Zeolite and saving of fertilizers in agriculture

Zeolite and its potential uses in agriculture
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Zeolite and its potential uses in agriculture

C. Sangeetha* and P. Baskar1, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India. Received: 10-09-2015 Accepted: 25-02-2016 DOI:10.18805/ar.v0iof.9627 ABSTRACT In many parts of the world food security is being affected due to declining quality and/or quantity of the soil resource base and climate change. In this context, farming with zeolites has drawn attention. Zeolites…

Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention

Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention

Seyyed Ali Akbar Nakhli 1 Madrid Delkash Email author 1 Babak Ebrazi Bakhshayesh 1 Hossein Kazemian 2,3 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of DelawareNewarkUSA 2.Zeolitic & Nano-Materials LabWestern UniversityLondonCanada 3.College of Science and ManagementUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaPrince GeorgeCanada Abstract Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application. Retaining nutrients…