Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
A review on enhancing the fertilizers use efficiency to minimize environmental impacts
Author(s): K Mohan Kumar, M Hanumanthappa, S Marimuthu and C Meenambigai
Abstract: Considering the increasing societal demand for food, fiber and fuel, intense global financial stress, and growing concerns over impacts on water and air quality, simultaneous improvement of productivity and resource use efficiency, including nutrient use efficiency (NUE), is an essential goal for agriculture. Any fertilizer, whether in the natural, inorganic, or organic form, can harm the environment if misused. Recently, fertilizer use has been labeled by environmentalists as one source of polluting soil, water and air environments. The main environmental impacts associated with fertilizer use have been linked to nitrate leaching into ground water, emission of greenhouse gases (nitrous oxides), soils polluted with toxic heavy metals, and surface runoff of N and P nutrients causing aquatic eutrophication. To ensure that proper use of fertilizer is beneficial to both crop production and the environment, researchers and fertilizer producers have tried to find ways to achieve the newly defined goal of fertilizer use, that is, improving fertilizer nutrient use efficiency and minimizing environmental impacts.
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K Mohan Kumar, M Hanumanthappa, S Marimuthu, C Meenambigai. A review on enhancing the fertilizers use efficiency to minimize environmental impacts. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):2167-2174.
