2026· Journal of Soil Future Research· Vol 7, pp. 8-14· 0 citations
Abstract
In order to ensure that the objective of feeding the ever-growing world population is fulfilled, crop production must be efficient and sustainable. It is important that crops preserve the soil quality and protect the environment. INM (Integrated Nutrient Management) is an interesting approach, which involves the use of chemical fertilizers, organic manure, and nanotechnology. For example, the combination of chemical fertilizers with the organic fertilizers like farmyard manure, compost, and green manure leads to better soil conditions, improves microbial activities, and helps to retain water and nutrients. Also, they help to improve soil fertility and sequester carbon. The application of nano-fertilizers can be viewed as the most recent innovation in agriculture nutrient management due to its capacity to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently. Due to the smaller particle sizes, larger surface area, and higher nutrient uptake, nano-fertilizers allow plants to absorb nutrients more easily. As a result, there will be a decrease in the loss of nutrients due to leaching, volatilization, and runoff. However, their large-scale adoption is constrained by challenges such as high production costs, limited field-scale validation, regulatory uncertainties, and concerns regarding the long-term environmental and ecological impacts of nanomaterials. The integration of organic and nano-based inputs within an INM framework provides a balanced and efficient nutrient supply that addresses current crop nutritional requirements while supporting the long-term sustainability of agricultural production. Future research should focus on developing cost-effective nano-fertilizers, establishing standardized regulatory frameworks, and conducting long-term field studies to ensure their safe, practical, and sustainable adoption in modern agriculture.
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) has emerged as a sustainable agricultural approach that combines organic, inorganic, and biological nutrient sources to improve crop productivity while maintaining long-term soil fertility and environmental quality. The continuous use of chemical fertilizers without adequate replenishment of soil organic matter has resulted in declining soil health, nutrient imbalances, reduced microbial activity, environmental pollution, and diminishing crop productivity in many agricultural regions. Integrated Nutrient Management addresses these challenges by promoting balanced nutrient application through the combined use of chemical fertilizers, farmyard manure, compost, green manure, crop residues, biofertilizers, and other organic amendments. This integrated approach enhances nutrient-use efficiency, improves soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, increases crop yield, and supports sustainable agricultural production. The present study evaluates the role of Integrated Nutrient Management practices in enhancing crop productivity and restoring soil fertility under diverse agroecosystems. It examines the principles and components of INM, analyzes its effects on crop growth, nutrient availability, soil health, and environmental sustainability, explores technological innovations supporting nutrient management, and discusses policy interventions for promoting widespread adoption of sustainable nutrient management practices. The study highlights that integrating scientific research, precision agriculture, digital technologies, farmer education, and supportive agricultural policies can significantly improve nutrient management efficiency while reducing environmental degradation. Ultimately, Integrated Nutrient Management represents a key strategy for achieving sustainable agriculture, improving food security, conserving natural resources, and ensuring long-term agricultural resilience under changing environmental conditions..
Research Author· Europian Journal of Agricult...· 0 citations
Efficient nutrient management is essential for improving the productivity, quality, and sustainability of vegetable production systems. Vegetable crops require adequate and balanced nutrient supplies because of their rapid growth, short cropping duration, and high nutrient demand. Traditionally, inorganic fertilizers have been widely used to achieve higher yields; however, excessive dependence on chemical fertilizers has resulted in declining soil fertility, nutrient imbalances, environmental pollution, and increased production costs. In contrast, organic nutrient management utilizes farmyard manure, compost, vermicompost, green manure, crop residues, biofertilizers, and other organic amendments to improve soil health, microbial activity, and long-term agricultural sustainability. Both nutrient management systems possess distinct advantages and limitations with respect to nutrient availability, crop productivity, product quality, soil fertility, and environmental impacts. Recent agricultural research emphasizes integrated nutrient management (INM), which combines organic and inorganic nutrient sources to maximize crop yield while maintaining soil health and minimizing ecological degradation. Advanced technologies such as precision nutrient management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and soil testing support efficient nutrient application according to crop requirements. This paper comparatively evaluates the principles, nutrient dynamics, crop responses, environmental impacts, economic considerations, and sustainability of organic and inorganic nutrient management in vegetable crops. It also examines the role of integrated nutrient management and emerging technologies in achieving sustainable and climate-resilient vegetable production..
