https://nanoclayguide.com/tags/nanoclay-fertiliser/Recent content in Nanoclay Fertiliser on Nanoclay GuideHugoen-usMon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nanoclayguide.com/blog/nanoclay-controlled-release-fertiliser/Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nanoclayguide.com/blog/nanoclay-controlled-release-fertiliser/<p>Of every kilogram of nitrogen fertiliser applied to agricultural soil worldwide, a substantial fraction never reaches a plant. It leaches through the soil profile into groundwater, volatilises as ammonia or nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, or runs off in irrigation water or rainfall events. The estimates vary by crop, soil, and application method, but losses of 30–50% are typical for conventional urea under typical application conditions.</p> <p>This is simultaneously an economic problem (fertiliser is expensive, and losing half of it is a direct cost to growers), an environmental problem (nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions are significant contributors to water pollution and greenhouse gas loading), and an agronomic problem (uneven temporal availability of nutrients creates periods of excess and deficit that reduce yield).</p>