ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Controlled Release Fertilizers: A Review on Coating Materials and Mechanism of Release.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Harnessing plant growth-promoting bacteria for nanoparticle biosynthesis: a systematic review of mechanisms, agricultural applications, and biomedical potential.Bioprocess and biosystems engineering · 2026Pooled it
- Mathematical and computational modeling for organic and insect frass fertilizer production: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- A sustainable pH responsive hydrogel-based phosphorus fertilizer using nano oxalic acid-modified rock phosphate and humic acid.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Controlled-Release Fertilizers: Innovations, Challenges, and Practical Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Preparation of Biomass-Based Iron-Containing Microspheres from Rice Straw: Enhancing the Water Absorption Performance of Slow-Release Fertilizer.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimized Controlled-Release Fertilization Improves Productivity and Reshapes the Rhizosphere Microbiome in Lei Bamboo: A Metagenomic Assessment.Environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Calcium Alginate-Based Hydrogel-Encapsulated Nutrients and Nucleic Acid Delivery for Ameliorating Saline-Alkali Stress in Plants.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Polysaccharide Hydrogel-Based Fertilizer Carriers: Soil-Relevant Evaluation of Nutrient Release Beyond Conventional Aqueous Testing.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of Controlled-Release Fertilizer Application Rate on Growth, Physiological Traits, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Responses ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of enhanced efficiency fertilizers on soil nitrous oxide emissions in corn agroecosystems: Integrating machine learning and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Synthesis and performance of CMC/PAM-based interpenetrating network hydrogels for targeted urea delivery.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Hydrogel Development, Processing and Applications in Agriculture: A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An In-Depth Study on the Enhanced Controlled-Release Performance of Coated Urea via the Construction of a Multiscale SiOACS omega · 2026Article
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- Sustainable mechanochemical activation of rock phosphate with oxalic acid for high-efficiency phosphorus fertilizers.RSC advances · 2026Article
- PLA/Starch Composites: New Applications as Control Release Materials.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Controlled release fertiliser as an alternative nutrient management strategy for immature oil palm establishment on steep terrain: growth and foliar nutrient responses.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Optimizing the blending ratio of urea with slow-release N fertilizer improves maize yield and N use efficiency while reducing N losses.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Exploring slow-release plasma nitrogen nano-fertilizer for improved maize production and nutrient use efficiency.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Optimization of synthesis constituents of slow-release zinc fertilizers using response surface methodology.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
Rising world population is expected to increase the demand for nitrogen fertilizers to improve crop yield and ensure food security. With existing challenges on low nutrient use efficiency (NUE) of urea and its environmental concerns, controlled release fertilizers (CRFs) have become a potential solution by formulating them to synchronize nutrient release according to the requirement of plants. However, the most significant challenge that persists is the "tailing" effect, which reduces the economic benefits in terms of maximum fertilizer utilization. High materials cost is also a significant obstacle restraining the widespread application of CRF in agriculture. The first part of this review covers issues related to the application of conventional fertilizer and CRFs in general. In the subsequent sections, different raw materials utilized to form CRFs, focusing on inorganic and organic materials and synthetic and natural polymers alongside their physical and chemical preparation methods, are compared. Important factors affecting rate of release, mechanism of release and mathematical modelling approaches to predict nutrient release are also discussed. This review aims to provide a better overview of the developments regarding CRFs in the past ten years, and trends are identified and analyzed to provide an insight for future works in the field of agriculture.
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