Water quality footprint of agricultural emissions of nitrogen, phosphorus and glyphosate associated with German bioeconomy by Anna C. Schomberg, Stefan Bringezu, Arthur W. H. Beusen

“…Abstract Fertiliser and pesticide application can cause extensive environmental damage. …”
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ANFO vapour detection with conducting polymer percolation network sensors and GC/MS by Lefferts, MJ, Humphreys, LH, Mai, N, Murugappan, K, Armitage, BI, Pons, J-F, Castell, MR

“…Vapour concentrations are detected of 13–180 ppb of ammonia emitted by a variety of different ammonium nitrate-containing fertilisers and fertiliser-diesel mixtures.…”

UUM semarak Pameran Kegemilangan Islam by Utusan, Malaysia

“…PUSAT Islam Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) menyertai Pameran Kegemilangan Islam yang dianjurkan oleh Petronas Chemicals Fertiliser Kedah Sdn. Bhd. di Gurun baru-baru ini. …”
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Formation of Seed Productivity and Sowing Qualities of Soft Winter Wheat Seeds Depending on the Levels of Mineral Nutrition of Plants in the Western Forest Steppe of Ukraine by Ihor Voloshchuk, Olexandra Voloshchuk, Valentyna Hlyva, Maria Zapisotska

“…It was found that the rate of yield of conditioned seeds was the lowest in the control without fertilisers and grew by 16-20% for the application of mineral fertilisers. …”
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The impact of phosphorus on projected Sub-Saharan Africa food security futures by Daniel Magnone, Vahid J. Niasar, Alexander F. Bouwman, Arthur H. W. Beusen, Sjoerd E. A. T. M. van der Zee, Sheida Z. Sattari

“…New research finds future rock fertiliser use as a contributor towards food security in Sub-Saharan Africa can be achieved with both sustainability-driven and fossil-fuel-driven economic growth.…”
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A low-cost portable system for on-site detection of soil pH and potassium levels using 3D printed sensors by Matthew McCole, Martin Bradley, Margaret McCaul, Denis McCrudden

“…Accurate data on the nutrient content of soil is essential for optimum fertiliser application in agriculture. Frequent and regular soil tests hold the key to mitigate difficulties that arise from lack of accurate information for soil and crop management, such as increased costs for fertilisers, and environmental degradation. …”
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Insect-based fish feed in decoupled aquaponic systems: Effect on lettuce production and resource use. by Sara Pinho, Margarida Meneses Leal, Christopher Shaw, Daniela Baganz, Gösta Baganz, Georg Staaks, Werner Kloas, Oliver Körner, Hendrik Monsees

“…A conventional hydroponics nutrient solution (HP) served as control, and inorganic fertilisers were added to all nutrient solutions to reach comparable target concentrations. …”
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Assessment of the efficiency of palm plantations using a stochastic frontier approach by Saidin Nainggolan, Yanuar Fitri

“…The government should intervene to optimise village economic institutions, such as village unit cooperatives, in order to provide fertilisers and herbicides in the right quantities, times and prices according to farmers’ needs.…”
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Carbon footprint of maize planting under intensive subsistence cultivation in South Korea by Zhirun Li, Yinsheng Yang, Namho So, Jong-In Lee

“…Findings – In South Korean maize planting, N in chemical fertiliser was the most significant contributor to the CF and organic fertiliser was the most significant input. …”
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Chemical Composition of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and its Decomposition in the Field by Rabumi, Wingkis

“…The treatments involved in this study were (i) Chemical application (fertiliser) or the control, (ii) EFB application alone, (iii) EFB and chemical fertiliser application (EFB + fertiliser). …”
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The first mitotic division of human embryos is highly error prone by Cerys E. Currie, Emma Ford, Lucy Benham Whyte, Deborah M. Taylor, Bettina P. Mihalas, Muriel Erent, Adele L. Marston, Geraldine M. Hartshorne, Andrew D. McAinsh

“…Human beings arise from serial mitotic divisions of a single fertilised egg. Here through live cell imaging of fertilized embryos the authors show that the first mitotic division is error prone and can contribute to preimplantation mosaicism.…”
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COP26's dilemma: sustainability vs food security? by Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.

