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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 144, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112062
Keywords
Starch; Renewable materials; Biodegradable; Fibrous fillers; Urea
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- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (ANPCyT) [PICT 2011-1213, 2015-0921]
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET)
- CONICET
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One of the main problems caused by intensive agriculture, is the consequent water pollution resulting from fertilizer leaching, especially as a result of fertilizers overuse. Therefore, in the present study an evaluation of the efficiency of different urea controlled-release systems, based on cassava starch and bagasse, over tomato plants growth was carried out. All fertilized systems showed a tendency towards a greater general development, photosynthetic pigments content and nitrogen status of the plant. However, significant differences were observed regarding macronutrient dosage, being unsupported biocomposite films with 25 wt.% urea content the systems with a better performance. Thus, an ecofriendly, efficient and easy to implement urea dosage alternative system for greenhouse seedling has been developed.
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