Nitrogen release properties of urea–kaolinite controlled release fertilizer with chitosan binder

• Main Authors: Roshanravan, Bita, Mahdavi, Fariba, Abdul Rashid, Suraya
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55701/1/Nitrogen%20release%20properties%20of%20urea%E2%80%93kaolinite%20controlled%20release%20fertilizer%20with%20chitosan%20binder.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55701/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

To reduce environmental and economic concerns of feeding crops with traditional fertilizers, a new type of controlled release fertilizer was prepared. In this study, urea–kaolinite was mixed with chitosan as a binder and then was granulated. The granules were incubated in water at room temperature f...