This document summarizes a seminar presentation on the use of nano fertilizers in agriculture. It defines nano-fertilizers as fertilizers made of nano-sized nutrient molecules coated in a polymer coating that releases nutrients when needed. Some key advantages discussed are increased nutrient use efficiency, lower requirement for chemical fertilizers, and higher crop yields. Potential disadvantages include unknown health and environmental risks. The conclusion is that with further research and awareness of risks, nano-fertilizers have potential to help feed more people sustainably.
Here, it is a brief presentation regarding nanofertilizer, in relation to its role in enhancing the use efficiency of concerned nutrient, along with some experimrntal findings. Thank you for ur kind consideration.
Indian agriculture feels the pain of fatigue of green revolution.
In the past 50 years, the fertilizer consumption exponentially increased from 0.5 (1960’s) to 24 million tonnes (2013) that commensurate with four-fold increase in food grain output (254 million tonnes) In order to achieve a target of 300 million tonnes of food grains and to feed the burgeoning population of 1.4 billion in 2025, the country will require 45 million tonnes of nutrients as against a current consumption level of 23 million tonnes. The sustainable agriculture and precision farming both are the urgent issues and hence the suitable agro-technological interventions are essential (e.g., nano and biotechnology) for ensuring the safety and sustainability of relevant production system.
Here, it is a brief presentation regarding nanofertilizer, in relation to its role in enhancing the use efficiency of concerned nutrient, along with some experimrntal findings. Thank you for ur kind consideration.
Indian agriculture feels the pain of fatigue of green revolution.
In the past 50 years, the fertilizer consumption exponentially increased from 0.5 (1960’s) to 24 million tonnes (2013) that commensurate with four-fold increase in food grain output (254 million tonnes) In order to achieve a target of 300 million tonnes of food grains and to feed the burgeoning population of 1.4 billion in 2025, the country will require 45 million tonnes of nutrients as against a current consumption level of 23 million tonnes. The sustainable agriculture and precision farming both are the urgent issues and hence the suitable agro-technological interventions are essential (e.g., nano and biotechnology) for ensuring the safety and sustainability of relevant production system.
This is a seminar paper presentation by Md. Parvez Kabir, an MS Student, Department of Soil Science of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) as for the requirement of completing an MS degree.
This is a seminar paper about nano-fertilizer for agricultural application prepared by Md. Parvez Kabir, an MS Student under the department of Soil Science of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. This paper helps to know how it increases the nutrient use efficiency, yield and decreases the toxicity effect and cost of crop cultivation.
Nano Technology for UG students of AgricultureP.K. Mani
Brief introduction of Nano Science and Nanotechnology at UG level for the students of Agriculture. Smart delivery of Fertilizers pesticides, smart seed, nano biosensors etc dealt.
Application nanotechnology in agricultural improvementSAGARDEEP SINHA
What is nanotechnology, how nanoparticles are formed, what are the areas of nanotechnology in agriculture, and how it is different than conventional agriculture, examples, and what are the cons?
Use of nanofertilizers on fruit trees contributes effectively to improve the fruit quality and increasing the productivity of trees. It reduces environmental pollution by reducing the amount of fertilizers used, which is positively reflected in the increased economic return of the farmers. When nanofertilizers sprayed at very low concentration on fruit trees, these compounds have had a direct effect by increasing the growth, yield and quality of these fruit crops.
Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture with special reference to Pest M...Ramesh Kulkarni
Nanotechnology, a promising field of research opens up in the present decade a wide array of
opportunities in the present decade and is expected to give major impulses to technical innovations in
a variety of industrial sectors in the future.
