06-06-2022 | 18:39 PM
India’s First Liquid Nano Urea Plant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first Liquid Nano Urea plant in Kalol, Gujarat.
Liquid Nano Urea is a patented product of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) and is expected to replace imported urea and produce better results for farmers.
About Liquid Nano Urea
Urea is a chemical nitrogen fertilizer used to provide artificial nitrogen to plants.
LNA is nanotechnology-based urea in which nanoparticles of nitrogen are used to provide nutrients to plants.
It is directly sprayed on the leaves and easily absorbed by the plant due to the nano size of nitrogen particles.
Advantages over conventional Urea
The bioavailability of LNU to plants is more because of its desirable particle size about 20-50 nm.
According to IFFCO, liquid nano urea contains 4 percent total nitrogen (weight/volume) evenly dispersed in water.
The liquid nano urea produced by IFFCO Limited comes in a half-liter bottle priced at Rs 240 without subsidy while the farmer pays Rs 300 for a 50-kg bag of heavily subsidized urea.
It is also aimed at reducing the unbalanced and indiscriminate use of conventional urea.
It will help increase crop productivity, and reduce soil, water, and air pollution.
