Nanotechnology in Agriculture- A Review

Fertilizer being the major determinant of yield has gained much attention in research since long time. Though the research has achieved high productivity still the nutrient use efficiency is surprisingly low. Subhramanian et al., (2015) reported that the nutrient use efficiency of N, P and K stand still at 30-35%, 18-20% and 35-49 % respectively. Nanotechnology is a new emerging and fascinating field of science that permits advanced research and nanotechnological discoveries which could open up novel applications in the field of biotechnology and agriculture (Siddiqui et al., 2015). Chinnamuthu and Boopathi (2009) stated that nanotechnology is a powerful technology having the ability of creating massive changes in food and agriculture. Basic concept of nanotechnology is that a substance can be manipulated at an atomic level. It is like working with the smallest possible particles. Today, nanotechnology is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of science that combines engineering with physics, chemistry and biology and removes the traditional boundaries between them (Ray et al., 2009).Development of various technologies are facilitated and accelerated by nanotechnology and enables a greater degree of integration and coverage across the various International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 08 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

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