Fertilizer mixture of controlled-release urea (CRU) and normal urea increased crop yield, NUE, and net farm profit, compared with normal urea.
Release rates of CRU in water and soil were investigated.
Releases rates of N from fertilizer mixture corresponded well to the N requirements of wheat and maize plants.
Fertilizer mixture reduced the leaching of inorganic nitrogen from the crop root zones, compared with normal urea.