Prills /granular urea are not only costly for the producer but may be harmful to humans and the environment. Furthermore, nano Urea may also be used for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance. Nano-Urea prevents environmental pollution and improves physiological traits of wheat grown under drought stress conditions. The nano urea consist of higher surface area because lesser in size of the nano particle and have high reactivity, solubility in water. Nano Urea are the important tools in agriculture to improve crop efficiency, yield and quality parameters with increase nutrient use efficiency, reduce wastage of fertilizers and cost of cultivation. Nano-urea is very effective for precise nutrient management in precision agriculture with matching the crop growth stage for nutrient and may provide nutrient throughout the crop growth period. Nano-Urea increase crop growth up to optimum concentrations further increase in concentration may inhibit the crop growth due to the toxicity of nutrient. Nano-Urea provide more surface area for different metabolic reactions in the plant which increase rate of photosynthesis and produce more dry matter and yield of the crop. It is also prevent plant from different biotic and abiotic stress.
Strategic applications of nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture : Bene...Mohit Kashyap
The global population is rapidly expanding and expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Such a huge population coupled with increasing food demand is causing unprecedented pressure on global agriculture to provide food and environmental security (Thavaseelan and Priyadarshana 2021). Excessive use of chemical fertilizers has lead to the loss of nutrients from agricultural fields through leaching, runoff and gaseous emissions that create environmental pollution. Therefore, there is a need for developing environment friendly fertilizers having high nutrient value as well as compatibility with soil and environment. Nanotechnology is rising as a promising alternative in the form of nano-fertilizers to enhance the qualitative attributes therein.
Advancement in nanotechnology can be used to boost sustainable crop production while reducing negative impacts of chemical fertilization on the environment. A nano-fertilizer comprises nano-formulations of nutrients deliverable to plants, enabling sustained and homogenous absorption. Researches have shown that nano-fertilizers can enhance plant productivity, increase nutrient usage, reduces soil toxicity as well as fertilizer application frequency and mitigate possible adverse effects of excessive use of chemical fertilizers. Nano-fertilizers have become critically important for promoting the development of environment-friendly and sustainable agriculture. Synthesis of nano-fertilizers is a cumbersome process and includes physical, chemical and biological methods. Raliya and Tarafdar. (2013) observed a significant enhancement in plant growth and dry biomass due to nano ZnO particles over ordinary ZnO. Kanjana. (2020) revealed that foliar application of nano-fertilizers significantly increased the seed cotton yield by 16.0 % over normal micronutrients.
Davarpanah et al. (2017) reported that foliar nitrogen fertilization increased pomegranate fruit yield by 17 percent to 44 percent and number of fruits per tree by 15 percent to 38 percent while the highest fruit yield (17.8 and 21.9 kg tree-1) and number of fruits per tree (62.8 and 70.1 tree-1) were obtained with application of nano-N @ 0.50 g N l-1. Hayyawi et al. (2018) revealed that foliar fertilization of nano super micro plus against di and tri-application (nano-N+P+K, N+P, N+K, P+K) of nano nitrogen fertilizer resulted in better growth and yield parameters of wheat in comparison to control. Therefore, nano-fertilizers can be used to enhance the agricultural productivity, sustainability value and environmental quality.
To conclude, nano-fertilizers positively affect the agricultural sector by reducing the volume of conventional fertilizers currently applied in addition to achieve higher crop yield. Nano-fertilizers may lead to self-reliance and help in meeting sustainable development goals with reduced environmental footprints.
This is a seminar paper presentation by Md. Parvez Kabir, an MS Student, Department of Soil Science of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) as for the requirement of completing an MS degree.
This is a seminar paper about nano-fertilizer for agricultural application prepared by Md. Parvez Kabir, an MS Student under the department of Soil Science of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. This paper helps to know how it increases the nutrient use efficiency, yield and decreases the toxicity effect and cost of crop cultivation.
Nano Technology for UG students of AgricultureP.K. Mani
Brief introduction of Nano Science and Nanotechnology at UG level for the students of Agriculture. Smart delivery of Fertilizers pesticides, smart seed, nano biosensors etc dealt.
