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 …

Growing demand for plastic and increasing plastic waste pollution have led to significant
environmental challenges and concerns in today's world. Bioplastics offer exciting new …

In this work, we extracted cellulose from agricultural waste and produced a new straw
coating material (ethyl cellulose, EC) through a series of modification operations. The slow …

The main discoveries and advances in the development of industrial processes for the most
commercially used phosphate fertilizers in the world (single superphosphate, triple …

Food waste valorization, considered as energy and/or chemicals source, via biorefinery or
biotechnology, gained great attention in recent years, because of the fast depletion of …

Urea is a universal fertilizer, but its use efficiency hardly exceeds 30–35%, and more than
70% is lost to the environment, causing eutrophication in aquatic systems. This research …

Under the high temporal variability of the Mediterranean climate, the prompt emergence of
wheat seedlings and early vigor are pivotal attributes, positively affecting the final grain …

Phosphorus (P) is a vital element required by all living organism (plants, animals and
microbes etc.). Its application in agriculture, whether in conventional or conservation …

Improper plastic waste management and excessive fertilizer use in agriculture have had
significant environmental repercussions. Developing biodegradable enhanced efficiency …

Background and aims Humic acid-enhanced phosphate fertilizer (HAP) is an efficient, widely
used fertilizer in China produced by incorporating trace amounts of humic acid (HA) into …