Exploring phosphorus fertilizers and fertilization strategies for improved human and environmental health
International Fertilizer Development Center · Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Abstract
Abstract Mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers support high crop yields and contribute to feeding the teeming global population. However, complex edaphic processes cause P to be immobilized in soil, hampering its timely and sufficient availability for uptake by plants. The resultant low use efficiency of current water-soluble P fertilizers creates significant environmental and human health problems. Current practices to increase P use efficiency have been inadequate to curtail these problems. We advocate for the understanding of plant physiological processes, such as physiological P requirement, storage of excess P as phytate, and plant uptake mechanisms, to identify novel ways of designing and delivering P…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.03
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 170
Authors
3Topics & keywords
- Edaphic
- Micronutrient
- Fertilizer
- Phosphorus
- Human fertilization
- Phytic acid
- Biofortification
- Population
- Zero hunger