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Improving agricultural practices: application of polymers in agriculture
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Agricultural industry has been the root of all growth in India and all over the globe, with practices that can be dated back thousands of years, hence there is a need to improve technology and improvise advanced methodologies. Currently one of the major sections in the agricultural industry uses chemicals like fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides, among other agrochemicals to enhance the productivity of crops. These chemicals pose a risk to human health and the environment, by causing land, water, and air pollution. There is an imminent need for better alternatives to these agrochemicals. This review summarizes one such alternative, the Agro-polymers, specifically designed and employed for enhanced crop productivity. Their versatile nature and various applications are based on features like protective and preventive properties of certain antimicrobial, antifungal, molluscicidal, and herbicidal polymers, water absorbance and retention capabilities of superabsorbent polymers and hydrogels, and controlled delivery of agrochemicals and nutrients property of polymeric delivery systems. The paper discusses future research prospects, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency, stability, and safety of agro-polymer applications. It emphasizes the need for continued research to optimize the use of polymeric materials in agriculture and ensure their compatibility with global environmental requirements.
Improving agricultural practices: application of polymers in agriculture
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4427-6100
Agricultural industry has been the root of all growth in India and all over the globe, with practices that can be dated back thousands of years, hence there is a need to improve technology and improvise advanced methodologies. Currently one of the major sections in the agricultural industry uses chemicals like fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides, among other agrochemicals to enhance the productivity of crops. These chemicals pose a risk to human health and the environment, by causing land, water, and air pollution. There is an imminent need for better alternatives to these agrochemicals. This review summarizes one such alternative, the Agro-polymers, specifically designed and employed for enhanced crop productivity. Their versatile nature and various applications are based on features like protective and preventive properties of certain antimicrobial, antifungal, molluscicidal, and herbicidal polymers, water absorbance and retention capabilities of superabsorbent polymers and hydrogels, and controlled delivery of agrochemicals and nutrients property of polymeric delivery systems. The paper discusses future research prospects, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency, stability, and safety of agro-polymer applications. It emphasizes the need for continued research to optimize the use of polymeric materials in agriculture and ensure their compatibility with global environmental requirements.
Improving agricultural practices: application of polymers in agriculture
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4427-6100
Agricultural industry has been the root of all growth in India and all over the globe, with practices that can be dated back thousands of years, hence there is a need to improve technology and improvise advanced methodologies. Currently one of the major sections in the agricultural industry uses chemicals like fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides, among other agrochemicals to enhance the productivity of crops. These chemicals pose a risk to human health and the environment, by causing land, water, and air pollution. There is an imminent need for better alternatives to these agrochemicals. This review summarizes one such alternative, the Agro-polymers, specifically designed and employed for enhanced crop productivity. Their versatile nature and various applications are based on features like protective and preventive properties of certain antimicrobial, antifungal, molluscicidal, and herbicidal polymers, water absorbance and retention capabilities of superabsorbent polymers and hydrogels, and controlled delivery of agrochemicals and nutrients property of polymeric delivery systems. The paper discusses future research prospects, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency, stability, and safety of agro-polymer applications. It emphasizes the need for continued research to optimize the use of polymeric materials in agriculture and ensure their compatibility with global environmental requirements.
Improving agricultural practices: application of polymers in agriculture
Energ. Ecol. Environ.
Cherwoo, Lubhan (author) / Gupta, Ishika (author) / Bhatia, Ranjana (author) / Setia, Hema (author)
Energy, Ecology and Environment ; 9 ; 25-41
2024-02-01
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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