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 …

Fertilizer plays an important role in maintaining soil fertility, increasing yields and improving
harvest quality. However, a significant portion of fertilizers are lost, increasing agricultural …

Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have been widely used and are attracting increasing
attention in agricultural field because they dramatically enhance water use efficiency. In this …

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 …

In agriculture, there are problems such as the high porosity of soils, high irrigation of water
and low fertilizer retention. Therefore, materials with the ability to absorb a high amount of …

In order to reduce the production costs of hydrogel and decrease the negative impact on the
environment, a new low-cost and eco-friendly semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi …

Biodegradable semi-IPN hydrogels of cassava starch (CSt)-g-polyacrylic acid (PAA)/natural
rubber (NR)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) at different NR/PVA ratios were developed as low-cost …

Nanotechnology-enabled fertilizers and pesticides, especially those capable of releasing
plant nutrients or pesticide active ingredients (AIs) in a controlled manner, can effectively …

Biochar-based slow-release nitrogen fertilizers (BSRFs) have been arousing a great deal of
interest from researchers and academics, but many of these fertilizers do not possess water …

This work aims to explore the suitable crosslinker type for synthesizing multicomponent
biodegradable hydrogels of cassava starch (CSt) grafted with acrylic acid (AA) semi …