Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects
Agriculture is considered a significant climate change (CC) driver due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the loss of fertilizers that contribute to water eutrophication. On the other hand, climate change effects are already impacting agriculture, endangering food security. This paper explores th...
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| author | Raquel Saraiva Quirina Ferreira Gonçalo C. Rodrigues Margarida Oliveira |
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| description | Agriculture is considered a significant climate change (CC) driver due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the loss of fertilizers that contribute to water eutrophication. On the other hand, climate change effects are already impacting agriculture, endangering food security. This paper explores the dichotomies of the effects of agriculture on CC as well as of CC on agriculture, focusing on the contribution that nanofertilizers can bring to this complex system in both directions. The strategies to reduce CC while adapting and mitigating its effects must be a global effort. It is not possible to focus only on the reduction in GHG emissions to stop the effects that are already being felt worldwide. Nanofertilizers, especially slow- and controlled-release nanofertilizers, can reduce the nutrient input and also boost productivity while mitigating some CC effects, such as soil nutrient imbalance and agricultural emissions. As so, this review highlights the benefits of nanofertilizers and their role as a part of the strategy to reduce the reach of CC and mitigate its ever-growing effects, and presents some guidelines for the increased use of these materials in order to enhance their efficacy in this strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8592e6e554544ba58b54aacca2bbbedc2023-11-18T09:52:48ZengMDPI AGClimate2225-11542023-06-0111612910.3390/cli11060129Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy EffectsRaquel Saraiva0Quirina Ferreira1Gonçalo C. Rodrigues2Margarida Oliveira3Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugaliNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1169-056 Lisboa, PortugalInstituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associated Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalAgriculture is considered a significant climate change (CC) driver due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the loss of fertilizers that contribute to water eutrophication. On the other hand, climate change effects are already impacting agriculture, endangering food security. This paper explores the dichotomies of the effects of agriculture on CC as well as of CC on agriculture, focusing on the contribution that nanofertilizers can bring to this complex system in both directions. The strategies to reduce CC while adapting and mitigating its effects must be a global effort. It is not possible to focus only on the reduction in GHG emissions to stop the effects that are already being felt worldwide. Nanofertilizers, especially slow- and controlled-release nanofertilizers, can reduce the nutrient input and also boost productivity while mitigating some CC effects, such as soil nutrient imbalance and agricultural emissions. As so, this review highlights the benefits of nanofertilizers and their role as a part of the strategy to reduce the reach of CC and mitigate its ever-growing effects, and presents some guidelines for the increased use of these materials in order to enhance their efficacy in this strategy.https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/6/129controlled-release nutrientsemission reductionnanofertilizersslow-release fertilizersoil nutrient imbalance |
| spellingShingle | Raquel Saraiva Quirina Ferreira Gonçalo C. Rodrigues Margarida Oliveira Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects Climate controlled-release nutrients emission reduction nanofertilizers slow-release fertilizer soil nutrient imbalance |
| title | Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects |
| title_full | Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects |
| title_fullStr | Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects |
| title_short | Nanofertilizer Use for Adaptation and Mitigation of the Agriculture/Climate Change Dichotomy Effects |
| title_sort | nanofertilizer use for adaptation and mitigation of the agriculture climate change dichotomy effects |
| topic | controlled-release nutrients emission reduction nanofertilizers slow-release fertilizer soil nutrient imbalance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/6/129 |
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