Nanotechnological Applications in Enhancing Use Efficiency of Micronutrients
K.K. Mourya*
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam (785 004), India
S. Hota
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam (785 004), India
R.S. Meena
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam (785 004), India
U.S. Saikia
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam (785 004), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Controlled release, Micronutrients, Nanomaterials, Use efficiency
Abstract
The use efficiency of applied micronutrients through conventional sources is around 2% due to the lack of synchronization between crop demand and nutrient release. An option before us is to evaluate and use nanotechnology for enhancing the use efficiency of micronutrients. Nanomaterials (NMs) are the reduced size materials with at least one dimensions less than 100 nanometers (nm). Accordingly, nanofertilizers are the formulations in nanoscale to supply nutrients directly to plants or the carriers of conventional fertilizers with controlled release properties which increases the efficiency of conventional fertilizers.
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