Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Omkar Warang, Pankaj Sante and Rupali Dhole

Abstract:
Fruit crops are high nutrient feeders, as a result, for optimum growth and production, a better nutrition management plan is essential. Thus, nutrient management is the essential component of fruit production. Nanofertilizers are effective technology for increasing nutrient use efficiency in fruit crops. Nanofertilizers are nanomaterials with sizes ranging from 1 to 100 nm that provide at least one type of nutrient to plants. Nanoparticles are categorized as macro-nanofertilizers, micronanofertilizers, nano-bio fertilizers, nanoparticulate fertilizers, and nanocoatings or packaging materials based on plant nutritional requirements. Nano-fertilizers outperform even modern conventional fertilizers in terms of effectiveness due to their high surface area to volume ratio. The plant nutrients encapsulated in nanoparticles also boost nutrient availability and, consequently, crop plant nutrient uptake. When very low quantities of nanofertilizers are sprayed on fruit trees, these compounds have a significant influence by enhancing the growth, yield, quality, and leaf nutrient content of these fruit crops. Nanofertilizers also help the plants to tolerate different biotic stresses.