Dr Rodrigo Coqui da Silva

Soil Science | Crop Nutrition | Farming Systems | Agronomy

Research Interests

Soil science, crop nutrition, fertilizer technology, crops, forest & pasture management, nutrient cycling, isotope techniques, root & plant phenotype, land use change, scientific writing.

Publications

Book

Souza-Filho, LF; da Silva, RC; Cesar, FRCF; Souza, CMM (Eds). (2021) Topics in Soil Science – vol. XI. Viçosa-MG: Brazilian Society of Soil Science. 486 p. ISSN 1519-3934

Book chapter

McBeath T, Unkovich M, da Silva RC, Desbiolles J, Saunders C, Fraser M, Trengove S, Moodie M, Wilhelm N, Llewellyn R (2023) Ameliorating sandy soil constraints for productivity gains in southern Australia. In: Hartemink, AE and Huang, J (Eds). Progress in Soil Science – Sandy Soils, Chapter 19. Springer International Publishing, 396 p. ISBN: 9783031502842

da Silva, RC; Otto, R; Cantarella, H; Guelfi, D (2021) Fertilizers containing secondary macronutrients, micronutrients and beneficial elements: innovations and perspectives. In:LF Souza-Filho, LF; da Silva, RC; Cesar, FRCF, Souza, CMM (Eds). Topics in Soil Science – vol. XI. Viçosa-MG: Brazilian Society of Soil Science. p. 160-193. ISSN 1519-3934

Guelfi, D; da Silva, RC; Otto, R; Cantarella, H (2021) Advances in research and technology for nitrogen, phosphate and potassium fertilizers. In:LF Souza-Filho, LF; da Silva, RC; Cesar, FRCF, Souza, CMM (Eds). Topics in Soil Science – vol. XI. Viçosa-MG: Brazilian Society of Soil Science. p. 101-159. ISSN 1519-3934

da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; Baird, R; McLaughlin, MJ (2017) Soil management and fertilizer practices affecting crop production and human health. In: Singh, BR; McLaughlin, MJ; Brevik, E (Eds.). The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health. 1 Ed. Catena – Schweizerbart and Borntraeger Science Publishers, Stuttgart. p. 111-121. ISBN 978-3-510-65417-8.

Patents

McLaughlin, MJ; Baird, R; Kabiri, S; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC (2023) Coating containing micronutrients for fertilizer granules. US Patent application (under review).

McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC (2023) Use of sludge solids formed in merchant-grade acid as fertilizer. US Patent application (under review).

McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Light, J (2022) Hydrophobic coatings to improve the physical quality parameters of fertilizers. US Patent No. US20210246083A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20210246083A1/en
 
McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC (2022) Swellable fertilizer granules containing elemental sulphur with increased oxidation rates. US Patent No. US20220324773A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2018217888A1/en
 
McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC (2021) Inflatable fertilizer pellets containing elemental sulphur with increased oxidation rates. European Patent No. EP3634923A4. https://patents.google.com/patent/EP3634923A4/en
 
McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Freeman, K; Fry, T (2021) Fertilizers containing slow and fast release sources of boron. US Patent No. US20210347704A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2018183914A1/en
 
McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Baylor, BT; Peacock, LA (2020) Acid treatment for fertilizers to increase zinc solubility and availability. US Patent No. US2020/0062667A1. https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2017027785A1/en

Scientific articles

da Silva, RC; McBeath, TM; Antille, DA; Thomas, M; Macdonald, LM (2024) Reversible strengthening behaviour of subsurface layers in sandy soils – understanding variable response to strategic deep. Soil and Tillage Research, 237, 105981.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105981
 
Degryse, F; Harris, H; Baird, R; Andelkovic, I; da Silva, RC; Kabiri, S; Yazici, A; Cakmak, I; McLaughlin, MJ (2023) Acid coating to increase zinc availability of phosphate fertilizers. Plant and Soil.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06323-w
 
Baird, RJ; Kabiri, S; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Andelkovic, I; McLaughlin, MJ (2023) Hydrophobic fertilizer coatings for improved physical handling and nutrient delivery. Powder Technology, 424, 118521.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118521
 
Zheng, B; Kabiri, S; Andelkovic, I; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R; Self, P; McLaughlin, MJ (2021) – Mechanochemical synthesis of zinc borate for use as a dual release B fertilizer. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (47), 15995-16004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07111
 
Ballotin, FC; Santos, WO; Barros, MVA; Mattiello, EM; Mendonça, AC; da Silva, RC (2021) Nitric acid as a cold extractor of total nutrient contents from mineral fertilizers. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 52 (20), 2578-2587. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2021.1953055
 
da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; Baird, R; Mallarino, AP; McLaughlin, MJ (2021) Screening fertilizers for their phosphorus runoff risk using laboratory methods. Journal of Environmental Quality, 50, 955-966.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20236
 
Samreen, T; Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Zahir, ZA; Nazir, MZ; Wakeel, A; Muntaha, ST; McLaughlin, MJ (2021) Development and testing of improved-efficiency boron-enriched diammonium phosphate fertilizers. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 21, 1134-1143.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00428-w
 
Mattiello, EM; Cancellier, EL; da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; Baird, R; McLaughlin, MJ (2021) Efficiency of 67Zn-enriched fertilizers in a sequential crop cultivation. Pedosphere, 31 (4) 531-537.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(20)60044-3
 
