Nanofertilizers: A review on the futuristic technology of nutrient management in agriculture Glotra Akshay1,*, Singh Magan2, Maneesha1 1ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India 2ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India *Corresponding Author: Akshay Glotra, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India, Email: akshay.glotra063@gmail.com
Online published on 10 July, 2023. Abstract Nanofertilizers have recently gained popularity in agriculture for increasing crop production, improving nutrient usage efficiency and lowering chemical fertilizer waste and cultivation costs. Current challenges in the agriculture like low nutrient use efficiency, increasing contamination and pollution due to the overuse of chemicals and fertilizers, decreasing soil microflora and deteriorating soil health can be tackled effectively with innovations in agriculture like use of nano techniques. Among the nano technique, nano fertilizers are emerging as potential tool for the nutrient management. Nanofertilizer technique finds its immense scope in the precision agriculture where the nutrients are applied at specific location preventing the wastage of fertilizers. Several researchers have found that the nanofertilizers usage in the agriculture increases crop yield, decreases nutrient losses, decreases the chances of diseases by avoiding overfertilization, improves the soil and environmental health. Foliar application of the nanofertillzers also improved the nutrient uptake. Nanofertilizers improves the surface area available for various metabolic reactions in the plant system, resulting in a faster rate of photosynthesis and higher crop dry matter and yield. Even in difficult soil and weather circumstances, foliar spraying can be done. Furthermore, it facilitates direct nutrient absorption utilization efficiency (NUE) and a rapid response to crop development. Top Keywords Growth, IFFCO, Limitations, Nanofertilizers, Nutrient use efficiency, Pollution, Yield. Top |