Research Author· Europian Journal of Agricult...· 0 citations
Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) is a comprehensive approach to improving soil fertility by combining organic resources, inorganic fertilizers, improved crop varieties, and appropriate agronomic practices to maximize crop productivity while maintaining long-term soil health. Continuous dependence on chemical fertilizers alone has contributed to soil degradation, nutrient imbalance, declining organic matter, and environmental pollution, making sustainable nutrient management increasingly important. ISFM addresses these challenges by integrating locally available organic amendments such as farmyard manure, compost, crop residues, green manures, and biofertilizers with balanced mineral fertilizer application and sound soil management practices. This integrated approach enhances nutrient availability, improves soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, increases nutrient-use efficiency, and promotes sustainable crop production. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ISFM increases crop yields, improves water-use efficiency, enhances soil organic carbon, stimulates beneficial microbial activity, and reduces nutrient losses through leaching and volatilization. Furthermore, ISFM contributes to climate resilience by improving soil structure, increasing carbon sequestration, and reducing dependence on excessive chemical fertilizer use. Despite its numerous advantages, adoption remains constrained by limited farmer awareness, inadequate access to quality inputs, labor requirements, and financial limitations. This paper examines the principles and components of Integrated Soil Fertility Management, evaluates its influence on soil health, nutrient-use efficiency, and crop productivity, and discusses the challenges and future prospects of its implementation. The study concludes that ISFM is a practical and sustainable strategy for achieving higher agricultural productivity while conserving natural resources and ensuring long-term food security.
Research Author· Europian Journal of Agricult...· 0 citations
The increasing need to ensure global food security and promote sustainable agricultural practices has necessitated the development of alternative approaches to the environmental problems caused by the use of traditional mineral fertilizers. This review article, prepared within this context, comprehensively examines the development of biochar-coated controlled-release fertilizers (BCSRFs) over the last decade (2015–2025). The study evaluates in detail the production techniques of BCSRFs, the properties of coating materials, nutrient release mechanisms, and the impacts of these systems on agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. Furthermore, environmental gains such as increased nutrient use efficiency (NUE), reduced greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient leaching, as well as economic feasibility and scalability are discussed. With the potential to improve soil fertility and limit environmental losses, BCSRFs stand out as an innovative and promising solution for modern agricultural systems. This review aims to synthesize the existing literature and provide a scientific framework for future research and applications.
Hasine Elçi· Selcuk journal of agricultur...· 0 citations
The long-term use of chemical fertilizers poses a serious threat to crop productivity and soil quality. The Public interest and awareness of the need for improving nutrient use efficiency is great, but nutrient use efficiency is easily misunderstood. The Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is the integral part of a larger concept of resource use efficiency in agriculture, a cause of concern at present and as well as for the future of sustainable agriculture. The nutrients when applied to the soil, if not utilized by the plants, find their way to reach the water bodies and atmosphere, resulted in an increase of ecological cost. Nutrient use efficiency can be optimized by best management practices that apply nutrients at the right rate, time and place, from right source. Application of organic manures is recognized as a key strategy for smart farming, because it optimizes the nutrient use efficiency, by balancing nutrient supply with crop demand, reducing leaching and improving soil health. The application of organic manures improves soil health and plant growth by improving the soil organic matter (SOM), soil structure, aggregate stability, nutrient uptake, water-holding capacity, cation exchange capacity, nutrient use efficiency and microbial activities of soil. The intensity of abiotic stress is continuously increasing, which is a serious threat to crop productivity and global food security. However, the organic manures have been reported to improve tolerance against drought, salinity, heat and heavy metal (HM) stresses. The application of organic fertilizer improves the leaf water status, nutrient uptake, nutrient homeostasis, synthesis of chlorophyll, osmolytes, hormones, secondary metabolites, antioxidant activities and gene expression, resulting in improved tolerance against drought, salinity, heat and heavy metals. The advancements in next-generation agriculture rely heavily on precision nutrition. This review explores how the strategic application of organic manures, among other interventions, optimizes the nutrient use efficiency to support sustainable crop production and sustenance of soil fertility in smart farming.
A. Mailappa· Indian Journal of Agricultur...· 0 citations
The choice between organic and inorganic amendment strategies for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production has profound implications for soil health, crop productivity, fruit quality, environmental sustainability, and smallholder livelihoods in tropical agro-ecological regions. This review provides a systematic comparative analysis of organic amendmentssuch as compost, vermicompost, biochar, green manures, microbial inoculants, and inorganic fertilizers (nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compounds, micronutrient fertilizers) across dimensions of yield response, soil physicochemical improvement, economic feasibility, and long-term soil health trajectories. Evidence from peer-reviewed field studies (2018–2025) consistently demonstrates that organic amendments match or exceed inorganic fertilizer yield outcomes over multi-season timeframes while generating substantial co-benefits for soil organic carbon, microbial diversity, water retention, and disease suppression that mineral fertilizers do not provide. Integrated strategies combining organic and reduced-rate inorganic inputs achieve the greatest short-term yields while progressively improving soil health. Nigerian evidence on organic pest management with neem extract and Path-Away® organic formulations demonstrates that organic principles extend beyond soil fertility management to encompass full agronomic systems in which synthetic chemical inputs are minimized. This review proposes criteria for evidence-based selection between organic, inorganic, and integrated amendment strategies in tropical tomato systems.
Adesakin, O. R., Adeboye, S. E., B. A. Gonimi et al.· RA Journal Of Applied Resear...· 0 citations
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