| Autor: |
Naseeruddin R; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India., Sumathi V; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India., Prasad TNVKV; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India., Sudhakar P; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India., Chandrika V; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India., Ravindra Reddy B; Department of Agronomy, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, ‡Nanotechnology Lab, Institute of Frontier Technology, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), §Crop Physiology, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, and ∥Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517 502, India. |
| Abstrakt: |
Evidence-based synergistic effects of nanoscale materials (size of <100 nm in at least one dimension) were scantly documented in agriculture at field scale. Herein, we report for the first time on effects of nanoscale zinc oxide (n-ZnO), calcium oxide (n-CaO), and magnesium oxide (n-MgO) on growth and productivity of sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. A modified sol-gel method was used to prepare nanoscale materials under study. Characterization was performed using transmission and scanning electron microscopies, X-ray diffraction, and dynamic light scattering. Average sizes (25, 53.7, and 53.5 nm) and ζ potentials (-10.9, -28.2, and -16.2 mV) of n-ZnO, n-CaO, and n-MgO were measured, respectively. The significant grain yield (17.8 and 14.2%), cane yield (7.2 and 8.0%), juice yield (10 and 12%), and higher sucrose yield (21.8 and 20.9%) were recorded with the application of nanoscale materials in the years 2014 and 2015, respectively. Nutrient uptake was significant with foliar application of nanoscale nutrients. |
