attempting to match the specific nutrient demands needed during plant growth. It is indicated that the application of CRFs could increase or maintain the grain yields of crops, and improve the FUE while reducing negative impacts on the environment. Therefore, the innovation of CRF technologies is essential for the development of agriculture.
This Special Issue covers the following scientific issues:
- The innovation of CRF technologies, such as the innovation of controlled-release coating materials, the production processes of CRFs, and so on;
- Characteristics and types of controlled release fertilizers (for example, the environment-sensitive CRFs, e.g., temperature-sensitive, pH-sensitive, light-sensitive CRFs, and so on);
- Concept, reality, and mechanism of controlled release fertilizer;
- The effects of innovated CRFs on grain yields, nutrient use efficiency of different crops, and nutrient balance in the soil–plant–environment system;
- Prospects and potential of controlled release fertilizers in the agricultural industry.
The Guest Editors invite scientists to share their knowledge about innovative solutions related to controlled release fertilizers, with a particular emphasis on soil fertility and quality, as well as soil condition monitoring. Both original research papers and thematic reviews are acceptable for submission.
Dr. Juan Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- controlled release fertilizers (CRFs)
- fertilizer use efficiency
- nutrient demands
- nutrient balance
