Controlled release fertilizer workshop, 1991: Proceedings

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7136004

Scheib, R M ^[1]

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Over the last 20 years the Tennessee Valley Authority's National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center (NFERC) has carried out a number of programs to develop controlled release fertilizers. They pioneered the development and commercialization of sulfur coated urea and conducted extensive research in an attempt to develop an economical synthesis for oxamide. In recent years there has developed an increasing interest in the environmental impact of fertilizers, particularly on the potential for ground water contamination by nitrate derived from fertilizer materials. In response to this interest NFERC's Chemical Research Department organized a five member Controlled Release Fertilizer (CRF) Team to reassess the potential for controlled release materials in agriculture with a view to minimizing any adverse environmental impact and increasing the efficiency of nutrient utilization by the crop. This workshop was part of that reassessment program. The workshop goals were: To determine the present status of CRF research, production and use; to assess the future needs of CRF producers and consumers; and to promote communication and exchange of information. To accomplish these goals the team invited speakers from across' the United States representing academics, experimental station researchers, fertilizer producers, environmentalists, and marketing experts to present papers.

• Research Organization: National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center, Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: TVA; Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7136004
• Report Number(s): TVA/NFERC-91/8; TVA-Bull-Y-221; CONF-9107245-; ON: DE93003872
• Resource Relation: Conference: Controlled release fertilizer workshop - 1991, Sheffield, AL (United States), 30-31 Jul 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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