Incluye referencias bibliográficas e indice.

Sec. I. Traditional fertilizers -- Mineral nitrogen fertilizers : Environmental impact of production and use -- Environmental impact of phosphate fertilizers and by-products on agricultural soils -- Sec. II. Organic fertilizers -- Achievement of zero emissions by the bioconversion of fishery wastes into fertilizer -- Biochar -- Sec. III. Biofertilizers -- Comparative study of bio- and chemical fertilization in strawberry production -- Biofertilizers as complements to synthetic and organic fertilization -- Sec. IV. Non-conventional fertilizers -- Silicon fertilizers : Agricultural and environmental impacts -- Non-traditional ameliorants -- Effects of nanofertilizers on plant growth and development, and their interrelationship with the environment -- Sec. V. Improving fertilizer applications -- Modification of the properties of natural rubber by copolymerization with a biopolymer for a controlled release of urea fertilizer -- Effect of various mulch materials on sod-podzolic soil and field crops yield -- Radiological impact of fertilizers : Production and use.

Este libro describe muchos principios importantes del manejo de fertilizantes y los problemas de contaminación ambiental debido a la tasa de fertilización indiscriminada del suelo. Los impactos a largo plazo del uso de fertilizantes orgánicos o minerales tienen implicaciones en la fertilidad del suelo, el rendimiento de los cultivos, la calidad del agua, el cambio climático, las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, etc