NDLI: Nanotechnologies for increasing the crop use efficiency of fertilizer-micronutrients

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Monreal, C. M. DeRosa, M. Mallubhotla, S. C. Bindraban, P. S. Dimkpa, C.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Billions of people and many soils across the planet suffer from micronutrient (MN) deficiencies impairing human health. In general, fertilization of deficient soils, according to soil test, with MNs alone and in combination with nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium (NPK) baseline treatment increases crop yield. The soil applied fertilizer-MN use efficiency (MUE) by crops is <5 % due to a lack of synchronization between the fertilizer-MN release and their crop demand during growth. Nanotechnology and biotechnology have the potential to play a prominent place in transforming agricultural systems and food production worldwide in the coming years. MNs added in microcapsules and nanocapsules, nanomaterials (NMs), and nanoparticles (NPs) are taken up and translocated within plants when grown to maturity, increasing crop yield and MN concentration in plants. Noteworthy, many of the effects of NPs and NMs on crop yield and quality, human health, and associated environmental risks remain to be explored. Increasing MUE requires synchronizing the release of nutrients from fertilizers with crop demand during the growing season. Development of intelligent MN fertilizer delivery platforms (IMNDP) may be possible on the basis of elucidating communication signals between plant roots and soil microorganisms. Important benefits from the development and farm adoption of intelligent MN delivery platforms include increased MUE, reduced fertilizer use, and minimal toxicity and environmental impacts. This article proposes for the first time a novel model for IMNDP to enhance MUE and food quality by enabling the synchronization of MN release from fertilizers according to crop demand.
Starting Page	423
Ending Page	437
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01782762
Journal	Biology and Fertility of Soils
Volume Number	52
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14320789
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-10-31
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Micronutrients Deficiency Crops Nanomaterials Nanoparticles Nanotechnology Biotechnology Intelligent nanofertilizer Nutrient delivery platform Agriculture Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Soil Science Microbiology

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Crop residue, manure and fertilizer in dryland maize under reduced tillage in northern China: I grain yields and nutrient use efficiencies

Interpreting fertilizer-use efficiency in relation to soil nutrient-supplying capacity, factor productivity, and agronomic efficiency

Modelling the quantitative evaluation of soil nutrient supply, nutrient use efficiency, and fertilizer requirements of wheat in India

Millet nutrient use efficiency as affected by natural soil fertility, mineral fertilizer use and rainfall in the West African Sahel

Litter decomposition in fertilizer treatments of vegetable crops under irrigated subtropical conditions

Revisiting fertilisers and fertilisation strategies for improved nutrient uptake by plants

Fate of 15 N-labeled fertilizer in soils under dryland agriculture after 19 years of different fertilizations

Up to 52 % N fertilizer replaced by biofertilizer in lowland rice via farmer participatory research

Nitrogen supply from fertilizer and legume cover crop in the transition to no-tillage for irrigated row crops

Nanotechnologies for increasing the crop use efficiency of fertilizer-micronutrients

Similar Documents

Crop residue, manure and fertilizer in dryland maize under reduced tillage in northern China: I grain yields and nutrient use efficiencies

Interpreting fertilizer-use efficiency in relation to soil nutrient-supplying capacity, factor productivity, and agronomic efficiency

Modelling the quantitative evaluation of soil nutrient supply, nutrient use efficiency, and fertilizer requirements of wheat in India

Millet nutrient use efficiency as affected by natural soil fertility, mineral fertilizer use and rainfall in the West African Sahel

Litter decomposition in fertilizer treatments of vegetable crops under irrigated subtropical conditions

Revisiting fertilisers and fertilisation strategies for improved nutrient uptake by plants

Fate of 15 N-labeled fertilizer in soils under dryland agriculture after 19 years of different fertilizations

Up to 52 % N fertilizer replaced by biofertilizer in lowland rice via farmer participatory research

Nitrogen supply from fertilizer and legume cover crop in the transition to no-tillage for irrigated row crops

Nanotechnologies for increasing the crop use efficiency of fertilizer-micronutrients