@article{article_339766, title={The Application Areas of Clay Minerals in Agriculture}, journal={International Journal of Innovative Engineering Applications}, volume={1}, pages={18–26}, year={2017}, author={Akgül, Busra and Özgen, İnanç}, keywords={Kil Mineralleri,Tarım,Uygulama Alanları}, abstract={<div style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:12px;">The use of clay minerals in agriculture has expanded due to the significant deleterious effects of the global pollutants. The idea of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) has been put forward especially for organically grown crops. In this context, several innovative technologies such as Particle Film Technology (PFT) have been developed within the framework of the agricultural industry. These consist of chemically inert clay or clay mineral particles consisting of specially formulated liquid formulations to reduce damage affecting fruit quality before and after harvesting, such as color, carbon assimilation rate, which complement disease, insects, sun damage, freezing damage and fruit development. Over the past two decades, a significant number of studies have been conducted on the development of various film technologies. In addition, the effects on garden plants and on various fields and greenhouse plants have been investigated. In this article, clay minerals and applications in agriculture are given. </span> </div>}, number={2}, publisher={Niyazi ÖZDEMİR}