Cesar, FRCF; Muraoka, T; da Silva, RC; Souza-Filho, LFS (2020) Efficiency of phosphate rock and elemental sulfur mixtures depends on the reactivity and the fertilizer exposed area. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 43, 2773-2784. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2020.1793181    
 
Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Holzapfel CB; Kappes, C; Tysko, M; McLaughlin, MJ (2020) Sulfur uptake from sulfate- and elemental S-fortified fertilizers in three contrasting climatic zones – a stable isotope study. Agronomy, 10 (7), 1035: 1-16 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10071035
 
Kabiri, S; Andelkovic, IB; da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; Baird, R; Tavakkoli, E; Kirby, JK; Losic, D; McLaughlin, MJ (2020) Engineered phosphate fertilizers with dual-release properties. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55 (13): 5512-5524. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00403
 
Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R; Cakmak, I; Yazici, MA; McLaughlin, MJ (2020) Comparison and modelling of extraction methods to assess agronomic effectiveness of fertilizer zinc. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 183 (2): 248-254.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201900340

Ramkissoon, C; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R; Young, SD; Bailey, EH; McLaughlin, MJ (2019) Improving the efficacy of selenium fertilizers for wheat biofortification. Scientific Reports, 9(1): 19520.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55914-0
 
Baird, R; da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; McLaughlin, MJ (2019) A column perfusion test to assess the kinetics of nutrient release by soluble, sparingly soluble and coated granular fertilizers. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 182: 763-771.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201800666
 
Andelkovic, I; Kabiri, S; da Silva, RC; Tavakkoli, E; Kirby, JK; Losic, D; McLaughlin, MJ (2019) Optimization of phosphate loading on graphene oxide-Fe(III) composites – possibilities for engineering slow release fertilizers. New Journal of Chemistry, 43:8580-8589.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ01641D
 
da Silva, RC; Baird, R; Degryse, F; McLaughlin, MJ (2018) Slow and fast-release boron sources in macronutrient fertilizer: spatial variability, nutrient dissolution and plant uptake. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 82: 1437-1448.
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2018.02.0065
 
Cancellier, EL; Degryse, F; Silva, DRG; da Silva, RC; McLaughlin, MJ (2018) Rapid and low-cost method for evaluation of nutrient release from controlled-release fertilizers using electrical conductivity. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 26: 4388-4395.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-018-1309-1
 
Degryse, F; daSilva, RC; Baird, R; Beyrer, T; Below, F; McLaughlin, MJ (2018) Uptake of elemental or sulfate-S from fall- or spring-applied co-granulated fertilizer by corn – A stable isotope and modelling study. Field Crops Research, 221: 322-332.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.07.015

Everaert, M; da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; McLaughlin, MJ; Smolders, E (2018) Limited phosphorus runoff losses using LDH and struvite fertilizers: A rainfall simulation study. Journal of Environmental Quality, 47: 371-377.
https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.07.0282
 
Kabiri, S; Degryse, F; Tran, DNH; da Silva, RC; McLaughlin, MJ; Losic, D (2017) Graphene oxide: a new carrier for slow release of plant micronutrients. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9: 43325-43335.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.7b07890
 
Mattiello, EM; da Silva, RC; Degryse, F; Baird, R; Gupta, VVSR; McLaughlin, MJ (2017) Sulfur and zinc availability from co-granulated Zn-enriched elemental sulfur fertilizers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65: 1108-1115.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04586
 
Degryse, F; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; McLaughlin, MJ (2017) Dissolution rate and agronomic effectiveness of struvite fertilizers – effect of granulation and base excess. Plant and Soil, 410: 139-152.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2990-2

Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R; McLaughlin, MJ (2016) Effect of co-granulation on oxidation of elemental sulfur: theoretical model and experimental validation. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 80: 1244-1253.
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2016.02.0054
 
Montalvo, D; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R; McLaughlin, MJ (2016) Agronomic effectiveness of zinc sources as micronutrient fertilizers. Advances in Agronomy, 139: 215-267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2016.05.004
 
Degryse, F; Ajiboye, B; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; McLaughlin, MJ (2016) Oxidation of elemental sulphur in granular fertilizers depends on the soil-exposed surface area. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 80: 294-305.
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2015.06.0237
 
Degryse, F; Ajiboye, B; Baird, R; da Silva, RC; McLaughlin, MJ (2016) Availability of fertilizer sulphate and elemental sulphur to canola in two consecutive crops. Plant and Soil, 398: 313-325.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2667-2
 
McLaughlin, MJ; Degryse, F; da Silva, RC; Baird, R (2015) Co-granulated elemental sulphur/sulphate fertilizers and their role in crop nutrition. Better Crops with Plant Food, 99-3 :7-10.
http://www.ipni.net/publication/bettercrops.nsf/0/269A267A530320B785257EAB0057C0F1/%24FILE/BC%202015-3%20p7.pdf
 
Gava, GJC; Silva, MA; da Silva, RC; Jeronimo, EM; Cruz, JCS; Kölln, OT (2011) Productivity of three sugar cane varieties in dry and drip irrigated management. Brazilian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, 15: 250-255.
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-43662011000300005

da Silva, RC; Chien, SH; Prochnow, LI (2010) Available phosphorus evaluated by three soil tests in a Brazilian tropical Oxisol treated with gypsum. Soil Science, 175: 233-239.
https://doi.org/10.1097/SS.0b013e3181e04a45