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Nanofertilizers: Smart Delivery of Plant Nutrients

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With the growing limitation in arable land and water resources, the development of agriculture field is only possible by enhancing resources use efficiency with the minimum damage to environment through effective use of new technologies such as nanotechnology which has the potential to revolutionize agricultural system. Nutrient deficiency in agricultural soils has resulted in significant decrease in crop productivity and great economic losses in agriculture. Nanomaterials with large surface area could solve this issue due to their nanosize. Studies show that the use of nanofertilizers causes an increase in nutrient use efficiency, reduces the frequency of the application, minimizes the potential negative effects associated with overdosage and reduces soil toxicity. Hence, nanofertilizers have a high potential for achieving sustainable agriculture.

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  1. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

    Suresh Kaushik

  2. Plant Protection Division, Indonesian Spice and Medicinal Crop Research Institute (ISMECRI), Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

    Setyowati Retno Djiwanti

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  1. Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India

    Deepak G. Panpatte

  2. Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India

    Yogeshvari K. Jhala

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Kaushik, S., Djiwanti, S.R. (2019). Nanofertilizers: Smart Delivery of Plant Nutrients. In: Panpatte, D., Jhala, Y. (eds) Nanotechnology for Agriculture: Crop Production & Protection. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9374-8_3

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