Slow- and Controlled-Release and Stabilized Fertilizers: An Option for Enhancing Nutrient Use Efficiency in Agriculture

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Mechanisms of Nitrogen Use in Maize (2019, background): “Nitrate and ammonium are the forms of inorganic N most greatly absorbed by the roots of maize [63].”
A comprehensive review on biodegradable polymers and their blends used in controlled-release fertilizer processes (2015, background): “Their use may thus lead to an undesirable accumulation of plastic residues up to 50 kg/ha/year (Trenkel 2010).”
Coating materials for slow release of nitrogen from urea fertilizer: a review (2020, methodology): “Working of slow release fertilizer Urea fertilizer application to soil results in a biochemical sequence along with substantial conversion which gives rise to nitrogen release for plant growth (Trenkel 2010).”