Application Research of Slow-Release Fertilizer in Plant Camouflage

Abstract:

Plant camouflage is one of the camouflage methods, which is conducted by using of planting and collecting plant and changing color of plant to conceal targets. It can be used to camouflage relatively big permanent fixed targets in peace time and also to camouflage relatively big permanent fixed targets in peace time and also to camouflage relatively small fixed or moving targets. However, in recent years, with the natural disasters occurring alternately, plant camouflage can be destroyed easily, and it is difficult to rebuild in a short time. To improve the effect of plant camouflage, more fertilizers are required, which may become an environmental hazard, unless adequate technical and socioeconomic impacts are addressed. A multifunctional slow-release nitrogen fertilizer has been developed to improve fertilizer use efficiency and reduce environmental pollution. In this paper, a series of slow-release formulations of nitrogen fertilizer were developed on the basis of natural attapulgite clay, ethylcellulose film, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose/hydroxylethylcellulose hydrogel. The structural of the product were examined. The slow-release profiles of ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, and urea as nitrogen fertilizer substrates were determined in soil.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 941-944)
• Pages: 956-959
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.941-944.956
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Nai Yan Zhang*, Xiao Qi Li, Li Yong Qu
• Keywords: Material, Nitrogen Fertilizer, Plant Camouflage, Slow-Release

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