Nanotechnology (NT) is one of the advanced material science with which the development in materials and improvement in electronics. NT has made it possible to miniaturizing the things to fit in your pockets. There are several other products besides electronics and instrumentation etc.
For example, different colour coats which are dust proof, water proof. Now my Idea of asking this question is can we miniaturize AWS into a coin size? Can we make a material which can always make available the soil moisture to the crop plants? A material which we spray on the canopy or whole plant shielded from the pest and diseases? Will the soil become nutrient sufficient and providing the plants to sustain its life cycle without any problem? many more like that in my mind.
@ Abduri, I think nano-sensors can be useful for agrometerological works as well as getting alarm for pest and diseases. Although nano-formulations are already available for fertilizers and pesticides to increase nutrient use efficiency, controlled release of nutrients as well as crop protection and increase in overall productivity. But lot of research is still needed to refine the technologies.I hope, in future, it may be possible to shield the entire plants against pest and diseases through nanotechnology as you imagine.
Dear Abburi VM Subbarao
Nanotechnology provides new agrochemical agents and new delivery mechanisms to improve crop productivity, and it promises to reduce pesticide applications. Nanotechnology can increase agricultural production, and its applications include: (1) nanoformulations of agrochemicals for applying pesticides and fertilizers for crop improvement; (2) the application of nanosensors in crop protection for the identification of diseases and residues of agrochemicals; (3) nanodevices for the genetic engineering of plants; (4) plant disease diagnostics; (5) animal health, animal breeding, poultry production; and (6) postharvest management.
Dear Abburi VM Subbarao
Nanotechnology provides new agrochemical agents and new delivery mechanisms to improve crop productivity, and it promises to reduce pesticide applications. Nanotechnology can increase agricultural production, and its applications include: (1) nanoformulations of agrochemicals for applying pesticides and fertilizers for crop improvement; (2) the application of nanosensors in crop protection for the identification of diseases and residues of agrochemicals; (3) nanodevices for the genetic engineering of plants; (4) plant disease diagnostics; (5) animal health, animal breeding, poultry production; and (6) postharvest management.
@J. C. Tarafdar and @ Pervaiz Ahmad thank you for your response. As I am Knowing these products were developed but I am most concerned about the adulteration part . Since the materials at nano level can move to anywhere and stay . After application of these nano fertilizers has anybody tested the residual presence in the final grain product particularly in food grains and their implications on human / animal health? As normal pesticide residues causing very heavy health problems as we know. Is there any company claimed a fool proof product like fertilizer/ pesticides without any residual presence? Sorry I have started my discussion question with one aim and getting more and more doubts....once again thank you for your response
@ Abburi, I understand your concern. We have seen that if you applied recommended doses of nanonutrients to the crops there was no adverse effect. Only concern is with time some of the particles may accumulate in the vacuole but mostly while travelling through the cell sap they are gradually absorbing as nutrients or becoming into mega particles. They may also helping to trigger different beneficial enzyme release by the plants as well as changing uni-genes to enhance carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism. So, with the recommended doses of application the nanofertilizers are very safe.
@J. C. Tarafdarand thanks a lot for clearing my doubt on fertilizer/ nutrients. what about the pesticide front?
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