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- Title
Advanced coating on Zea mays seeds using modified hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as a plant nutrient delivery system for enhanced plant growth.
- Authors
Abeywardana, Latheesha; Sandaruwan, Chanaka; Chathurika, Surani; Karunaratne, Veranja; Kottegoda, Nilwala
- Abstract
The deficiency of nutrients during the early plant growth stages diminishes plant development, leading ultimately to lower crop yields. In this context, nanotechnology has been used to develop advanced seed coatings with sustainable and precise release properties to deliver supplements to the plant effectively. Zinc-doped hydroxyapatite-urea nanoparticles were synthesized and incorporated into a seed coating. This system enhanced plant growth, yield and root-shoot nutrient content in Zea mays seeds. The nanohybrid is futuristic as a macro-micro plant nutrient delivery agent and opens up new opportunities to explore the suitability of metal-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles in agriculture.
- Subjects
PLANT growth; HYDROXYAPATITE; SEEDS; NANOPARTICLES; PLANT nutrients; CROP yields
- Publication
Current Science (00113891), 2023, Vol 124, Issue 5, p599
- ISSN
0011-3891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18520/cs/v124/i5/599-606