Chemical Fertilizers, Formulation, and Their Influence on Soil Health

Iqbal, Shazia; Riaz, Umair; Murtaza, Ghulam; Jamil, Moazzam; Ahmed, Muhammad Mahmood; Hussain, Azhar; Abbas, Zafar

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48771-3_1

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“…The use of chemical fertilizers helps in overcoming hunger [33]. However, overuse of chemical fertilizers can be harmful and affect both the environment (soil organisms, water, etc.)…”

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Activities Implemented in Soil Science Subjects to Learn Specific Competences and Sustainable Development Goals

Lull¹,

Pérez‐Esteve²,

Fernández³

et al. 2021

ICERI2021 Proceedings

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In 2015, within the United Nations, 193 Member States unanimously adopted a new Sustainable Development Agenda, called Agenda 2030. In its core, there are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for improving the lives of the people and the protection of the environment. The 17 SDGs are based on the so-called 5 P's: people, prosperity, peace, planet and partnerships. The SDGs are universal and everyone is needed to reach them, including universities and students. Soil plays a key role in achieving the SDG, mainly due to its functions, i.e. biomass and food production, carbon and nutrient sequestration, water filtration, landscape and heritage, source of raw materials, habitat of soil organisms, which are essential for human life and the maintenance of the ecosystems. Many of the SDGs cannot be achieved without healthy soils and sustainable soil use and management. Therefore, soil science teaching is of great importance to convey soil scientific knowledge to students and get them involved in the accomplishment of the SDGs. In this communication, we present the results of the analysis of the activities carried out by the students related with SDGs and the cation exchange capacity of soils and soil nitrogen fertilization as well as the outcomes of the activity in which students related a laboratory experiment to the SDGs.

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“…The use of chemical fertilizers helps in overcoming hunger [33]. However, overuse of chemical fertilizers can be harmful and affect both the environment (soil organisms, water, etc.)…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Activities Implemented in Soil Science Subjects to Learn Specific Competences and Sustainable Development Goals

Lull¹,

Pérez‐Esteve²,

Fernández³

et al. 2021

ICERI2021 Proceedings

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“…This is thanks to the supply of nutrients, such as P, N, and K, to the crops (NPK fertilizers) [ 13 ]. In addition, some chemical fertilizers may contain the secondary micronutrients listed in Table 1 [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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“…These products are industrially manufactured and have various commercial presentations. Fast-acting, low-cost chemical fertilizers can generally be found in solid, granular, tablet, powder, or crystalline form [ 15 ]. Inorganic fertilizers are used primarily to increase crop yields and soil fertility; however, the sustained use of inorganic fertilizers causes a decrease in soil organic matter, increases acidity, degrades the physical and structural properties of the soil, contaminates groundwater and surface water, and has carcinogenic effects on human health [ 24 ].…”

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Microalgae-Based Biotechnology as Alternative Biofertilizers for Soil Enhancement and Carbon Footprint Reduction: Advantages and Implications

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Due to the constant growth of the human population and anthropological activity, it has become necessary to use sustainable and affordable technologies that satisfy the current and future demand for agricultural products. Since the nutrients available to plants in the soil are limited and the need to increase the yields of the crops is desirable, the use of chemical (inorganic or NPK) fertilizers has been widespread over the last decades, causing a nutrient shortage due to their misuse and exploitation, and because of the uncontrolled use of these products, there has been a latent environmental and health problem globally. For this reason, green biotechnology based on the use of microalgae biomass is proposed as a sustainable alternative for development and use as soil improvers for crop cultivation and phytoremediation. This review explores the long-term risks of using chemical fertilizers for both human health (cancer and hypoxia) and the environment (eutrophication and erosion), as well as the potential of microalgae biomass to substitute current fertilizer using different treatments on the biomass and their application methods for the implementation on the soil; additionally, the biomass can be a source of carbon mitigation and wastewater treatment in agro-industrial processes.

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“…Synthetic fertilizers are crucial in this situation since they operate as a direct source of nutrients for the soil. [ 1 ] Chemical fertilizers are now extensively applied by farmers all over the world since they can supply all the vital elements that plants require for development. [ 1 ] These nutrients are categorized into macronutrients and micronutrients, based on how much they are needed for plant growth.…”

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Advances in Controlled Release Fertilizers: Cost‐Effective Coating Techniques and Smart Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels

Mansouri

Said

Noukrati

et al. 2023

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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To meet the needs of a rapidly expanding global population, farmers will need more fertilizers than ever before to maintain a steady supply of affordable, nutritious food. The formulation of controlled release fertilizers (CRF) to synchronize nutrient release according to the demand of plants has emerged as a viable solution to the current problems associated with the poor nutrient usage efficiency of fertilizers. Yet, the greatest obstacle that still stands in the way of broad use of CRF in agriculture is their expensive manufacturing costs. The first section of this analysis focuses on broad topics related to CRF. Afterward, the differences between several cost‐effective raw materials and some of the production techniques used to make CRF are examined. Furthermore, the emerging field of “smart” coating materials, such as stimuli‐responsive coatings, which can accurately tailor nutrients delivery to the demands of the vegetation, is discussed, and the most important research work that could lead to their extensive use in agriculture is pointed out. The purpose of this review is to provide a strong assessment of CRF's development over the past several years by highlighting innovations and providing in‐depth analysis of prevailing patterns to better understand the future of agriculture.

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Chemical Fertilizers, Formulation, and Their Influence on Soil Health

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Activities Implemented in Soil Science Subjects to Learn Specific Competences and Sustainable Development Goals

Activities Implemented in Soil Science Subjects to Learn Specific Competences and Sustainable Development Goals

Microalgae-Based Biotechnology as Alternative Biofertilizers for Soil Enhancement and Carbon Footprint Reduction: Advantages and Implications

Advances in Controlled Release Fertilizers: Cost‐Effective Coating Techniques and Smart Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels

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