Excessive Nitrogen Fertilizer Application CausesRapid Degradation of Greenhouse Soil in China
Xiaobing Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Sheng HaiJun, Xiaozhi Wang, Haitao Zhao, Ke Feng
Abstract
With increasing demand for vegetables and horticultural products, the greenhouse cultivation area is expanding at an unimaginable rate. According to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, PRC, the total area of planting facilities, mainly plastic greenhouses, solar greenhouses and terraces, will be stabilized at more than 2 million hectares by 2025, which was just 20 thousand hectares in 1980.
Topics & Concepts
FertilizerEnvironmental scienceGreenhouseDegradation (telecommunications)NitrogenNitrogen fertilizerAgronomyGreenhouse gasChinaChemistryBiologyEngineeringGeographyEcologyArchaeologyOrganic chemistryTelecommunicationsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPolymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements