There have been several recent developments in slow-release fertilizers. These materials supply nutrients continuously over an extended period in contrast to water soluble fertilizers which are immediately available after incorporation in moist soil. Slow-release fertilizers are not subject to rapid leaching loss and do not easily burn plants from over-application. The major need for slow relea...

One of the greatest advances in agriculture (and thus in human civilization) occurred in the middle of the 20 century, when strains of crop plants were developed that allowed considerably greater yields, at the expense of high inputs of nitrogenous fertilizer. The resulting increase in the use of nitrogenous fertilizers came at a great cost, however. As much as 1% of the total global energy bud...

Published in Agron. J. 103:107–112 (2011) Published online 11 Nov 2010 doi:10.2134/agronj2010.0274 Copyright © 2011 by the American Society of Agronomy, 5585 Guilford Road, Madison, WI 53711. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and ret...

Trace metals occur naturally in rocks and soils, but increasingly higher quantities of metals are being released into the environment by anthropogenic activities. Metals are chemically very reactive in the environment, which results in their mobility and bioavailability to living organisms. People can be exposed to high levels of toxic metals by breathing air, drinking water, or eating food tha...

Background & Aim: Nowadays, tendency to agricultural biotic product sustainable agriculture instead of chemical ‎fertilizers has been going up in all over the world. So, most pharmaceutical industries prefer to ‎use raw material which is produced from organic and stable system. Producing organic ‎medicinal plants, such as peppermint, seems important in economical, ecological and ‎bio e...

Background & Aim: Nowadays, tendency to agricultural biotic product sustainable agriculture instead of chemical ‎fertilizers has been going up in all over the world. So, most pharmaceutical industries prefer to ‎use raw material which is produced from organic and stable system. Producing organic ‎medicinal plants, such as peppermint, seems important in economical, ecological and ‎bio e...

in this study, total factor productivity(tfp) growth of sugar beet in iran during 1989-1990 through 2007-2008 was analyzed, using nonparametric malmquist approach. so, amounts of inputs usage including seeds, fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, labor, water use and acreage in one hand and output of sugar beet production on the hand were taken into account. results showed that sugar beet prod...

Background & Aim: Thymus daenensis is recognized as aromatic herbs,   which used in food, flavoring, pharmaceutical, and perfumery industries. This   study was conducted to investigate the response of T.daenensis to   different fertilizers (chemical and organic) along with chitosan.  Experimental:  Treatments consisted of different fertilizers...

The application of agrochemical sprays to the aerial parts of crop plants is an important agricultural practice world-wide. While variable effectiveness is often seen in response to foliar treatments, there is abundant evidence showing the beneficial effect of foliar fertilizers in terms of improving the metabolism, quality, and yields of crops. This mini-review is focused on the major bottlene...