Application nanotechnology in agricultural improvementSAGARDEEP SINHA
What is nanotechnology, how nanoparticles are formed, what are the areas of nanotechnology in agriculture, and how it is different than conventional agriculture, examples, and what are the cons?
Use of nanofertilizers on fruit trees contributes effectively to improve the fruit quality and increasing the productivity of trees. It reduces environmental pollution by reducing the amount of fertilizers used, which is positively reflected in the increased economic return of the farmers. When nanofertilizers sprayed at very low concentration on fruit trees, these compounds have had a direct effect by increasing the growth, yield and quality of these fruit crops.
Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture with special reference to Pest M...Ramesh Kulkarni
Nanotechnology, a promising field of research opens up in the present decade a wide array of
opportunities in the present decade and is expected to give major impulses to technical innovations in
a variety of industrial sectors in the future.
Prills /granular urea are not only costly for the producer but may be harmful to humans and the environment. Furthermore, nano Urea may also be used for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance. Nano-Urea prevents environmental pollution and improves physiological traits of wheat grown under drought stress conditions. The nano urea consist of higher surface area because lesser in size of the nano particle and have high reactivity, solubility in water. Nano Urea are the important tools in agriculture to improve crop efficiency, yield and quality parameters with increase nutrient use efficiency, reduce wastage of fertilizers and cost of cultivation. Nano-urea is very effective for precise nutrient management in precision agriculture with matching the crop growth stage for nutrient and may provide nutrient throughout the crop growth period. Nano-Urea increase crop growth up to optimum concentrations further increase in concentration may inhibit the crop growth due to the toxicity of nutrient. Nano-Urea provide more surface area for different metabolic reactions in the plant which increase rate of photosynthesis and produce more dry matter and yield of the crop. It is also prevent plant from different biotic and abiotic stress.
Strategic applications of nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture : Bene...Mohit Kashyap
The global population is rapidly expanding and expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Such a huge population coupled with increasing food demand is causing unprecedented pressure on global agriculture to provide food and environmental security (Thavaseelan and Priyadarshana 2021). Excessive use of chemical fertilizers has lead to the loss of nutrients from agricultural fields through leaching, runoff and gaseous emissions that create environmental pollution. Therefore, there is a need for developing environment friendly fertilizers having high nutrient value as well as compatibility with soil and environment. Nanotechnology is rising as a promising alternative in the form of nano-fertilizers to enhance the qualitative attributes therein.
Advancement in nanotechnology can be used to boost sustainable crop production while reducing negative impacts of chemical fertilization on the environment. A nano-fertilizer comprises nano-formulations of nutrients deliverable to plants, enabling sustained and homogenous absorption. Researches have shown that nano-fertilizers can enhance plant productivity, increase nutrient usage, reduces soil toxicity as well as fertilizer application frequency and mitigate possible adverse effects of excessive use of chemical fertilizers. Nano-fertilizers have become critically important for promoting the development of environment-friendly and sustainable agriculture. Synthesis of nano-fertilizers is a cumbersome process and includes physical, chemical and biological methods. Raliya and Tarafdar. (2013) observed a significant enhancement in plant growth and dry biomass due to nano ZnO particles over ordinary ZnO. Kanjana. (2020) revealed that foliar application of nano-fertilizers significantly increased the seed cotton yield by 16.0 % over normal micronutrients.
Davarpanah et al. (2017) reported that foliar nitrogen fertilization increased pomegranate fruit yield by 17 percent to 44 percent and number of fruits per tree by 15 percent to 38 percent while the highest fruit yield (17.8 and 21.9 kg tree-1) and number of fruits per tree (62.8 and 70.1 tree-1) were obtained with application of nano-N @ 0.50 g N l-1. Hayyawi et al. (2018) revealed that foliar fertilization of nano super micro plus against di and tri-application (nano-N+P+K, N+P, N+K, P+K) of nano nitrogen fertilizer resulted in better growth and yield parameters of wheat in comparison to control. Therefore, nano-fertilizers can be used to enhance the agricultural productivity, sustainability value and environmental quality.
