Preparation and properties of chitosan-coated NPK compound fertilizer with controlled-release and water-retention

By Lan Wu, Mingzhu Liu. 2008

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Superabsorbent polymers in agriculture and other applications: a review (2019, background): “Sodium alginate([92]), ethyl cellulose([89]), chitosan([90]) and various polysaccharides([7]) are also used in agri-”
Review on materials & methods to produce controlled release coated urea fertilizer. (2014, methodology): “A similar release mechanism was presented by Guo [12], Liang [13], Liu [14], and Wu [15].”
A preliminary study of the incorparation of NPK fertilizer into chitosan nanoparticles (2010, unknown): “and to minimize environmental pollution [6, 7].”
Nanotechnology: The new perspective in precision agriculture (2017, methodology): “Recently, the use of slow release fertilizers has become a new method to save fertilizer consumption in order to minimize environmental pollution [52].”
A comprehensive review on biodegradable polymers and their blends used in controlled-release fertilizer processes (2015, background): “1983, Parham and Deng 2000, Wu and Liu 2008, Jamnongkan and Kaewpirom 2010b).”
Coating materials for slow release of nitrogen from urea fertilizer: a review (2020, background): “An analogous release mechanism and process was proposed by Guo (2005), Liang, Liu, and Wu (2007), Liu et al. (2007), and Wu and Liu (2008) to explain the above.”