Many fertilizer bags are labeled as fast- or slow-release, indicating how quickly the nutrients are available to the plant. Fast-release types dissolve in water and are readily available.

UF/IFAS researchers are testing how effective these products are by putting them in mesh bags and burying them alongside corn ...

Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that problem, by developing a sustained-release fertilizer that takes the form of tiny glass beads. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...