APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL FERTILITY

Abstract

This study was conducted in two experiments on one sandy soil of Egypt (30°22'11.0" N, 30° 47' 41.0" E). The first was carried as a pots experiment at greenhouse experiment, Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt and the second was carried out as a field experiment at Alkhatatba Village, El Sadat City, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt to study the infulance of conventional (CMFs) and nano mineral fertilizers (NMFs) applied in soil-foliar method and pre-treatment (soaking treatment) of sugar beet seeds using a mixture of micronutrients in nano form on: 1- Chemical properties of sandy soil as well as its content of available macro and micronutrients. Growth, yield and quality traits of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.vc.BTS-654) as well as its content of macro and micronutrients