“…Ironically, amidst the push to “phase down” coal reliance, the world is seeing a “coal crunch” of rising coal/energy prices, with serious implications on fertilisers and food. Countries pursuing sustainability initiatives ignore these trade-offs at their own peril.…”
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Nitrogen fertilization and precipitation affected Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in dryland the Loess Plateau of South Shanxi, China by Hafeez Noor, Fida Noor, Li Ting Liang, Pengcheng Ding, Min Sun, Zhiqiang Gao

“…The results showed that grain yield under the nitrogen rate of N210 kg ha−1 was significantly increase the water intake during jointing to anthesis, Soil water storage of dryland wheat in fallow period was higher than water consumption in jointing stage and the leaf area index at anthesis, the tiller percentage rate, the jointing-anthesis, and nitrogen accumulation were closely related to yield and its components. Nitrogen fertiliser rate N150 kg ha−1 significantly increased dry matter buildup from jointing to flowering in dryland wheat compared to N fertiliser rate N210 kg ha−1. …”
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Integrating Plantain (<i>Plantago lanceolata</i> L.) and Italian Ryegrass (<i>Lolium multiflorum</i> Lam.) into New Zealand Grazing Dairy System: The Effect on Farm Productivity, P... by Omar Al-Marashdeh, Keith Cameron, Simon Hodge, Pablo Gregorini, Grant Edwards

“…Three farm systems were compared: (1) a lower input RGWC-based system (LIRG) with stocking rate of 3.5 cow/ha, annual N fertiliser rate of 150 kg/ha, and imported feed level of <1.2 t DM/cow/year; (2) a lower input ryegrass + plantain-based system (LIRG + PL) with a stocking rate of 3.5 cow/ha, annual N fertiliser rate of 150 kg/ha, and imported feed level of <1.2 t DM/cow/year; and (3) a higher input RGWC-based system (HIRG) with a stocking rate of 5.0 cow/ha, annual N fertiliser rate of 300 kg/ha, and imported feed level of >1.2 t DM/cow/year. …”
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Impact of land use change on organic carbon sequestration in Arenosol by Asta Kazlauskaite-Jadzevice, Liudmila Tripolskaja, Jonas Volungevicius, Eugenija Baksiene

“…Abandoned land and fertilised managed grassland accumulated significantly more SOC, 48% and 38% respectively compared with arable land. …”
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Struvite Crystallisation of Synthetic Urine Using Magnesium Nitrate: Effect of Parameters on Yield by Reneiloe Seodigeng, John K. Tshilenge, Hilary L. Rutto

“…Different kinds of sources for Mg have been investigated, but none investigated fertiliser grade magnesium nitrate (Mg(NO3)2 ). In this study, struvite crystallisation using Mg(NO3)2 was investigated. …”
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Does Loading Ammonium to Sorbents Affect Plant Availability in Soil? by Bente Foereid, Julia Szocs

“…There was no difference between sorption treatments in biomass or N uptake or fertiliser N left in the soil, and little difference between sorption treatments in gas emissions after the non-growing seasons was seen. …”
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INFLUENCE OF NPK MINERALS AND BIOSTIMULANTS ON THE GROWTH, YIELD, AND FRUIT NUTRITIONAL VALUE IN CV. ‘ŠAMPION’ APPLE TREES GROWING ON DIFFERENT ROOTSTOCKS... by Piotr Kiczorowski

“…M9, and P22 with the following treatments: mineral fertilization (NPK), nano-concentrations of elements (Fe, Co, Al, Mg, Mn, Ni, Ag), natural chicken manure fertiliser, humus, microbial product, plant amino acids, and stillage yeasts. …”
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The Use of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in the Improvement of Agricultural Practices: A Review on Their Biofertilising, Biostimulating and Biopesticide Roles by Ana L. Gonçalves

“…Moreover, agricultural practices should become more sustainable, as the use of chemically-based fertilisers, pesticides and growth stimulants can pose serious environmental problems and lead to the scarcity of finite resources, such as phosphorus and potassium, thus increasing the fertilisers’ costs. …”
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Study of Winter Wheat Yield Quality Analysis at ARDS Turda by Ovidiu Adrian Ceclan, Ionuţ Racz, Rozalia Kadar, Adina Varadi, Diana Hiriscau

“…That’s wy each genotype responded differently to the conditions of the ARDS Turda also through the two levels of fertilisations applied in the winter with fertilizers 20:20:0, 250 kg/ha assuring 50 kg/ha N and P active substance and second level of fertilisations with 150 kg/ha ammonium nitrate assuring 50 kg/ha N active substance. …”
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