Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) plays a crucial yet necessary part in the sustainable
agriculture industry. An alarming rise in call for crop production directly influences the …

The growth of the human population is causing an exponential increase in the need for food.
Fertilizers are one of the most important elements to meet this increased demand and to …

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 …

The development of slow-release fertilizers (SRFs) has attracted increasing attention,
especially in the last two decades since the well-recognized environmental problem caused …

Cellulose has attracted considerable attention as the strongest potential candidate feedstock
for bio-based polymeric material production. During the past decade, significant progress in …

Developing countries are consuming major part of the global urea production with an
anticipated nitrogen use efficiency of 20 to 35%. The release of excess nitrogen in the soil is …

With the exponential growth of the global population, the agricultural sector is bound to use
ever larger quantities of fertilizers to augment the food supply, which consequently increases …

In the coming decades there will be increasing pressure on global food systems, and
agriculture will have the challenge to provide food security for a growing world population …

Starch, as a widely available renewable resource, has the potential to be used in the
production of controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) that support sustainable agriculture …

Presently, about 200 million tons of urea fertilizer is produced worldwide to meet supply and
demand. However, a quarter of the urea applied to soils is lost to the environment due to …