Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops

To meet the ever-increasing global demand for food, the agricultural community continues to seek innovative practices to boost crop yields without sacrificing the environment. For example, using huge amounts of fertilizers hampers soil health and generates pollution. Integrated nutrient management p...

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description To meet the ever-increasing global demand for food, the agricultural community continues to seek innovative practices to boost crop yields without sacrificing the environment. For example, using huge amounts of fertilizers hampers soil health and generates pollution. Integrated nutrient management paves the way towards overcoming these problems, which involves the conjunctive use of chemical fertilizers and organic manures. The application of plant nutrients in an optimum ratio and adequate amounts is called “Balanced Fertilization”. Sustainable Fertilization Management is the proper supply of all nutrients throughout the growth of a crop. It is now commonly understood that irrational and/or excessive fertilizer application does not always translate into a continuous increase in crop yield. In contrast, a balanced fertilization strategy is economically superior, and is a more sustainable agricultural practice. According to the “Liebig’s barrel” principle, plant growth is dictated by the scarcest resource (limiting factor), and not by the total resources available. A deficiency in one nutrient cannot be compensated by a surplus of any of the others. Thus, one nutrient alone cannot ensure the yield, and a balance between the nutrients is essential to ensure attainment of yields according to the genetic potential of the crops. Hence, research in this field must be up to date, and is crucial for science and the practice of horticulture.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1747962026-04-16T16:27:15Z Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops Jarecki, Wacław Balawejder, Maciej Matłok, Natalia Plasma-activated water Pinhole plasma jet Hydroponics system Green oak lettuce Nitrogen fertilizer Plasma nitrate Agriculture Stakeholder engagement Sustainable development Waste management Cucumis sativus L. Field trial Drip irrigation Qatar Soil quality Soil respiration Plant nutrition Growth promoters Inorganic fertilization Organic fertilization CO2 assimilation Vegetable crops Local variety Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Antioxidant activity Ascorbic acid Polyphenols Bacillus Fertilization Soil organic matter Grass strips Tillage Citrus reticulata Fruit quality Pre-harvest fruit drop Plant growth regulators Foliar application Calcium Calcium content Fertilizers Calcium utilization efficiency Fruit firmness Fruit sweetness Harmless disposal of livestock and poultry carcasses Soil nutrient dynamics Soil properties Vegetable yield and quality Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) D.C. Functional food Biofortification Se and I Antioxidants Mineral elements Macronutrients Water Leaf area Planting material Cacanska Lepotica Stanley N A thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences To meet the ever-increasing global demand for food, the agricultural community continues to seek innovative practices to boost crop yields without sacrificing the environment. For example, using huge amounts of fertilizers hampers soil health and generates pollution. Integrated nutrient management paves the way towards overcoming these problems, which involves the conjunctive use of chemical fertilizers and organic manures. The application of plant nutrients in an optimum ratio and adequate amounts is called “Balanced Fertilization”. Sustainable Fertilization Management is the proper supply of all nutrients throughout the growth of a crop. It is now commonly understood that irrational and/or excessive fertilizer application does not always translate into a continuous increase in crop yield. In contrast, a balanced fertilization strategy is economically superior, and is a more sustainable agricultural practice. According to the “Liebig’s barrel” principle, plant growth is dictated by the scarcest resource (limiting factor), and not by the total resources available. A deficiency in one nutrient cannot be compensated by a surplus of any of the others. Thus, one nutrient alone cannot ensure the yield, and a balance between the nutrients is essential to ensure attainment of yields according to the genetic potential of the crops. Hence, research in this field must be up to date, and is crucial for science and the practice of horticulture. 2026-04-16T16:27:07Z 2026-04-16T16:27:07Z 2025 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725853519_51 9783725853519 9783725853526 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174796 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11675 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5352-6 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5352-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725853519 9783725853526 202 CH open access
spellingShingle Plasma-activated water
Pinhole plasma jet
Hydroponics system
Green oak lettuce
Nitrogen fertilizer
Plasma nitrate
Agriculture
Stakeholder engagement
Sustainable development
Waste management
Cucumis sativus L.
Field trial
Drip irrigation
Qatar
Soil quality
Soil respiration
Plant nutrition
Growth promoters
Inorganic fertilization
Organic fertilization
CO2 assimilation
Vegetable crops
Local variety
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Antioxidant activity
Ascorbic acid
Polyphenols
Bacillus
Fertilization
Soil organic matter
Grass strips
Tillage
Citrus reticulata
Fruit quality
Pre-harvest fruit drop
Plant growth regulators
Foliar application
Calcium
Calcium content
Fertilizers
Calcium utilization efficiency
Fruit firmness
Fruit sweetness
Harmless disposal of livestock and poultry carcasses
Soil nutrient dynamics
Soil properties
Vegetable yield and quality
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) D.C.
Functional food
Biofortification
Se and I
Antioxidants
Mineral elements
Macronutrients
Water
Leaf area
Planting material
Cacanska Lepotica
Stanley
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title_full Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title_fullStr Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title_short Sustainable Fertilization Management Consequences to Horticultural Crops
title_sort sustainable fertilization management consequences to horticultural crops
topic Plasma-activated water
Pinhole plasma jet
Hydroponics system
Green oak lettuce
Nitrogen fertilizer
Plasma nitrate
Agriculture
Stakeholder engagement
Sustainable development
Waste management
Cucumis sativus L.
Field trial
Drip irrigation
Qatar
Soil quality
Soil respiration
Plant nutrition
Growth promoters
Inorganic fertilization
Organic fertilization
CO2 assimilation
Vegetable crops
Local variety
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Antioxidant activity
Ascorbic acid
Polyphenols
Bacillus
Fertilization
Soil organic matter
Grass strips
Tillage
Citrus reticulata
Fruit quality
Pre-harvest fruit drop
Plant growth regulators
Foliar application
Calcium
Calcium content
Fertilizers
Calcium utilization efficiency
Fruit firmness
Fruit sweetness
Harmless disposal of livestock and poultry carcasses
Soil nutrient dynamics
Soil properties
Vegetable yield and quality
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) D.C.
Functional food
Biofortification
Se and I
Antioxidants
Mineral elements
Macronutrients
Water
Leaf area
Planting material
Cacanska Lepotica
Stanley
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
topic_facet Plasma-activated water
Pinhole plasma jet
Hydroponics system
Green oak lettuce
Nitrogen fertilizer
Plasma nitrate
Agriculture
Stakeholder engagement
Sustainable development
Waste management
Cucumis sativus L.
Field trial
Drip irrigation
Qatar
Soil quality
Soil respiration
Plant nutrition
Growth promoters
Inorganic fertilization
Organic fertilization
CO2 assimilation
Vegetable crops
Local variety
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Antioxidant activity
Ascorbic acid
Polyphenols
Bacillus
Fertilization
Soil organic matter
Grass strips
Tillage
Citrus reticulata
Fruit quality
Pre-harvest fruit drop
Plant growth regulators
Foliar application
Calcium
Calcium content
Fertilizers
Calcium utilization efficiency
Fruit firmness
Fruit sweetness
Harmless disposal of livestock and poultry carcasses
Soil nutrient dynamics
Soil properties
Vegetable yield and quality
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) D.C.
Functional food
Biofortification
Se and I
Antioxidants
Mineral elements
Macronutrients
Water
Leaf area
Planting material
Cacanska Lepotica
Stanley
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
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