Smart Fertilizers and Innovative Organic Amendments for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: 13C isotopic composition; 15N natural abundance; 4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP); aluminum toxicity; animal feedstuff; antioxidant; barley; biochar; Biology, life sciences; blue fertilizer; C. juncea; calcareous soil; carbon mineralization; cation exchange capacity; chlorophyll content; circular economy; compost; Crotalaria spectabilis; cucumber; Cultural and media studies; Cultural studies; earthworms; fertilizer; frass; greenhouse; humic acid; insect excreta; insect farming; insect larva; integrated fish-vegetable farming; isotopic signature; JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society; jellyfish; leafy vegetable; lignin; Mathematics and Science; Mekong Delta; mineral fertilizer; mineral nutrients; n/a; nitrification inhibitor; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizer; nitrogen leaching; nitrogen use efficiency; organic fertilizer; organic waste; P acidulation; P solubilization; phenols; phosphorus; phosphorus sources; phosphorus uptake; plant growth; pond sediments; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; relative agronomic efficiency; Research and information: general; seed germination; silicon; single superphosphate; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; soil amendments; soil fauna; soil fertility; soil restoration; soil structure; transpiration efficiency; waste management; water use efficiency; wheat

Sustainable agricultural practices are needed to provide food security for a growing global population. Food production is usually associated with high nutrient inputs in the form of mineral fertilizers. Since the beginning of agriculture, such practices have led to soil degradation and the release...