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

Nanotechnology has acquired increasing interest recently in agriculture and crop production
for achieving proficient utilization of resources by developing nanodelivery systems for …

Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in the agricultural production systems to keep pace
with the food and nutritional demand of the galloping population had an adverse impact on …

While slow release of chemicals has been widely applied for drug delivery, little work has
been done on using this general nanotechnology-based principle for delivering nutrients to …

Mineral fertilizers are key to food production, despite plant low nutrient uptake efficiencies
and high losses. However, nanotechnology can both enhance crop productivity and reduce …

The unprecedented setbacks and environmental complications, faced by global agro-
farming industry, have led to the advent of nanotechnology in agriculture, which has been …

The productivity of current agricultural practices relies heavily on fertilizer use. A major
limitation of conventional fertilizers is their low crop nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and high …

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 …

Fertilisers are one of the most important elements of modern agriculture. The application of
fertilisers in agricultural practices has markedly increased the production of food, feed, fuel …

Precise nutrient management of crops and soil fertility will be a major challenge worldwide
in the coming decades because current agricultural practices rely predominantly on …