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Development of Zinc Nanofertilizer to Enhance Crop Production in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum)

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Title Development of Zinc Nanofertilizer to Enhance Crop Production in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum)
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Creator J. C. Tarafdar
Ramesh Raliya
Himanshu Mahawar
Indira Rathore
 
Subject Crop production
Nanoparticle biosynthesis
Pearl millet
Zinc nanofertilizer
 
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In context to environmentally benign technology, present study was made for biosynthesis of zinc nanoparticles
which were used as nanofertilizer to enhance crop production in pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum L.) cv. HHB 67. Synthesized zinc nanoparticles were characterized for confirmation of size, shape, surface structure, crystalline nature, and study of elemental proportion. Results indicate that synthesized nanoparticle size ranged between 15 and 25 nm. A significant improvement in shoot length (15.1 %), root length (4.2 %), root area (24.2 %), chlorophyll content (24.4 %), total soluble leaf protein (38.7 %), plant dry biomass (12.5 %), and enzyme activities of acid phosphatase (76.9 %), alkaline phosphatase (61.7 %), phytase (322.2 %), and dehydrogenase (21 %) were observed over control in 6 weeks old plants. The grain yield at crop maturity was improved by 37.7 % due to application of zinc nanofertilizer.
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Date 2020-08-10T09:15:25Z
2020-08-10T09:15:25Z
2014-07-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/39174
 
Language English
 
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