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Alternative Fertilizers and Sustainable Agriculture
2019Sustainable food production requires application of fertilizers including macro and micronutrients in arable land. The fertilizers application in agricultural practices has significantly increased the production of food, fiber and other plant products. However, a significant portion of nitrogen (40–60%), phosphorus (80–90%) and potash (30–50%) applied ...
Muhammad Zahir Aziz +4 more
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Global Change Biology, 2019
Recycling of livestock manure to agricultural land may reduce the use of synthetic fertilizer and thereby enhance the sustainability of food production.
Xiaoying Zhang +7 more
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Recycling of livestock manure to agricultural land may reduce the use of synthetic fertilizer and thereby enhance the sustainability of food production.
Xiaoying Zhang +7 more
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Industrial Fertilizers in Agriculture
2019Agriculture has been said to be the key to civilization development. The longevity of the production of the soils which sustained the population development influenced, in fact caused, the rise and often the collapse of those ancient cultures.
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Fertilizer subsidies and Indian Agriculture
Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019Agriculture around the globe serves as a powerful engine of Economic growth and development. In India, agriculture acts as a central pillar of economy as almost 60% of work force is employed in this sector. To increase the output of agriculture sector, the government intervenes by providing input subsidies.
Mohammed Tahir Raoof Malik, Dil Pazir
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Increasing the efficiency of agricultural fertilizers using cellulose nanofibrils: A review.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023Roohallah Saberi Riseh +3 more
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The Fertility of Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Traditional Societies
Population Studies, 1993A comparison of demographic data from a sample of traditional, natural-fertility societies demonstrates that the mean total fertility of populations which practise intensive agriculture is significantly higher than that of foragers and horticulturalists.
Gillian R. Bentley +2 more
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Role of Fertilizer in Agriculture
1985Agriculture has been constantly evolving since the initial agricultural revolution some 10,000 years ago. This initial revolution was the result of domestication of plants and animals to serve man’s needs and led to the generation of food production in excess of the requirements of the agricultural population.
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Semi-Automated Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator
IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary ScienceIn this paper, aiming at the current advancements in agricultural technology, a semi-automated fertilizer dispensing system is presented to improve crop yield through targeted and efficient nutrient delivery. Designed specifically for crop-producing areas, this system offers a cost-effective alternative to conventional manual methods.
Sheela N Rao +3 more
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Population growth, soil fertility, and agricultural intensification
Journal of Development Economics, 1994This paper presents a renewable resource model of soil fertility with a nonconvexity in the net benefit function. In this setting, recurring cycles of cropping and fallow can be the optimal soil management strategy. The model is used to illuminate the Boserup discussion of agricultural development, in which population growth leads to agricultural ...
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