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(2015) Novel slow-release nanocomposite nitrogen fertilizers: the
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2092. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(20000628)76:143.
0.CO;2-U
Duhan JS, Kumar R, Kumar N, Kaur P, Nehra K, Duhan S (2017)
Nanotechnology: the new perspective in precision agriculture.
Biotechnol Rep 1:11–23
Dwivedi S, Saquib Q, Al-Khedhairy AA (2016) Musarrat J (2016)
Understanding the role of nanomaterials in agriculture. In:
Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (eds) Microbial inoculants in
sustainable agricultural productivity. Springer; New Delhi, India,
pp 271–288
Giroto AS, Guimarães GGF, Foschini M, Ribeiro C (2017) Role of
slow-release nanocomposite fertilizers on nitrogen and phosphate
availability in soil. Sci Rep 7:46032. https://doi.org/10.1038/
srep46032
Haifa Group (2020) Slow release fertilizer versus controlled release
fertilizer (online) Available at: https://www.haifa-group.com/
knowledge_center/articles/haifa_articles/slow_release_fertilizer.
aspx. Accessed 8 June 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/14356007.
a10_323.pub3
Hussein HS, Shaarawy HH, Hussien NH, Hawash SI (2019) Preparation of nano-fertilizer blend from banana peels. Bull Nat Res Centre
43(1):26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0058-1
Israelagri.com (2016) A new generation of open field fertilizer (online).
Available
at:
https://www.israelagri.com/?CategoryID=
484&ArticleID=1208. Accessed 6 June 2020
Jones Jr B (2012) Inorganic chemical fertilisers and their properties. In:
Plant nutrition and soil fertility manual, 2nd edn. CRC Press.
ISBN 978-1-4398-1609-7. eBook ISBN 978-1-4398-1610-3
Khandel P, Yadaw RK, Soni DK et al (2018) Biogenesis of metal
nanoparticles and their pharmacological applications: present status
and application prospects. J Nanostruct Chem 8:217–254. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s40097-018-0267-4
Kottegoda N, Sandaruwan C, Priyadarshana G, Siriwardhana A,
Rathnayake UA, Arachchige DMB, Kumarasinghe AR,
Dahanayake D, Karunaratne V, Amaratunga GAJ (2017)
Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrids for slow release of nitrogen.
ACS Nano 11(2):1214–1221. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.
6b07781
Kucherenko I, Soldatkin O, Kasap BO, Kirdeciler SK, Kurc BA,
Jaffrezic-Renault N, Soldatkin A, Lagarde F, Dzyadevych S (2015)
Nanosized zeolites as a perspective material for conductometric
biosensors creation. Nanoscale Res Lett 10(1):209. https://doi.org/
10.1186/s11671-015-0911-6
Kumar R, Ashfaq M, Verma N (2018) Synthesis of novel PVA–starch
formulation-supported Cu–Zn nanoparticle carrying carbon nanofibers as a nanofertilizer: controlled release of micronutrients. J Mat
Sci 53(10):7150–7164
Lateef A, Nazir R, Jamil N, Alam S, Shah R, Khan MN, Saleem M
(2016) Synthesis and characterization of zeolite based nano–
composite: an environment friendly slow release fertilizer. Microporous Microporous Mater 232:174–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
micromeso.2016.06.020
Lin BL, Sakoda A, Shibasaki R, Suzuki M (2001) A modelling
approach to global nitrate leaching caused by anthropogenic
fertilisation. Water Res 35(8):1961–1968. https://doi.org/10.1016/
S0043-1354(00)00484-X
Liu R, Lal R (2015) Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers
for increasing agronomic productions. Sci Total Environ 514:131–
139
Liu R, Lal R (2015a) Synthetic apatite nanoparticles as a phosphorus
fertilizer for soybean (Glycine max). Sci Rep 4:5686. https://doi.org/
10.1038/srep05686
Lu P, Zhang Y, Jia C, Wang C, Li X, Zhang M (2015) Polyurethane
from liquefied wheat straw as coating material for controlled release
fertilizers. BioResources 10(4):7877–7888
Luca M (2018) Nanotechnology in agriculture: new opportunities and
perspectives. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.74425. https://
www.intechopen.com/books/new-visions-in-plant-science/
nanotechnology-in-agriculture-new-opportunities-and-perspectives
Matsuzawa Y, Takada Y, Kodaira T, Kihara H, Kataura H, Yoshida M
(2014) Effective nondestructive purification of single-walled carbon
nanotubes based on high-speed centrifugation with a photochemically removable dispersant. J Phys Chem C 118:5013–5019
Miao YF, Wang ZH, Li SX (2015) Relation of nitrate N accumulation
in dryland soil with wheat response to N fertilizer. Field Crops Res
170:119–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2014.09.016
Milani N, McLaughlin MJ, Stacey SP, Kirby JK, Hettiarachchi GM,
Beak DG, Cornelis G (2012) Dissolution kinetics of macronutrient
fertilizers coated with manufactured zinc oxide nanoparticles.
