Smart Fertilizers and Innovative Organic Amendments for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

• Other Authors: de la Luz Mora, Maria (Editor), Rumpel, Cornelia (Editor), Calabi-Floody, Marcela (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; earthworms; frass; insect excreta; insect farming; nitrogen; phosphorus; soil fauna; soil fertility; waste management; seed germination; jellyfish; blue fertilizer; soil restoration; soil amendments; water use efficiency; phosphorus sources; P solubilization; P acidulation; relative agronomic efficiency; pond sediments; organic fertilizer; mineral fertilizer; cucumber; integrated fish-vegetable farming; Mekong Delta; Crotalaria spectabilis; C. juncea; 15N natural abundance; 13C isotopic composition; transpiration efficiency; aluminum toxicity; antioxidant; barley; lignin; phenols; silicon; calcareous soil; humic acid; phosphorus uptake; single superphosphate; wheat; animal feedstuff; circular economy; fertilizer; greenhouse; insect larva; organic waste; leafy vegetable; mineral nutrients; soil structure; chlorophyll content; cation exchange capacity; nitrogen fertilizer; nitrification inhibitor; nitrogen leaching; nitrogen use efficiency; 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP); biochar; compost; isotopic signature; carbon mineralization; plant growth; n/a
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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...