Zeolites Enhance Soil Health, Crop Productivity and Environmental Safety

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 448
• Main Authors: Mondal, Mousumi, Biswas, Benukar, Garai, Sourav, Sarkar, Sukamal, Banerjee, Hirak, Brahmachari, Koushik, Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta Kumar, Maitra, Sagar, Brestic, Marian, Skalicky, Milan, Ondrisik, Peter, Hossain, Akbar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Agricultural production; agricultural productivity; Agriculture; agronomy; Aluminosilicates; Aluminum silicates; Ammonia; Ammonia pressure leaching; Ammonium; Chemical properties; Contamination; Crop growth; Crop production; Efficiency; Emissions; Essential nutrients; Eutrophication; Fertilizers; Food; Groundwater; heavy metal toxicity; Heavy metals; Leaching; Literature reviews; Minerals; nitrates; Nitrous oxide; Nutrient release; nutrient retention; Nutrients; Optimization; phosphates; Physical properties; Pollutants; pollution; Pollution control; potassium; Productivity; Resource efficiency; resource use efficiency; Retention; Saline water; Sedimentary rocks; Selectivity; soil; soil amelioration; Soil chemistry; Soil improvement; soil quality; Soils; sulfates; Toxicity; Urbanization; water conservation; Water scarcity; Water shortages; Water use; Water use efficiency; Zeolites

In modern days, rapid urbanisation, climatic abnormalities, water scarcity and quality degradation vis-à-vis the increasing demand for food to feed the growing population necessitate a more efficient agriculture production system. In this context, farming with zeolites, hydrated naturally occurring...