To conclude, nano-fertilizers positively affect the agricultural sector by reducing the volume of conventional fertilizers currently applied in addition to achieve higher crop yield. Nano-fertilizers may lead to self-reliance and help in meeting sustainable development goals with reduced environmental footprints.
Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a critically important concept in the evaluation of crop production systems. Many agricultural soils of the world are deficient in one or more of the essential nutrients to support healthy and productive plant growth. Efficiency can be defined in many ways and easily increased food production could be achieved by expanding the land area under crops and by increasing yields per unit area through intensive farming. Environmental nutrient use efficiency can be quite different than agronomic or economic efficiency and maximizing efficiency may not always be effective. Worldwide, elemental deficiencies for essential macro and micro nutrients and toxicities by Al, Mn, Fe, S, B, Cu, Mo, Cr, Cl, Na, and Si have been reported.
Nanotechnology and its use in agriculture.pptxshivalika6
Agriculture is the backbone of most developing countries, with more than 60% of the population reliant on it for their livelihood. Agricultural scientists are facing a wide spectrum of challenges such as: stagnation in crop yields, low nutrient use efficiency, declining soil organic matter, multi-nutrient deficiencies, climate change, shrinking arable land and water availability, shortage of labour besides exodus of people from farming.
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Nanotechnology Applications in Crop Production and Food SystemsPremier Publishers
Global food insecurities, climate change, and population increments exert enormous pressure on the existing agro-food systems. The aforementioned constraints call for the adoption of novel and result-oriented scientific innovations. Nanotechnology is an emerging and promising innovation with a great potential to significantly and sustainably promote enhanced agricultural productivity and proliferate the efficiency of food systems. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at atomic and molecular levels in the production of specialized microscale-based products or devices. The application of nanotechnology in agriculture encompasses; nutrition management, insect pest and disease control, precision farming, plant breeding, and waste management. On the other hand, nanotechnology is also being applied in all facets of food systems including; production, processing, transportation, and packaging. Despite the wide applicability of nanotechnologies, elevating concerns on their potential health and environmental risks continue to sway among consumers and policymakers. Furthermore, the absence of a defined and complete global regulatory standard and framework for nanotechnology utilization derail its wide adoption and acceptability. The main thrust of this review is to present in summary the numerous nanotechnological applications in agriculture and food industries paying particular attention to the current technological trends, potential benefits, associated risks, and the future outlook.
This ppt tells the story of a boy who has to complete his homework which is about microbial inoculation. through this story one can learn about types of inoculants and microbial inoculant uses in agriculture.
CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN SEED INDUSTRY-TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRIDS
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Fertilizer microdosing technology in sorghum, millet and maize production at ...IJASRD Journal
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
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CLASS 11 CBSE B.St Project AIDS TO TRADE - INSURANCE
Nano- Fertilizer
1. M.S.SWAMINATHAN SCHOOL OF
AGRICULTURE
SUBMITTED BY:-
PRITISH PRIYADARSHI SWAIN(170804130185)
SEMINAR ON;
USE OF NANO FERTILIZER IN AGRICULTURE
CENTURION UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT
2. CONTENT……
1. Introduction
2. Definition of the term
3. Research work
4. Manufacture
5. Types of Nano-fertilizer
6. Uses
7. Advantages
8. Disadvantages
9. Conclusion
10.Reference
3. INTRODUCTION
• Agriculture is always the backbone of many developing
countries.
• In agriculture the main reason to use fertilizer is to give
full-fledged macro and micro nutrients which usually soil
lacks.
• 35-40% of the crop productivity depends upon fertilizer,
but some of the fertilizer affects the plant growth directly.
• To overcome all these drawbacks a smarter way i.e.,
nanotechnology can be one of the source.
