NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Human population growth and development has been largely dependent on non-renewable natural resources, which cannot be indefinitely sustained. Beyond, coal and other abundant resources cannot continue to be used at current rates due to their impact on the environment and climate. It is thus importan...
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| description | Human population growth and development has been largely dependent on non-renewable natural resources, which cannot be indefinitely sustained. Beyond, coal and other abundant resources cannot continue to be used at current rates due to their impact on the environment and climate. It is thus important to replace as much as possible the fossil fuels and scarce minerals as sources of energy and industrial raw materials. Biomass plays a key role in this scenario, since its availability depends on abundant but often misused resources: air, water, sunlight and land. The “oil shocks”, the recognition of impending resource shortages, the global pollution and climate change led many governments and organizations to create roadmaps to Bioeconomy. This includes the growing use of plants and animals to produce energy and raw materials, but it cannot create food scarcity. Agriculture depends on the plant macronutrients N, P and K, and this article discusses their role in plant and animal growth, production and consumption, dependence on non-renewable minerals and energy and perspectives for increasing their efficiency. Special attention is given to Brazilian agriculture that is heavily dependent on imported NPK, requiring strategic action and research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2b296868bf24406922090e4b6474e502022-12-22T04:12:18ZengSociedade Brasileira de QuímicaQuímica Nova1678-70642020-02-0142101199120710.21577/0100-4042.20170441NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITYFernando Galembeckhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4778-5442André GalembeckLeandra P. dos SantosHuman population growth and development has been largely dependent on non-renewable natural resources, which cannot be indefinitely sustained. Beyond, coal and other abundant resources cannot continue to be used at current rates due to their impact on the environment and climate. It is thus important to replace as much as possible the fossil fuels and scarce minerals as sources of energy and industrial raw materials. Biomass plays a key role in this scenario, since its availability depends on abundant but often misused resources: air, water, sunlight and land. The “oil shocks”, the recognition of impending resource shortages, the global pollution and climate change led many governments and organizations to create roadmaps to Bioeconomy. This includes the growing use of plants and animals to produce energy and raw materials, but it cannot create food scarcity. Agriculture depends on the plant macronutrients N, P and K, and this article discusses their role in plant and animal growth, production and consumption, dependence on non-renewable minerals and energy and perspectives for increasing their efficiency. Special attention is given to Brazilian agriculture that is heavily dependent on imported NPK, requiring strategic action and research.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422019005001199&tlng=enNPKbiomassfertilizersustainabilityagriculture |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Galembeck André Galembeck Leandra P. dos Santos NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY Química Nova NPK biomass fertilizer sustainability agriculture |
| title | NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| title_full | NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| title_fullStr | NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| title_full_unstemmed | NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| title_short | NPK: ESSENTIALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| title_sort | npk essentials for sustainability |
| topic | NPK biomass fertilizer sustainability agriculture |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422019005001199&tlng=en |
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