Effect of nano urea on growth and yield of potato in lower Gangetic planes of West Bengal Dutta Debashis1,*, Bhattacharya P.S.1, Sengupta Kajal2, Das Debanjan1 1Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), C-1, District Center, Saket, New Delhi-110 017, India 2Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur-741 252, West Bengal, India *e-mail: debashisdutta2050@gmail.com
Online Published on 11 January, 2024. Abstract In today’s world, it is the need of the hour to adopt new technology to sustain the production of the future. Nanotechnology is gaining popularity for its efficiency in various applied fields of science. In agriculture, nanomaterials have a huge impact on the efficiency of fertilizers, pesticides, etc. As it requires very fewer quantities and has a negligible residual effect and the environment is safe with the innovation of Nano fertilizer. Keeping this view into account an experimental Trial at a farmer’s field was carried out at Berui village in the Hooghly district of West Bengal during the winter (rabi) season of 2019-20 under the supervision of Berui Cooperative, KVK-Hooghly, BCKV, and IFFCO with nano-Urea, nano-Zn, and nano-Cu using RBD design with 10 treatments and three replications. Experimental results revealed that the highest tuber yield was obtained in T-7 (50% N+100% P & K+ 2 spray of nano-Urea), and that was followed by T-10 (50% N + 100% P & K + 50% Zn + 1 spray each of Nano-Urea, Zn, and Cu) and T-8 (100% NP-K + 50% Zn + 2 spray of Nano-Zn). The performance of nano fertilizers, Nano- Urea, was quite promising and economically viable as compared to the 100% recommended dose with commercial fertilizers (RDF). Top Keywords Nanotechnology, Plant nutrition, Nano urea, Potato. Top |