4. • An Indian agro-scientist has innovated nano-fertilizers using
biosynthesis, for the first time in the world.
• The newly developed nano-fertiliser will bring down the use of
chemical fertilizers by 80-100 times, thus saving considerable
foreign exchange in import of fertilizers.
• Since fertilizers are the main concern, developing nano based
fertilizer would be a new technology in this field.
5. DEFINITION OF THIS TERM
• Nano-particles are very small and having different
properties than Definitions
• smaller than 500 nm and altered properties. Larger
particles
• A fertilizer made of nano sized nitrogen molecules
coated in a polymer coating with biosensor, which
releases the particle when soil is needed is nano
fertilizer
6. RESEARCH WORKS
• Monreal is the first company which is successfully
produced nano-fertilizer.
• A U.S. researcher neatly summarized the agri-
nanotechnology proponents’ imperative for applying the
technology to enable more sustainable intensification of
agricultural production along the lines of the GHI
agricultural productivity forecasts: “The population is
increasing, the climate is changing, making agriculture
hard to do. The role of nanoparticles is to help us address
this major problem. We just can’t produce enough food.”
7. • The reports of the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI), “a private sector
policy voice for increasing productivity and sustainability throughout
the agricultural value chains for food, feed, fiber and fuel
• the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
investment in nanotechnology includes the development of a
nanotechnology-enabled controlled release fertilizer.
9. MANUFACTURING METHODS OF
NANO-FERTILIZERS
The fertilizer was prepared by developing a methodology
to use microbial enzymes for breakdown of the respective
salts into nano-form.
Nano-fertilisers in India and for the first time in the world
developed biosynthesis process to make nano-fertilisers
A nano sized nitrogen particle with polymer
coating(which works as a biosensor)
Can be used for maintaining soil nutrition balance
10. Freshly prepared apatite nano particle suspensions in
the absence of CMC (left) and in the presence of
CMC (right)
13. USES OF NANO-FERTILIZER
• The Brazilian government advocates for and invests in
precision agriculture for major export crops with the goal of
increasing yields by up to 67 percent, although there is no
target date by which this increase is to be realized.
• The International Plant Nutrition Institute reports
the application of the macro-nutrients, nitrogen,
potassium and phosphorus in Brazil went from
about 7.4 million metric tons in 2000 to about
15.2 million metric tons in 2014
14. ADVANTAGES OF NANO FERTILIZERS
• Nano coatings and technology can help
in numerous ways to reduce costs and
increase productivity around the farm.
• Improvement in soil aggregation,
moisture retention and carbon build up.
• The yield per hectare is also much
higher than conventional fertilizers, thus
giving higher returns to the farmers.
15. WHY WE WANT TO USE NANO-FERTILIZERS ?
(i) Three-times increase in Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE)
(ii) 80-100 times less requirement to chemical fertilizers
(iii) 10 times more stress tolerant by the crops
(iv) Complete bio-source, so eco-friendly
(v) 30% more nutrient mobilization by the plants
(vi) 17-54 % improvement in the crop yield.
Nano-fertilisers are more beneficial as compared to chemical
fertilizers
16.
17. DISADVANTAGES OF NANO FERTILIZERS
• The Catchy term 'Nanotechnology' also pose some
risks and problem towards the health and also
towards environment.
• When considering risk and safety interm of the same
will be relevant to only certain area.
• The initial studies performed for nano materials have
caused serious health hazards and also showed toxic
effects, also when entered into human body caused
tissue damage reaching all the vital organs.
18.
19. CONCLUSION
• Nanotechnology in many fields is in its primary stage,
seeing al such new innovations it clearly tells that it has
a great scope and for any new technology to that matter
there will be objection and rejections, overcoming all
the myths and ethics this will reach heights in its own
manner.
• This technology will help in feeding generations and not
a single one.
• There is awareness created on the risks of consuming
and performing few operations rather than the benefits
and effectiveness of the technology.
