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The government has notified specifications of ‘Nano Urea Plus’ fertiliser to be manufactured by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for a period of three years.
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- The government has approved Nano Urea Plus in liquid form with 16 per cent nitrogen content and pH value of 4-8.5 and a viscosity of 5-30.
- Nano Urea Plus is a new version of nano urea meant for meeting crop nitrogen requirements at critical growth phases.
- IFFCO launched the world’s first ‘Nano liquid urea’ fertiliser in June 2021.
- IFFCO launched the Nano DAP fertiliser in April 2023.
- IFFCO Nano DAP is an efficient source of available nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P205) for all the crops and helps in correcting the Nitrogen And Phosphorus deficiencies in standing crops
About ‘Nano liquid urea Plus’
- IFFCO’s Nano Urea Plus is an advanced formulation of Nano Urea in which nutrition is redefined to meet crop nitrogen requirements at critical growth phases.
- It enhances the availability and efficiency of micronutrients.
- It is a chlorophyll charger, yields booster and helps in climate-smart farming.
- Nano Urea is a nanotechnology based revolutionary Agri-input which provides nitrogen to plants.
- When compared to conventional urea prill, it has a desirable particle size of about 20-50 nm and more surface area and number of particles.
