Effect of Doses, Particle Shape, Size, and Composition of Nanofertilizers on Yield of Crops
摘要
In order to get higher productivity, continuous use of conventional fertilizer in agricultural land causes soil degradation and undesirable changes in our environment. As a result, crop response to the fertilizer is declining and farmers are using more fertilizers unknowingly which is jeopardizing soil natural ecosystem. Sometimes, even after following proper agronomic management practices, nutrient use efficiency (NUE) can’t be improved owing to the constraints rendered by crop microclimate. Moreover, for food security, total food production is being more emphasized rather than nutritious food production, and its ill effect is being manifested as micronutrient malnutrition across the world. In this context, nanofertilizers (NFs) could be a decent alternative to improve crop production with high NUE. On the other hand, it can fortify the crop produce with essential nutrient. NFs are of submicroscopic size with large surface area as compared to volume and sometimes fertilizers are encapsulated with nanoparticles (NPs), to get higher mobility and slow release of nutrient. However, optimization of dose of NFs and proper size and shape of NPs are the prerequisite for higher crop response.