Previous research into the synthesis of urea-formaldehyde fertilizers was mostly based on
orthogonal experimental designs or single factor tests; this led to low precision for synthesis …

Slow-and controlled-release fertilizers (S/CRFs) are considered as novel and revolutionary
approaches in the field of fertilizer synthesis. S/CRFs are seen as economical and …

Although the turnover of urea is a crucial process in nitrogen transformation in soil, limited
information is currently available on the abundance and diversity of ureolytic prokaryotes …

Few studies have paid attention to high-concentration controlled release potassium (CRK)
fertilizer because conventional potassium chloride (KCl) particles with the characteristics of …

Plant environments provide a diversity of ecological niches for microorganisms including
rhizobia, plant growth-promoting microbes, and pathogens. Among them, rhizobia have …

One of the major “sustainability challenges” is to manage the unprecedented demands on
agriculture and natural resources to match the increasing human population and …

Rice shoot-associated bacterial communities at the panicle initiation stage were
characterized and their responses to elevated surface water-soil temperature (ET), low …

Nitrogen is the most important essential nutrient that plays a major role in achieving
maximum crop yield in agriculture. Therefore, nitrogen fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate …

Slow-release nitrogen fertilizers have received little attention as alternatives to conventional
fast-release fertilizers in N-limited boreal forests. Slow-release fertilizers better match the …

Abstract “Rhizosphere” is a narrow region associated with plant roots, acting as a residing
place for millions of microorganisms. The rhizosphere-associated microbes are collectively …