J Agric Food Chem 60(16):3991–3998
Millan G, Agosto F, Vazquez M, Botto L, Lombardi L, Juan L (2008)
Use of clinoptilolite as a carrier for nitrogen fertilizers in soils of the
Pampean regions of Argentina. Cienc Investig Agrar 35:293–302
Monreal CM, DeRosa M, Mallubhotla SC, Bindraban PS, Dimkpa C
(2016) Nanotechnologies for increasing the crop use efficiency of
fertilizer-micronutrients. Biol Fertil Soils 52:423–437. https://doi.
org/10.1007/s00374-015-1073-5
Morsy M, Helal M, El-Okr M, Ibrahim M (2014) Preparation,
purification and characterization of high purity multi-wall carbon
nanotube. Spectrochim Acta a Mol Biomol Spectrosc 132:594–598
Mukerabigwi JF, Wang Q, Ma X, Liu M, Lei S, Wei H, Huang X,
Cao Y (2015) Urea fertilizer coated with biodegradable polymers
and diatomite for slow release and water retention. J Coatings
Technol Res 12(6):1085–1094
Naik MR, Kumar BK, Manasa K (2017) Polymer coated fertilizers as
advance technique in nutrient management. Asian J Soil Sci 12
(1):228–232
NUST MISIS (2017) Nanovitamins for Macroharvests: new generation
fertilizers based on metal nanoparticles increased crop productivity
by 25% (online). En.misis.ru. Available at: https://en.misis.ru/
university/news/science/2017-11/4987/. Accessed 5 June 2020
Ombodi A, Saigusa M (2000) Broadcast application versus band
application of polyolefin-coated fertilizer on green peppers grown
on andisol. J Plant Nutr 23(10):1485–1493
Pachapur V, Brar SK, Verma M, Surampalli RY (2015)
Nano-ecotoxicology of natural and engineered nanomaterials for
animals and humans. Nanomater Environ: 421–437. https://doi.org/
10.1061/9780784414088.ch16
Palchoudhury S, Jungjohann KL, Weerasena L, Arabshahi A,
Gharge U, Albattah A, Miller J, Patel K, Holler RA (2018)
Enhanced legume root growth with pre-soaking in a-Fe 2 O 3
nanoparticle fertilizer. RSC Adv 8(43):24075–24083
Panpatte DG, Jhala YK, Shelat HN, Vyas RV (2016) Microbial
inoculants in sustainable agricultural productivity. Springer, New
Delhi, India. Nanoparticles: The next generation technology for
sustainable agriculture, pp 289–300
Pereira EI, Da Cruz CC, Solomon A, Le A, Cavigelli MA, Ribeiro C
(2015) Novel slow-release nanocomposite nitrogen fertilizers: the
impact of polymers on nanocomposite properties and function. Ind
Eng Chem Res 54(14):3717–3725
Peteu SF, Oancea F, Sicuia OA, Constantinescu F, Dinu S (2010)
Responsive polymers for crop protection. Polymers 2:229–251.
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym2030229
Phys.org. (2015) Researchers identify behaviors of nanoparticle that
shows promise as nanofertilizer (online) Available at: https://phys.
org/news/2015-09-behaviors-nanoparticle-nanofertilizer.html#nRlv.
Accessed 5 June 2020
150
T. Thirugnanasambandan