Development of Zinc Nanofertilizer to Enhance Crop Production in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum)

Agricultural Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-262

  Tarafdar, J C ^a   Raliya, Ramesh ^a   Mahawar, Himanshu ^a   Rathore, Indira ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crop production; Nanoparticle biosynthesis; Pearl millet; Zinc nanofertilizer

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTIVATION; GEMS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHATASES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN TECHNOLOGIES; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; PEARL MILLET; PENNISETUM AMERICANUM; SOLUBLE LEAF PROTEINS;

ZINC;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MILLET; PARTICLE SIZE; ZINC;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 84922724898     PISSN: 2249720X     EISSN: 22497218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40003-014-0113-y     Document Type: Article

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