Agronomic Assessment of a Controlled-Release Polymer-Coated Urea-Based Fertilizer in Maize

Increasing nutrient use efficiency of fertilizers is one of the major challenges to improve crop yields and minimize environmental impacts. This work compared the efficacy of a new ecological polymer-coated urea fertilizer and a slow release urea-based traditional fertilizer. Reductions in the N dos...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Gil-Ortiz, Miguel Ángel Naranjo, Antonio Ruiz-Navarro, Marcos Caballero-Molada, Sergio Atares, Carlos García, Oscar Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/594